two sweet boys

How time flies

2008-09-18T14:54:00.002-05:00

It has been a very long time since I took the time to blog. Where do I star. I guess an update on Eli's arm would be the best place. He has been cast free for over a month now. He was so brave through the whole thing. He is going good. He still tends to not use the arm as much at times but it is his left and he is right handed. It is bowed some but the doctor said it would correct itself with him as young as he is. Time will tell.

Eli turned four in July. He wanted a tractor on his cake. That is what he had last year but he said that was okay he wanted it again. We had just family and had a great time. He told me the other day that he wants Diego next year. We will see if that is still the case next summer.

Micah is great. He is go big. He will be 20 months on the 2nd. He is not scared of trying anything. Lately he has been a little afraid of loud noises again. He is so funny. He is the kindest child. He started yes mam and thank you without my having to really tell him. He may have heard me tell that to Eli enough that he caught on. He is always grinning.

I am still working at the bank. It is good to be out some during the week. Adult conservation is nice but I miss the time with the boys. I will try to get some pictures up of the boys soon.

Camp and broken arms...

2008-07-04T18:45:00.002-05:00

Teen Week was last week. Eli got to go with Pop, Lollie, Scott and Halley for the week. Micah and I got to go and stay two nights. We had so much fun. The weather was great. It was warm but I can remember much warmer days. Camp is such a big part of our life. Eli is ready to go again. I have a cute story from camp to share. Eli found a stick shaped like a gun. He picks it up and starts to play. Lollie starts to explain how we never point a gun at a person or shot at a person. She tells him it would be okay to shot at rabbits or at targets. Eli then tells Lollie it would be okay to shot at Walmarts. He thought the target she was referring to was the store.

And the broken arm also goes to Eli. He fell off the bar stool last night and reached to catch himself. He broke both bones in his left arm. We have a splint like brace on it now. They now require you to wait 5 to 10 days to put a cast on the arm to make sure all the swelling has stopped. He was so brave. All the nurses commented on how brave he was as well as how polite. He did so good. He asked on the way to the ER if he would get a new arm or if they would have to put air in his. He also said that we would have to pray for him. It is amazing what their minds think of. So Eli will not get to go to camp this Sunday. He will have to wait till next year. He also told me that his arm would be better by camp next year. He is such a little trooper!

Micah is great. Still climbing on everything and has the most charming smile I have ever seen.

Father's Day

2008-06-14T20:33:00.001-05:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Hey everyone! I just did something really neat and easy. Hope you are all good. VBS was great. Very glad the week is over because it has been so busy. On a very sad note. I would like to ask all of you to pray for the Maxwell and Childers families. Jonathan and Anna had their first baby on Thursday. Due to some unknow problems as of know, the baby died this afternoon. Please keep them all in your prayers.

Busy week ahead

2008-06-08T16:49:00.002-05:00

Our VBS starts tomorrow....ready or not. I am ready, I think. Sometimes I think when it comes to VBS you are not truly ready until Wednesday and of course by then the week is half over.

Both my boys have runny noses and are coughing. I hope we dont have to make a trip to see the doctor but you never know. Micah is cutting jaw teeth so I think that has something to do with his. He has been moody lately. He has also taken to wanting to drink juice instead of eating. That is very un-Micah. He and Eli both are really good eaters so it has been a little strange to see him not eat. I hope it is just the teeth coming in that is causing the habit change.

Not only do we have VBS next week, but I have a busier than normal work week ahead. I will be working three half days, a day where i work a few hours in the afternoon to allow someone to go to a meeting and Saturday. It is going to be a challenging week!

Outside...

2008-06-05T16:30:00.002-05:00

is where my two boys want to be all the time. They love to be outside. Playing with toys or in the sand box or digging in the dirt is fine with them if it means being outside. They are so much fun to watch. Today we helped Pop and Lollie plant the garden. I know it is a little late but the boys had so much fun. Eli helped Pop run the tiller. He was so cute walking along side the tiller and trying to talk to Pop. Of course Pop could not hear anything because of the tiller. Micah took his shoes off and walked in the newly tilled soil and the look on his face was precious. Eli of course needed his shoes off too so he could walk in the dirt like Micah. They had fun.

We got the pool open finally. After all the rain from May we finally get in yesterday for the first time. I think the cover was drained about four times before we finally got it to where the cover could come off and us be here long enough to be able to take it off when it was ready. The boys love the pool. Eli picked right up where the was last year at the end of the summer with not being scared of the water or it getting in his face. He does so good. He stays off by himself most of the time. Micah was a little unsure yesterday in some ways. He would get to kicking and bouncing and get some water in his face and then settle for a little while. Yesterday it did not take too long and he was ready to be out. He wants me to be the one holding him all the time but that is okay with me. You just get a little tired after a while. He did great today. I think he would have stayed longer than what we did but he needed a nap.

We have VBS next week at church. Eli has worked so hard helping paint. He is so cute and wants to help so badly. I hope he keeps that spirit about him. Micah has taken some bumps to the head while at the building working and that has keep us on our toes. He is growing so fast that has helped to cause so of the bumps. Places he could walk one day it seems the next he can not without hitting something. I am still not finished in my room. Hopefully I will be Saturday. I dont lack much but sometimes getting the little stuff done is the hardest.

Home

2008-05-17T08:34:00.002-05:00

We came all the way home yesterday. The boys were great. Eli rode with his daddy on the way home and had a great time. Micah slept a lot and thus was not all that ready to go to sleep when everyone else was. The trip was good. It is nice to be home but it is bittersweet.

Heading home....

2008-05-16T08:23:00.001-05:00

We are heading home today. We will not arrive till some time Saturday. Both boys are ready for home and their toys I believe. Eli has asked several times when we will go to his "white house." They have been so good. Keep us in your prayers as we travel.

Traveling

2008-05-14T13:44:00.003-05:00

So we are in North Carolina. We took two days to make the trip and have been here since Sunday. Happy late Mothers day to all you moms. We spent most of Mother's Day in the car but it was a good day. The boys, via my sister, got me a charm that has two little boys on it. It is beautiful. We are here till Friday some time. It has been a good trip so far. The boys have been great. They are starting to get tired of not having their normal routine. Although I would not have said we had a normal routine.

I know I promised pictures a while back and I hope to get those up soon plus some from our trip.

Nothing much...

2008-04-26T16:45:00.003-05:00

We have be up to nothing much. I am working - either at the bank or around the house. The boys are staying outside as much as possible. Pop and Lollie have a lot of yard work and both boys love to help.

Eli has been saying the prayer before we eat for a while now. But lately he has started saying a longer prayer. Most days he tells God thanks for the fun stuff we did today outside. He will even throw in an occasional "I got in trouble" or thanks for the Dr Pepper I get to drink. It is so cute I have a hard time not laughing at him. Which I really dont need to do because then he or Micah will think that it is okay to laugh during prayer. What fun boys.

Micah has a rash all over him now. I took him to see the doctor Thursday afternoon and he said he thought the fever was viral or allergy related. I guess due to having a rash now it was more viral. I think he is also about to cut some more teeth. He still only has three on the bottom so the fourth should come soon as well as the first set of molars. What fun to look forward too!

Spring

2008-04-22T21:48:00.002-05:00

I got home this morning after having to go to town and noticed one of Micah's eyes looked a little red. I hope we are not going to be one that has allergy pink eye and keep it all spring. But if we do we will take it one eye at a time.

We spent so time out today in the sand box. The boys love to play in the sand. Micah and Eli also like to dig and help plant flowers. Today Micah wanted to help water the trees and plants also.

Micah got in the swing today while we were outside. He enjoyed it. He also went down the slide and would get to the bottom and jump up saying again. It was so cute. I also too pics today of him feeding himself. He does so good and was such a mess.

Eli is great. He is coughing again but i really think it is because of allergies. He is getting so big. While we were outside today he sat and played with his backhoe and wheel loader. He knows the difference between them and will correct you if you call one the wrong name. I could go on for hours, so I better stop now. I will try to upload pics this week.

Clear eyes...

2008-04-20T17:23:00.003-05:00

Micah's eyes are back to normal. Boy, he did not like the eye drops. Now he has a runny nose. As does Eli.

The boys got to go to a Fun Day at Cotaco School on Friday. They had a great time. Well, I was told they had fun. Pop and Lollie got to go with them and I worked. There are some great pics I hope to up load this week. Not much else is going on. We are loving being outside. Micah is very quick. He can move nicely over the ground and if you are not careful be up the steps. Eli got his tee out yesterday and is getting use to hitting a base ball with his "base bat" again. We played soccer today. It was so much fun.

Pink eyes....

2008-04-16T21:36:00.002-05:00

You got it. We have pink eye. Micah woke up with it from his nap yesterday. Of course this was at 5 so we could not go to the doctor till today. Not only do we have pink eye, we have it in both eyes. Aint that fun. So we are getting to do the eye drops four times a day, two drops per eye. You never know how strong a child is till you have to hold them down to do something. It is taking three of us.

Eli is doing great. Since it is finally starting to warm up he is staying outside a good bit. He loves to plant flowers with Pop and Lollie.

Fun on the farm

2008-03-21T20:45:00.004-05:00

Here are some pictures we took today at the Gullion farm. We always have so much fun at the farm. Micah found the ball and was done hunting eggs. He had found the biggest one so why look any more. Eli loves any car he can ride on.

Hunting eggs

2008-03-21T20:32:00.003-05:00

Today was the egg hunt. The boys had so much fun. We go to the Gullion farm each year. We dye the eggs and then hunt. The kids have so much fun. After the hunt we eat lunch and the kids play. I had to go to work after the hunt but was

able to enjoy part of the day. These are just a few of the pictures we took of the boys while they were dyeing and hunting.

So much better

2008-03-18T19:57:00.002-05:00

We are finally better. Micah finally started eating again yesterday. We had to take him to the dr and he had lost two pounds on Wednesday. Thursday morning we had to take him back. He had gained a few ounces and that is the only reason he was not put into the hospital. The sickness just seemed to hang around for everyone, not just Micah. It is amazing how much difference two pounds makes on a baby. I had to put 12 months pants on Micah again. (He is a big boy.)

Eli is also better. He is really into trying to tell time. He wantes to know what time the clock says adn will make up his own time if you dont answer quick enough.

Sickness

2008-03-12T12:09:00.000-05:00

I finally understand how Leah felt a few weeks ago. We have all had the stomach virus. Micah is still sick. We are going to see the dr this afternoon. He has been vomiting since Sunday morning. It has slowed some but it will just not go away. Eli and I are better. Pop and Lollie are also on the mend but not all the way there yet. I think everything in the house has been washed at least three times.

Champs and mohawks

2008-03-03T21:06:00.002-06:00

I have been meaning to update the outcome of the championship game we got to go to Thursday night. Madison Academy won!!! This was the third year in a row for them. We stopped to eat on the way down to the game. As we were standing in line to order, Eli looks at me and says "Mom look at his hair." A few people in front of us stood a teen with a mohawk. I very good mohawk at that. I reply, "Eli dont talk so loud about he hair." Eli's reply was, "He looks like a dinosaur." It was all we could do to not fall in the floor laughing. It was so sweet and precious.

The game was great. This was the first state championship game I had ever gone to. We enjoyed it. The boys had so much fun and were so well behaved.

Fun things...

2008-02-27T14:17:00.002-06:00

Micah is at the age where he is always going new things. Yesterday he walked backwards for the first time. I had asked him if I could give him a kiss and he said no and started walking backwards. He got to giggling while he was walking backwards and had to sit down. He was so cute. He is starting to notice things and wants to touch everything. He likes to pull on ceiling fan pulls. He also likes to turn computers off. He is standing right here so I will have to be watchful or he will turn the computer off while I type.

Eli is better. He is so fun when he is playing. He has started talking for all his toys. He will say something and then say "asked Thomas." No matter what he says they always ask it. He told me yesterday that he needed to kiss me. Then patted it in so it would last. I love my boys.

Coughs. runny noses and basketball

2008-02-26T14:11:00.003-06:00

We have joined the ranks of the sick. Eli and I both went to the dr today. We both are on a antibiotic. This is the first antibiotic for me in more than 15 years. I can not remember the last time I had to have one. Eli is on a second one this winter and only his four total. We have been so blessed with good health. I noticed right before we left and when we got home from the dr that Micah seemed to be coughing. I hope it does not mean another trip to the dr before the week is out. But it may.

My brother-in-law, Scott, is an assistant coach at Madison Academy. They won today at Birmingham, I think by 11 points. They play Thursday night for a state title. If they win it would be the third in a row for the team. Scott will not be worth anything just because they have gotten this far. If they win it will summer before he comes down out of the clouds. If you ask Eli who he is going to be like when he grows up it is Scott and Glenn, my other brother-in-law. He is going to be big and tall like them both. God has truly blessed my sisters with good men.

Driving

2008-02-22T19:19:00.002-06:00

Eli and I were talking the other day while driving and I was saying how big he was getting. His reply was that he would be able to drive tomorrow. I, of course, told him that it would be about 13 more years before he could drive. And I know those 13 years will pass to quickly. We were laying down last night for bedtime and I again said something about he big he was getting. Eli replies, Yes and tomorrow I get to drive. He loves cars and trucks and trains and everything else with wheels I guess the desire to drive is strong already.

Yesterday, the boys and I went to eat lunch with my cousin, Kiley. We had a few errands to run first so we stopped at Target. As I am parking, Eli says, "Mama, you can drop me and Micah off up there and I am big enough to watch us." He was so serious. Eli loves to help with Micah and wants to be so big. His time will come soon.

Micah is walking so well. Today after I got home from work it seemed like he was walking so much faster then yesterday. Before long he will be running right along with Eli.

Last few days...

2008-02-12T19:11:00.000-06:00

The last few days have been so very busy. I had to work Friday of course and Saturday was my day to work. We had a busy Sunday. We have Bible Bowl on Sunday afternoons. I teach the Junior class, grades 3-6. I have some very smart kids. They did so well on Sunday and won the competition. That made 4 out of the five we have had. March will be the last one till September.

The boys still have runny noses. It seems like we will have a day or two where it seems the stuffiness is better and then days like today where it seems all I have done is wipe noses. I wish the weather would either be warm or cold. It would help everyone out. Oh well, it could be worse. Be thankful it is only a runny nose, Bekah!

Micah is a true walker now. He is doing great! It is so fun to watch him walk around. He was trying to hold Bryleigh's hand today as they walked down the hall. He did good for a few steps and then would get off balance and sit down. It was priceless. He is getting to where he will copy Eli also. Eli was "working" on the table in the dining room and a few mintues later here came Micah with the same tool trying his best to do the same things Eli had been. Eli is still doing pretty good sharing toys with Micah. We are starting to have a harder time about certain toys but overall still going good. It is amazing at how fast they grow.

Micah's one year check

2008-02-09T06:28:00.000-06:00

We went Thursday for Micah's one year check. He weighs 23 lbs and 9 ozs and was 30 inches long. He is getting so big. Everything was great. He decided that being on the table for the dr to check him was not fun and for the first time, save shots, cried. He got two shots and has been pretty good. I can not believe that my baby is a year old.

Smart boys

2008-02-06T12:27:00.000-06:00

I know that all parents are biased about their children being smart, but I must share some stories about mine. Eli is standing here right now telling me I need to spell E-l-i. That is not one of the stories but he is being too cute.

Micah was sitting in Eli's room today playing with some of the toys while Eli and I were in there. Eli has some of the Catapiller toys and some have three buttons on them. Micah would mash a button on one of the toys and then turn to another and mash the same button. There are two circles and one square shaped button all in a row and he would mash the button in the same place each time. It amazed me. Then he has an airplane flying it in the air. At one and four days old he is amazing.

Eli was sitting with Lollie looking at a number book yesterday. They would count the trains and then Eli would find the number. The fact that he can tell you what a 2 or a 6 or a 7 is great. I am already torn with do I keep him out a year or go ahead a start next year when he turns 5. That is the biggest draw back to him having a birthday at the end of July.

I have been so blessed with the two childern God has given me.

Birthday pictures

2008-02-02T19:25:00.001-06:00

Here are some pictures from the party today. Micah had lots of fun.

Happy Birthday...Micah

2008-02-02T18:47:00.000-06:00

It is hard to believe that one year ago today, I made a trip to the hospital and welcomed a new baby boy. This year has been full of so many smiles and milestones reached. Micah turned one today. It is a sad day in that my baby is not so little anymore. This week has been full of tears for him. He has a fat lip from getting to close to a chair Friday, a mashed finger today and a bruise that is just about gone from falling in Eli's room.

We had a party for the family today. That was enough for us. Winnie the Pooh was on Micah's cake. He was so cute playing in his cake. He did not want to eat the cake. He feed Mommy instead. He did enjoy playing in the cake though. He was so sweet opening the gifts. He would pull off a little piece of wrapping and hand it to me and repeat till he got the gift unwrapped. Then on to the next gift even if he did not see what was in the bag or box.

I was Tagged

2008-01-27T20:42:00.000-06:00

I was tagged by Leah.
The Rules: Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
Share 5 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
or
Share the 5 top places on your “want to see or want to see again” list.
or
Share 5 things you never pictured being in your future when your were 25 years old.
Tag a minimum of 5, maximum of 10 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
The tagees have a choice of which they want to do.
Here goes...5 top places on my "want to see or want to see again" list....

5. The Silverdale/Seattle Washington area...Eli was born in Washington state. The area is beautiful. The best time to go is Aug or Sept. There is so much to see and do. It is a trip that I would say you must take.

4. The DC area again. I would love to take a trip with the boys and share the sights and history with them. Having a degree in Social Science, it would be a trip that I would love to share with Eli and Micah.

3. The Bad Lands/Mt Rushmore...I have never been and would love to see the area.

2. Grand Canyon...again never been. Had hoped to be able to go while living on the West Coast but never made it.

1. And finally...the smiles of Eli and Micah. I love to see their eyes light up and the grins on their faces when they are happy or accomplish something new.

Here you go Halley, Christy, Tammy, Rachel and David. Let see what you guys have to say.

Christmas pictures

2008-01-15T21:27:00.000-06:00

Pictures of the boys caption

2008-01-12T20:28:00.000-06:00

My computer decided to act up as I was uploading the pictures. So while I got the pictures up I could not type anything. The first picture was our Christmas card. The next just a really good shot of Micah. The one of the boys together they are dressed in outsits that my sister Rachael bought for them. Thanks Aunt Ray Ray. The other two are from the trip to the circus the first weekend in December. We had so much fun. Hope you all enjoy. More pictures later.

Pictures of the boys

2008-01-12T17:51:00.000-06:00

A step and a cut

2008-01-10T21:44:00.000-06:00

Micah took a step tonight! Eli and I were writing numbers in a book he got for christmas and Mom was sitting in the floor. Micah was leaning on my leg and took a step toward Mom to get a toy she was holding. He reached the couch before taking another. We tried to get him to take another step but he would not let go for anything. I am not sure if he liked the way the step felt. He is getting so big. I am not sure if I am ready for this milestone.

Eli got a haircut today. He sat so still, just like always. He loves Ms. Dana. He looked so big today after this cut. I dont know if it was just that it had been six weeks since the last cut or if it is just that my little man is growing up. Maybe a little of both

Christmas....finally!

2008-01-08T19:19:00.000-06:00

This has been the craziest end to a year that I can ever remember. Thanksgiving was here before I turned around and then December marched right on in. My parents do a Christmas Open House each December for the members at church and the community. This one was busier since we had moved back in the house after the remodel in June. Things did not fit in the same place due to a change in the layout of the house and that threw Mom. Having two grandkids living with her also helped add to a slower prep time than normal. Everything went well and we had a great turnout although it was one of the first times it had rained in a long time that night.

With the open house behind us, we had 10 days till Christmas. Although most of my shopping was done, there are still so many things to be done. Wrapping the gifts, planning when you will be with everyone and trying to get a trip to see Santa in. Micah cried so much but the pictures were wonderful. Good job Christy! Eli was timed at first but warmed enough to have a great picture made. Again, good job Christy!

Christmas was good but so busy, I dont really remember the day. Which I hate some since it was Micah's first. Have lots of pictures though. Which I will try to post this week. No promise. Santa brought Eli a guitar. He loves it. He was so fun opening gifts. He was in no hurry. In fact that morning when I went in to wake him he told me "No, I sleep longer and open later." Each gift was opened, he waited for it to be taken out of the box and then played about 5-10 mins with each before he would open the next. At 6pm, he was still opening gifts from the morning. Micah was more interested in what Eli got than opening his gifts. Next year will be different.

I have lots more to share but more to do in the house before bed time. Hopefully now that the holidays are over I will be able to type more.

This week

2007-11-23T19:34:00.000-06:00

This has been a week of first for Micah. He started pulling up about two weeks ago and has that down. He loves to pull up. Wednesday night after church I had had let him down to play. He was climbing up the step. It took very little time for him to climb up the first time and after a few times he has climbing without any trouble. He climbed so much he wore himself out. He also waved tonight moving his fingers. Mr. Bob, one of the older members from church was here and when he left, Micah waved and was so sweet. He grinned the biggest grin and was so precious.

Eli is getting so big. He is trying to go to potty by himself and that needs more practice but he will get there. Micah also got his first pair of real shoes this week. They are a pair of brown boots. Eli looked at Micah's boots and sighed, "I need a pair of boots like Pop and Micah." So we are going tomorrow to get a pair for Eli.

I wanted to go shopping this morning but was unable too. I had to work. I am one of the crazy ones how like to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

Micah's 9 month checkup

2007-11-08T15:02:00.000-06:00

Micah had his nine month check up today. He weighed 20lds 15oz. He was 28 1/4 inches long. Way to go Micah. His iron check was a little low so we are doing the iron supp and go back next month to have it rechecked. That is said because not only did he get poked today and shots he will have to get poked next month too. Oh well. He is pulling up to everything. Rechild proofing the house has started. The shots have not seemed to hurt Micah. He is down crawling at normal speed.

Eli went to potty today without any help! He has done so good. I am so blessed. He is growing so fast. Too fast. I wish time would slow some. The day of him starting school is coming too quickly. It may still be two years away but that is too close.

Halloween

2007-11-05T20:20:00.000-06:00

Here are the boys in their Halloween costumes. Eli was a builder and Micah was a spider. We had lots of fun. Eli was not really into trick or treating. Which was fine. We still go plenty of candy.

Eli prays

2007-10-29T20:35:00.000-05:00

Friday night we sat down to eat supper and Eli says the prayer. He starts, "Dear God, for the people, 1,2,3,4,5,6 and for yesterday Amen." He pointed at everyone at the table as he counted. He was so sweet. He loves to say the prayer. I know it is short but I have lots to do.

Our new picture

2007-10-24T18:01:00.000-05:00

My sister, Halley, took the new picture of the three of us that is our profile picture. She is taking pictures as well as working at the bank now. She does such a good job. We were are the Gullion farm when she took this one.

Frog pictures

2007-10-24T17:53:00.001-05:00

Here are the pictures of the frog the boys played with the other night after the youth devo. Eli had fun and Micah was not too sure what to do with it. The frog did survive Micah holding it.

You made me feel better....

2007-10-21T22:18:00.000-05:00

Eli says the sweetest things. We were in town on Friday. I had worked and Lollie, Pop and the boys meet me after work in town. We were in Target looking around the one they just built in Decatur and I was putting Eli into the buggy and kissed him as I put him in. He looked up at me and said "You make me feel better." His voice carried one of excitement as he said that. And all because of a kiss that was just because he was close enough to kiss. After the week I had it was what I needed to hear. He is so sweet.

And Micah...He is growing too fast. He made his first animal noise this week. He is a lion. He is so cute when he growls. He is whistleing for Gizmo. And today during church he pulls up for the first time. He reached his arms up and grabbed the back of the pew and pulled right up without any trouble.

Tonight after church we had the youth devo. Eli loves to catch frogs and play with them but not always touch them. We caught a tree frog just before we left. He let it crawl all on him and held it. He was laughing that deep belly laugh and wiggled every time it moved but always let Lollie put the frog back on him. Micah also got to touch the frog and was so funny. His expression never changed. I have some pictures I hope to have time to put on tomorrow.

Pictures...finally

2007-10-16T09:01:00.000-05:00

Here are the pictures that I promised a while back. Sorry it took so long! The first two were at Mimi and Monks. The rest were taken while we were at Bradon and Gavins.

Eli and Micah

2007-10-08T21:53:00.000-05:00

The boys are doing good. Eli has been a little under the weather. Nothing serious, just a little runny nose. Hopefully he is on his way to getting better. He was not as ill this afternoon after he got up from his nap. Micah is getting so big. He has a new tooth. It came in on Tuesday of last week. He drank from a straw today. It was amazing to watch.

I have some pictures of the boys that I hope to upload tomorrow. We went and played with Bradon and Gavin one day last week. Lollie also took some sweet pics today of the boys outside.

When the light comes on...

2007-10-02T21:54:00.000-05:00

Tonight as I was getting Eli to sleep we were talking about what we were going to do tomorrow. I was telling him we were meeting some friends for lunch in Athens and then going to go to Adria's and play with Bradon and Gavin. He was excited! It has been a while since we have seen them. He is talking about going and all the sudden says, "When the lights come on." I asked him what. He points to his window and says, "When the lights come on. It is dark out there right now." It was so cute. He has such a simple way of putting things. Why do we have to lose that as we get older.

Micah turned 8 months today. He also has a new top tooth. That makes three. He is really good at grinding that tooth with the two on the bottom and it sounds awful. He is growing so fast.

Singing

2007-09-23T21:12:00.000-05:00

Tonight was singing night at church. Eli lead a song with Pop. We were late getting to church. We got there right at the start of church because of late naps. Pop and Eli had not talked about Eli leading a song, but when Pop got up to lead Eli went too. They sang "I Know that my Redeemer Lives." He was so cute. He of course did not sing, even though this is one of his favorite songd, but the facial expressions were priceless. Micah of course helped sing throughout the service. He is becoming very vocal.

Start of another week

2007-09-23T16:00:00.000-05:00

We were able to eat lunch with Mimi and Monk today. We met them after church and then they came out to the house for a little while. The boys played while they were here and Mimi and Monk were able to see what they do. Eli of course had his Hot Wheel out playing. Oh, he started pedaling on Thursday. He still likes to just use his feet better but can pedal if he wants too. Micah of course was in hot pursuit of Eli in his walker. They go in circles as fast as they can. It is so fun to watch. But you must watch out for your toes or they will become victims.

Both of the boys are sleeping now and I need to do some laundry.

One question

2007-09-22T22:08:00.000-05:00

Thursday night, Eli and I were in my room. He was on my bed and I was on the computer doing something. Eli goes "One question." I say "Okay, what is your question." "Where Lollie?" I tell him where Lollie is and he then asks where Pop is. I tell him, "No, that is two questions." He sits there a few seconds and then looks at me and says, "One question." I say okay. "Where Pop and Lollie?" I laughed so hard. Eli is so fun and using his reasoning ability really early!

We have so enjoyed the weather. We spent several afternoons outside. Pop and Lollie have been working in the yard in the evenings and Eli has been helping. Eli loves to dig in the dirt and help plant flowers. Micah enjoys being outside also. He is still just a little to small to be down helping.

We had family out tonight to eat for my birthday which was on Tuesday. We had so much fun. My grandmother even came. She is not in the best of health and it was special to have her here.

Fun in the sand

2007-09-19T15:00:00.000-05:00

Micah had his first experience with sand today. Eli had gotten a turtle last summer and loves to play in the sand. Eli likes the beach but we dont live close enough. He has to settle for the pool and the turtle sand box. Micah was not too sure of it at first put enjoyed it once he was in the sand a little bit.

Not much new

2007-09-16T15:41:00.000-05:00

We have had a quiet and good weekend. We went to Athens yesterday and spent some time with Mimi and Monk. Eli got to run around outside some and ride the tractor so he was very happy. Micah enjoyed the time outside too. He likes to watch the dogs run around.

Today in church Micah was very vocal. He helped sing and said amen to prayers. He is so sweet and starting to show his personality. He has a little temper that is starting to come out some.

Work is still good. I am really enjoying it. I know I said pictures would come soon about two weeks ago. I have not forgotten. I just have not had time. Hopefully this week I will be abe to get time up.

Just an update

2007-09-10T20:27:00.000-05:00

Just a quick update on the three of us. The boys are great! I will try to get some pictures posted this week. They both seem to be changing daily. Eli is still doing great with potty training. We have now made it three weeks with no accidents and he is starting to tell me when he needs to potty. Way to go Eli. Micah is always happy. He is starting to get into everything. It is amazing how mobile one can be in a walker and on the belly. He is so funny. If he sees a toy in the floor he will bend as far over the walker as he can to look at it and then try to walk to it. Of course he will lose sight of it and then back up and try again. He will take two or three steps and then pick up his feet and glide. We have hard wood floors so he glides really well. The boys still are going really good getting along too. Eli will make sure Micah has a toy or passy if he needs one. Micah will reach for Eli whenever he is near and also grins when he sees Eli.

The job is going good. I am enjoying the work. It makes me a little nervous still to have money to count, but I am getting there. The boys are doing so good staying with Pop and a lady from church. Today was there first day with Mitzi and things went great. I was worried more about Micah with me breastfeeding. But he is going great taking the breast milk from a bottle. We tried a cup the first day and he did not go for that.

Eli needs a bath and Micah is already down, I hope for the night. I think Micah had slept an hour all day. Till next time....

Busy week

2007-09-06T11:17:00.000-05:00

This has been a very busy weekend and week for us. We spent Labor Day with my Mom's side of the family. We had a lot of fun. I had to start a part time job Tuesday. Things went good. I will be working forPeople's Bank in Decatur. I will work on Monday and Friday. Dad watched the boys for me and things went good. I hope tomorrow goes as well for them.

Eli sings

2007-08-30T13:30:00.000-05:00

Eli loves to sing. He loves to lead singing here at the house. When we read Bible stories you have to first sing the song and then read the story. Last night at church, Pop asked Eli what we should sing. He says "Some glad morning." Which of course is I'll Fly Away and one of his favorite songs. Pop says okay and it is the first song he leads. Eli helps sing by singing so loud that he is singing louder than Pop is the song leader. It was priceless. To hear him sing with that much gusto was priceless.

Micah is playing with my foot right now. I need to get him down for a nap.

Micah's new trick

2007-08-29T10:37:00.000-05:00

I was getting clothes ready to wash this morning and Micah was playing in the floor. He was in Eli's room on his belly playing. When I checked on him he has sitting up like a big boy. He has sat himself up twice this morning. Time is passing too quickly. I wish they would stay little just a while longer.

Sweet stories

2007-08-28T21:03:00.000-05:00

Sunday night was singing night at church and we also eat afterwards. As Halley, my sister, and Glenn, her husband, were leaving Eli asked if he would see them tomorrow for supper. He goes on to invite them for supper Monday night. Halley calles Monday to let me know that they are coming to eat and I asked if Mom invited them and she says, "No, Eli did." This was the first I had heard about the invitation but Mom already knew. We ended up having a very nice dinner. Eli was a very good host. It was sweet.

Last night, I was working on getting things cleaned up from the day and putting away clothes while the boys were outside with Pop and Lollie. Eli told them they needed to study "the word". He goes inside and gets a book for Lollie and himself. They then studied. He is so much fun.

Good job Eli!

2007-08-25T20:22:00.000-05:00

As of today we have had an accident free week with potty training. That includes a trip to Nashville and back. Way to go Eli. Things have really clicked with him in the last week or two. I am very thankful for that blessing. He and Micah are both such blessings.

We went to Nashville to see Mamaw and Papaw Wells. Mamaw had to have hip replacement surgery. She did great. They live in Kentucky so we dont see them as often as I would like for us to. I could not pass up a shorter trip to be able to see them. We also got to eat lunch with Aunt Alice and Aunt Betty Jean. They are my great aunts who live in Nashville. They enjoyed some time with the boys.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Trip to Mimi and Monk's

2007-08-20T16:54:00.000-05:00

We went to see Mimi and Monk on Saturday. Eli enjoys playing there. His favorite toy is Monk's tractor. He loves to ride and got to drive Saturday. Monk would point the direction and Eli would turn the wheel and off they would go. Bradon and Gavin, my nephews, came to play also. Bradon is 5 and Gavin is 1. They had lots of fun.

Sweet Kids

2007-08-16T12:53:00.000-05:00

Here are the kids I babysit. We go to church with their families. Dane was two in July and Bryleigh will be two in January. She was adopted and is from China. She came home in December. It is amazing how fast she has adjusted. They are both very sweet and they all play really well together. I, of course, had to include some of Micah also.

Milestones reached

2007-08-15T23:17:00.001-05:00

Micah reached two new milestones today. First, he crawled over my leg while we were playing in Eli's room. It was almost done without my realizing what he was doing. I was playing with Eli and Micah had seen something he need and went after it. He also feed himself a puff today. It was so fun watching him work to get it in his mouth. He just grinned when he succeed. He is so precious.

Eli is also reaching some milestones. The potty training is starting to click. We have has some outings without accidents and also a day or so without any. Hopefully, he will continue and have the potty training down before too much longer. I don't know that I ever thought I would be so happy to share information about potty training, especially over the Internet. Oh well, how times change.

How quick they learn

2007-08-13T12:06:00.000-05:00

Last night we were eating supper after church. Eli had some veggie chips and was breaking one into small pieces. He hands one to my mom and says "Here Lollie, Lord's Supper." He then breaks off a piece for me and him. We had to take the Lord's Supper. It was precious. I can remember playing church at my grandparents house with my sisters and cousins. Now I get that privilege with my children. We as parents have such a huge responsibility in training our children.

Micah is low crawling everywhere. He can get to any place in the house and faster than you can turn around. We have a very eventful few months before us.

Book to read

2007-08-12T13:53:00.000-05:00

For those of you that have boys, I really encourage you to read Harry Potter. I finished the last book early this morning. The books are wonderful. I look forward to reading them with Eli and Micah. I was sad to see the journey end.

Micah is feeling better. He still looked a little pale yesterday but he is back to his old self. We are taking pictures this week for his six month and Eli's three year. My sister Halley is taking them for me. She does a good job.

Sick baby

2007-08-09T17:52:00.000-05:00

Micah was sick for the first time last night. He had a little stomach bug. He was so sad. He was smile at you and then up it would come. Then he would look at you and just cry. Thank goodness it was a very short lasting bug. He was able to sleep pretty good last night, which means mom slept too. He has played today and been good. It has been a rough week for the little guy. First shots and now this.

Trip to the doctor

2007-08-07T13:49:00.001-05:00

The trip to the doctor is over! Eli cried. He did not have to have a shot and that was a good thing. He had to have a tooth capped about six weeks ago and I was unable to go back with him then. Eli was so scared I was going to leave him. Once the doctor got in there and started talking with us and to him, he calmed some. He still dod not want to be anywhere but in my lap but the doctor was able to check him out. I thought he might have to have a shot but we were up to date and was a blessing.

Micah did like always, laughed while the doctor was checking him. He weighed 19 lbs 3 ozs and was 26 1/2 inches long. He got four shots, but did great! I learned with Eli to give the tylenol before we left for the appointment and that helps. He cried some but calmed quickly. This was only his second set of shots. We opted to wait till he was four months to start shots.

We went to eat with some friends for lunch afterwards and then to WalMart. They are both sleeping now and I plan on reading. I am a Harry Potter fan and am just over halfway with the finally book. Hope all have a great day!

First time for everything

2007-08-06T11:05:00.001-05:00

I had to do something yesterday that I have never done before. Eli did not have a nap yesterday so last night during church he pitched a fit that I could not let go. Thus I had to take him out and spank him. Even if he had had a nap this fit would have gotten a spanking. For him to be three years old and me to just now have given him his first spanking during church, I am very blessed.

We go tomorrow for Eli's three year check and Micah's six months check. I know Micah gets shots but I also think Eli gets shots as well. It may be a long day.

Six months

2007-08-02T11:08:00.000-05:00

Micah is six months old today. It has gone by too fast. He is the happiest baby. He is always smiling and his favorite person to laugh with is Eli.

Okay, so maybe...

2007-08-01T21:53:00.000-05:00

I guess potty training is not so bad. I must remember that he is just three. And he will do this in his own time. It will click with him one day. Micah has started to walk forward in his walker. This of course opens a whole new world. Not only is he moving in the walker, but he is also moving on the floor with his knees and feet. That means he will be crawling soon and what do I do with Eli's toys then! My two sweet boys are growing too fast.

I hate potty training!

2007-07-31T18:42:00.000-05:00

Of all the jobs a mom has to do, I have found that I dislike potty training. Eli knows so many words and thinks though way to may situations, but can not tell me he needs to potty. I got him some big boy underware for his birthday and we have done good so far. Only two accidents in two days. But today we had a stinky accident and I dont enjoy cleaning up. I would rather change dirty diapers than clean that up. Oh well, hopefully this will get better...soon.

Happy 3rd birthday Eli!

2007-07-29T16:04:00.000-05:00

Eli turned three yesterday. It does not seem that it has been three years since I was blessed with Eli. The time has passed too fast. I fear time will only continue to speed by. Eli wanted a tractor on his cake, thus we did a John Deere theme. Eli loves anything with wheels. The kids played with a tee and bat and bubbles before we opened presents and ate. They all seemed to have fun. I am glad that birthdays come only once a year. I now have to find places for all the presents!

Trip to Chattanooga

2007-07-25T09:57:00.000-05:00

Yesterday we went to Tennessee to the aquarium in Chattanooga. Eli had a blast. He loved it. Micah enjoyed it as well. He loved seeing the water and watching the penguins. They have a wade pool outside the aquarium now. Eli and Micah both got to play in it. Eli was soaked, but someone had told us about the pool so we were prepared with extra clothes. Micah loves water and tried so hard to put his face in the water, but Lollie would not let him. Lollie is what Eli calls my mom. Now back to the daily routine. Well, if we had a daily routine we would go back to it.

2007-07-23T21:29:00.000-05:00

We went to my uncle's farm today. The boys had so much fun. Eli and Micah both love to be outside. Eli got to drive the tractor with my uncle. It was very neat seeing that the tractor belonging to my grandfather. We have pictures of me on the tractor and now both my boys also. It was a great day, full of lots of fun.

2007-07-21T22:07:00.001-05:00

These are my two sweet boys, Eli and Micah. Eli is three and Micah is six months.

First post

2007-07-20T21:26:00.000-05:00

I am now online. This is neat. It is also late and we have a birthday party for my nephew tomorrow. Both boys need baths and I have to get everything together for the party. More posts later.