Girls Have Cooties!

Today I was going through Thade's text messages because I'm a mom and invading my kid's privacy is just what I do. Anyhow, one of the girls from his school sent him a text asking who he thought was prettier, her or Bailee. Thade's reply was, "I think your both ugly so what is this about?"

Classic.

Happy Mother's Day TO ME!

Although a little late, it's definitely the blue box (I mean thought) that counts! Rustin hid this under Adalae's burp cloth yesterday at dinner. Look closely at the bottom and you will see the beautiful black onyx earrings I got for Mother's Day. Honey, you did good!

Reed has learnned to get his crocs off of his feet. Even better, he's figured out out to suck his toes

Reed also has learned to blow his nose. Although he only blows it in an actual tissue about 5% of the time. Mostly he just walks around blowing snot out and sometimes, just for kicks, he will blow snot on Adalae's head under the disguise of a "kiss".

Gene

Rustin's grandfather, Gene Sosebee, went home to be with the Lord this morning. So, we are headed back to Abilene tomorrow for our 2nd funeral this week. Please pray for Rustin and his family during this time.

Have you ever washed AND dried a diaper? I had my first experience with this yesterday. Do you know how many tiny pieces one newborn size diaper can be shredded into? If you want to find out, just give one to your 14 month old to play with and then don't pay attention when he mixes it in with the laundry you have on the floor by the machine.

Crackers are also made to be crumpled into a million pieces. As I am typing this, Reed is crumbling his saltines on his tray and then trying to lick them up like a dog.

Mother of the year

Remember the picture from yesterday showing Reed entertaining himself while I took pictures of Adalae? Well, apparently Rustin left his ring on his clock radio antenna (great idea) and along with the power cords I allow my child to play with, Reed pulled the lamp and the radio off the nightstand. I find out last night that Rustin's ring is missing and Reed was obviously the last person near it.

So, I just returned from the radiology office because I thought Reed swallowed the ring. Mind you, this is AFTER I dug through his man-poop diaper to see if he passed it. After the circus (taking 2 babies to doctor and xray) was over, Rustin's ring thankfully was NOT in Reed's tummy or intestines. I found it within 10 minutes of returning home in Reed's laundry hamper.

Jo Ella Mason

My great-grandmother went home to be with the Lord early this morning. She was 91 and lived a great life. Even in her 80s, when Thade was a little boy, he spent at least 2 nights a week with her. They would go to McDonald's to play and chase the train that passed her house several times a day.

Her house was a favorite of mine and my cousins growing up also. We would play out back in the "muddy cake house" and we did exactly that - make muddy cakes. She cut our toast into 4 squares every morning even though we were all big enough to eat it whole. She hid us in the hallway with pillows every time it rained in case a tornado came. Her hallway walls were covered with our artwork. We ate cake for breakfast and eggs for dinner. We stayed up late watching cartoons from the pull out couch in her living room. She was an amazing person who loved us so much.

Nana, we miss you dearly and will see you soon.

Picture time

First things first, here are some recent pictures of the kiddos.

Cute picture right??

This is what Reed did to entertain himself for the time it took me to get her picture with her eyes open and arms NOT flailing this morning.

Blogging has definitely gone to the birds for me. As I sit here at 12noon, I am attempting to make a quick post while Reed is napping and I am eating my lunch while bouncing Adalae's bouncer because she doesn't like to sleep alone. Oh, did I mention my lunch? Lunch consists of me dipping Reed's crust from his sandwich into a jar of peanut butter. Maybe I'll have time for a quick salad later. I shouldn't complain about being too busy to eat and believe me I don't. Two pregnancies in 2 years has definitely added some pounds. But I'm working on it and it's a great excuse to get the kids out for long walks every day.

I learned something interesting about my husband this weekend. I truly believe he would starve (or be severely obese from fast food) if it were not for me. I was making an attempt to cook dinner (spaghetti of all the easy things) and Adalae needed to be nursed and Reed was latched on to my leg. So, I ask Rustin to brown the meat for me. He actually asked me how to brown meat? I guess I should know better since the time (thank goodness I walked in) he was going to make his mother's famous "BBQ cups" and I saw him spooning raw hamburger meat into biscuits and was planning to bake for 10-13 minutes and NOT get e coli.

Staying home with a 14 month old and 2 week old has been a ton of fun. It's very, very busy but I'm loving it thus far. We have our good and bad days but they are mostly good. I get up everyday and thank God for my awesome children, husband, family and friends. It has certainly helped that the spaghetti is the only meal I've had to cook since Adalae's arrival. My friends and family have taken care of every dinner so far. And I'm loving all the pink stuff people send us. We play a lot of dress up around here :)

Love you all and thank you!