Road Trip Stats

Well, we made it to Memphis. Here's the details:

493--number of miles driven today

9-- number of hours it took to get here.

7.5--number of hours it should have taken without kids!

35--number of times I heard "Mommy, I'm thirsty...."

4--number of movies I made Preston watch to keep him occupied.

6--number of sippy cups or bottles I had to refill.

3--number of diapers I had to change in the car.

0--number of changing tables that Wendy's had in their bathrooms

2--number of single car accidents I saw. People must not have been paying attention!

1--number of times I told myself this was a bad idea!!

1--number of times I told myself, aaahhh we're doing okay!

5--number of chocolate chip cookies I ate on the way down....I made myself skip dessert after dinner because of this one. And yes, I do have dessert after every meal!

8--number of seconds that Preston was interested in a new book I gave him before he got frustrated because I couldn't read it to him.

30 minutes--the number of minutes it took after our lunch break for Preston to say he had to go potty again.

And there you have it!! All the details you didn't want to know about my trip down here!! Now that I'm here, I'm hoping for a nice relaxing week! But I'm afraid the kids might interfere with that one!

He's a hard-workin' man......

Poor Wes is going to have an interesting next two months. This coming week he is heading out on his first business trip to Richardson Texas. He should be gone from Sunday to Friday. I'm going to go visit my mom during that time because being home with two kids by myself isn't my idea of a great time! Then sometime in Oct or Nov, Wes will be leaving for a THREE week business trip to Arizona. I hope for his sake that he doesn't get too bored! During that time, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do. I may go back down to Memphis for 1 or 2 weeks but I would also like to go up to MI and visit Nana and Grammee and Grampee and our friends Brian and Rachel. The one good thing about Wes not being home is the freedom I have to travel. I love a good trip outta town. For some reason, I like a change of scenery once in a while! So, if you want me to come and visit you....just let me know and I'll be there!! :)

Apology to my favorite bowling ball.....

Dear Owen,
Mommy is very very sorry. She should have waited to go to the doctor before she told everyone you were 20 pounds. As it turns out, you are only 18.65 pounds. Mommy's scale is wrong....I am sorry for the pain this has caused you. You will always be my favorite bowling ball whether you weigh 18 pounds, 20 pounds or 400 pounds (okay, please don't do that to mommy...) The good part of all this my dear Owen is that now mommy is 2 pounds less than she was before.......cake anyone????

Love Mommy

My Bowling Ball

Well, it was bound to happen...Owen has hit the big 2-0! 20 pounds!! I know for some people this isn't a big deal, but I just looked back and Preston wasn't 20 pounds until age 1!! I love how God really allows everyone to be so individual! No two kids are alike! Anyway, it's weird to think I'm carrying around a little person who is about the size of two bowling balls.

In case you were wondering, yes my muscles are now huge! I showed Wes my muscles the other day and he was actually impressed! The down side to that was during our garage sale and playroom redo, Wes thought I was all of the sudden Hulk Hogan and I should be able to bench press all of our furniture! He kept saying "Can't you raise the furniture higher....?" I'm thinking, sure slick, if you want my arms to snap in half!! So, in actuality, I'm not really that strong. Just stronger than I was.

Here's a video I thought everyone would enjoy of Owen eating. You can hear me asking in the video if anyone else's kid does what he does in this video......let me know if your kids did this too! My mom's convinced he's going to be a thumb-sucker! I really don't want that to happen though. Let me know what you think!

Playroom Redo

You know how we love to redo things around here! I told you that we were working hard on the loft, making it into a bedroom/playroom. Well, we are almost finished with it!! And it looks great. The pictures don't do it justice so you'll just have to come over and see it. The painting was what took the longest and I told you that Wes worked really hard over Labor day weekend to do it. What a catch that Wes is!! I did the art of the kids....it was really easy...just canvas that I spray painted orange and then put blown up pictures of the boys on there.

We have a little cubby thing that we will be putting together so that the kids have a nice place to store their toys! So, there you have it!

If God's tuggin, don't ignore it!!

We decided that when the kids were older, things were going to get kinda tight in the house so we thought now would be a good time to look for some bunkbeds. As you can see, sharing a twin doesn't make Owen too happy...hehe. Nevermind, that's just his camera face. Anyway, so we have been on the lookout for bunkbeds for about 2 months now. I have been faithfully checking craigslist everytime I can to see if there is a good deal to be had. Well, Friday morning, I woke up in a real bad mood. Preston decided to get up early and I was wanting to sleep in! For some reason, I had a feeling I should check craigslist even though I could hardly open my eyes. And there they were! Just the bunkbeds we had been looking for and at a price we could definitely afford!! $125 bucks!! So, Wes, being the craigslist master, wrote the lady and told her in bold letters WE WILL TAKE IT!!

So, that afternoon wonderful Mandy watched the kids while Wes and I took a little road trip down to Moorseville. It's actually a cute little place about an hour south of Wes' work. When we got there, we knew that these bunk beds were exactly what we were looking for....but in Wes' style, he asked the lady if she would take $80 since there was only the full size mattress that came with the bed. She said, "how about $75!!" SOLD!! We also found out that our email was the first of 30 that she received within hours of posting them.

So, moral of the story is, good things come to those who get up early.......no wait, I don't like that moral. How about if you feel like God is tugging at you for some reason, act on what He is telling you.....ahhhh yes I like that one better! Here's the beds and I can't wait for the day when both my boys will be in there having the time of their lives. Lindsay and I have some great memories from our bunk beds from back in the day......like pretending whoever fell of the bed would get eaten by sharks. Kids kids!!!

Wow, we look happy!

Wes' first comment when he saw this picture was "Wow, we look happy." Guess that means we're really not....but at least we look like it!! Just kidding. He said "We look happy because we are!" I couldn't agree more. Parenthood and marriage has really agreed with both of us. God has really blessed us with wonderful children and He has blessed us with a great understanding and love for each other.

While I'm on a mushy topic, I thought I would make a shout out to my wonderful husband who has painted the whole playroom single-handedly this weekend. I love you for always taking my lofty ideas and making them reality. West is the best!! (Had to get it to rhyme you know....)