Lift-a-thon

We attended our local high schools lift-a-thon for the football team this morning. We were there supporting my nephew Dalton. He squatted more than anyone on the team, 480 lbs!!! I couldn't believe it. I can hardly believe ANY 16 year old can squat that much weight. I was VERY proud of him. I love that sweet boy like he was my own and our boys love him just as much. Here is the video of him lifting. Sorry it's sideways, I couldn't figure out how to rotate it.

The boys enjoyed watching. Gunner has been in a "hold me" mode lately so I carried him the best way I knew how. Strapped to me. He loved it. He kicked and laughed the whole time. :)

We're off to the fair tonight. Post on that to come...

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend! :)

Mother's Day Brunch

I was invited to a Mother's Day brunch with my big boy at his school today. I have to say, I've really been pleased with the MDO I chose for Tuff this year. They have done a wonderful job making my baby feel more comfortable outside of his "comfort zone." He's come a LONG way since the beginning of the school year. He had a rough start but has ended the year asking to go to school on the days he's not there. I am so proud of my baby... who really isn't a baby anymore, but who will always be mama's baby!!! Tuff was really excited to see me when he walked into the fellowship area. He wasn't too into taking pictures, as usual, but we made the best of it.

Loving his mommy but not wanting his picture made ;)

Showing off mommy's present.

The wrapping paper was hand made. Mrs. Cilla said they worked very hard on it.

My gift was a binder full of pictures all throughout the year. It was so sweet and very special. Mrs. P couldn't have thought of a better idea. Tuff has spent all afternoon looking through the pictures talking about each one. I wish I could share every page with ya'll but it would be too much. Here is the front cover & very first page...

Thanks to all the teachers and staff for such a wonderful brunch & most of all, for loving my baby and taking such good care of him! :)

Tonight we attended a program that Harrison & Sophie's school put on.

We all really enjoyed it. But it's time for us to hit the hay so more on the program tomorrow.

Until then, I'll leave ya'll with these 2 cuties...

Loving the big sis!

My sister sent this to me earlier...

Just what I needed today!

Thanks Sis!

Antibiotics- Round 2

Can you guess where we've been?

If you guessed the DR's office, you guessed right...

Gunner finished his last dose of his 10 day antibiotic(for double ear infectin I posted about here) on Saturday afternoon. Sunday was NOT a good day. He cried, and cried and cried. I could not put him down. I also noticed a little tugging on the ears. Monday morning was not any better for mom. I called and made him an afternoon appointment to see our newest best friend, Dr. C. Remember this post last week about our weekend with Tuff? Well his nose has been a running faucet since then so I decided to let him tag along incase Dr. C. thought he needed to be looked at as well. Once we got back to see Dr. C. he confirmed that both of Gunner's ears were still infected. So, antibiotic- Round 2 is in full swing. I also told Dr. C. about Tuff's symptoms last weekend and about his nose running since. I asked him if he thought he needed to be looked at. He decided just to be safe we should go ahead and look him over. Good thing we did. Poor bud has fluid on both of his ears, too AND another sinus infection. <insert sarcasm> SURPRISE!!!! When we got to Wal-Mart to pick up our prescriptions, the pharmacist came over and began to "go over" each medicine with us and I stopped her before she wasted her sweet time and told her we were used to this and that I was SURE we'd taken these before so she need not go over them with us. How sad is that? Pretty sad. When I got back to my mom's she said "I know you've got to be so tired of giving medicine!" Seriously, ya'll should see our medicine basket. It's fully stocked. And that's just with the kids medicine.

Other than being sick, we haven't been up to much. Saturday the boys spent the day with daddy while mom and I went to town for a little shopping. We went to a few consignment stores, had lunch at Olive Garden and went to the grocery store. Afterwards, I enjoyed a nice long (much needed) nap. Sunday we went to church and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon listening to Gunner cry... a lot. Unless he was being held, of course. By late afternoon we found ourselves walking up and down the drive way in the stroller. It was the only thing I could find that made him not cry. The boy loves the stroller. And a bath. I think those are his 2 favorite things. :) He has been trying so, so hard to crawl. It's so fun watching him try. He's figured out how to use his arms, now he just has to figure out how to put those legs/knees to work. Check him out...

G-baby has also been giving some pretty sweet kisses away...

(Loving his Pa)

....and Tuffy has still been his normal self. Acting like a crazy 3 year old most days and always keeping mommy on her toes. :) He had a little visitor at MeMe's when he woke up from his nap last Friday. Only his favorite person EVER (besides mommy, of course;-))

:)

Happy Tuesday!

A little this, a little that.

We haven't really been doing much of anything but I feel like I, myself, am running in circles every morning and afternoon. The boys have really been keeping me on my toes the last week or so. Tuff is almost 3 and he's reeeaaaalllllly starting to act like it. I'm starting to wear thin with him. He's such a sweet loving boy when he's good. But when he's bad, he's bad. His newest things lately consist of

"NO!"

"I can't!"

"I don't want to!"

"Stop it!"

and the best one....

"Leave me alone!"

When I picked him up on Tuesday afternoon I was told that he spent most of his day in time out at school for hitting. Really? We have had many talks about this since Tuesday. I felt a little at ease this morning when we were getting ready for school and he said he wasn't going to hit his friends today. I've prayed hard he means it. I do NOT want my kid to be THAT kid. Does that make any sense? I know they all go through things, especially at his age, but hitting and ALL day? That's just too much.

Oh me. What's a mama to do? He's SO hard headed and stubborn when it comes to discipline. We are believers in spankings but they just don't seem to work for him. I'm also afraid it could give him the wrong idea about hitting. Any input would greatly be appreciated. What disciplinary actions do you all use for your toddlers?



Poor Gunner is in this race as well. I'm not sure who's closest to winning. If I'm not chasing Tuff around begging him to do/not to do this or that, I'm dealing with a teething and "trying to be" mobile baby. He is SO unhappy right now. In the mornings I have to sneak around him to get ready for work. If he sees me once, it's over. This morning he cried & cried and wanted nothing but his mama. In the afternoons when I get home he seems to be SO excited to see me but is always very irritable(afternoons have always been his worst). He wants to crawl so bad. He pushes his self over on his hands but as soon as he pulls his legs out from underneath he slides right on his belly. Then he gets mad. He's not into toys or swings or bouncys right now. His main focus is whining... and his mama. His teeth coming in really seem to be bothering him as well. The bottom 2 right in the middle are coming in at the same time. Can't wait to see that toothy smile. :)


Sheeeewww-weeee. I'm one exhausted mama! I feel like it's never ending around here.
Does anyone else ever feel the same?


I don't have any pictures to share. Just wanted to sit and write.

Happy Thursday!!!

Weekend

Our weekend was spent at home "under the weather." Tuff ran a fever most of the day on Friday, all through the night, all day on Saturday and some of the morning on Sunday. Needless to say, we went no where. Gunner is also cutting his very first tooth so he's been nearly impossible. I love this baby more than anything in this world but sometimes I wonder if I'll make it 18 years. HAHA. Every milestone with Gunner is a tragedy. Tuff was such a simple baby who took things so wonderfully. Cutting a tooth never bothered him. This is Gunner's very first tooth and he has let us ALL know about it. On the up side, I can't wait to see that toothy shining through. :) Of course it may be another week or two before we can see it that well. Since we didn't get out all weekend, I didn't take many pictures. BUT, I did get a picture of a FIRST. First what you ask? First bath together....

I know. Ya'll are probably thinking, 8 months and first time? This mama is a little nervous when it comes to water and Tuff can be a little crazy in the bath tub sometimes. Although Gunner is our little fish. He LOVES the water. He'll pick up the bucket I use to rinse their hair out with and pour water right over his face and not even flinch. Tuff.... not so much. We can't touch his face with the water or he has a fit. So this was a picture of our first brotherly bath. (You can tell Gunner is teeting because he's going to town chewing on that wash cloth.)

I also got this sweet picture of Gunner on Saturday. He was cranky so we put him in the back of Tuff's dump truck and pushed him around a little bit. He thought that was funny. I of course got his picture and it was so cute I sent it out to a few family members titled-

"Caution: Wide Load!"

Sorry for the quality. I took both pictures with my phone.

Tuff seems to be feeling much better since yesterday afternoon. We went to the grocery store and came home for some more rest! Now it's time to tackle the work week.

Happy Monday, friends!

Simple Reminders

"In the happy moments PRAISE God. In the difficult moments SEEK God. In the quiet moments TRUST God. In every moment THANK God."

I saw this somewhere today and I REALLY needed it. I love seeing simple reminders like this when I need them.

Happy Friday, Friends!!!