I can't believe it. I cannot believe how quickly time has passed. I barely feel like I should be graduated high school..much less have a precious little girl who turned five-years-old today! On Gracelyn and Ayden's birthdays, I like to think back to the days they were born and re-play every moment in my head. I was induced with Gracelyn, and the labor went MUCH easier with her than it did with Ayden. I remember after getting to hold her a while, they took her to clean her up and get me settled in a new room. It felt like an eternity before they brought her back to me. But, before they brought her back in, I just sat there, terrified and scared to death of seeing her again! I know that sounds odd, but I could not believe that precious little life was mine and Michael's to raise! I remember crying and But, the moment they laid her in my arms again, everything was perfect and all of my fears were gone.
Today, since I had to work, Mama made cupcakes with Gracelyn and Ayden for her birthday. I let Gracelyn choose where she wanted to eat tonight...and surprise! She wanted to go to McDonald's! ha! Michael is working around Yazoo City for the next few days, so we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese this past Saturday night since he wouldn't be here to go out to eat on her birthday.
Her party is this coming Saturday, and I have barely started doing any planning! I have been so busy with school that I haven't had time to think straight! So, hopefully Thursday and Friday I can spend getting ready for the party...and cleaning my house!
On the way home from McDonald's tonight, I was telling Gracelyn how five years ago she came out of my tummy and was in this world for the first time. Well, she proceeded to ask me how she came out of my tummy...I thought just telling her the doctor took her out would be a good enough answer...but no! She kept on and on and on....haha! It was a very awkward conversation, to say the least! LOL She kept saying, "But, how, Mommy? Where did I come out of?" So I finally told her she came out of my belly button, and even though she acted like that was a really weird place for a baby to come out, she finally stopped asking why...thank goodness! Because I was running out of things to say!
I love that little girl so much! She always has us laughing! She is always acting silly and putting on a show. And she is definitely my daughter because she is as prissy as they come...always wanting to put on make up before we get out of the car and she knows she cannot go in public without a bow in her hair! The Lord blessed me with both her and Ayden. I know I don't deserve such blessings, but I am so thankful the Lord saw fit to give them to me anyway.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
It's Been a While...AGAIN!
I really do worry about not updating my blog...I worry about it a lot! I worry about forgetting things Gracelyn and Ayden say or do....because I have already forgotten so much that I never even wrote down. Every day I promise myself I will set aside time after the kids are in bed to sit down at least a couple of times a week to update this. I fail miserably EVERY DAY!! And I really do want to write every day...but before I know it, it's already 11:00 p.m. or midnight and I can barely hold my eyes open!
But I did want to make sure I blogged today because something happened Saturday that I never want to forget about. Now, I know that all parents think their kids are the cutest and funniest in the world...but mine really are! LOL I'm just kidding...I mean, of course I think they are, but others may not! ha! So, anyway, I did a few Easter photo sessions Saturday, and Michael brought over some of his mom's baby ducks for me to use. They were definitely camera shy, so having them in pictures didn't work out, so I just left them in their box most of the day. Late that evening, when I was finishing up, Michael came and got the box of ducks to take back to his mom. Then I heard him say, "Brooke! One of the ducks were missing!" I figured he had to have miscounted them because we had hardly even taken them out of the box...how could one be missing?? So I went and counted them myself, and sure enough, there was only nine instead of ten. So we went searching through the weeds and by the pond, thinking we would find the duck...and most probably not alive! Well, Kortney's friend (boyfriend, really, but she won't admit it!) said he had seen Gracelyn carrying a duck around earlier. Immediately, I thought, of course Gracelyn has it! First of all, that girl is very sneaky, and she's definitely an animal lover! So I went looking for her and Ayden. They were nowhere to be found outside, so I went inside yelling their names. I couldn't hear a peep from them, which was very unusual. So I went upstairs, and saw that their playroom door was closed. I called their names again, and Gracelyn eased her way out of the playroom and closed the door right behind her so I couldn't see in. I asked her if she took the duck somewhere, and she just stared at me, trying way too hard to look innocent. I said, "Gracelyn! Where is the duck!?" About that time, Ayden threw the door open, and said, "Mommy! The duck is right here!" He ran inside their little tent and brought that poor duck out with its legs flailing and quacking for dear life! It was one of the funniest sights I had ever seen! Gracelyn told me the whole story later...it turns out they'd had the duck upstairs for hours! They had put it under a towel they found in the garage, walked right past Michael while he was working in the yard, and took it upstairs without him ever even knowing! Gracelyn said, "We had to leave the duck upstairs by itself when Daddy told us it was time to eat lunch!" LOL!!! They even sat with Michael and ate lunch, and he said they never gave a single indication they were hiding a duck upstairs! SNEAKY kids!! I guess they were planning to raise a duck in the playroom without us ever knowing?!?! I just wish I had a video of the whole thing...starting with them sneaking the duck in the house all the way til when I found it! We definitely got a laugh from it. Sure, I could've gotten on to them for sneaking the duck in the house, but how could I get on to them when I was laughing so hard?!
Michael's cousins have an old fishing boat out at our pond, so Sunday after church, we took the boat out. It was SO much fun! The boat has a ton of little holes in it, so Michael used his coffee cup to scoop all the water out! Paws jumped in there with us for a little while, which Gracelyn and Ayden loved, but it wasn't so fun after he jumped in the pond and Michael had to drag his body back in the boat, that he kept shaking off over and over, getting us drenched with wet dog/pond water. So that was pretty gross!
I am so excited that next week is spring break! I have been counting down the days! I can't wait to go to bed at whatever time I feel like it and not have to get up before the sun rises in the mornings :)
But I did want to make sure I blogged today because something happened Saturday that I never want to forget about. Now, I know that all parents think their kids are the cutest and funniest in the world...but mine really are! LOL I'm just kidding...I mean, of course I think they are, but others may not! ha! So, anyway, I did a few Easter photo sessions Saturday, and Michael brought over some of his mom's baby ducks for me to use. They were definitely camera shy, so having them in pictures didn't work out, so I just left them in their box most of the day. Late that evening, when I was finishing up, Michael came and got the box of ducks to take back to his mom. Then I heard him say, "Brooke! One of the ducks were missing!" I figured he had to have miscounted them because we had hardly even taken them out of the box...how could one be missing?? So I went and counted them myself, and sure enough, there was only nine instead of ten. So we went searching through the weeds and by the pond, thinking we would find the duck...and most probably not alive! Well, Kortney's friend (boyfriend, really, but she won't admit it!) said he had seen Gracelyn carrying a duck around earlier. Immediately, I thought, of course Gracelyn has it! First of all, that girl is very sneaky, and she's definitely an animal lover! So I went looking for her and Ayden. They were nowhere to be found outside, so I went inside yelling their names. I couldn't hear a peep from them, which was very unusual. So I went upstairs, and saw that their playroom door was closed. I called their names again, and Gracelyn eased her way out of the playroom and closed the door right behind her so I couldn't see in. I asked her if she took the duck somewhere, and she just stared at me, trying way too hard to look innocent. I said, "Gracelyn! Where is the duck!?" About that time, Ayden threw the door open, and said, "Mommy! The duck is right here!" He ran inside their little tent and brought that poor duck out with its legs flailing and quacking for dear life! It was one of the funniest sights I had ever seen! Gracelyn told me the whole story later...it turns out they'd had the duck upstairs for hours! They had put it under a towel they found in the garage, walked right past Michael while he was working in the yard, and took it upstairs without him ever even knowing! Gracelyn said, "We had to leave the duck upstairs by itself when Daddy told us it was time to eat lunch!" LOL!!! They even sat with Michael and ate lunch, and he said they never gave a single indication they were hiding a duck upstairs! SNEAKY kids!! I guess they were planning to raise a duck in the playroom without us ever knowing?!?! I just wish I had a video of the whole thing...starting with them sneaking the duck in the house all the way til when I found it! We definitely got a laugh from it. Sure, I could've gotten on to them for sneaking the duck in the house, but how could I get on to them when I was laughing so hard?!
Michael's cousins have an old fishing boat out at our pond, so Sunday after church, we took the boat out. It was SO much fun! The boat has a ton of little holes in it, so Michael used his coffee cup to scoop all the water out! Paws jumped in there with us for a little while, which Gracelyn and Ayden loved, but it wasn't so fun after he jumped in the pond and Michael had to drag his body back in the boat, that he kept shaking off over and over, getting us drenched with wet dog/pond water. So that was pretty gross!
I am so excited that next week is spring break! I have been counting down the days! I can't wait to go to bed at whatever time I feel like it and not have to get up before the sun rises in the mornings :)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Three Years in the Blink of an Eye
It doesn't seem possible..my baby is THREE years old today! Where has the time gone?! I feel terrible because I barely got to see him at all today. He, Gracelyn, and Michael are all sick with bad chest congestion and fevers, so they were home all day while I was at work. I had to go to three basketball games after school to take pictures for the yearbook, fly by Wal-Mart to pick up stuff to make cupcakes and a small gift for Ayden to open tonight and then through the McDonald's drive thru to get the birthday boy supper from his favorite place ever. I got home around 8:30 and we didn't even start the cupcakes til after 9!! So we had a late night. Gracelyn and Ayden decorated their own and loved it...probably because they got to make a huge mess with the sprinkles! LOL
We are not having Ayden's party until the 29th of this month, so I wanted him to at least have one gift to open tonight. I got him a little magnifying glass and a miniature lantern that matched (he is absolutely obsessed with flashlights, so I figured he would love the lantern!) It wasn't much at all, but you would've thought I gave him the world.
I love that little boy so much. He is the first one to hug me, kiss me, and tell me he loves me. He never, ever forgets to say his blessing before he eats...and if he gets second servings, he will say it again...and sometimes he'll say it before every bite!! He has such a big heart and is so loving and sweet...now yes, he does have his "moments" where he may not seem like the sweetest boy in the world...but isn't that just called the "Terrible Two's?!" If that's the case, then as of today, the "Terrible Two's" are OVER!!!! Ha!! I somehow doubt it...something tells me it will roll over into the "Terrible Three's!"
But no matter what...that precious boy has hold of Mommy's heart...and always will.
Sweet dreams :)
We are not having Ayden's party until the 29th of this month, so I wanted him to at least have one gift to open tonight. I got him a little magnifying glass and a miniature lantern that matched (he is absolutely obsessed with flashlights, so I figured he would love the lantern!) It wasn't much at all, but you would've thought I gave him the world.
I love that little boy so much. He is the first one to hug me, kiss me, and tell me he loves me. He never, ever forgets to say his blessing before he eats...and if he gets second servings, he will say it again...and sometimes he'll say it before every bite!! He has such a big heart and is so loving and sweet...now yes, he does have his "moments" where he may not seem like the sweetest boy in the world...but isn't that just called the "Terrible Two's?!" If that's the case, then as of today, the "Terrible Two's" are OVER!!!! Ha!! I somehow doubt it...something tells me it will roll over into the "Terrible Three's!"
But no matter what...that precious boy has hold of Mommy's heart...and always will.
Sweet dreams :)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Jesus, Daddy, and You
Thursday was our five year anniversary!! I cannot believe time has passed by so quickly. In the slideshow I made to show at our reception, I used the song "Jesus, Daddy, and You." I cannot listen to that song, or even think about it without crying. The words fit my life perfectly.
"The men I have loved have been mighty few...Jesus, Daddy, and You."
Michael and I went to New Orleans to celebrate our anniversary. It was SO much fun. We just walked around, people-watched (which is VERY interesting in New Orleans) and ate at Hard Rock Cafe'. Then we ate beignets at Cafe' Du Monde. Oh! We were walking down by the river later in the night and two HUGE river rats ran right across the sidewalk in front of us. I went absolutely hysterical. I ran as fast as I could in the other direction..I had no idea where I was going, but wanted to make sure I got there fast! ha! Michael thought it was quite hilarious...but nothing about a rat, mouse, ferret, mole, hamster......is funny to me. Nothing.
I am SO thankful the Lord sent Michael to me. I remember so many nights growing up I wondered who I was gong to marry and what he would look like. I can't believe that I've now been married to him for five years. I hope the next five are just as wonderful :-)
I am showing off my bling-bling Michael got me for our anniversary...it was a whole $4.99!! I found it at a little jewelry store while we were walking around and thought it was so cute. It's awesome because the band is adjustable and everything. (lol)
He will probably hate me for putting this picture of him on here, but I think it's cute :-)
I have so much blogging to catch up with. I haven't even posted pictures from Gracelyn and Ayden's birthdays. I am going to work on that for the whole one person that reads my blog (thank you, Mama!).
(And no, didn't "tip for photos." I took the picture and ran!)
"The men I have loved have been mighty few...Jesus, Daddy, and You."
Michael and I went to New Orleans to celebrate our anniversary. It was SO much fun. We just walked around, people-watched (which is VERY interesting in New Orleans) and ate at Hard Rock Cafe'. Then we ate beignets at Cafe' Du Monde. Oh! We were walking down by the river later in the night and two HUGE river rats ran right across the sidewalk in front of us. I went absolutely hysterical. I ran as fast as I could in the other direction..I had no idea where I was going, but wanted to make sure I got there fast! ha! Michael thought it was quite hilarious...but nothing about a rat, mouse, ferret, mole, hamster......is funny to me. Nothing.
I am SO thankful the Lord sent Michael to me. I remember so many nights growing up I wondered who I was gong to marry and what he would look like. I can't believe that I've now been married to him for five years. I hope the next five are just as wonderful :-)
I am really not fond of this picture of me, but it was the only one we have of us together that night...plus, I kinda felt bad for asking the random girl I asked to take the picture to take another one!
I am showing off my bling-bling Michael got me for our anniversary...it was a whole $4.99!! I found it at a little jewelry store while we were walking around and thought it was so cute. It's awesome because the band is adjustable and everything. (lol)
He will probably hate me for putting this picture of him on here, but I think it's cute :-)
I have so much blogging to catch up with. I haven't even posted pictures from Gracelyn and Ayden's birthdays. I am going to work on that for the whole one person that reads my blog (thank you, Mama!).
I am going to leave you with this picture I took in New Orleans...enjoy! haha!!
(And no, didn't "tip for photos." I took the picture and ran!) Saturday, February 27, 2010
Just Another Event"less" Day! HA!
I have never claimed to be a Betty Crocker, but I have been having exceptionally bad luck in the kitchen lately.
Don't forget to spray Pam or this will happen!
It took quite a while to get it all cleaned out then warmed back up just to make some waffles!! But they sure were good!
Don't forget to spray Pam or this will happen!
It took quite a while to get it all cleaned out then warmed back up just to make some waffles!! But they sure were good!Gracelyn and Ayden went with me to Wal-Mart this afternoon...and of course it was just a normal, leisurely trip like always..ha! Ayden squirted dishwashing liquid in the buggy, and then a few minutes later he said, "Look, Mommy!" I looked at his blue finger...which was proof that he had been digging in my new eye shadow! When I was checking out, I noticed our bananas at the bottom of the buggy...squished...and dripping all over the floor. I think I was able to salvage two out of five bananas!! I had to ask the cashier for paper towels so I could wipe the squished banana up off the floor! As we were walking into the parking lot, a nice man stopped for us to cross in front of him...just in time for him to see a box of 12 donuts fall off the bottom of my buggy, facedown on the pavement, and then watch me run over them with my buggy!! I had gotten them to take for my Sunday School class to eat in the morning...I think only four are too messed up to eat!! Anyway, we finally made it to the car in one piece..I got the kids in and was putting groceries in the trunk...when a bag caught on the (cheap) full-length mirror I had just bought and sent it crashing to the ground!! Luckily, the glass didn't break..it just got busted all up around the sides!!
I had told Gracelyn and Ayden when we were in the check-out line they could each pick out some candy. Gracelyn decided she wanted some weird looking creature instead of candy, so she got that and Ayden got Whoppers (taking after his pappy!) When we got in the car, I opened Gracelyn's little creature and threw it at her. She started screaming to the top of her lungs she didn't want it!! It was so funny..it was a very strange looking thing. She did finally decide to hold it...and if you notice in her mouth there is a whopper...she conned Ayden out of some of his candy since she had decided she would rather have a furry creature instead of candy while we were still in the store!!
Ayden pouring out some of his candy...to give Gracelyn! lol
So, that was our day!! Now we are going to go eat and visit my cousin in the hospital. I pray the Lord heals his body.Thankfully, all the little things that seem to happen to me (a lot..lol) are just that..."little" things...because I know some people face so much more on a daily basis than I can even begin to imagine. I PRAISE THE LORD that He has blessed me the way He has.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Barbeque chicken, potato salad, and a few FLAMES!!
I really don't know why I'm telling this story!! It's very embarassing, but I think it will be fun to come back and read years down the road!
Last night I was cooking bbq chicken, so my mama (who I still have to call a hundred times a night when I'm cooking!) told me to cover the chicken before I put it in the oven so it would cook faster. So what did I do??? I got the lid that came with my glass casserole dish...the PLASTIC lid that came with my glass casserole dish...and covered the chicken!
The chicken had been in the oven for about ten or fifteen minutes when Michael started screaming, "Brooke! There's a fire in the oven!" Michael already had the oven open when I ran into the kitchen, and as I turned the corner, I saw the flames (thank the Lord they were only in the oven)!
The first thing I said was, "I am so stupid." Because that's when it finally dawned on me that I had actually put a plastic lid in the oven! What was I THINKING?!?
Michael put out the fire on the lid, but part of the plastic had fallen to the bottom of the oven and it was on fire, too. I told him to throw salt on it. As I was reaching into the cabinet to get the big container of salt, Michael grabbed the small salt shaker off the counter and started sprinkling salt on the fire! LOL!!! I started laughing SO hard!! I told him he wasn't like he was salting his food...that he was putting out a fire! So I gave him the big container of salt, and he poured it on there and put the fire out.
So cooking the chicken was put off for a little while, while the oven cooled. Michael was sweet enough to clean all the melted plastic out of the oven for me.
As completely dingy as it was for me to something like this (but unfortunately not suprising), at least we got a good laugh last night! But thank the Lord Michael was at home last night and in the kitchen when the fire started...if he hadn't been here, there's no telling how long it would've been before I knew what was going on!
Thankfully none of the plastic got on the chicken, so I put it right back in the oven --- covered with aluminum foil this time --- and later we enjoyed our meal! :-)
Last night I was cooking bbq chicken, so my mama (who I still have to call a hundred times a night when I'm cooking!) told me to cover the chicken before I put it in the oven so it would cook faster. So what did I do??? I got the lid that came with my glass casserole dish...the PLASTIC lid that came with my glass casserole dish...and covered the chicken!
The chicken had been in the oven for about ten or fifteen minutes when Michael started screaming, "Brooke! There's a fire in the oven!" Michael already had the oven open when I ran into the kitchen, and as I turned the corner, I saw the flames (thank the Lord they were only in the oven)!
The first thing I said was, "I am so stupid." Because that's when it finally dawned on me that I had actually put a plastic lid in the oven! What was I THINKING?!?
Michael put out the fire on the lid, but part of the plastic had fallen to the bottom of the oven and it was on fire, too. I told him to throw salt on it. As I was reaching into the cabinet to get the big container of salt, Michael grabbed the small salt shaker off the counter and started sprinkling salt on the fire! LOL!!! I started laughing SO hard!! I told him he wasn't like he was salting his food...that he was putting out a fire! So I gave him the big container of salt, and he poured it on there and put the fire out.
So cooking the chicken was put off for a little while, while the oven cooled. Michael was sweet enough to clean all the melted plastic out of the oven for me.
As completely dingy as it was for me to something like this (but unfortunately not suprising), at least we got a good laugh last night! But thank the Lord Michael was at home last night and in the kitchen when the fire started...if he hadn't been here, there's no telling how long it would've been before I knew what was going on!
Thankfully none of the plastic got on the chicken, so I put it right back in the oven --- covered with aluminum foil this time --- and later we enjoyed our meal! :-)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Catching up!
Well, I promised myself when I started this blog that I would write almost every day. I wanted to keep up with the little things Gracelyn and Ayden do every day that I never want to forget..so I obviously haven't kept my promise!
Anyway, I just want to catch up with things. Michael is working til four in the morning, so it's not like I will be getting any good sleep while he's out anyway! I just can't have peaceful sleep until he's home and safe! Me, Gracelyn, and Ayden said a little prayer earlier that Jesus would keep him safe. It was so sweet to see them put their hands together and say a prayer for their daddy.
Since Mardi Gras was this week, we were out of school yesterday and today. I don't celebrate Mardi Gras, but I don't mind being off of work for it! We mostly stayed around the house today. I cleaned up, and Gracelyn and Ayden made messes right behind me!! Michael was off today, though, so helped me out a lot.
Ayden is definitely going through his Terrible Twos!! I spent an hour mopping the living room...I love our wood floors, but I hate that they never stay clean for more than five minutes! Anyway, Ayden is absolutely obsessed with the fireplace!! He knows he's not allowed to get on the tile in front of the fireplace..so not five minutes after the floor dried, I saw him reaching into the fireplace with the little fireplace broom, sweeping piles and piles of ashes out onto my CLEAN floor!!! He saw me coming after him, so he started running from me...which resulted in little ashy footprints all over the house!! I swept and mopped again, and just a few minutes later he was in it again! He obviously didn't learn anything from the spanking he got from me, so his daddy had to take care of him the next time! Ayden looked hilarious, though! After he finished sweeping out the fireplace, he only had on a shirt, a diaper, and my brown boots...covered in ashes. (I wanted to write smut or smoot here..but can't remember what word it is?!)
Later, Ayden decided he wanted to "go fishing" with his fishing pole in the living room. He threw his line and his little "bait" got hung inside our air conditioner vent. Michael had to completely unscrew the vent to get his bait out.
Those were just a couple of things he did today...he was just a little wild man, getting into one thing after another!! Although I have to say...he may be into everything right now, but he is the first one that wants to help me when I'm doing something...if I'm sweeping, he goes and gets me the dust pan. If I'm taking clothes out of the dryer, he's right there helping me put them in the basket. I love hearing him say, "I wanna help! I wanna help!"
Gracelyn, on the other hand, was actually pretty calm today! She made sure she reminded me of that every little while. When she goes a total of an hour without getting in trouble she always says, "I'm being good, huh, Mommy? I'm not getting in trouble." I think it's so funny she's so proud of herself for being good for a little while.
Here is a picture of Gracelyn watching Mickey Mouse or Little Bear or Wow Wow Wubzy...or something! Whatever it was, she was obviously into it! (I have no idea why she and Ayden decided to strip down and run around with nothing on but panties and a diaper today...but that would be why she has no shirt on in this picture!)
We went to Wendy's for supper, and Gracelyn and Ayden both fell back asleep on the way. Ayden woke up when we got there, but Gracelyn didn't. Michael put her in her chair and she laid her head on the table and stayed asleep the whole time. It was so sweet. I took a picture of her on my new Blackberry, but I have no idea how to get it on here! It just came in today, so I am clueless with it right now!
When we got home, Michael left for work, so I gave Gracelyn and Ayden their baths. I guess the bath rejuvenated Ayden's "wild man" mood..Gracelyn had been pushing her baby doll around in her little stroller...when she came back a couple minutes later, her baby had hit a really big growth spurt! LOL!! As you can tell by the look on Gracelyn's face, she wasn't too amused by this! HAHA!
Yesterday we went to Brookhaven to visit my grandparents. We had such a good time. It was so relaxing. MawMaw cooked us chicken n' dumplins. They were sooo good!!! Gracelyn and Ayden thought so, too, because I didn't think they would ever stop eating them! I love my mawmaw and pawpaw so much. They are two of the most Godly people I know, and I wish more than anything that we could see them more often.
Here are Gracelyn and Ayden with MawMaw and PawPaw. My cousin Nathan's little boy Lane is in the picture, too.
Steven, Courtney, and Kaylee also came to Brookhaven yesterday. Here is such a sweet picture of Gracelyn and Kaylee!! She is already getting so big!! I love that little girl so much, and I love being an aunt!
I am so glad we got to go to Brookhaven. I thank the Lord for blessing me with such wonderful grandparents.
Here is Gracelyn showing off! lol I really have no idea what she is trying to do with these two poses, but whatever it is, she sure is proud of herself and so am I :-)
Oh..and here is Ayden snapping...he and Gracelyn started trying to snap one day and didn't stop trying til they could do it!! Ayden walks around snapping all the time now! lol
Anyway, I just want to catch up with things. Michael is working til four in the morning, so it's not like I will be getting any good sleep while he's out anyway! I just can't have peaceful sleep until he's home and safe! Me, Gracelyn, and Ayden said a little prayer earlier that Jesus would keep him safe. It was so sweet to see them put their hands together and say a prayer for their daddy.
Since Mardi Gras was this week, we were out of school yesterday and today. I don't celebrate Mardi Gras, but I don't mind being off of work for it! We mostly stayed around the house today. I cleaned up, and Gracelyn and Ayden made messes right behind me!! Michael was off today, though, so helped me out a lot.
Ayden is definitely going through his Terrible Twos!! I spent an hour mopping the living room...I love our wood floors, but I hate that they never stay clean for more than five minutes! Anyway, Ayden is absolutely obsessed with the fireplace!! He knows he's not allowed to get on the tile in front of the fireplace..so not five minutes after the floor dried, I saw him reaching into the fireplace with the little fireplace broom, sweeping piles and piles of ashes out onto my CLEAN floor!!! He saw me coming after him, so he started running from me...which resulted in little ashy footprints all over the house!! I swept and mopped again, and just a few minutes later he was in it again! He obviously didn't learn anything from the spanking he got from me, so his daddy had to take care of him the next time! Ayden looked hilarious, though! After he finished sweeping out the fireplace, he only had on a shirt, a diaper, and my brown boots...covered in ashes. (I wanted to write smut or smoot here..but can't remember what word it is?!)
Later, Ayden decided he wanted to "go fishing" with his fishing pole in the living room. He threw his line and his little "bait" got hung inside our air conditioner vent. Michael had to completely unscrew the vent to get his bait out.
Those were just a couple of things he did today...he was just a little wild man, getting into one thing after another!! Although I have to say...he may be into everything right now, but he is the first one that wants to help me when I'm doing something...if I'm sweeping, he goes and gets me the dust pan. If I'm taking clothes out of the dryer, he's right there helping me put them in the basket. I love hearing him say, "I wanna help! I wanna help!"
If you notice in this picture, Ayden has something black all over his chest...that would be my eyeliner he took out of my purse and then hid behind the couch with while he was "drawing" on himself!"
Gracelyn, on the other hand, was actually pretty calm today! She made sure she reminded me of that every little while. When she goes a total of an hour without getting in trouble she always says, "I'm being good, huh, Mommy? I'm not getting in trouble." I think it's so funny she's so proud of herself for being good for a little while.Here is a picture of Gracelyn watching Mickey Mouse or Little Bear or Wow Wow Wubzy...or something! Whatever it was, she was obviously into it! (I have no idea why she and Ayden decided to strip down and run around with nothing on but panties and a diaper today...but that would be why she has no shirt on in this picture!)
We went to Wendy's for supper, and Gracelyn and Ayden both fell back asleep on the way. Ayden woke up when we got there, but Gracelyn didn't. Michael put her in her chair and she laid her head on the table and stayed asleep the whole time. It was so sweet. I took a picture of her on my new Blackberry, but I have no idea how to get it on here! It just came in today, so I am clueless with it right now!
When we got home, Michael left for work, so I gave Gracelyn and Ayden their baths. I guess the bath rejuvenated Ayden's "wild man" mood..Gracelyn had been pushing her baby doll around in her little stroller...when she came back a couple minutes later, her baby had hit a really big growth spurt! LOL!! As you can tell by the look on Gracelyn's face, she wasn't too amused by this! HAHA!
Yesterday we went to Brookhaven to visit my grandparents. We had such a good time. It was so relaxing. MawMaw cooked us chicken n' dumplins. They were sooo good!!! Gracelyn and Ayden thought so, too, because I didn't think they would ever stop eating them! I love my mawmaw and pawpaw so much. They are two of the most Godly people I know, and I wish more than anything that we could see them more often.Here are Gracelyn and Ayden with MawMaw and PawPaw. My cousin Nathan's little boy Lane is in the picture, too.
Steven, Courtney, and Kaylee also came to Brookhaven yesterday. Here is such a sweet picture of Gracelyn and Kaylee!! She is already getting so big!! I love that little girl so much, and I love being an aunt!
We decided to play a little game of "football" with Gracelyn, Ayden, and Lane. 
Michael whacked Gracelyn in the face with the football!
Here is she is being very over-dramatic, like she was trying to contain her anger at her daddy! LOL! 
Gracelyn walked right in front of the camera when I snapped this one (all you can see is bow! lol), but I just love Ayden's eyes in this picture!
I am so glad we got to go to Brookhaven. I thank the Lord for blessing me with such wonderful grandparents.Since I can barely hold my eyes open, and I'm constantly reminding myself of how soon my alarm is going to go off, I'm going to end with Gracelyn and Ayden doing their favorite thing....JUMPING!! They jump all the time..anywhere and everywhere!!
Here is Gracelyn showing off! lol I really have no idea what she is trying to do with these two poses, but whatever it is, she sure is proud of herself and so am I :-)
Oh..and here is Ayden snapping...he and Gracelyn started trying to snap one day and didn't stop trying til they could do it!! Ayden walks around snapping all the time now! lol
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