Seth's 3!

So, even though I can't post pictures at this time, I have stories.

Seth turned 3 on September 23, 2009! He was so proud of himself. We did cake and singing at Nana's house and he acted a little embarassed but he really enjoyed the cake! On Saturday the 26th we had a birthday party at our house and he had a blast. He got some really great toys, Thanks everyone. Nathan and I got Seth a Bow and Arrow set (toy of course) and he was so excited because his Daddy was taking him hunting in a few days. So, our baby boy is growing up so fast.

He is praying every night for brother and sister. He was praying for 2 of each at one point, but he has gotten over that. So maybe, just maybe... We bought him a pair of camo coverall's the other day and he put them on and stood in front of the mirror with his hands in the pockets and his tongue stuck out! Nathan finally took him hunting last Sunday. He took him to a box stand and let him shoot his bow out the window when he saw a deer. He was so excited when he came home. He appreciates so much. The other day I brought baby wipes home from the hospital and he said "You brought me baby wipes, Fank You (thank you)). He is starting to want his Daddy all of the time which is great, but at the same time it makes me a little sad because he has been a Momma's boy for so long! He still loves to read and is learning is shapes, numbers, and letters! His favorite number right now is of course 3 and his favorite shape is Triangle, His favorite book is "The Very Hungry Catepillar". He will eat Doritos and say "Look, a triangle!" He also points out every 3 we see! He loves wearing his cowboy hat and boots at this point. He loves all things John Deere and anything to do with his Papaw! We love him so much and thank God everyday for the blessing. Hopefully I will have pictures to post soon.

(Notice below how he wouldn't touch his fish!)

Soooooo.We have been further adjusting to life in the new house, and in the new bed! Seth has really transitioned better than I have I think. We still have our dog which is a first for us! We also have our cat and 3 kittens. Seth is such a big boy! Still no accidents in the potty department. He did have and incident involving him, the toliet lid, and a lot of screaming! Poor baby! He is so full of life and such a joy to be around. Lately he is in love with his Momma!.. Any time Nathan touches him, spanks him, gets on to him he will run to me and say "Daddy messin iff me Momma." He is so cute that I can't help but love on him :) We are getting ready to go on vacation and he is super excited about that! He keeps saying "Et's go to bacation. Et's go to Banson (Branson), Et's go see Grammy!" I am really excited about our trip this year. We are staying at a really nice hotel in Branson and taking Seth to the Dixie Stampede which I am sure he is going to love. He seemed to have a good time last year but this year will be even better because he is so much more grown up! We will then head to see my Mom and Larry which he loves because they let him do whatever he wants! He loves them and really enjoys the time he gets to spend with them. Ohh, Seth is really into Bull-riding still. Every night when Nathan lays down on the floor in the living room Seth will say "I need get my Cowboy hat." Then he will climb on Nathan's back and hold on with his hands and feet and say "Et's go boys!" Then Nathan will get on all fours and buck him off! He loves that! Seth loves to see Clayton! Everytime they are together it is so much fun for all of us to observe! He also loves to love on Hannah! What a sweet little boy he is..Well that is a small update, enjoy!

Update!

Hey everyone! Just an update! Seth is getting so big! We have been fishing all summer long. On his very first fishing trip with his very first cast, he caught a huge Catfish on his little Spongebob Squarepants fishing pole. He was beside himself. On a sadder note, Seth's cat Jenkins passed away :( We were all sad and not really sure what to tell him. I couldn't lie to him so I said "Seth, Jenkins died and is now in heaven with Jesus." He says, "Mommy, why Jenkins in church? Jenkins not die, Jenkins ann (ran) away." So we left it at that. I told him the truth and he chooses to believe what he wants. Anyhow, we got a new cat who is white and pregnant. He previous parents called her Princess and I wanted to keep it close to the same so Seth chose to add Milo and so he calls her "Princess Mi-Lo." What a sweet little man I have. A little while back he got a new dog who he named "Hank" but calls him Pank or Hanky Panky! Hank loves to play with Seth. He climbs all over him and usually Seth doesn't mind. If he has not had a nap it is a different story! Seth has finally adjusted to the new house and I am so thankful for that. We sold the mobile home and the people were taking the under-pinning off. Seth and his Papaw drove down there and when Seth came home he said "Momma, the old house broken." I was a little sad for him as well as sad for myself. That was the place where I began my family first with Nathan and then later adding little Seth. There are many new memories being made at the new house and I am so thankful for that. The other day I finally got Seth's curtains up. He was so surprised when he walked in the room. He said "Oh Momma, dat's my curtains." Also, everynight we read a story or 2. Right now he has a couple of favorites: THE THREE BEARS and LASSO THE MOON. He can "read" both of them pretty well. I say read because he knows every word, not that he can read. But it is so precious. Here is a small preview from Lasso the Moon:

(Time for bed little tex, rio rosie good night. Jump in your bunkbeds and close your eyes tight. Now dream little cowpokes, heard stars to the sky, then make a wish on the first star you spy. A shooting star is galloping away, giddy-up little parnter and round up that stray. Hitch up the chuck wagon to a comet's tail. So wranglers have vittles on the star dusty trail. Kindle some campfires in the milky way. So ranch hands can sing yippie-ki-i-yay. Lasso the moon tug it way up high. As coyotes howl a lullaby. Mosey down a moon beam, the way home is clear. Git along little doggies, the barn is near. Close the corral no more work to do. For a happy sleepy buck-a-roo. Cowboys and cowgirls sweet dreams in the hay. Till you saddle the sun and ride into the day. Goodnight.)

Time bed ittle Tex, Rosie good-night, Jump in bunk-beds, eyes tight

Deam Cowpokes, Stars to ky, make ish on first star eww spy

Star gawoping way, giddy up ittle partner, round dat stay

Hitch chuckwagon comet's tail, wanglers have vittles on dusty trail
campfires in milky a. ranch hands sing kii-i-a
Lasso moon way up high, eyeotes howl a ull-a-by
mosey moonbeam, way home clear. Get long doggies, bawrn near.
Close cowal no more work do, sleepy buck- a- oo
cowboys cowgirl in na hay. Saddle sun day. GOODNIGHT.

Hope you enjoy the update. I will try and keep you posted more frequently.

So Sorry!!!

(This is a picture from his 2nd Birthday picture session. He is my little Cowboy!)

Hello to all of my loyal followers! I am so sorry that I have posted no updates recently. Well, let me get you all caught up. First things first....

1. Three almost four weeks ago Seth was playing on the tractor (which has a cab on it) and fell off the seat and hit something and broke his collar-bone on the left side :( I was completely heart broken but needless to say, it never slowed him down one bit. Originally I was giving him Tylenol #3 for pain which contains Codeine and I swear he went crazy!!! He was running around and acting crazy. So, pain medicine after that consisted solely of Ibuprofen or Tylenol! He is much better now. He was very protective of his little arm and would tell everyone "I got a collawr bone, I felled on papaw's tractor!" He was so sweet. He has healed nicely and is back to his same old precious self!

2. We have finally moved into our new house! (Pictures to come soon). The first night, Seth was stoked! He was happy to sleep in his own bed and everything. The second night however, when it came around to bedtime he said "wanna go home." Nathan said, "This is our home now, this is our new house." Seth said, "wanna go to our old house Daddy." Again, heartbroken. This continued for about a week. All better now. We are having a blast at the new house. There is so much extra space for Seth to terrorize! Now to just get all of our stuff moved over to the new house and out of the old house. I have to say though, as happy as I am to be in the new house, I kinda miss the old house. That is where we have spent the last 4 years of our life and all Seth has ever known. I am sure that in no time the new house will feel like home too.

3. We have been taking Seth to this little rodeo close to home. Last weekend when we took him he rode a sheep! I was terrified because these sheep are HUGE and pretty aggressive! That is my accident prone little boy. I was not sure if we needed to help him out in that category. Anyways, he rode the sheep and had a blast. Anytime you ask him about it now he will say, " I ride a sheep ast (last) night. Dat sheep blewed my hat off." He can't wait to do it again."

My internet should be hooked up at the new house within the next week so I won't have any excuse not to post new stuff often! Love you guys.

Here comes Peter Cotton-Tail!

Sorry it has taken me a while. Well, on Easter we all got up around 6:30 AM and got ready for church. I was excited. When I woke or tried to wake Seth up, he said, "I wanna seep Momma." Great! When I forced him to get up he cried and yelled, until I put his Easter clothes on him. He was so proud of his big boy Easter outfit! We had Sunrise Service at church and came home around 12:30 PM. He was surprisingly good at church. He got up with the little kids and went to a microphone (they don't use one when they sing) and started singing by himself "Here comes Peter Cotton-Tail, Hoppin down KITTY (he says kitty when he's embarassed)! He enjoyed the food! This was his first real year to hunt eggs. He was confused at first and would throw the eggs. Then he realized they were full of candy and got really into it at that point! He opened the eggs as soon as he found them and seemed equally excited each time! What a big boy!

Other news: Seth is talking so much. He knows things that he seems too impossibly young to understand! Yesterday he was wearing his shoes on his hands and running them up and down his arm saying "Backards ( when he would go backwards) and Forwards (when he would go forwards). This took me completely by surprise. He is also beginning to correct himself when some of the letters in his words come out wrong. In example, for a long time now he has said Geen for Green. Well now he is trying different letters and annunciations to make is sound right. He was saying "Ga-Leen," it was so precious. He hasn't mastered the R sound yet!

The other day we were taking a nap before I had to go to work and I woke up and turned our fan on. (It wasn't put together exactly right when my hubby put it together 5 yrs ago!) I turned it on high and it began to rock and make a lot of noise. Seth woke up from a dead sleep and said "Wat dat fan doin? Dancin? Hot dog Hot dog Diggity dog (off of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)" He was dancing along to his singing. I said , go back to sleep. He laid back down and was out in minutes! What a hillarious kid!

Go see Grammy and Grandpa Momma!

So, last week we decided to make the short trip to see my Mom and Larry. Seth was so excited for the first 3 hours of the drive. The last hour and a half were kind of torturous! Seeing his face when we got there made up for that though. He was so excited to see his Grammy and Grandpa! First thing he was attacked (loved on) by their dog Squiggy. Seth loves to talk to Squiggy on the phone but apparently he does not really like to be kissed by him! So after that one of us was usually holding Seth while Squiggy was roaming around. The rest of the time Seth would say, "No Skiggy", "Go ay down Skiggy", Go use the potty Skiggy." Quite comical I must say. Seth was into everything as usual. Mom and Larry were a little tense, but that is to be expected when you have a 2 year old who is hyped up on Mt.Dew and M&M's running around your house and getting into everything! The first night I had stayed up late to watch TWILIGHT (which I have since watched 2 other times and am reading the book. I LoVeD it!). The next morning my little brother missed the school bus and so when Mom heard Seth up and about around 8:30 or 9:00 she came in and got him. I got up around 10:00 and she and Larry looked so relieved! She said "He is very active." Larry said, "Is he always like this!" Ha! They have no idea. My little man is always on the go and into something all the time. Needless to say they were glad that I got up. Our visit mostly consisted of us Trying to talk while containing a 2 year old child inside! We left on Wednesday night and Seth was sad. After we got a little ways down the road he said, "I go to Grammy and Grandpa's house?" I informed him that we were headed to our new house to see Daddy. This thought kept him happy for a long while. On Thursday morning when we woke up at home he said, "We go to Grammy and Grandpa's house now?" We will go back soon Seth, I would say! He loves his Grammy and Grandpa.

So, we have a potty trained little boy. He is almost always dry when he wakes up from sleep. I can't think of the last time he had an accident. The Potty Chart worked wonders for him. Today Nathan was using the bathroom. When he was done he flushed the toliet of course and Seth went in there and said "I so poud of ew, good job Dad, ew pee in tha potty!" What a funny kid. He later congratulaed me for the same accomplishment. It is a pretty big deal to him right now! No more diapers for us. Probably no more pull-ups either. They are way to expensive when compared to regular "Unies (undies)".

Today at nap time I heard Seth playing in his room. I flung the door open playing with him. After we were done being silly I said, "I Love You Sethey." He replied saying "I ub eww to Momma." After I closed the door I heard him say, "I ub eww beary much." How precious. He is also in a phase where he wants to hug me all the time for no reason or he will kiss my arm or leg or something and say "I gib eww a kiss Momma." Usually at some point in the day when he is seeing me, like when he first wakes up for the day or from nap he will say, "Hey bootiful Mom." He learned that from his Daddy. I am truly blessed. I love my guys completely. I must say that they make me want to be the best person I can be. Thanks guys!

I a big boy, Seffey a big boy Momma

So for a while now we have been potty training. I came up with an idea to make Seth a Potty Chart where each time he successfully uses the potty he can put a sticker on the chart, and if he has an accident he has to put a sad face. Big hit with him. He has been doing so well and I am hopeful that the main part of potty training is over. He has only had a couple of accidents during the day. He has been wearing "Big Boy Undies" all through the day and at nap time. At night I still put a diaper or pull-up on him but he usually wakes up dry. Every time that he uses the potty he says "Yay Seffey. Put Sticker on Potty Chart." He will put his sticker up and he usually sees the sad face and says "Awww, dat sad face cying." He is really proud of himself and proud to be wearing his big boy undies all the time. I let him pick what pair he wants to wear each day and he is so excited. He usually wants to wear the "Geen ones." Apparently green is his favorite color right now. He is growing up so fast. I have decided to not buy any more diapers after these last 8 are gone! I am pretty sure that we won't be needing them anymore. Congratulations Seth!!!

Life is so precious!

So...It is amazing how a little (huge) thing can cause so much emotion. Today Seth was playing with his cousin and got a little too close to the road. About that time I hear a feed truck barreling closer. Needless to say, I completely freaked out. I started yelling at Seth to back up and get back. Nathan was doing the same thing and we were both running of course. Everything turned out okay. I am pretty sure I hyperventilated and I was crying uncontrollably. The point of the story is that life is such a precious thing and in an instant that could change. We were VERY lucky and I thank God. I love my little boy so much. He had been crying post incident and when he got to me and saw me crying he started balling. If you want to know what love is, watch your child cry because your heart is broken. A few minutes after the fact Seth said "I ove eww berry much Momma." He is so precious and I am eternally grateful to have been blessed with such and awesome child.

Luv my new house!

So, we bought a house a while back and Seth loves it. It is quite a bit larger than our current home. In the new house there is a little walkway from the living room that you can circle the house through. Seth loves to run around the hallway and have me chase him. I will hide in the closets sometimes and scare him, he absolutely loves this. Well we have been renovating the house for a while now and Seth really hasn't been able to run and play inside. Wednesday night Nathan and I stayed over at the house until about 12:00 am and were cleaning and preparing for carpet. The carpet was laid yesterday (Thursday) and we took Seth to the "new house" to see. As soon as his shoes were off he ran as fast as he could to the carpet and said "Oh, I ike dis Momma." He jumped belly down onto a pile of scrap pieces of carpet and then he was up and off. "Chase me Momma." We were only there for about 20 minutes and he ran as hard as he could for 15. His Nana also came over to see the carpet and he took it upon himself to give her a mini tour! "Come to my room Nana, dis is Seffey's room!" Last night when we were talking about the new house he says, "Dat Daddy,and Momma, and Seffey's new house. I luv my new house!" I love to see him so happy about our house. It makes me so much more excited to know that he is excited.

Some other news about Seth:
When anyone calls him a nickname he will correct them and say "My name Sef, Seffey."
In example: (Nana says) "Hey buddy, how are you today?" (Seth says) "My name not buddy, my name Seffey." It is precious right now. Ask me in a few years and I will let you know if it still is :)

While we were playing at the house the other day Seth was looking out the window and says "What dat Kitty Cat doin Momma?" "Dat Kitty on fence." Sure enough it was. The cat was sitting on a fence post, just hanging out. Seth thought it was hillarious!

P.S. Do you see the cat?

"Go Sit Big Potty"

I guess that most of you who read this know the trials associated with potty training! We have been dabbling in it for a few months. We haven't really been strict on him about it up to this point because he is the one who initiated the potty training. I have been trying to let him go with the flow. That was all fine and dandy until I realized that he was not going to ever "go poo-poo" in the "big potty" unless I made him! The first time he did actually poop in the potty he sat there for over an hour (contently I should add) and when he finally went he had to "hide" behind the shower curtain! How funny. Recently he was sick and had "diaeeah" and actually wanted to sit on the potty. That has helped out a lot and since then we have been keeping him in big boy undies during the day. When he goes in his undies he gets a little pep talk and we go from there. He has been having a pretty good time learning to use the potty and although it is sometimes challenging, it has, for the most part, been a pretty fun and comical time. At the same time, great progress is being made into the "big boy" phase of life. Oh, every time he goes he will say "Good job Sef!" He is so precious.

Go to RODO see Buckin Bulls Momma!

So, on Saturday night Nathan, Seth, and I along with Eddie, Crystal, and Clayton traveled to Little Rock to watch the PBR Rodeo. Seth talked about this trip all week and when Saturday got here he was pumped to say the least. When I got home from work Saturday morning Seth woke up and said, "Go to RODO today and see Buckin Bulls." His Daddy has been watching the PBR Built Ford Tough Series on TV with him. Needless to say, this kid was excited.

We left for Little Rock around 3 on Saturday evening. We piled into Ed and Crystal's van and set out. Thank heavens for Nathan, he packed the kids snacks and toys and Crystal packed extra apple juice so we had it made. About a week earlier we we (Crystal and I) decided that we would eat at Red Lobster. As we arrived in the parking lot we were greeted with tons of other PBR fans who were waiting. They were waiting outside, the were waiting in the lobby area, they were waiting in the bar. Needless to say, since there were 6 of us we were told our wait would be an hour or more. Bummer! We decided to stick out the wait (it was about 5:05 at this point) since every other restaurant we saw was just as packed. We were pleasantly surprised with only a 30 minute wait. The kids were restless and trying to run everywhere so it was nice to be able to strap them in a high chair and enjoy the BEST Garlic Cheddar Biscuits in the world. The rest of the food was just as good. We left Red Lobster at around 7:00 which we thought would give up plenty of time to get to Alltel Arena because it is usually only around a 5-7 minute drive. We get out onto the interstate to discover lots and lots of traffic, at this point, Eddie is flippin out! We waited in traffic for about 25 minutes (there was a 4 car pile up) and got to our parking at the arena at 7:30. On time but we still had to walk like a million blocks to get to the arena. We ran and got there just as the show was starting.

When the first Bull ride began, Seth and Clayton were SUPER EXCITED. Seth stayed excited throughout most of the show. He was excited about a lot of different things; Popcorn, his new Cowbell, the clown and the "scariest bull in the world", the bulls and horses, but I think his favorite part of the night was when the Bobcat was smoothing out the dirt between intervals of bull rides. If you know my kid you know he is about anything farm. He was demonstrating how to drive the Bobcat, and yes, he has done it before! Before we left the Rodeo we got a couple of autographs and pictures of Seth with some of the Rodeo crew. It was an awesome trip.

Let me just tell you, after the 20 minute hike to the van, Seth was exhausted. I was even more exhausted because I carried him the whole way. It took about 5 minutes in the van and the kids were asleep! We got home around 1:30 am. When we woke Seth to get out he says "Go to Rodo again Mom," maybe soon baby boy. We took Seth in to see his Papaw and his long lost Nana who had just gotten back from "Vacation" although it was very late, they were excited to see him. We then went home and crashed!

A big Thank You goes out to Nana for purchasing us the tickets. The seats were awesome. 7 rows from the arena floor and on the chute end so we could see everything. We had a blast. Maybe even more so than Seth, I take that back. It would have been impossible to be more excited than Seth.

Seth's new favorite song

So Seth has been singing this song for days. He sings it first thing in the morning, all day, and before he goes to sleep. It is so cute and kinda sad that my precious little baby boy can sing whole songs. Here goes:

Fibe ittle ducks went out t0 pay (holds up 5 fingers)....Ober hill far way ( makes a hill with his hand and then puts his hand to his head as if looking far away) ...Momma duck calls Quack, Quack, Quack,(uses his hands to make a duck bill like it is quacking) ...REPEAT

(Five little ducks went out to play... Over the hill and far away... Momma duck called with a quack, quack, quack... but only 4 little ducks came waddling back... Repeat until 0 ducks are left).

Some of his other favorites are:

"Jesus Loves Me"

Jesus ubs me...iss I no...for bible...tells me so...ittle ones...him beong...weak but he is stong... Ess Jesus ubs me...Ess Jesus ubs me...Ess Jesus ubs me...bible tells so...

"Happy Birtday To You"

Happy Birtday to eww..Happy Birtday to eww...God bess eww...Happy Birtday to eww!

P.S. As evidenced by the above picture, my 2 1/2 year old little boy is finally in need of a haircut!

Happy Valentines Day!

So of course everyone knows that Valentines Day was on Saturday. On my way home from work Saturday I went by Wal-Mart and bought Seth 6 balloons. Well as soon as I exited the store 2 of them de-attached from my string and flew off. Well back in the store I went and came out about 3 minutes with 1 more big balloon and a book for Seth. I also bought Nate a card. Anyhow, I brought the balloons in and arranged them and attached them to the weight and book. I then placed them in the middle of the living room floor to wait on Seth. I carried on cleaning the house. After about 45 minutes I hear "Momma" from our bedroom. Then pitter patter, pitter patter....BIG BAOONS in IVIN ROOM. Oh Momma, BIG BAOONS in IVIN ROOM. He runs into the living room and just attacks the balloons. He is an excited little boy! Then he notices the book. It is a spin off of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See" (which is Seth's favorite book, he knows it by heart). His valentines book is "Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear". Let me just say that today is just Monday and we have already read the book about 25 times and he is already saying most of the words. Good choice I think. He has also been running around the house saying "Happy Bowentines Day Eveybody" So if you guys weren't around on this day, we want you to know you were probably a topic of our Bowentines Day conversation, which is ongoing through today so far!

Our rituals!

Everyday Seth and I sleep in until about 10. We get up, change his diaper and put him in his day clothes. He gets in his seat and takes his vitamin, eats breakfast and drinks his juice. He loves honey buns or pancakes for breakfast! We then begin watching cartoons: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, Imagination Movers. Around 12:30 or so he is ready for lunch. His favorite lunch meals are: Hot dogs with cheese squares, Ham+Cheese+Miracle Whip sandwiches, probably his all time favorite thing to eat right now is Chicken Ramen Noodles (nutritious, I know). From lunch until about 5:30 P.M. the TV remains on Disney. He eventually gets tired of cartoons and wants to watch Dake n Josh (Drake and Josh), Ack and Cody (Zack and Cody) or I-Carly. On sunny warm days we love to play outside. This usually involves playing tag, taking a long walk in the field to look for moo cows or hay bales, or even having a picnic. When Daddy gets home at 5:30 we all play around the house and get wild! We usually have supper around 6:30 or so. Most nights, Nathan and Seth get together and go check on the new house and check the cows. Some nights Seth is in for a treat and he gets to ride the tractor with his Daddy or Papaw to feed the cows. Some nights he gets to go to his Nana's house while we work on the house. He loves to go play at Nana's, typically it is a fight getting him to come back home with Momma and Daddy! We put him to bed around 9:00-9:30. He will get his teeth brushed by Momma, his butt changed and night clothes by Daddy and then off to the bedroom. He will usually make me hold his hand while walking to the bedroom. When he gets into bed I pick out a story for us to read, we say his prayers (see below), I pull his musicals, give him a kiss and say I love him and then Nathan gets his kisses and we close his door. What a fun day right. I really enjoy being able to spend all day of most days with him.

Anyhow, last night we decided to read "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" It was a really cute story where these kids go through all of these different places like tall grass, mud, a dark cave and they say "We're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one, it's a beautiful day, we're not scared." Well at the climax of the story it reads "What was That?" When I read this, Seth says, I don't know Momma with excitement mixed with fear all in his voice. It was so cute. He loved the story.

Here is a preview of how his prayer goes:

Now I lay me...Down to sleep...I pray the lord...My soul to keep...If I should die...Before I wake...
I pray the lord....My soul to take...Amen
(Seth's version)
Now i ay me... down sleep... pay a ord...keep...die...ake...pay a ord...God bless momma and daddy, and sef (no wait Seth we have to finish the prayer, my soul to take)...take, God bless momma and daddy and sef. At this point he keeps saying and momma, and daddy, and sef, and Nana, and papaw, and Aunt B and will go through his whole family trying to keep Nathan and I in the room. After we have said everyone at least once he says. AMEN!

All I know is that God has blessed us with an amazing little boy and we are forever grateful for him.

Family Time

Some of our best times are spent with our family. I have to say that Seth is Best Friends with his Papaw. He loves to hang out with him no matter what they are doing. The other day he spent like 4 hours with him at the chicken house. Not what I call fun, but Seth loves it. Since the kids have came along (Seth, Clayton, and Hannah) we have seen a different side of Mitchell. He loves these grandkids so much and is just as big of a kid as they are. He gets down and plays with them and encourages them to be wild and crazy. He completely spoils Seth in every way possible. We are blessed to have such a wonderful family. Not only Mitchell but Judy, Deana, and Larry also. Seth has the best grandparents a kid could ask for. Between the 4 of them my child does not stand a chance! Family is so important. Time spent together is the best time.

The Art of Childhood Photography!

So, one of Seth's favorite things to do these days it to get my camera and take random pictures. Some of them are so hilarious. Sadly, the funniest ones are not computer prohibited!! In example; one day after being in the bath Seth was running around in the buff! He apparently found my camera and in 2 minutes time filled it with 10-15 pictures of randomness. About 5 of the pictures on this day were of his naked behind! When I first came to these pictures I was like, "What is that?" Then I figured it out quickly and began to LOL! I am sure you can imagine what these sweet and priceless pictures looked like! Anyhow, I just thought I would upload some of his recent masterpieces for your pleasure! Enjoy.

Finally!!! We like most of the other people in NorthEast Arkansas have been without power since Tuesday morning. Finally around 1:30 today (Friday) we got power back. I was surprised and so was Seth.
When we got out of bed Tuesday Seth went to the living room and like usual attempted to turn on the T-TEEV aka TV. When it wouldn't come on he said 'T-Teev broken Momma, need put batteries in it?" I tried to explain to him that the power was out and of course he didn't understand. That first night we put him in his bed with a flash-light and he was fine at first. He was not in there 15 minutes when what I thought was a limb fell around his bedroom. He flipped out and was screaming. We brought him to bed with us at that point. When we woke up the next morning we found out that the limb was a huge Cedar tree. No wonder he was flippin out! LOL. On Tuesday evening all of the family joined together at Judy's house for Chilli. Seth and Clayton played so hard and would listen intently when the limbs would break and fall. That night while Nate and Seth were asleep ice was falling off the roof and Seth woke up and said "Clayton, ice fallin," then he laid back down and was asleep in seconds. He loves Clayton and Hannah. That makes me think that he really needs a companion!
I have to say that although it is hard to be without the things that we are used to (lights, hot water, TV) it was nice to all join together and spend quality time with no interuptions other than each other. No TV blaring in the background, just our family huddled together around candles and lanterns having a blast. Maybe we will do it again soon, not because the power is out but just because!

Thanks for the Inspiration Crystal!

So, my sister-in-law just started a blog debuting her beautiful children and so I thought I would follow her lead and give it a try! Seth is growing up so fast and I think it is going to be neat to keep all of his loved ones updated on his doings. For any of you who have spent any time with Seth you know that he is absolutely hilarious. He is so full of life and completely enjoys being the entertainment to any party. He amazes me on a daily basis. What a smart little man he is turning out to be. So, if you're interested, check back often for new stories and updates on this amazing little person.