Surprise!

I don't know how this role came about but it did. Ever since Gavin was a baby bathtime would be Daddy's job. Now there are the few times that I do bath but for the most part that is Daddy's job.


We had just gotten home from dinner and Megan had pooped so Matt decided instead of putting a new diaper on her he would just clean her up and put her in the tub. Bad idea.... why you may ask? Cause she apparently wasn't done! All I could hear from the bathroom was "AHHHH, MEGAN.... NO!" When I went to find out what was going on Matt was draining the water and cleaning out the bathtub. Megan was naked sitting on the floor. He told me she pooped in the tub and I giggled to myself glad that I didn't have to deal with that! I told Matt he should have made sure she was done before putting her in the tub and turned to walk away when I noticed this after Matt picked her up to put her back in the tub!

Wait... you didn't see it....

POOP!!!

I busted out laughing (hey.. it was funny especially since I was cleaning up after it!) and said... "By the way babe... after you put her in the tub... she left you another surprise on the floor where she was sitting!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Learning to eat like a big girl...

During Megan's morning snack I've been trying to help her learn how to eat with a spoon. It has been less than successful! She just can't grasp the concept of scooping up the food. However, today, with just a little help from mommy she fed herself most of the pears on her plate. I would scoop them and she would put each bite into her mouth! Yeah! Way to go big girl!

Can you tell she was a little annoyed that I was taking her picture?

Amen!

I know it is too small to read... but please go to this site and read this article from the Washinton Post!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201554.html
After reading this I just wanted to stand and clap! Haha!

Oh Baby!

This past weekend we headed up to Maryland for my sister's baby shower. My mom and I hosted a completely zebra themed baby shower and I must say it was super cute! Actually I shouldn't lie, if you asked me if I wanted anything zebra printed I would probably say I never want to see another zebra printed anything! Haha!

It was a great time and my sister got a lot of really nice things! I'm so excited. In 1 month I'll be holding a brand new baby girl! Can't wait to meet my little Lilly Lou!

Here are a few of the pictures I took...

Each food item had a corresponding book. (A very cute idea I got online)

Cupcakes I made from baby socks

Kendyll's "big sister" present from her Aunt Amanda!

Jen opening just one of her many gifts :)



Durant Road Nature Park

I had my rehearsal dinner at Durant Road Nature Park. It was an awesome location and VERY affordable in comparison to other places! It is a great place. It is about 10 minutes from our house and has about 237 acres of wooded land.Some of the many things that this place has to offer are a playground, 2 small lakes, and 5 miles of hiking trails! It's just beautiful!

Anyway...
today the weather was gorgeous and I decided to take the kids to a different park! I hadn't been back to Durant since my wedding so we decided to go and check it out! It brought back so many memories!

We enjoyed a picnic under one of the MANY pavillions and had an awesome time playing on the playground, walking the trails, and watching the turtles at the lake!

Fall means....

Fall means cooler weather.... and cooler weather means.....playing outside with daddy on the weekends! We all already know that Gavin is a big daddy's boy and he loves to be outside so this is his dream come true! Looks like Megan (although not a daddy's girl yet!) loves to be outside just as much!! Love to watch my kids playing with their daddy!

Surgery Again

Sorry for the late posts but I've got a million and one things going on at one time and haven't had a chance to update the blog!


As I mentioned in an earlier post, Gavin had to have emergency ear surgery on Sept. 30. His ear was attacking the tube with tissue and it all needed to be cut out before he lost hearing altogether. Now, this surgery thing is old news to us. We've done it so many times that it's like second nature to us! However, now Gavin is older and he actually understands what it going to take place. Add that to some crazy anxiety issues the boy already has and you have well.... A HOT MESS!

Before the surgery it started with, "I'm not going!" "I'll run and hide and you won't find me!" "I hate doctors!" You name it he said it!

The night before we tried to play the whole thing up. Let him stay up till midnight, eat all the food he wanted and drink anything his heart desired! Sounds fabulous right?! Well it was until the next morning when he realized not only was it FAR too early to be up but he REALLY didn't want to do this!

Tears all the way to the hospital. They gave him a drug to calm him down and make him loopy but he is so stubborn it didn't work! Just more tears....

So.. he got another dose. This seemed to do the trick cause then he was just silly and completely trashed! Wow... you really don't want to see this kid drunk!

Surgery lasted a little longer than expected... there was more tissue than originally thought but all went well. They ended up giving him more pain medicine.

Woke up in recovery... seemed to be OK... got some juice and a new teddy bear and we headed home! Not so bad right?!

Yeah, until he started hallucinating in the car, telling the child a million times the same thing cause he didn't remember anything and then an afternoon full of throwing up! Looks like he is like his momma when it comes to anesthesia! Poor buddy!

However, the next day... was like it never happened! Back to new! Here's hoping those tubes did their job and there will be no more surgeries!