A Child's Prayer

I put Will in time-out today and from the other room I heard him sadly say, "Dear Heavenly Father, I don't like time-out. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

Firefighter Will

Will l.o.v.e.s.--loves, firefighters. He is constantly pretending to be one, calling himself "Firefighter Will." Needless to say, his favorite birthday present came from Aunt Keeley and Uncle Bryce.

 Thanks y'all for making this little boy SO happy!

Baylor's, Olivia's, and Will's Rocky River Party

3 Years Old



On Will's birthday, Patrick's parents, James and Kaden came up to wish him Happy Birthday, and have some pizza and cake with us.

Will had so much fun playing with his buddy Kaden.

2 Little Indians

Finger Paint

We made some edible finger paint. Keep in mind when I use the word "edible" it doesn't mean tasty. That didn't stop Jack though. He most definitely ate lots of it, and I didn't have to try and stop him. Will loved this activity. I loved it because clean up was so easy, and they had so much fun!

Just-A-Swingin'

Will's New Ride

Will got an early birthday present. We wanted him to be able to enjoy it for at least a couple weeks before it got too cold. It doesn't have any pedals. Kids just run with their legs and learn how to balance their weight so they don't become dependent on training wheels. It's pretty darn cute when Will starts gaining speed. He is still learning to balance, but he is determined to make it work.

Halloween Festivities

 Since Halloween fell on Sunday, we opted to just let the boys particpate in Trunk or Treat at the church on the 22nd. They had lots of fun. Will was one of the cutest farmer/cowboys ever and of course we got lots of compliments on our "Little Stinker."

The next weekend we made Santa Fe Soup and Mummy Dogs and carved our pumpkin. Jack was napping during the carving so I don't have any pictures of him "helping."

Tornado Warnings

What do you do when your kids are sleeping and the weatherman tells you a tornado could at any second drop on your house? Wake them up of course! Then shove them into a closet and pray they stay sleeping.

Don't let 'em fool ya

They go from this--

to this pretty quickly

Yup. No pants, cowboy boots, & Thomas The Train underoos.

Sista?

This morning, not even an hour after I'd made and fed the boys breakfast, Will came to me asking for a snack. I told him I'd just fed him. He replied that he would like chocolate milk and pretzels. I said, "Will, I just fed you breakfast not even an hour ago, and you already want a snack?" He said, "You said it, Sista."

In-between Sessions

We couldn't help but get outside and enjoy the lovely fall weather.

Boys Will Be Boys

  I was cleaning bathrooms at record speed when the thought came to me, "Will and Jack are playing so nicely together today." Realizing what I was thinking, I stopped cleaning to make sure they were both still breathing. That's when I found this:

Apparently, while I had been cleaning they had been "doing firefighter work" as Will put it. Then in one of my shinning moments as a  mother, I (now regretfully) said, "William, you are not a firefighter." He looked at me as if I'd just broken his heart and simply said,"Mommy?" I felt like dirt. I Immediately apologized for my comment and told him he was a terrific fireman but to stay out of my fireplace!! The harm was already done though. The styrofoam logs that we hadn't planned on using now we definitely couldn't because they were broken. There was also some nice charcoal-y colors smeared into the almost white carpet. Boys...