Flashback from the 80's

This morning as I was getting Addi Grace dressed for the day, I had a flashback - Her outfit totally reminded me of how I dressed in the 80's!! I saved all of my bows and T-shirt ties (remember those?!) and decided to pull those out this morning. Low and behold, I found one that matched her outfit! Crazy! It has the "slick" brand puff paint on top. So Groovy! I also found some of my old jelly bracelets, but I didn't want to get too carried away!

After we dropped Addi Grace off at her "school", I decided to take Maddux to our local bakery. Rick's Bakery! Rick's is just the best - They've done our Wedding Cake, Birthday cakes, baby shower cakes, pies, cookies, muffins, bagels, cupcakes, brownies. You name it, they have it! - They are just Fabulous! Of course, Maddux wanted Donut Holes - He took them and sat down at the table and told me, "Sit Momma" - He loves hanging out there. After we finished our breakfast, I let Maddux pick out cookies to take to his class. He was so proud of them when he got to school. The kids were excited too!!!!

Renovation Pics #1 and More!

The Renovation/addition to our house began last week! They gutted the interior of the detached garage. Max and I couldn't believe how big it seemed with everything cleaned out! Basically, this garage was an 800 square foot, 3 bay garage. Max has used it for storage, and all of his woodworking tools for the past 6 years. It needed a new roof and some other work done to it, so we decided to just go ahead and attach it to the house and make more living space. It is only about 8 feet from our house. Here are the pics after the demo.

Mimi came into town on Saturday to see the kids. They were so happy to see her! We went to Chuck E. Cheese on Sat night and Maddux had so much fun. He also got to wear "big boy underwear" for the first time this weekend. It didn't go so well..... He peed all over himself (and my carpet) and was very upset. I'm thinking it was too soon for "big boy underwear" -- I will say this though, he for sure didn't like it - Maybe it's not too soon??? Anybody got any advice? He's 2 1/2 as of the end of this month......

Potty Problems, Pudding Messes and Shopping!

Addi Grace has been going through a little separation anxiety lately. One night, on my way down to my Dad's house, she started crying like she used to when she had acid reflux problems. It's a horrific sound, so I pulled over to see what was wrong. NOTHING! She just wanted to see me! She's still in the rear facing car seat - Not too long till she's in a big girl seat, so I decided to go ahead and let her ride that way. We were only about 3 miles away. Well, she loved it! I even turned on a DVD for her! She looks like Maddux to me in this photo.....
As for this little stinker..... Does anyone know how to get him to quit saying he went "poopie" when he really just "peed" ?????? I'm out of ideas....

We finally got the Christmas Boxes in the attic - Yikes - It's the middle of January. Maddux was such a big helper. He was so excited that he got to climb the ladder to the attic - Speaking of climbing, we had to take down his ladder to his bunk bed! Little Stinker!

The kids are growing like weeds, so I had to hit up the Gap Kids Store. (Thanks Aunt Mandy!) They have the CUTEST things there right now. I got Maddux a couple of pair of new jeans and even got Addi Grace some cute Skinny Jeans and this outfit! Adorable!

Obviously Maddux is feeling much better - Thank Goodness for Leather Furniture :)

No Pudding Just Yet for Addi Grace......She Loves Her Nutramigen too much!

Well, demo on our addition began today! Can't wait to post pics.....

My Baby Boy Has Strep Throat.......

Ok, no pics with this post - TRUST ME - YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEARCH GOOGLE IMAGES FOR "STREP THROAT "- I think I may vomit now...

Anyway, Maddux woke up in the wee hours of the morning burning up. I, along with my very helpful husband, searched the house for a "working" thermometer. Is it just me or are there other Mother's out there who has like 50 digital thermometers in the house and none of them work properly! Geez! The only one I found to work is a Vick's digital rectal thermometer and well, Maddux was having that! I also found a digital basal thermometer, but that takes to freak in long! Well, after some coaxing, tears, screams, etc..... I finally got his temp - 101.3 - Yikes! I immediately thought ear infection.....

So, this morning, I took him to the Dr. - As we sat in the waiting room, he just snuggled up to me. Didn't want to sit in his own chair or play in the kids area. He just wanted Momma. And I was just fine with that! As I was holding him, waiting for us to be called back, I was gazing at the Magazine rack looking at all of the magazines I could be reading. I can't tell you how long it's been since I have read a magazine while not being interrupted by a 2 year old, an infant or by a husband for that matter! And, I really wanted to get up and get one. But I didn't. Holding Maddux in my arms like that was better than any relaxation time I would've had. I hated the circumstances as to why, but I loved it.

As soon as we got called back they checked weight, temp (101.9) - then for the ears - Maddux is prone to ear infections. Doesn't have them all of the time, but it's been a while....

Ears were clear.... WHAT?????

Next, the throat. The Dr. made this face and said well, let's test for Strep! WHAT????? Oh crap. I haven't thought about strep since I had it when I was little!!! Geez! Poor Guy!

So, after the diagnosis for Strep, we went to the Pharmacy and headed home. He was so pitiful! All he wanted was to sleep in our bed and of course, he wanted his Momma......

I love you Maddux! I hope you feel better and please, don't give this to your sister!!!

Baby It's Cold Outside!!!!!

This morning we attempted to take some pics of us with the kids all bundled up in our coats. It was literally 9 degrees outside! Yikes! Well, here are the attempts. Both of the kids were in such a great mood. I wish every morning could be like this!!

More Christmas Pics!!!

Here are some cute pics of the kids over Christmas :) Enjoy!!!

I'm Back! I'm Back! I'm Back!

These past two weeks were definitely ones to remember...... Not only did we have A WHITE CHRISTMAS, our computer hard drive went out AGAIN. Soooo, I haven't been able to blog like I had hoped.

With that said, let's go back to before Christmas.

I work for the University of Arkansa Baseball Team. For the past 2 years, we have all donated money to adopt local school age children for Christmas. This year, we adopted 4 kids - We bought them toys and clothing - We even got one little boy a used PS2!! They got to open half of their gifts in front of the team and then the other half went home with them for Christmas Day - These kids would not have had any presents for Christmas. Nothing! And not only did they ask for toys, etc. , they asked for clothing. That tells you something right there. I am so thankful that my parents were able to provide for me and I that I am able to provide for my 2 kids. It was definitely an eye opener and it was a great experience for our team.

We had our "office" Christmas party at Coach Van Horn's house. It was so much fun! The kids were good, so that makes it fun in itself ;) - Maddux played with all of the girls and they even put a performance on for us! This is what Maddux looked like when they began the performance: I have no idea where he learned to twirl a skirt, but he knows how. Let's just say I got a lot of crap from the coaches on this one!

Here is Maddux with Kendyll, Caitlyn and Mariel. They were so cute! Maddux enjoyed dancing and singing. He knew all of the songs they were singing! This was such a great pic of them all! I can't believe we got Maddux to "pose" for a pic!

Next Up was making a Gingerbread House - Maddux and I had so much fun!!! Cousin Jake came over and he taught Maddux how to lick the icing bowl. It was so cute! This was our creation:

We had such a great Christmas. I had 2 weeks off with the kids and it was so memorable. Maddux really enjoyed opening presents. We even put out cookies and milk out for Santa and carrots and celery for the Reindeer. You should have seen Maddux's face the next morning when he woke up and saw that it had been eaten!

Here is a sweet little pic of Addi Grace this morning before we left for "school" -- It was sooo cold this morning!!

I promise to blog more often! Our house addition is starting next week, so I will be adding that to my blog posts!!!!