Seven Years

August 2 will be our 7 year anniversary!! We decided to celebrate it Friday night with dinner at Red Lobster (I seriously haven't eaten there in 3 years). It was good.....even though I'm not really a "seafood lover". Matt mentioned going there, and he LOVES seafood so I hated to say that it wasn't MY favorite.....give and take, right?!?! I was surprised how expensive it still was (or what I call expensive). Matt's meal was about $20.00. Anyways, we had a good, QUIET dinner, made a stop at Sam's for formula (while I was there I got the Shark Steam Mop/Vac that I've been wanting) and then made a stop at Gander Mountain. It's funny how after you have kids, the simpliest things become absolute luxuries. We didn't do anything "special", but we enjoyed each other's company and had good conversation without being interrupted!! I have to say, as much as I enjoyed the night minus kids, I was missing them by the time we were on the way home. Mom was nice enough to let them spend the night, so after we got home, we got a movie (Bounty Hunter).

Seven years.....WOW, how time has flown!! It feels like yesterday we stood before God, our family and friends in a little, country church and said our vows.....what a beautiful, special, perfect day it was!! Seven years and 2 kids later, I can honestly say that our love has grown deeper. Is our marriage perfect....of course not.....but I know, that no matter what, I have someone that "always has my back"! I know that Matt will teach our boys (by example) to be loyal, honest, hard-working, gritty, independent, loving husbands and fathers.

I feel so unworthy of the life the Lord has blessed me with, but I'm soooo THANKFUL!!

Fun at the Pool

Wednesday, I was having some rooms painted in the house, so Courtney and me decided to take Sawyer to our cousin's pool (Pops was nice enough to keep Sutton for me). Sara and Graysen met us there. Sawyer had such a great time. The past few times I have taken him, he really hasn't warmed up to the water much, but that was not the case on Wednesday. He wanted to jump in the water (he even went under water a few times). He was also wanting us to let go of him, and he wandered out in the water on his own (with arm floaties on of course). I was so proud of him. I'm going to try and take him back a few more times before summer is over since he is enjoying the water more. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera but these are a couple of pictures from the first time we went to the pool this summer (Sawyer would not look at the camera...typical).

BUSY Tuesday

Tuesday was "water day" at school, and it was also the last day of school before he starts back August 10. He also got to play with the dinosaurs at school, because he told me all about that when he got in the car. Also, his teacher informed me that he went to the potty ALL day with NO accidents....GO SAWYER!! Speaking of the potty, how in the world do you convince a 3 year old to go poo-poo on the potty?!?! We have tried rewarding, taking away, time-out, etc. I asked the doctor about it, and he basically said he'll do it when he's ready. I'm trying to be patient, but my patience is running thin!!

After school we went to McDonald's to play for a bit before the boys' 3:00 doctor appointment. Mom met me there to help, because "genius" me scheduled the boys' appointments at the same time....NEVER AGAIN.....at least not until they get a little older. If Mom wouldn't have been there, I would have lost my mind! One of us had a kid the whole time. The boys had check-ups and both had to get shots. When the nurse came in with her gloves on, Sawyer was telling her to go away....he knew what was coming. He had to get one shot in the arm. She barely got all the medicine in before Sawyer yanked the needle out of his arm and scratched his arm with the needle in the process....yeah, not good!! Both the boys checked out great.....here are their stats:

Sutton - 16.2 lbs - 75th percentile
24 1/4" - 35th percentile

Sawyer - 38lbs - 95th percentile
39" - 85th percentile

More Pictures

Here are a few more pictures of the boys. Family, if you want to view the rest of their pictures go to

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Fun Weekend

Friday night, Matt fished an all night tournament, so mom and me decided to take the boys to Bridgestreet. Mom let Sawyer play in the sprinklers, while Sutton and me shopped. Sawyer had a BLAST!! He also got a turtle balloon, which he still is holding on to (Sawyer is the type of child who gets VERY attached). Sawyer was wanting chicken nuggets, so we went to Chick-fil-A. While we were there, Sawyer was in one of his goofy moods. While we were eating, out of nowhere, he decides he wants to pull down his shorts, along with his pull-up, so that's just what he did...LOL!! I don't think anyone saw him, but mom and me, thank goodness!! We had our FIRST potty-trip out in public, and it was a success!! Then, we headed outside to play on the playground, where he made several friends. By the time we got back to Mom's, it was getting close to 9:00p.m., and of course, he wanted to get out and play, so we ended up just staying the night there.

Saturday, Matt and I went on a canoeing trip with a group from church. It was a LONG day, but a lot of fun. The boys stayed with Mimi and Pops, and they had a great day as well. Any day with the grandparents, is a great day for them :)

Sunday night, Sawyer got to collect his birthday money at church (his birthday was June 22nd, but they are a little behind at church). Of course, he didn't want to go up there, so I had to pick him up and carry him to the front and hold the collection plate for him. I meant that child was getting his money...lol!! Most of the time, he is a VERY friendly child and doesn't meet a stranger, but that is when it's on HIS terms. Last night, he was having a "shy" moment. It was cute though, i guess...lol!!

All-in-all, a FUN weekend!!

Pictures

So, yesterday we had Sawyer's 3 year old pictures and Sutton's 3 month pictures (although he's actually 4 months). I was dreading it, but all-in-all, it went well. We started out here at the house for Sutton's sitting. He and I had the "white gown pics" made in his nursery. This is what I done with Sawyer, so I wanted to do the same with Sutton. Sutton is wearing the same gown that Sawyer wore in his pictures, which I think is special (although, if both the boys are sentimental, I don't know which one will get the gown.....downfall of sharing special things). After Sutton's sitting, we headed to Rocky and Jody Childer's place to have Sawyer's pictures made. He did good, considering he is a "live wire". I bribed him with a prize, so that helped! He's at the age where he likes to "cheese", so we were having to tell him NOT to smile...LOL!!

Vacation Bible School

So, Monday started out with vacation bible school at Plainview Church of Christ (this is where Sawyer goes to MDO). He was a little leery when I left, because he didn't recognize his teacher. He asked me to stay, so I told him I would go to the back and stay for a few minutes and then I snuck out. When I went to pick him up, Georgia told me that he had started crying and wanted to go to his classroom, so that's what they did. Apparently, that made it all better. When we got in the car, he said he needed to go potty. I've been keeping a potty in the back of the Suburban for emergencies (I saw this on Jon & Kate and thought it was a good idea) so I pulled around to the back and put him on the potty. Apparently, he "held it" the whole time at VBS, because he almost filled up the potty....LOL!! Then, we headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things where we saw Grandma Marie. It was so cute. When Sawyer saw her he said "Hey Grandma.....that's my baby".....talking about Sutton. He's so proud of his brother :)

The next day was VBS again and MDO. So, he was at school from about 8:30a.m. 'till 2:00p.m. While he was at school, Sutton and I headed into town to do some shopping and met up with Courtney and Mom for lunch. After school, we went to Cayden's to give him his birthday gift since we missed his party because Sawyer was sick. Sawyer had a great time playing with all of Cayden's toys and of course, didn't want to leave. He had a MAJOR meltdown when we left!! I'm talking screaming at the top of his lungs....it was BAD!! Of course, by the time we got in the car he was fine. It was already 3:00p.m. when we got home, so we didn't get a nap. He "gave it up" while in the highchair though....LOL!! This is a rarity at our house. I rarely let him get to the point of pure exhaustion (naps, in our house, are an essential) but this day was an exception.