Good Advice

Yesterday after I put Ryland down for a nap, I told Cade he had five minutes to play before his nap.

"Come play blocks with me, Mommy!"

I told him I'd be right there after I went to the bathroom. As I walked down the hall, I heard,

"Try not to get too messy, Mommy!"

Thanks, Cade. I'll try my best.

A Survey of Fours

I was tagged by Marie as someone most likely to respond to this tag, which surprises me a little, given my record of blogging once every month or two. However, I'm so flattered, I just have to do this one!

Four Places I Go All the Time:
1. Kroger
2. The Heights
3. Chick Fil A (I shouldn't admit that)
4. Any park with baby swings

Four People Who Email Me Regularly:
1. The Journey ABF
2. Babycenter
3. Hmmm....regularly? Most people I know just email me here and there when they need to...
4. Except Citicards. They're always happy to let me know when I have a bill due. Very regular.

Four of My Favorite Places to Eat:
1. Chocolate Angel
2. On the Border
3. Olive Garden
4. Dos Charros

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now:
1. Asleep (It's 1:20am and I am NEVER up at this hour, but I absolutely cannot sleep, so I finally just got up.)
2. Hawaii
3. Touring anywhere in Western Europe
4. Getting a pedicure

Four TV Shows I Watch Over and Over:
1. Superwhy
2. Barney
3. Curious George
4. Teletubbies
-Yes, all things I shouldn't admit. But, I mentioned a couple of months ago that I was mostly done with TV for myself. And we don't watch all of these every day. And none of this really makes up for the fact that I listed Teletubbies, though, does it? It's now 1:29am...

Four People I Think Will Respond to This:(or Who Hasn't Already Done This?)
1. Alison
2. Katty (I just think her answers will be interesting)
3. Mandy
4. Jaime (I just want to see if I can get her to blog again:) )

1:38am...hope I can sleep soon!

Debut of the Slip'n Slide

With the warm weather this week, we decided it was high time to break out the Slip'n Slide we had given Cade for his birthday. The boys had a blast, and Cade has asked for it every day since! Here are some fun pictures of the boys playing this week.

Cade getting the hang of things

Remember the previously mentioned buzz cut? Poor kid just wants to grow it out.

That smile makes my heart melt

Although this is what happens when you actually ask him to smile

Fun with the hose

Oh, you're thirsty, Cade?

Here, have a drink!!!

I guess I need a drink, too!

New Family Pics

Okay, so "new" is a little bit of an exaggeration. We took family pictures back in January, and I got the CD so I could do neat things like upload them to my blog. It was a slight complication when I couldn't get our computer to open the CD! And then it took me almost five months to remember to send it to work with Chris so he could email me the photos I wanted. Better late than never, though, right?

The best picture of the family...kids sure are squirmy!

Aww...couple pictures are scarce since the kiddos came.

Does he look grown up or what? Too bad we've buzzed his hair since then.

This makes it look like Ryland cooperated. Don't be fooled.

And...

Surprise! The newest member of the family!

As you might guess, the last picture was not taken last January! I am 13 weeks along with Baby #3, and we are totally excited and a little scared, too! We're due in mid-November. We have been so blessed with our growing family, and we do not take it for granted! For all my friends who are struggling right now with infertility/pregnancy loss, know that I pray for you almost daily.