See me grow?

Tucker has taken off! He is great at the army crawl and has started to use his knees in crawling this week. He is able to pull himself up and loves to scream when excited. He thinks that AL and Ty are hilarious when they are goofing off! Of course AL and Ty do not need any encouragement in that department. Tucker has started baby food and loves to EAT!! He is in the process of getting a bottom tooth. He has been an angel this week. He has been to Dollywood, Upside Down Museum, the Nascar Speedway, and the ball park. Could not ask for a better baby!!!

Softball Season Ending

We are in Pigeon Forge this week for the World Championship Fast pitch Softball Tournament. The games started Tuesday and the tournament ends on Sunday. We had a game 1 Tuesday and 1 Wednesday that are called "pool" games. They are games that you play that do not go to the double elimination. I would not say that they do not count since the games help to place you in the tournament....Really I do not know all the functions of the pool games other than I refer them to warm up games. The "tournament" games started Thursday. We lost one pool game and won the second. We lost our Thursday game but won our game today. This is a double elimination so we keep playing until we lose. We play again tomorrow. We played awesome today and I am very proud of the girls. I have to remind myself that they are only 8 and 9 so there are days when they are in the mood and play awesome and then there are days when they are not and we have not been able to figure out what to do to get them in the mood. So when they are not then you can just hang it up! Yesterday and today AL had good games. She made errors as usual but she really stepped up and hit some great hits and fielded good plays.

I am very proud of the girls. I can see improvements in all of them. I am especially proud of my baby girl. She has really improved this year. She is far from perfect (yes even in my tinted glasses I can admit that!) but I am seeing her take initiatives in learning and improving her skills for the game. She made all star this year and that made our pride in her swell. I am thankful for the time Tracy had up here to watch her play and be able to share the memories with her and to see her improvement.

Football Time in Lynchburg

Division 1 football practice started the week after the forth of July. Tyler's first practice was interesting. He was all over the warm up drills of lining up to run and catch. Then the coach starts in with teaching the kids the positions. He starts with a 4/3 defense. LOL I have no idea if that is correct but it sure sounds good. He lines everyone up showing the the point nose or the nose point or nose something that is up front center then lines up the 2 kids on either side, then lines up 3 more kids behind, then I do remember it is the safety in the middle of the 3rd row with a left and right corner on either side. You can tell how well I paid attention. Well then he pulls the boys off the field and then tries to tell them the position and see if they can go to that position. He gets to Safety and points to Tyler. He does move and says he cannot remember where that is. Well long story short Tyler is embarrassed. He then will not go to any position.

His father who is a formal football player, and is remembered as a good football player, who likes to watch the old videos of the good ole days playing football is appalled!!!! He goes out there and gets Tyler. This is where I have to give points to Tyler. Even though I HATE IT when he does this to me, he stood his ground with Tracy and did not participate even though he knew that his daddy was ready to beat him silly. Tracy was beside himself!!! Tyler did not care it just made him more determined not to play. Of course this whole situation turns into a family feud. I end up leaving practice because Tracy who is mad at Tyler turns on me and I of course even though am appalled at Tyler defend him just b/c I am mad that Tracy took it out on me. Yes, I know....we may be old but we don't ever really grow up! Anyway it all works out....

After a few days of no Wii and a few days to get over the embarrassment and Mommy and Daddy explaining to Tyler that the point of the game is not to knock the wind out of everyone )which turned out to be Tyler's fear since he got the wind knocked out of him when accidentally tackled in flag football), he participated in the next practice. Now the coaches are going to have to teach him that he cannot take the ball from a teammate! The first game is near the end of August, so I will post pictures (hopefully) along the way....

Future blackmail on Tyler!

Sweet Princess Catherine with Cousin AnnaLea's feet peaking out to see.


Aunt Laura showing off the new palace to Catherine, Coleman and AnnaLea. Tucker is watching.

Now the blackmail begins:

At Catherine's bday party, I caught the boys checking out the "girlie" doll house! Tyler is completely mortified by this picture!

Outside fun has begun!

Laci resting from Tyler on a bag of corn (pig food).

AnnaLea and Tyler having fun with Daddy on the tractor, they did not stay out long. It was cold that day.

The welcoming tree at our Neighboor's house

The turtle in the middle of our road.

Whoa Momma what is that?!?

We were on our way on Sunday to a neighborhood Memorial Day get together. When you live in the boonies a neighborhood consists of pretty much everyone around you in a 5-10 mile radius. In the middle of the road was a big turtle. It was awesome. I took pictures. It wet the road when I walked up to it. AnnaLea and Tyler got a big kick out of that. Then our neighboor was a welcoming tree. One of the kids captured it picture. We had a good time at the fish fry. The kids played and played. I ended up taking Tucker home around 8 and Tracy brought the kids home about 10:30.

Whoops!

Well, I tell stories on the kids so I reckon it is only fair to tell one on me. We have goats and pigs and our neighbor has cows. Last year the cows kept getting into our field and we had a running joke that we would fix the fence and own some cows. Well the fences were fixed to keep cows out of our goats and pigs. A couple of weeks ago I got off early and picked up Tyler from school, AnnaLea was off somewhere so it was Momma and the boys. I drove up the road toward the house and saw 8 cows in our field hugging the fence line to our neighbors cows. I told Tyler that the storms must have knocked a fence down somewhere so we went to the field to check it out. There was a nearby gate so being the nice neighbor, I decided that I would open the gate and push the cows back to their land. Tyler said, "Momma, I think they are our cows." I told him we did not have cows and that we could not keep our neighbors cows. So he helped and we got it done relatively quick and easy with help from Tucker. Later that evening Tracy called from work and I told him the neighbor's cows were in our field but that I took care of it so he did not have to worry about it when he got home. Aren't I such a good wife?!? Well, I thought Tracy was going to come through the phone! Turns out they were not the neighbor's cows but some we were holding for a friend. They had been there several days and I was to go get them back immediately. Then the what was I thinking the neighbors have dairy cows it was obvious that the cows we had were (I don't know the different kinds of cows) not dairy cows. Ok, defense for my side is one I leave at dark and get home after ball at dark so I never saw them. Two, I really don't pay much attention anyway. Three, no one ever told me about keeping some cows. Four, it has 4 legs and says moo, it is a cow, I don't know the kinds!

Well the neighbor got a good laugh. We have 3 back and the others I guess will come home later. Tracy has learned that he needs to let me know trivial info such as what animals are ours. :)

Softball Season

Anna Lea showing her trophy for 3rd place at the tournament she played in Manchester. The white uniform is not my favorite since it is a nightmare to get clean after the game!

Megan playing with Tucker during the tournament games and below Tyler keeping entertained by doing one of his favorite things, climbing.

AnnaLea watching the batter get ready. She does have a stance but this is her I am watching and not needing to do anything yet stance. Below she is moving toward the ball.

Anna Lea has been very busy here lately with softball. She is on the recreational league team called the Slammers and then the tournament team, Lady Raiders. She has greatly improved in this her second year of softball. She has been playing short and pitcher on the Slammers team and then short and center left on Lady Raiders. She has an exceptional throwing arm. She is good at catching and fielding and is getting better at being aggressive. It is difficult watching and not expecting too too much! Lady Raiders have been in 2 tournaments in which they placed second then third. The tournaments are tough but fun. We spend the entire day of the park and so last tournament played 5 games and could have played 7 total in one day. It is a good experience and we are enjoying it! We will be going to Franklin for a tournament in June then the another tournament in Pigeon Fordge.

Beautiful but crazy children!

Baby Tucker playing in the car on the way to Aunt Laura's house. Below is the big sister showing little brother bath time fun.

To the left big brother Tyler spending fun times with baby brother Tucker. Below are my silly monkeys Anna Lea and Tyler entertaining the car on the trip to Aunt Laura's house.

To the left is Tyler "strutting his stuff" and having a good time doing so. Please note the beautiful background of the slop truck parked right in front of the house.

Thank God for our beautiful but crazy children. They are full of health and energy! Any extra energy should be sent my way! LOL!

Catching Up

Summer is almost here. It is fun listening to the children talking about activities to end up the school year and plan out their summer. Field day was today and Tyler was having fun telling me all about it. Of course he fell asleep in Grandmommy's car on the ride home!

Anna Lea's ball tournaments have been rained out. We are thankful for the rain since we will probably have none in August and September. We need to get the garden planted but being at work, the ball field, or the rain has made that difficult. The one good day we had, the tractor was not at home and the garden spot needs to be tilled again before planting.

The is a "goat dog" named bear that loves to come to our house. Tracy and I are not wild about this but the dog absolutely loves the children. He comes and plays and plays. He even sneaks into the house. I think he has help with that.... He is huge so Tracy gets him out or we get the sandwich meat out to "trick" him to go outside.

A lot has been happening, but of course now that I am typing I cannot remember. Anna Lea is not having fun being the oldest. She does not think she gets enough attention. She is just in the center of all that is happening.... Oh well, she will see that but I can understand how hard it is now that Tucker is here and I am not available.

Tucker is now 6 months old! Hard to believe. He gets where he wants by rolling around. He eats cereal like it is going out of style. He has started to sleep better at night, but still gets up at least once. He can sit up with the nursing pillow around him to support in case he falls. He also loves to swat his hand. Bath time is now fun and his favorite is to be outside watching the kids or dogs play. The farm animals also get his attention.

Change of address....

Not really but it feels like it....Ball season has begun! Tyler is playing tee ball and Anna Lea is on the regular season team and the tournament team (coach pitch). So, the ball park is my new address. If I am not at work, then I will be at the park! Seriously I think I am there every night. I am not complaining. I really enjoy it. It wears us out but it is fun to watch the kids learn the game and the confidence it builds in them.

Tyler is a ham and will hit the home base twice before preparing to hit. Even at batting practice. TAP TAP then the stance. When he plays first base he goes to the base, stands on it with 2 feet then proceeds to walk five steps away then turns and waits for the ball to be hit. That must have come from his daddy in order to get him in the right spot. Then his favorite is running the bases. He wants to watch the ball and runs slow especially home then smiles and takes off whenever the pitcher gets the ball and runs after him!

AnnaLea has greatly improved this year! She has possessed the skills just not the confidence. She has been playing pitcher (it is coach pitch) and short. She has a great arm and aim. Her batting has been improving. She hit a homerun last night. Well, not over the fence, but far enough out there that she got around the bases! Her face was priceless! It is so exciting to watch her concentrate on making the catches and good passes to first for the out!

Tucker is great! I could not have asked for a better baby. I admit that I was not overly excited about a number 3, but I can not imagine my life without him. He sits in the stroller and as long as Grandmommy does not yell encouragement too loud he is happy. He likes the action and of course all the attention he gets from all the little girls on Anna Lea's team. Learning the flirting game early.

We will be traveling around with the tournament team, so family, I will keep you posted.

hot or cold

I blame Tracy...it is completely his fault, his genes, all him....well maybe a little from me and my side. Tyler is STUBBORN, he is set in his way once he has it in his head. For example, driving in the car today and Tyler says, "I'm hot." So, I logically turn the AC from medium to high. "Mommy, turn it off, I am hot!!!" "Turn on the hot air!" I then explain that when you want hot air you say I am cold and when you want cold air you say I am hot. You are stating your condition as hot or cold then everyone will then know, Tyler is hot, I need to turn on cold air. WELL, Tyler does not see it that way and he will cut me of in midsentence to tell me I am wrong. Well, no worries Tyler. Your mom will continue to turn the AC to high when you say I am hot until you get it right!! That does not mean I am stubborn just teaching, right???

Evning at home

The kids just got in from "rat" hunting in the barn with their daddy. They love going hunting. I don't mind it either as long as I don't have to look at ooohhh and aaaahhh over the killings. ONe less rat is always ok with me when in the barn! So now I am just sitting on the couch watching Tucker watch TV, Tyler toss a nerf football around, AnnaLea read a book, Peanut sniff Tucker, Laci lick a pot from last night's dinner, and four loads of clean laundry just sitting there.....not moving....not folding themselves and putting themselves up....just sitting there waiting for me. Guess they will be waiting longer! I know I could hire someone to come in and clean my home....I am okay with cleaning my house but I would not mind someone do my laundry! I don't mind cleaning, but I ABHOR laundry. It was not bad in college when it was just mine, but kids wear and dirty ALOT of clothes. Well now Tuker is being held and I am practicing my one hand typing. I love chubby cheeks! Many things have happened in the last weeks, but Iwill have to start a list of stories to remember to share. Well the dishes need to be done and maybe after that I will do the laundry but knowing me I will find other things that need to be done more....

Why Uncle Jeff, what a Ford head you have!!

As you all my know my big bro Jeff is all about Ford cars. You may even be a recipient to his daily "buy a Ford" emails. I am always amazed about how much he knows about the cars!!! He was down Friday helping mom and dad clean out the flower beds. There was still daylight and he walked in and offered to wash the car. I told him that would be awesome b/c I had not had the time to get the salt off my car. He quickly informed me that the offer was for mom's car. :) I had to try. So out we went to wash cars! Jeff to wash mom's Ford and me to wash my Nissan van. We had great help provided by my little slaves. Well I am now educated about how Ford has the best paint and that no other company can compare to Ford's paint. Then you should have seen him when he stood back and admired the clean car. I am very proud of my brother but even more than that I am happy that he has great pride in his job and the company for which he works. I believe that in order to be truly happy you must be happy with who you work for since that is where you spend the majority of your day.

He drove down in his Ford Mustang GT Convertible (I think I got that right!) Well, Tyler was ALL over that. He got to ride with Uncle Jeff to Uncle Bud's to eat. When we got there he was, "Momma, Momma, Uncle Jeff has the most awesome vehicle (not car mind you but vehicle, Tyler is 6!)." "Momma, Momma, Uncle Jeff has the most awesome music (Tyler has speech issues so that comes out as Moosic)!" "Oh Momma, did you see it! It was awesome! I like that vehicle. I want that vehicle when I grow up" He is still talking about it. Anyway during this exuberant dialogue you could see Uncle Jeff start to swell with pride. First he stood up straighter, then his chest puffed out some, then the "Jeff" smirk flirted with Jeff's face until he could no longer contain it. I swear I could see Jeff's head start to swell. It was very entertaining listening to Tyler but more entertaining to watch Jeff!

Sick Baby

Nothing is worse than a child being sick! I absolutely HATE being sick, but I would prefer to be sick anyday opposed to one of my children being sick. I really do not like when babies are sick because they cannot tell you what hurts!!!!!

Monday, Annalea and Tyler got to hang out with their daddy due to a rare occasion down here in the southern part of Tennessee called a snow day!! Tucker went to the babysitter and I picked him up. She told me he was not feeling good but I shrugged it off to just a little cold where the doctor would just tell me saline drops and cool mist humidifier. Well I took the advantage of only having one child and ran to Wal-mart to go grocery shopping. While there Tucker's eyes started to ooze green junk. It was very gross. He just was unhappy, not screaming just whimpering. I then went on to McDonalds to meet Tracy and the kids. Tracy held Tucker while I ate. Tucker would smile at Daddy then lean his chin on Tracy's forehead and whimper then look up and grin then whimper. Bless him! Later that night he woke up with a 103 temp. Well I handled it pretty good for me. (I tend to overreact if I think something is wrong with one of my children). His fever came down with Tylenol. He whole head was infected! The doctor had to clean out wax from both ears in order to confirm a double ear infection.

Glad to say Tucker is doing 100 % better! He even learned to roll over and found his "voice" through this ordeal! He is now like his brother and sister and talks none stop!

Mommy when were you born?

The children can tell you how old Grandmommy, Granddaddy, Tracy and I are. They are also understanding the months of birthdays. AnnaLea is getting the dates memorized too. AnnaLea knows my birthday is in July.

Well one night at Tyler's basketball practice, Tracy was holding Tucker and I was listening to AnnaLea read Social Studies. She was reading about one of my favorite times in history and that is the writing and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. It was real fun listening to her try to say Paul Revere. :) I got a kick of that. They really did not get into his story but did mention he had a famous ride that helped the settlers. Well she got to the Declaration of Independence. They book says that we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th because the Declaration was signed on July 4, 1776. A light instantly went off in her mind and her head shot up and there was this oh my goodness look on her face as she looked at me. I was so excited that she was getting into learning history. Yeah right, "Mommy when were you born?!?!!!"

That got some chuckles out of some sitting around us. I looked at her and said, "AnnaLea I was born July 29, 1977, TWO HUNDRED YEARS after the signing." It is harder every year to add another number to my age but it is discouraging and funny to hear what the children say about our age!

Transitions

Sorry, been busy getting back into the swing of work and home then home and work. Going back to work has been a big transition but I work with a bunch of awesome people who have really made it as easy as possible.

Tucker is staying with a friend during the day so that makes it easy on me and takes a lot off my mind about his well being. He is being properly spoiled! Tracy has been getting used to getting Tucker and the kids to where they need to be in the mornings and we have been working out the pick up part of the day. Tracy was worried about the morning ritual since he has to feed the animals but Anna Lea is in charge of Tucker while Tracy feeds and Tyler is in charge of Laci. Well I really think that Tracy gets to get Laci in the pen and fed in the morning while Tyler sits in front of the heater. We are still working on responsibility with him. He is responsible when he wants to be and 6:30 in the morning is too early to be responsible for more than getting dressed and getting teeth brushed! Thankfully Tucker goes back to sleep after his 4:30 - 5 feeding so usually he sleeps until time to leave. Tracy has had to take care of Tucker in the afternoons and commented on the fact that Tucker does cry as much as he remembers Tyler crying. I could tell this was a big stress relief for Tracy. Tucker is REALLY little compared to Tracy so he can be a little scary for Tracy.

Basketball is winding down and we might have a few weeks off before tee ball and soft ball seasons start. AnnaLea and Tyler are already excited about ball. They have been practicing with Tracy in the house. We had bought Bugs who is now called Laci a small rubber ball that has a bell in it. (it was really a cat toy but Tyler thought Laci would like it) Well this ball has become the practice ball. Tracy throws the ball to the kids who have to catch it in their gloves. They are learning pop flies and that is fun. Tracy started to make them dive for the ball the other night. Mind you they are in the house and with 3 kids, 4 dogs, and 2 adults there are plenty of obstacles lying around to dodge and dive over to get the ball being thrown. The kids and Tracy are really enjoying it and I don't mind because it by the time we can get to playing it is way too dark to play outside. Tucker really enjoys watching the ball and kids dart around the room!

Why....

Why does my verizon network stop at my neighbor's driveway?

Why do I have to pay long distance charges (or according to Bellsouth "local toll charges" that do not count as nationwide calling) to call my neighbor who lives next door? So basically I can call Alaska for free but next door I have to pay.... How does that make sense. You should have heard the Bellsouth guy try to explain how my neighbor is not part of the nation. He ended up taking off the charges....

Why do I have to pay more money for satelite internet (which is slow) than the people in town who pay less for the faster internet?

I thought living in the country was suppose to be cheaper?!?

These are the little questions that plaque my mind at weird hours of the day and night.

Bye Shaggy...Hello Bugs

Well, the other part about farming is when animals are sold. When Shaggy the goat was born, I told Tracy a home would have to be found for the goat. I am going back to work and will be unable to feed the goat during the day. Tracy had not realized how attached the kids got to the goat. He was able to find a family that wanted the goat and were able to bottle feed it. Well, upon announcing the news to the children, Tyler had a hissie fit!!! In order to calm Tyler down, Tracy promised a dog. Tyler was inconsolable and told me he was ready to quit the family.



Good to say that Tyler is still in the family. A night at Grandmommy's house and a day of fun visiting Aunt Laura helped to get over the upset.



Only one little problem..., I do not have statistical data to back up my theory, but children's memories are better than elephants!!

Meet BUGS

• She is the new dog that belongs to Anna Lea and Tyler. She is a mut that we got from the Vet Clinic in town. She has some lab it looks in her but her legs are short, so the vet is guessing a medium size dog. She is black with white on her feet. I am unsure of living arrangements at this time. She will be sleeping with Tyler then I would like for her to stay in the pen during the day. I get vetoed quite a bit on dogs and living arrangements, so we will see.

Tyler had 3 requirements: Must listen, Must follow me around, Must catch ball and bring it back. So really 4....

Well glad to say Bugs follows the kids every foot step, can chase a ball, and so far listens. Wish I had a couple of kids that followed those same requirements. :)

Farm Lessons

Meet Shaggy.... Baby goats are one of the sweetest things about farm life. One of the most difficult is when Momma goat dies. Shaggy was born with a twin sister. Momma died the day after delivery. Most baby goats that have to be bottle fed do not make it. The sister died after a couple of days, but "Shaggy" is holding on strong eating his 3 daily feedings out of a Sundrop bottle and with a goat nipple from good ole Tractor Supply. YES, the goat is in my house in this picture. The goat can get out of the barn since it is so little and will come up to the house around 3 pm for the 2nd feeding. "Get that goat out of my house" is my new slogan that I say repeatively! He is a cute little goat and the kids are getting a good education about the unfairness of life and also the responsibilities of farming. They love the goat but have learned that the chore of feeding it daily after school is no longer fun after the first couple of days.

Farm life has helped the children to learn the cycle of life. We at Moore County lost a very wonderful teacher this week. She was 32 and left behind a husband, a 1st grader and a 5 year old, as well as a bunch of 7th and 8th graders and a community that loved her zest for life. Tyler wanted to know how she died because she is not old. I told him she got sick. "Why did she not go to the doctor?" "She did Tyler but the doctor could not fix her." "Why Momma?" No parent likes to explain this to a child especially becuase of the fears it could provoke but I was honest and told her that sometimes doctors and hospitals cannot fix people. I used Uncle Stacy the vet as an example. We will have sick goats and Stacy will come out here but sometimes the goat will still die.

I pray for Jenny Mason's family and her young children. No matter how old a person is, death is hard to comprehend. It does leave us behind to understand that we are not promised tomorrow and to make sure we live today to the fullest.

My bathroom buddy

I was at my mother's house and my niece was there visiting. Well, I needed to go to the little girl's room and was accompanied by my niece who has her mother's knack of talking quite a bit. Well, Madeline's stories are very interesting and she was rattling on about me and going to the bathroom but I was unable to understand the exact story or her fascination in going to the bathroom with me. A couple of days later I was at her house and her mother was telling stories of us when we were younger in the "good ole days!" Well my sister in law has blackmail pictures of me going to the bathroom. She says that I would like them b/c my legs look real small.... That sort of made me feel better. Anyway, she had shown Madeline the pictures and Aunt Amy was recognized. Well all the pieces started to fit in, and I quickly understood some of what Madeline was talking about and why she wanted to go to the bathroom with me. Well during my mom's birthday dinner I went to the bathroom and here came my bathroom shadow, "Aunt Amy, where you going?" "To the bathroom." "Oh, I go with you." In the background I could hear my loving brother and sister in law laughing.

Thats ok, I have pictures of the good ole days too. I think I need to pull them out and take a look!!

hee hee hee titties!!!

The other day in the car Tyler told me about his dream. Now mind you, Tyler has an excellent imagination, so no telling if it were a real dream or a story. Apparently in the dream, Tyler dreamed of seeing the dogs naked and was able to see the dogs "titties." Well that got AnnaLea and Tyler in a tizzie of laughter and then talking about titties was endless between the two only causing more laughter. I told Tyler not to call them that and he was laughing hard and saying sorry but he could not remember what to call them. I had to remind him that they are boobies not titties. The term most likely came from his father who likes to use funny terms when answering Tyler's questions about what he sees around the farm. I really enjoy my children's stories but always cringe to think about what imaginative stories they tell others.... In this case, I believe in the saying, "Ignorance is bliss."

Eating Words

I learned when I had children that every "comment" I made about that started with "When I have a child, he will never...." comes back to me in tenfold sometimes one hundredfold!!!

Well, I have discovered a whole other world of staying home and my comments about what I thought of staying at home has come back to me in the same manner. I have been on maternity leave from work. When I left work to stay home, I had an entire list of things I was going to get done while at home. This was entirely possible because when you stay home with children you have time and the ability to get stuff done since you are at home. I mean stay home mothers should not have problems keeping the house clean, cooking, organizing the house, keeping up with laundry, and getting little projects done. I also wanted to read some books...... PPPLLLEEEAAASSSEEEE!!

Whatever! I have not accomplished anything on my list! In fact my house is messier now than before! This probably does not surprise those who stay at home, but to all the working moms out there, staying home is a full time job that does not have office hours. Even drafting this post, I have numerous interuptions. Other than AnnaLea and Tyler, I had forgotten that newborns require ALOT of attention. See, I thought that while the kids were at school and Tucker was asleep I could get stuff done. HA HA Tucker does not sleep like that and when he does snooze, I can maybe fold a load of laundry or maybe load the dishwasher, possibly take a shower.

Yes, all stay at home moms, go ahead and laugh and do the smug look. I take my hat off to you. I have completely eaten all my comments and I now have a new respect for you!

Today when I was supposed to be up and about, I instead found Tucker awake in his bed and in a very good mood. So, I grabbed the camera and caught some smiles for you! He has been smiling since his 6th week, but I have never grabbed the camera in order to catch them!

Tyler the Hound Dog

Yesterday, we (the kids and I) went to Grandmommy's house. We knew that Aunt Laura and the kids would be there. When we pulled into the driveway Tyler was bummed because the car in the driveway was not Aunt Laura's van. Then began the questions of whose car, who is here, why are they here, and with the endless questions come the endless possibilities...

Tyler jumped out of the car while I was explaining that maybe Aunt Laura had to drive down in a different car. Tyler rushed to the car and sniffed around it and looked in the windows. He then declared that it was indeed Aunt Laura's car. I wondered if it was becuase of all the carseats. He quickly corrected me by letting me know it was not the carseats that told him whose car, but the smell.

"Yep Mommy, its them I know their smell and this is their car becuase of the smell." I am thankful for my son's sense of smell, I told him it would come in handy if ever we were looking for Aunt Laura.

Laura, you can run but can't hide from Tyler's nose!!! We are going to assume it is a good smell. LOL

Drawing a Plaitypus

Horror of all horrors was today when I picked Tyler up. He is in the backseat and talking a mile a minute when he says the comment of my nightmares: "Hey mommy you have to draw a plaitypus for my homework. " Sure enough we get home and I get to draw not only one but TWO.

I say what is a Plaitypus and what does it look like? Tyler procedes to tell me that looks like a beaver. "You know Mommy a Beaver with the tail...." He then turns his back to me and starts to do squats with his bootie sticking out in order to demostrate. So then my next question was what then is the difference between the two.

Tyler then informs me "Mommy, a Plaitypus has a beak. You know (making a beak motion with his hands) like a beak on a duck." All the while giving me the duh look. Come on!!! Like I can draw anything much less a Plaitypus! Oh well the teacher will get a good laugh tomorrow when Tyler turns in his homework.