All dressed up....

For some reason, it seems like we never get to go to church. We are out of town, at his family's in Little Washington, or we are at the beach OR one of the boys are sick, so I don't feel it is right to put them in the nursery to make some other kid sick. BUT, this week, all the cards played right for us and off to church we went! And I have to show off two of my three handsome boys! Aren't they some good looking kids?

 
 
 
 

Just like me....

Well, I have tried and tried to get my boys to NOT eat like me. (for those who do not know, I am sooo picky) It has been really hard for me to eat like I do, because no matter where we go, I have a hard time finding something I like to eat. My husband has to suffer because I only cook the foods that I like and he doesn't get to eat the "GOOD FOOD" he has been used to his whole life. People have always made fun of me for not liking things.... SAYING THINGS LIKE, "You are missing out on this", or "You are crazy for not liking this" Or "We can't go to this restaurant because Jodi doesn't like the food there"... or lots of things like this.

So my goal is to try my best to get my boys to eat more of a variety then me. I thought I had done a good job... UNTIL, Sawyer has started showing signs of... dun, dun, dun...his picky mama. Yesterday morning, Scott fixed us muffins. Blueberry muffins, and they were so good. Sawyer loooooves muffins and blueberries.... but because they look different then the muffins he is used to eating, he refused to eat them. Scott and I tried and tried to get him to eat them telling him that they were muffins like he normally eats and they had little blueberries in it, his favorite fruit. BUT, all that came out of his mouth, was NO, NO muffins.

Scott kept saying, he is all you Jodi. Just like your mama! Well, as I stated above, I don't want him to be like me... at least at the eating part. So I pinched off a piece of muffin... and I said, Sawyer just try one bite and then you can get down and play. He finally opened his mouth after 10 minutes of convincing, and I started to place the small piece of muffin in his mouth.... and before the muffin got on his tongue... He started gagging, and I saw throw up coming up around his tongue!!!! YUCK... he threw up everywhere, just from thinking of putting the muffin in his mouth! AGAIN, Scott said, I told you he is just like you!!! Oh lord, why did you have to make my children eat like me!!!

After we cleaned up the nasty throw up all over the booster seat, the chair, the table,and the floor.... just from a tiny piece of muffin. Sawyer climbed back up in his seat... and guess what?

ATE A MUFFIN!!!!

Update on Sawyer

 

A few of you have asked how Sawyer is doing in daycare now since he had such a hard time at first. Welp, I have to say, he is doing really well... he talks about his teachers, how they are PRETTY GIRLS, and he sings "BINGO" and "He's got the whole world in his hands", he talks about playing the drums with Ms. Rachel and to be honest... I spied on him the other day... and he was just as happy as I could have asked him to be! The teacher was very attentive to him and she was kissing him and showing him so much love... it was really sweet! The teachers have been really helpful with telling Scott and I things to do so he would adjust easier.... and me being the nosy mother, and asking lots of questions... the teacher, Mrs. Rachel, also tells me everything she can about him when I come to pick him up! You can't ask for anything better then that! So yes, he is liking it now alot better... but he still has not stopped sayiing... NO big boy school!!! Oh well, one step at a time!

Hard headed baby....

 

So, I have been really blessed with two wonderful, healthy, beautiful children, but BRAXTON, I have a feeling is goign to be the one that gives me gray hair and lots of wrinkles.... yep, I will look 60 when I am 35! You know when there little personalities start to come out, and you can see michevious all in their sweet little eyes! Yep, sweet and michevious can go together!! For example, everyday Braxton finds something he is not suppose to be doing (like playing with Grandma B. heater or playing with electrical outlets) and does it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over... but the problem is, he looks right at me, smiles, and does it, like he knows he is not suppose to do it. Then when I get on him, he cries and lays on the floor, body limp, and then he walks or crawls to me and hugs me and kisses me... then guess what? He goes right back to doing what he was just doing! The cycle goes on and on and on... even when I take him to the other side of the room. You would think he would at least be interested in a toys and not light sockets! So, I think since his middle name is Hardee, he has the hard head of that side of the family. Now, don't get me wrong, he is sweet as pie too... but I guess God makes them sweet so you can forgive the mean stuff!!!!

About to say bye to the Silver Back Monkey.....

 
Well, my little man is now starting to walk. He is 10 1/2 months and he has been taking steps for about a month now, but Wendsday night he just started taking off!!! So I am kinda sad that I won't be seeing the "Silver Back Monkey" crawl that much anymore... but I always have pictures!!!!

One more blog before I go to bed....

Christie is one of Brandy's best friends... and she loves taking pictures just as much as I do! She is a wonderful photogopher! And I have to say, that this moment that she captured was so funny to me that I almost peed in my pants!


The birthday girl had her green balloon, and my son, wanted it... but Reagan didn't won't him to have it! So here they are fighting over it!!


I think the birthday girl won out, and Sawyer has just flat given up! Hands up in the air... girls alway win out!!!


Reagan telling Sawyer that it is her balloon... and that it is her birthday... and leave her birthday balloon alone!!! You can tell by her face that she means it too! And you can also tell that they both have not had naps, and have had LOOOOOTTTTSSS of sugar! Ice cream, cake, M&M's, Cheese puffs, Coke.... and they don't gain weight from eating all that!!!!


Example: Sawyer eating some M&M's!!!!

Things I already miss....

I haven't even left to go to Atlanta and here are some things I already miss.... and can't wait to get home too! The kisses, the hugs, and all the love that my boys give me! Including my sweet husband! I love ya'll dearly, and can't wait to see you Wendsday!

PS. Please forgive the morning picture of me....I know you are all used to seeing me look like a supermodel, so I figured I would let you know that I am like any other celebrity, I don't look good in the morning! :-)

I promise I have to go pack for my meeting... but I don't have the boys tonight so I decided to blog as much as possible, because it won't happen again for a week or so! These are jut sweet pictures I took today. Just some of my favs....






Sawyer trying to get some water out of the water fountain... with a little help from grandpa!





Jackson Walker.... How sweet is this innocent little face!!! This was one of my first really good pictures of him!

















Braxton wishign he was big enough to play on the playground by himself!!!!


















Okay.... I really have to go pack!

A sign of things to come.....

How cool is it to see what you know the future holds.... 4 boys, on one farm, going to drive their parents crazy! We have already decided what their role is going to be..

Dalton- the good boy... but he will be the instagator (not sure how to spell this word) ! He will get Parker and Sawyer to do bad stuff, just so he can laugh at them getting in trouble.... YET, he stays out of trouble himself! Yep, he is the GOOD boy! :-)

Sawyer- The climber and builder... yep, we will be searching for him on the farm, and he will be up in a tree somewhere... maybe even building a tree house for THE BOYS up as high as possible!!! Or he might even be swimming in the creek or swamp just so he can get dirty!!!

Parker- the mischeivous one... looks so innocent, yet is going to be into everything! But no one will get mad at him with those pretty pouty lips... nor will they think something so cute could EVER do anything like that!

Braxton- Welp, I have a feeling he is going to be doing whatever all three above do... because he is want to be just like his cool brother's and cousins!

One day... this will be real trucks!!!

SEE... LOOK AT SAWYER WATCHING DALTON
"Let's see what Dalton is doing so we can do it too!!!!"

Already a HAND FULL!

JO-JO & her 4 grandsons!

Happy Birthday Reagan!

Time goes by so fast... my only niece has turned 3 this week! I remember sleeping in the hospital lobby just to hear, "REAGAN's here... and she has 10 fingers and toes!" And now, 3 years later... she is grown up into a beautiful little girl! Happy Birthday Reagan!