Pictures

Bryson is 80% potty trained......still asks for pull-up to poop in and wears one at night but other than that he has mastered standing and sitting! and looks super cute in his undies!

my knee-high boots are thigh-high on her but super fashionable. oh, and bryson is sporting my crocs from like 5 years ago!

If she was native american she would be named "daddy long legs"

This is Ramsey's new favorite pose and face!

At Rob's birthday party at TopGolf....SO MUCH FUN!

Lot's of stuff to talk about soon: end of school, 6th birthday, trip to chicago, the 3 day, 5k, summer plans, etc. I will try to update more often.

Safety Town

A few weeks ago I went with Ramsey's kinder class to Safety Town....a fire safety academy that taught the kids about making 911 calls, gave them an upclose tour of the fire engine and all of their tools and (most importantly) taught them street safety in their mock town. The kids were so good, Ms. Cross has them so well trained, learned a lot and had a blast! I feel so lucky that I get to be apart of these field trips.

Happy Mother's Day!

A quick snapshot as we walked out the door to church this morning! I love my crazy kids!

And I love having the day "off" and getting to do exactly what I want to do.....I will NOT be doing dishes but I will be eating a fabulous steak for dinner!

I finally downloaded my iPhone pictures to the computer so sometime this week I will show you some pictures of what we have been up to. Until then, enjoy your day, your family and friends.

We are the Mighty, Mighty Mermaids!

Special thanks to my dear friend Kay for taking this great shot of Ramsey at her soccer game last week!

Saturday will be Ramsey's last soccer game of the season and I have to admit I'm a little sad it is over. She is just so fun to watch....that girl only knows how to run with a smile on her face....and she has improved a lot this year. She certainly isn't Ms. Competitive but she gets in the mix of the game much more than she has in previous years. Plus, we have really enjoyed Dustin NOT coaching the team.

Anyway, this picture was just too good not to share (for those of you not on FB that haven't seen it, MOM). Love you all!

Potty Training/School/Summer

It's finally time to buckle down, save some money and get this boy potty trained. Why I thought we could force the issue a few months ago I'll never know.....didn't I learn anything with Ramsey!?!?! Anyway, he is finally ready and its full force no diapers until night-night around here. No accidents in public yet but my comforter just got back from the dry cleaners because he decided to soak it one day. Awesome.

As for school, it's coming to a close for both of them...sniff, sniff. Bryson only has 5 more days and Ramsey has 23 more days! However, those days are filled with all sorts of "stuff" to keep us busy. Can't believe my Ramsey will be a 1st grader....that seems so generic to me. I've decided the only cool grades are kinder, 5th, 8th, 9th and senior. other than that, you're just part of the crown.

This summer, so far, we have no official plans for anything! ANYTHING! Dustin informed me a few weeks ago that he will be out of town at least 6 weeks this summer so I am already dreading it. Luckily, I found a sweet babysitter in my neighborhood that is going to save me a few hours a week so I can be somewhat sane! I foresee many a nights spent on my patio having a glass of wine, by myself, after the kids go down!

That's what's shaking in our neck of the woods!

random facts:

something in our house stinks and I can't figure out what it is. maybe it's me? dustin is out of town this week. I am not mentally prepared, we will probably all suffer. we are having our patio extended tomorrow.....dustin is out of town....which means I am going to have to schlep the kids and dogs around every time a dog has to potty, this should be fun. it's only monday and I'm tired. bryson is perfectly potty trained at school. at home he pees his pants constantly. the thought of going outside - in this wind - just to get the mail makes me cringe. I am over the wind.

that's enough griping for now! I'm going to go make my kids put me in a better mood. or else!

Bryson Turns 3!

The picture below was taken the day before Bryson's 3rd birthday, on the day of his party. He got this awesome new bike for the occassion and is now getting the hang of riding it!

Our Bryson is such a light in our family. He is hilarious, energetic, curious, STINKY, obsessed with dogs, rainbows and balls of any kind. He loves his "sissy", his lovie and his cups....preferably full of milk. He isn't the best eater but can smell out chocolate like a hound dog. He isn't really into potty training but has moved on from the bath-tub to the shower. We love you Bryson Andrew and can't imagine life without you!

For his birthday. we had a party here at the house. It basically looked like a Toy Story 3 monster came and threw up all over it, but I know the kids had fun, the clean-up was easy and (most importantly) Bryson LOVED it.