Can't wait...

to get my hands on this little guy....

and when I do this little but bigger guy will probably do this:

Eat my words

Audrey wanted to fill up a big bucket Ike got for his birthday and play in it on the deck. She really really wanted to fill up the plastic swimming pool but I said:  "no, you can't go swimming." Those were my last words, I went to put a load of laundry in and looked out the deck window and this is what I saw:

ONE!

Isaac is ONE!

Happy Birthday Son!
At one year you:

*  are very much a Momma's boy.  Daddy will do and you are content with Dad but if Mommy is in sight you are hers.
*  as a sign of affection to people you hold your arm out to them (but you'd rather just say in Mommy or Daddy's arms)
*  wear size 4 diapers
*  weigh 22 lbs 4 oz (50%)
*  height 30 in (75%)
*  go to bed at 7
*  wake up around 7
*  4 days before your birthday you took 4 steps and have done that several times since but your fastest and most preferred mode of transportation is crawling
*  are about done with your last container of formula
*  love big people food
*  have 4 teeth- 2 top, 2 bottom
*  at church nursery, you cry when we drop you off and then you cry again when you see us to pick you up (just like your sister did)
*  have the best cry pucker lip!
*  your curls get many comments!

We love you Ike and can not imagine life without you!

Tonight ~~~ last year

A year ago tonight- the 21st of May I began to think and then I KNEW we were going to have our baby boy.  I wrote down the times of contractions on this paper.  It got pretty bad b/c Chris eventually took over writing at 1:52am when I had to work on surviving rather than writing.  After my 2:05 contraction we got ready and headed to the hospital and got there around 2:30.  Isaac Christian was born at 4:13am.  Man, that was an awesome night!

"It hurts Mommy"

There was minutes of Audrey silence and then she emerged like this:

And she kept saying "it hurts Mommy"!  Those suckers were definitely stuck on there well. 

Outta Control

Seriously, this is silly. How can 4 people (three of which just wear & deposit shoes here) create such shoe clutter?

{yep, it's 3:42am- Ike's learning to go to sleep unassisted}

Kitchen Scissors

After receiving many, many comments and reactions when I pull out my kitchen scissors I have decided to tell you about my love for for this great kitchen tool.

{I own three pairs and I love them all fairly equally- although my real true favorite are the ones w/ the blue dot but the others rank highly as well}

{Cutting a hotdog is one of the many things I use scissors for}

{They are great for cutting hotdogs up small for the little people in your home}

{Heck, this day I was making hotdogs and mac and cheese for the kids for lunch and instead of dirtying a knife I just used the scissors to cut my margarine.}

{My favorite thing to use the scissors for is for trimming chicken and meat and for dicing it up or in strips- however you prefer}

Some other things I use the scissors for:
*  pancakes- try it and you'll never go back.  Audrey still likes her pancakes and waffles cut and Ike needs his diced and using the scissors makes my life at meal time so much easier!
*  veggies- green beans in small bite sized pieces
* spaghetti or any pasta
*  grilled cheese- the scissors makes such precise cuts and minimizes squishing all the cheese right out the sides of the sandwich

~I'm sure I'll think of many more foods, but for now this should be enough to sell you on the scissors too!~

A year ago...

this was my view:

now this is:

 

SWAGGER WAGON

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a while.  Our Swaggar Wagon is arriving in 2-4 weeks.  (I'm not kidding)

Says it all...

I got this sign for my 30th birthday from three really good friends who happen to amazing mothers.  It just says it all.  HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

No shirt No shoes No service

Helmets are welcome.

Audrey has eaten dinner like this a couple times already this season- doesn't have time to take her helmet off and I think also it's her way of saying- after I eat- I'm going back out to ride my bike. She's definitely a biker rider like her Pops!

Wordless Wednesday

Goop!

One day during Ike's nap time Audrey and I made GOOP!  Corn starch, water & food coloring- just start adding and you'll figure out the right mixture.  She had a ball and it was fun for me too!

Day at the Dentist

April, 28th:  Audrey's first dental experience

Since being a big three, it was time for Audrey to go see the Dentist.  She sat in the chair like such a big girl, I was super proud of her. 
Three weeks ago I took her with me to see how Mommy gets her teeth cleaned and I was glad we did that, I feel like it made a big difference. 

{in the waiting room, holding a baby from the toy area}

{getting ready}

{she got cute princess glasses to wear in the bright lights & baby laid on her lap for comfort}

{open wide}