So much to update, so little time

There is so much to update from this summer that I don't know where to start. So I guess I'll just start from here :) Like the fly lady says "you are not behind. Just start from where you are!" Yesterday was Will's first day of second grade.
He was super excited to see all his friends again and start a new year! His teacher is Mrs. Gibson and he says she is really nice. "She doesn't even get mad when you get in trouble. She just tells you the rules. But I didn't get in trouble mom!"

Also, I'm posting this from my new iPhone which is pretty cool!! That's all for now ... Wyatt and Weston are just about finished with nice play time and about to advance to fighting, screaming and "mom I need you NOW!"

Other fun things about this age....

As an update to the post from a few minutes ago, here are some other things that are fun about the boys' ages right now...some may be gross and inappropriate but we're dealing with 3 little boys here!

Little boy #3 Age 2:

Yep...he's loads of fun right now!! When this happened I emailed the pictures to Trent.

Actual email text:

"No matter what your day brings, at least you don't have to clean up this mess. Notice the once full trashcan is now empty. The toiletpaper roll is now empty.

I am not a happy camper right now."

He called me and said, "oh honey, I'm so sorry." I could hear something in his voice and he then admitted that it did make him laugh just a little :)

Of course I fussed at Weston and told him that was not good, we don't throw things in the potty and I was not happy with him right now. He pointed at the toilet, started shaking his finger at it saying, very sternly,  "no no potty" .

After that incident yesterday, little boy #3 jumped off the top bunk of his brothers bunk beds - of course came to me crying because he hurt his hand while doing this and later fell down 3 steps onto the garage floor while we were rushing out the door to a baseball game. No big deal, just a bloody lip, or gum, or tooth...never did figure out what exactly was bleeding there. Then there was the other roll down the steps yesterday because he was throwing a fit to have his blanket and foo foo. Whew that boy is a mess!

Little boy # 2 age 4:

Loves to sing....loudly. I caught him singing "red solo cup" in the bathroom the other day while pooping. One day in particular, he had been singing "I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart where, down in my heart". He was singing this all morning. That afternoon, he changed it up a little, "I got the joy joy joy joy down in my pants."

He says he is going to marry a girl at school. He was very excited because the teachers let him scoot his cot right next to hers during nap time. This little girl is scared to have a baby because it will hurt really bad so Wyatt told her, “well, that’s just what girls do. They grow up and have babies like their mommies.”

 He then explained that she didn’t need to worry because it won’t hurt that bad, “they’ll just cut it (the baby) out.” 

This sparked a conversation at home where I tried to explain having babies to Will and Wyatt. Will says, “no they don’t cut them out Wyatt. The mom’s just poop them out.” I corrected them trying to explain that girls have different parts and that is where the baby comes out. Wyatt says, “Oh, so it comes out the wiener?”

 Anyway, after this conversation at home, he goes back to school and somehow gets on the subject AGAIN. The girl says that if he wants to marry her, he’ll have to ask her daddy first. (smart girl!) The little girl at school is still nervous about having a baby and Wyatt pipes up with, “don’t worry, they won’t have to cut it out. The baby will just crawl out.”

Little boy #1 age 7:

A girl at school was arguing with Will over something that I don’t remember  (Will talks A LOT and tells me every little detail about school on a daily basis)….the part I do remember is when he said that he told her, “I don’t really mean that, I’m just being difficult and negative.”

There are so many funny things they say or do but before I can write them down, I am busy with something else or some other crisis or toilet issue.

Happy Mother's Day



"Weston, tell your mom happy mother's day.", says Trent last Sunday morning. "No" says Weston.

Trent says, "just repeat what I say...Happy".

Weston: "NO happy"

Trent: "mother's"

Weston: "NO muders"

Trent: "day"

Weston: "NO day"

This age is so fun with the kids!! For example, I got a sweet card from Weston -age 2 made at school with his hand print. Every time he sees it on the fridge he says, "mine hands". I say, "Yes Weston, that's your hand...I love it!"

Wyatt -age 4 made me a beautiful flower pot at school with the cutest little picture in the middle of the flower.

He was so proud to give it to me! He made all the little bugs with his fingerprints.

So cute!!

And then there's Will - Age 7.

After school one day, he said he made me something for mother's day that will probably aggravate me but he wouldn't tell me what it was. He said he was just joking and not to get mad......Ummm now I'm very curious!

So this is what he thinks of me!?

Great!! I've been bugging him about it ever since! I said this morning, "but Will don't you like it best when I'm not around?" Trent told him, "son, this is your first lesson in dealing with women....they never, ever forget anything you say!"

He also made this sweet, beautiful bookmark. I told him I loved it! And he said, "turn it over.."

It says, "I love you so and I give you thanks for feating (feeding) me"

I can picture a group of 7 year old little boys sitting around making these things in class giggling at their own silliness!

Love these ages! Watching the boys go through different phases and develop their personalities is so fun. Will still lets me hug him in the drop-off lane at school and he still turns around to wave as I drive by, but now he only does a very small, incognito wave so as not to embarrass himself.

Wyatt is full of hugs and kisses no matter who is looking but also loves to run in and play with friends. Weston is clingy, wants mommy and is quick to leave and wave bye-bye to friends at the end of the school day.

Sweet little boys!

Past Few Weeks In Pictures

We have been so, so, super busy lately so I have a few pictures to try to finish up April! Looking through these, it feels like they were so long ago, but it was just a few weeks ago. Whew! Already in May we have had quite the adventurous few weeks as well.

Will has played several baseball games this year with his "World Finance" team. They have won a couple too! He is having a really good time and a little competitive nature is starting to show. The past few years he has been on the fence with baseball....meaning he is having fun while he is playing but after his practice or game is over, he doesn't really think about it anymore. This year, he is showing alot more interest in the game and also in working to improve his skills. He is always asking us to go throw the ball with  him or let him practice batting. He's still one of the youngest (7 years old in a league of 7,8,9 and 10 and some 13's by the looks of them) and he's still in the outfield, but he's making stops and paying attention to the whole game. And this year, there is alot more action in the outfield. These boys can hit! The main thing is he is loving it! I love to see the boys having fun in sports!

Will is hitting really good too. He gets on base almost every time up at bat. I think he has only struck out once this season. Trent is working with him on using his whole body to hit the ball, not just his arms. He's a strong batter, but if he would put his hips in it, it would go far!!

Wyatt and Weston love to "practice" with Daddy when Will is playing!

Wyatt has started his very first T-Ball season. He LOVES it! His "Lee Raines" team has only played 2 games because several have been rained out but he has done a great job each game!!  

Wyatt has gotten on base each time up to bat and even hit a double!

He switches positions between outfield, pitcher and 3rd base. While playing pitcher, he got 2 people out at home!!

He is having so much fun!

Since everyone is so into baseball this season, we took the boys and cousin Landon to see a Sounds game. Landon won a ticket through a reading program at school and it was the perfect opportunity to go see real professional baseball players!

The boys were so so so very excited!!

They ate nachos and drank coke and cheered on the Sounds! They didn't catch any foul balls but several came in our area!!

On another note, Trent and I climbed nashville...well, attempted to climb nashville. We mainly climbed the beginner walls! Rachel and Blair did great!! Don't they look like professionals!

The guys could climb the really hard walls no problem...

Of course they had to strategize first!

Trent is off work today and we are off to see Wyatt's music program at school then go look for a new truck. Will had field day on Friday, Weston had a birthday and we had the busiest weekend ever!! More on that later.

For now, I'll leave with a cutie pie. Boys and baseball make the sweetest pictures!