Rainy Day

Last week when Reid was at school, Georgia Kate asked to go play in the rain.  They had fun and I took the opportunity to snap a few pictures. :)

Mother's Day Weekend

Well, Mother's Day Weekend started off with Reid getting staples in the back of his head! :( Very early Saturday morning, Reid came into our room crying and said that he fell out of his bed.  I just assumed he got scared and told him to come lay with us.  Well, he was having a hard time going back to sleep and when he sat up, we noticed blood all over the pillowcase.  When we went into his room, there was also blood all over his sheets.  Poor guy!!  We were able to get it to stop bleeding (and honestly didn't realize how deep the cut was), so we all went back to bed and then Chris took Reid and Rhett to the pediatrician first thing Saturday morning, while I took Georgia Kate to a birthday party.  It turned out that he needed staples (like actual staples - yuck), but Chris said he was very brave!  I'll spare you the before picture.

Reid had to miss his baseball game, so after all of the morning shenanigans, we met up at Mumsie and Popsie's house for an afternoon of swimming and dinner.  Alli, John, Perry, Thomas, and Rebecca were all there too!   

This morning the kids surprised me with balloons, cards, and flowers that they picked out.  They were so excited and sweet about it!  

This is the first card that Georgia Kate has signed for me! :) 

We skipped church and met Grandma and Grandpa for breakfast this morning.

The rest of the day was spent just hanging out at home and taking it easy.  We played games, the kids watched a movie and crafted, I got caught up on laundry and even took a little nap!  It was a such nice afternoon!  

Rhett got to participate in painting for the first time!  He loved it and made me a special picture for Mother's Day. :) 

I am so thankful for my wonderful mom, mother-in-law, and the babies that call me mom! 

Rhett's First Haircut

Well, technically it was just a little trim around the ears, but it still counts!  Mumsie did the honors!  

Before:

During:

After:

Thankfully, it is very subtle! :) 

Rhett - 18 month update

Our little brown eyed cutie is 18 months old!  Rhett Michael, you bring so much happiness to our family!  

Here are some things about Rhett at this age...

* He is silly, funny, hilarious, goofy, and just makes us all laugh!

* He is still VERY attached to me.  When someone he doesn't know (or even sometimes someone he does know) talks to him, he always points to me and says, "mama", just to be sure they know. ;)

* He loves being chased and tickled.

* He is consistently sleeping through night!  He usually goes to bed between 7:30 & 8:00 and wakes up anywhere from 6:00-7:30.

*He is such a grump when he wakes up!  Morning or afternoon... grumpy! Haha!

*He's in the beginning phase of wanting to do everything himself.  I'm working very hard to try to  embrace it. ;)

*He is really physically strong.  Wrangling him can be quite the workout!

*He is a bossy little thing, especially to the dogs!  If they jump up by him or come near him when he's eating, he yells, "NNNNNNNNNNO!"  He also answers me with, "no no" most of the time.

* He is WILD and climbs on everything.  I turn my head for 5 seconds and he's on a table or a bed.

* When he laughs he often puts his hands over his mouth.

*He has one volume - LOUD.

*While he is relatively flexible with his schedule, he is pretty much the complete opposite of laid back in almost every other way! Haha!

* He pretty much hates all food except snacky carbs, fruit, and pouches.  But when the food he does like is taken away, he gets MAD.  Really, really mad.

* His communication is getting better every day.  He nods (with his entire body) and shakes his head.  He says, "NO!"/"NONONONO" (and simultaneously shakes his finger), "Mooooo" (move), "GO", "ow" (out - which he says when he wants out of something or to be picked up), "mo" (more), "nana" (snack), "BOO!", "bu" (book), and my personal favorite, "fu-moo" (fumble).

* His puppy has become his official lovey and he's become very attached to it, just like his brother and sister are to theirs.

* He loves to look at books before nap and bed.

* He loves wrestling and being rough with Reid and Daddy.

*He loves other babies!  He gets giddy when he is around Perry, especially now that she's mobile!  He also loves his friend, Ellison!

* When any kind of music is on, he busts out his one and only dance move, the one arm chicken.  He flaps one arm like a chicken and turns his hand like he's turning a knob.  It's hilarious and makes us laugh every time.

Rhett, you are so adored!!!  

18 month stats:

Weight - 29 pounds, 5 ounces (95%)

Height - 34.25 inches (93%)

No training wheels!

Yesterday was a big day for our big boy!  No more training wheels!  Reid has attempted this a few times over the last couple of months but would get discouraged when it didn't happen immediately.  We are so proud of him for sticking with it and I think he's pretty proud of himself too! :)

chop chop

I guess it's a rite of passage for kids to cut their own hair at some point, right? 

Georgia Kate decided that the best solution for her hair being 

"in her face and bothering her" was to just chop it off.  Thankfully it was just that little piece in the front and her curly hair helps disguise it a little bit.  ;)

Art Night and Mother's Day Tea

Last week our preschool had Art Night!  The kids' had artwork displayed all over the school for us to look at and then we spent time outside having a family pizza picnic and letting the kids play with their school friends.  The beautiful weather made for such a nice, fun evening!  

Yesterday was Mother's Day Tea for both classes.  This is always such a sweet event that I look forward to.  The teachers work so hard to make everything cute and special.  

My big boy... 

My sad baby girl...

(Reid's class was first and although I made it to her class right on time, most of the moms were early, so she thought I was late.  It broke my heart!)

These are always fun to read!

Just had to include this sweet picture.  This is what these two do every single day at school pick up.  Rhett gets sooo excited to see his big sister and she is all over him giving him hugs and kisses. :)