My husband is full of sh*t

This week has been LONG and I am glad it's almost over. Cody and I both jumped out of bed at 6:30 this morning realizing we turned both of our alarms off at 5:30. I have NO clue how we both managed to get both kids dressed and on time for work after waking up an hour late.

Jake and I had to make the trip to Huntsville last night to pick up the only package of Pampers sensitive diapers from here to the Mason Dixon Line, I swear. I have called every Wal-Mart and Dollar Store with in 50 miles of my house and Target had one package. Luke has developed a rash to any kind of diaper except Sensitive at 9 months old. No clue what is going on. The kid has worn every diaper imaginable up to this point. I tried to order online Wednesday but to have them shipped to my house by Friday it would have cost me $111.00. Do you know what I could do with $111.00? I did learn that you can set up an automatic shipment of anything you want from Target. So, I will be receiving doorstep diapers every 2 weeks and I never have to leave home. Huh, who would have thought? Speaking of Luke, he got this spoon for Christmas and it's the best thing since sliced bread. You just dump the jar of baby food in it and never have to take it out of his mouth. Feeding him baby food has gone from ludicrous to enjoyable because it literally takes 2 minutes to feed him a fruit and vegetable. And there is no mess. I actually thanked God for this after I used it the first time. If you have a baby, or know somebody with a baby, or have a baby mama(or daddy), you MUST get it. Today! They will LOVE you!!!

Cody text me yesterday and asked if I wanted to have dinner at John and Brandy's? They just built a brand new house and have been coming to our house for dinner once every two months for the past 2 years. They have been promising as soon as they got their new house they would be cooking for us to make up for all of those time. Knowing Brandy is so not a cooker(she doesn't care if I say that) I have been pretty impressed both times we have been this month. IT HAS BEEN SO GOOD!! 

Jake has been pretty funny this week. I think everything that comes out of his mouth is HiLaRiOuS. His teacher text me yesterday and said she was prepping for their lesson for today and she explained they would be learning about a man that was no longer alive. The class started asking what happened to him? How did he die? My child says he thinks he got shot with a Red Ryder BB gun. Late last night it clicked to me she was talking about Martin Luther King Jr. And my child was talking about him getting killed with a Red Ryder? I have no clue where the kid comes up with stuff like this. He's 100% boy, for sure.

We have no plans for the weekend and I love it. I am hoping we are all in bed by 9 tonight. Jake has another early morning game tomorrow and practice tonight.Y'all pray for me. I am hoping this one goes much better than last weeks.

One last thing...I ran home yesterday before dinner to change and I see this on the counter. Cody is a lunatic. Oh, just some local seasonings from the store my husband picked up. There is no telling what Jake will tell his teacher next when he gets to sounding these spices out. Jake what did you and your family eat for dinner last night? Mom put some good and special shit on our chicken and it made Cody say aw shit!



Happy Weekend!!

Coincidence-I think not!

I love the age the boys are at! They are so much fun. I have tried to keep my house clean ever since the Christmas holidays but these toys are taking over. And I don't mind. They are starting to play together and Luke still thinks Jake has hung the moon. Anything Luke does that Jake laughs at you can bet he will do it over and over again.





Since the day I found out Jake was a boy I have always imagined him as an athlete. We are all athletes in our family. My cousin was down this weekend that was a runner and it's really crazy how many of us in the family played sports. I am not sure how old he is but I know he is pushing 40 and the guy STILL holds the state record for the 2 mile. In high school he ran a 3:57 mile and the record was just broken within the last 5 years. Dude was a baller. We will talk about him later...
So, Jake had his first basketball game EVER this weekend. I cried, laughed, cursed, screamed, clapped, and cried some more Saturday morning. Let me start off by saying that when I met Cody we talked about sports a lot. He was a baseball and football player. One of the first things we figured out was we were both number 11. Sounds so cheesy, yes I know! At Jake's practice Friday night they got their uniforms. The sizes were all messed up and I told them I would take the child medium instead of small since he is a pretty big kid. She pulled out the medium and I almost tackled her. Um yea, we will take that for sure. Like woman, I am not giving you a choice. It's MINE! This is what started my crying....my sweet boy is number 11. Coincidence? I think not!  Ha!  On game day Jake had to have 10 out of the 20 people in the stands there just for him. My mom, my dad, Annette, Cody, Luke, Miranda, his dad, Sara(sister), and her friend. The game was just as chaotic and confusing as any game would be with a group of 4/5/6 year olds. I was sweating worse than Jake and I know my blood pressure had to be through the roof. He has the defense part of the game down. We have so much work to do but it's so much fun watching him.

Jake, his dad, and sister

 

My cousin found this picture of me last weekend. This is my Kindergarten school pic. My mom had obviously put my hair in sponge rollers and my dad probably took them out on the way to school that day. I will never understand why they rolled my already curly/frizzy hair? Praise God for the CHI!  Notice my yellow earrings and blue t-shirt. I stayed with dad a lot that year since we only went to school for half a day. His sense of style has obviously seen better days...

Louisiana Lovin'

Christmas this year was spent at my brother's in Bayou Vista, Louisiana. I love every single thing about Louisiana and visiting there. Just something about the food, accents, swamp lands, and people make me never want to leave.

I can almost bet my kids never wanted to come home either. In Louisiana you can:

Go without clothes

Play with the computer in the car as long as you want

Sleep in the room with ALL your cousins

Take up the WHOLE pew at church

Get Mardi-Gras beads at any age

Play LCR at any age

Eat gumbo before you start walking

Put anything on a cracker

And get rested for the next go around



Little Casey came back with us but it didn't last long. I was cleaning house and she was dying to get her new iPhone that was waiting for her at home! She is so precious to us. And Luke obviously loves her!



New Years Eve was spent at our house with friends. The kids did the usual fireworks and even Luke made the ball drop!

How we all felt New Years Day

Loved Granny's black-eyed peas

I took Luke to his 9 month check up last week and he is HUGE! He was 21 pounds and 31 inches long. He is 110% in height and 90% in weight. He has just come alive lately. His personality is the cutest thing ever. Some things he is doing right now....blowing kisses, pulling up on everything and will let go with NO fear, saying mama, dada, bye-bye, Goo(Goose), throwing a ball, clapping, dancing, and biting the fire out of me anytime I am not on my A game. He is so soft hearted. I could spank Jake's hands and he would just laugh at me. Luke loses it. Tears, broken heart, screaming, breaks my heart, the whole deal. It's terrible. Wouldn't it be something if we could just use a stern voice and give my poor hand or paint stick a rest after a few years?