Just a Quick Stuck Story

Last night, Mike was finishing carving a pumpkin and I was playing with Caiden and the dogs. Well Caid threw a ball for the dogs and it went behind the barrel in the corner. Caiden, Tucker and Whidbey went crazy all wanting to be the one to get it. So while the dogs tried to get it on one side, Caid tried on the other. Once again he got his head stuck in between the wall and the barrel. It was soooooo funny!!!!

I will post pictures of our little skunk later. Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!

When the Cat's Away, Part 2

Caiden continues to find so many "fun" things to do while Mike is gone. It is making me crazy, ugh!

1. There are lots of things that are not supposed to go in toilets but are fun to put in there. Examples, toothbrushes, whole rolls of toilet paper, and TV remotes?

2. Climbing on the back of chair will prove dangerous when it falls on top of you.

3. When chasing dogs, if they stop to avoid a piece of furniture, you should follow. Otherwise you can end up with serious owees on your head.

4. Chapstick rubbed all over your tummy feels greasy and Tucker says you smell good.

5. Diapers are no fun to wear anymore.

6. Tucker can share a toothbrush with Caiden. This is one of the grossest of all. Caiden brushes his teeth, then Tuck's, then his own, etc. etc. (We now have new toothbrushes)


I can't wait for Mike to get home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pickin' Punkins

Saturday was punkin pickin' day!!!! There was a huge dust storm going on but that didn't ruin our time, just meant we were grimey when we got home. Hey, it was a pumpkin patch, what did we expect!

When the Cats Away....

Mike is out in Houston right now for some classes his work has sent him for. I thought..okay, we haven't seen each other much in the last few weeks but we will make the best of it. So after we dropped him off at the airport, we went to church and then came home, put on jammies, made spinach dip and watched movies...and All My Children, of course. It was totally my kind of day. Caid was less than enthused with the movies. So now Caid is in bed and I am here to ponder the weird sounds you hear only when your husband is out of town. I am really paranoid about every little one....which is odd because now I am broadcasting to everyone that my strong, brave husband isn't here. But he'll be back. Oh yes indeed-eo, he'll be back. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, actually any minute now!

So Caiden was less than thrilled about All My Children and Chick Flicks so he decided to do some redecorating.

1. He pulled the shells for the hard boiled eggs for salad out of the trash and onto the floor and then decided to dance on them.

2. He decided a bottle of wine looked better on the floor, broken, spilled and sticky under the wine rack.

3. He got a hold of A&D ointment and Tucker miraculously was wearing it. Gotta love that smell!

4. 10 CDs look better on the floor than on the rack.

ALL in a MATTER of MINUTES!!!!!!!!

17 Month little boy wreaking havoc on a house in minutes, up for grabs! Good rates on shipping! Contact me soon, he's cute even when making a mess.

His Daddy is going to kill me when he reads this. He spends so much time on keeping the hardwood clean and polished. I love you for it, babe!

I'm All Yours

A!Wake!Up!Call! Unfortunately, Michael had to fly out to Las Vegas for the funeral of a dear friend. The loss was completely devastating and tragic. But, in all things we will find some good, right? In this we have had the clear wake up call that this life is precious and oh so very fleeting. That we need to take the time to do everything we can to love those around us now. We need to tell people the things we need to say now. We need to enjoy every little second. So today I decided, who cares if the laundry gets done, who cares if Caiden runs around in a diaper today, who cares whether we can get everything done...my little boy learned he has and could stick out his tongue, constantly called a ball a boom(Caiden talk for balloon), and got all of his mommy TODAY when he needed it, not when I did. I have decided I can get all worked up about things or I can enjoy what I have here and now. I choose enjoying here and now. So to Mike and Caiden, you get all I have, all of me!!

Not My Fifteen Minutes

Does anybody else's child constantly get stuck? Caiden is always getting himself stuck somewhere. Just last week, he was screaming and I walked around the corner to find he had gotten his head stuck between the dryer and the laundry room wall. He was bent over with his head stuck! He got pinned under the train table yesterday and got stuck under my desk just this morning. I'm a little worried. I mean, I really don't want my fifteen minutes of fame wasted on my child getting stuck in a wierd contorted position. Just think...Baby Jessica. That mom's fifteen minutes gone.

Trip to Breckenridge

We spent the weekend with our dear friends, the Potters. We stayed in an amazing cabin just outside of Breckenridge where we spent some time hiking. Caiden and Bretton were so cute together! We went into Breckenridge and walked the streets there, such a cute town. We spent the evenings playing games and talking. We woke up on Sunday to snow. It was just enough to coat the ground and trees and make the scenery just breathtaking. It was such a relaxing time in the mountains!

Caiden and Bretton collected lots of rocks

This is relaxing in the mountains

Quality time with Daddy