Extras + a Milestone

The shot of a lifetime.  How did I get all 3 of them sitting AND looking up at me at the same time?  No idea.  I can't even do this with my kids!

These two do this every day now.  Love that they play so well together!

For posterity - when we got home from TN, our washing machine was broken.  Spent a few hours at the laundry mat - but man it was awesome!  14 loads washed AND dried in 1.5 hrs!

Plus, the kids thought it was fun!

It helps if you open yours mouth too.

A move stolen from Big Wy when he was a baby...

Kid can hold his own bottle now.

We do this a lot.

Wyatt helping unload the dishwasher

And our Milestone is ... ... ...
Wyatt is potty trained!  (This is E helping him show off a few of his prizes)

I can't take much credit for this boy wonder.  He did most of it himself!

They are terribly thrilled with his progress.  As of April 20 - he is in big boy underwear with the world of diapers long behind him.

I dont' do this enough.

We could do a way lot more of this too.

Where Have I Been?

Caught up in a new baby, the holidays, and a new year.  That's pretty much it.  My apologies for getting so behind!  I can't believe it is February!

I don't even really know where to start - so I'm just going to hodge podge a few things together.  I'll do my best to stay more frequent with my blogs - but life is busy right now so I'm not making any promises! ;-)

Me and Codeman on my birthday.  My wonderful family adorned me with my skirt (and another one that is green) my jewelry and some fabulous perfume!

James feeding Cody a bottle.  Cody LOVES to smile and coo at his siblings.

Baby Callie sleeping on Manny.  Those two bonded instantly, although they spend 90% of their day mock fighting with each other.

Cody is all smiles all the time!

Dogs and Babies seem to go hand in hand.

One of both of them is ALWAYS sleeping near Cody!

He is so cute!

Jan 3rd - James lost his 2nd tooth!

Manny's second favorite person - Big Wy!

Getting so big!

James bought this with his tooth fairy money.  He had saved from his first tooth and added that to his 2nd tooth amount.  He was quite proud of his purchase.

Cody loves to play in Izzy's room!

There is always lots going on!

Big Wy has become a ham when he is infront of the camera!

Sweet E and her princess braids!

Dad's Birthday

Oct 26 - 28 : Dad's marathon birthday.  ;-) 

JL took Friday off.  He started his day off by volunteering at James' school.  After that, we took him to lunch at on of his favorite places.

Me and my girl!

Then Saturday Morning, we all got up and headed out for a 2 hr car ride to pick up one of Dad's presents....

These two crack me up.  Here's James reading a book to his sister.

Turns out 2 hrs in the car will do this to a super excited 2 yr old.

And we're there!  And here's his present...

Meet Calamity Jane!  She is an 8 wk old Australian Shepherd!  Dad is going to use her on the ranch to herd pigs/ducks/horses and the occasional stray child!

We're calling her Cally

After we picked up Cally Girl, we headed out to a BBQ joint we've all been wanting to try for a while.

The ambiance was sweet, but the food was lacking.  Here's my boys checkin out the joint.

Arriving back home - Manny was all excitement 

James ropin' 

These two were best buds outside, but when Cally came in and started playing with Manny's toys, there was a brief standoff.  But they worked it out.  Manny is actually really good at sharing!  He even gives her his secret stash bones!

She's adorable!

Code Man on dog-pick-up-day.  He was dressed for the excitement!

Sunday we did presents.  Big Wy picked out this camo hoodie for Dad.  He was so proud of his present!

Believe it or not, Dad is wearing all his gifts.  Pants from E, Hoodie from Wy, Handkerchief from Cody, T-shirt (which you can't see) from James, and T-Shirt from me (he has both on!!)  Oh, and the mini gun is actually a BBQ lighter.  James had that thing picked out since September!

Awe!!!

Why do puppies sleep this way?

Both dogs have a big love for my baby!