Dyer Dragon

Yesterday I had to go up to school to drop on some paperwork to my principal. As I was getting dressed Landon asked what we were doing that day. When I told him that we had to go to mommy's school he ran out of the room. He came back in with his Dyer Dragons t-shirt and said, "Look mommy, I am a Diarrhea Dragon." After I stopped laughing I explained to him that it was DYER dragons and to please not say that to the principal.

Either way he was very proud of his shirt!

(Ignore that the front is tucked in. He just went to the restroom.)

Routine...

Do I dare say the word "routine"? I fee like we are finally getting into a routine. This has happened much earlier than I thought it would, but I am very thankful. Now we go out of town next week so we will see if this "routine" can hold up. I am hoping so! Here is our summer in a nutshell!

Between 3:30-4:30 - Kaylee wakes up for a bottle and goes right back to sleep

6:30 - Landon gets up and comes to watch TV in my room while I sleep or attempt to wake up.

7:00 - Kaylee, or as Landon calls her George of the Jungle, wakes up

8:00 - Kaylee gets a bottle and heads back to bed for a morning nap...Landon and I have breakfast, enjoy some time together, and get dressed for the day.

Kaylee usually sleeps either 1 to 2 hours.

10:30 - We are usually out the door going somewhere, unless it is a pajama day - "lazy day" when Landon asks to go nowhere.

12:00 Kaylee gets another bottle

12:30 - Kaylee heads to bed for her afternoon nap

1:00 - read books with Landon and he is off to bed for his afternoon nap or quiet time

If Landon doesn't sleep he has to have quiet time for a hour. He just lays in bed, looks at books, and talks to his animals. I have realized that he NEEDS this down time. Most of the time he falls asleep, but there are rare occasions that he stays up.

Kaylee and Landon sleep about 2-3 hours.

By 4:00 everyone is back up and ready to play.

6:00 - dinner and Kaylee's bottle

6:30 - Kaylee is down for the night

8:00 - Landon is down for the night

I feel very accomplished having some what of a schedule that we follow most days. When Landon was a baby I don't fell like I got him on a schedule, but with Kaylee I had to. Having two makes it mandatory to have a schedule. Sleeping in the living room or on me on the couch just isn't an option for her. When she is downstairs she is getting A LOT of attention from her brother. Things are definitely different with #2. The greatest thing is she is 3 months old and puts herself to bed. I just lay her down and she snuggles with her snuggie and falls asleep. (Yes, at night I sneak in and get the snuggie out of her bed, if she falls asleep with it. During nap I can see it through the monitor.) There are a few naps that I have to get her back up and walk with her for a few minutes and then lay her back down, awake, and she is out again.

A Bowling Competition

Wes, Landon, and I love to play on the Wii. My favorite game is bowling while Landon and Wes love tennis. Usually when we all play Landon thinks he is playing, but one of us is really playing for him. Last night we decided to let him really play. I showed him how to throw the ball one time and he rocked it the rest of the time. Well, today he decided that he wanted to try to beat me. ( I am actually considered a "pro" by the game so it is a big deal to beat me. I just had to throw that in!)

Landon and I had so much fun playing while Kaylee laughed at us. I guess we look funny slinging our arms around.

Here is Landon's character. He looks just like his dad, but with different eyebrows. He likes to be like his daddy!

Kaylee watching Landon.

Landon got a spare and then...

a STRIKE...

Our final score...he hasn't gotten anything less than 100 yet.

We are the bowling champs!

I had to get a few pictures of little bit because she was just smiling away at us.

She is watching Landon here.

...and then mommy!

My New Scissors

Landon has been BEGGING me to get him some scissors, but I kept forgetting when I would go to the store. Today we were at Wal-mart getting some school supplies and there they were on the end cap. He was so excited! They even had his favorite color...BLUE!

I told him that if he took a good nap that he could cut some paper when he got up. As you can see he is cutting so he did take a good nap.

After the picture above I realized that he was cutting with his left hand. Whoops! It was much easier when he switched.

As you can tell he had a blast and made a mess!

Being a stay at home mom...for 2 months

I am not a stay at home mom, and when Wes gave me the choice 4 years ago I knew it wasn't for me. I have the best job because I get to experience the stay at home mom job for 2 months during the year. During these 2 months I love being with my kids, but I also become VERY thankful that we have Nana Irene! When you aren't used to being home it is hard to jump in feet first, especially since Wes isn't home ever night so it is 4 days straight of nothing, but mommy. Heck staying at home with kids is just plain HARD no matter what your husband does! I feel like I am a waitress, maid, chew toy, spit up rag, and many other things. As I read this story below I had to laugh because it is so true!

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a Cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?' 'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.

by Jennifer Johnson

Kaylee - 3 months

How in the world is she already 3 months old? Everyone was right the 2nd child goes by so much faster. She is such a good baby. Lucky for her we didn't have to go to the Dr. this month for a well check. She gets all of her shots next month instead.

This month we have started going to a new church. The first week I took her in with us, I took Landon until he was 6 months old so why would she be any different. Well, she was great during the music and then came the preaching and I think that she wanted to preach that morning. She became very talkative so I decided before she took over the service I better go out and watch from the lobby. So, last week I went ahead and took her to "baby church, as Landon calls it. She did awesome!

At 3 months she loves to attempt to sit up. Every time she is laying in my lap she curls her tummy muscles and grabs my fingers and pulls herself up. She likes to be up and watching what everyone is doing. (Guess she will be nosy like her mom.) She loves to talk. I truly think she is more vocal than Landon, and if you have been around him you know he is a talker. She also has figured out her scream. This is a not mad scream...instead she sounds like Tarzan and she thinks it is so funny. (The girl that took her picture was cracking up at her Tarzan noises.) This is the sound I wake up to when she is hungry at night...not crying instead it sounds like Tarzan is calling for me.

She is not the biggest fan of tummy time. She will do it on the mat, but prefers to lay on my chest when I am on the floor and do tummy time. I think it is because it gets her up higher so she can see. I tell you she is nosy!

Her hands are the coolest toy right now. She will just sit and stare at them. She turns them and moves them in front of her face just trying to figure them out. She has figured out that they taste good. The likes to chew on them.

The love between her and Landon is never ending. I was getting her up the other morning and she was being Tarzan and then she heard Landon talking as he was coming up the stairs. She stopped talking and moving to listen. As he got closer she started smiling really big and kicking out of excitement. When he popped his head over the side of the crib she started talking like crazy. I just wish I knew what she was telling him. I am sure it is I LOVE YOU BROTHER!

I knew this day would come with 2 boys in the house!

As I am pulling the laundry out of the washing machine I find this...

It wasn't too big of a deal because last Monday we went to the Memorial Day Parade and we were all eating candy. My thoughts were that Wes opened bubble gum and put the wrapper in his pocket. Well, this was my thought until I started to fold my clothes after being in the dryer.

Here is my beautiful shirt that I LOVE!

Here it is with GUM on it!!!

AHHHHHHH...I knew that it would happen, BUT to Landon's clothes!!! That is why I wash Landon's clothes separately because I never know what will come out of his pockets. I usually end up washing rocks or acorns, but GUM for WES' pockets. I always tell Wes that I DON'T CHECK POCKETS! I guess this is what I get for not checking pockets!