Dress Up?

Can anyone tell that Will dressed himself this day? We were in the middle of potty training (hence the underwear underneath) but then he found an actual diaper of his that HAD to be worn. He woke up this morning, put on his own shoes before even coming out of the room, and asked for cereal. He is a trip. He looked like this for the better part of the day, although eventually I was able to get the diaper off of him. What a busy guy!

On another note....I got my hair done yesterday. That was long overdue! I haven't gone to the salon since about two weeks BEFORE Owen was born. I got my hair a lighter blond, went shorter in the back with it getting longer towards the front (like a slope). I really like it! Here are a couple pictures although I don't know how well you can actually see the cut.

Who Wants to Mow?

This is JUST ABOUT how tall our fescue grass is right now. I don't know if I can remember a September that has been so wet. I can't get out there and mow when the tires on the mower won't even spin in all the mud that used to be dirt in our yard. I guess it is a good thing that we got all this rain because now I virtually will not have a water bill this month. I guess I will try another attempt this weekend. I will post "after" pictures IF IT ACTUALLY gets done:)

Possibly the Best Cookies Ever!

Okay everyone...I am not a baker. Everyone that knows me, knows this! I had these cookies at a friends house last week and had to come home and try them out myself. TO DIE FOR! Here is the recipe. Let me know what you think of them if anyone makes them. Warning...they are NOT fat-free!

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies:

1 stick of butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 bag (12 oz) mini Reese's cups

Cream butter, peanut butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla. Add flour and baking soda. Add peanut butter cups (chop each one into 4 or 5 pieces). Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet. 350 degrees for 10-13 minutes.

First Smile

Well...here it is! Let me tell you that it is pretty hard to capture this baby smiling with a camera. He doesn't do it too often. I guess he is just not a huge smiler! Will was smiling all the time by this age. He would do the gigantic open mouthed smiles and would coo. Owen is a little more low key. He smiles some, mostly in the mornings, and will "talk" to me then too. They are quick and there is not much to them but I was able to catch one this week. Everyone is saying ( and I see it too) that he looks like my dad. If that is the case, my dad NEVER smiled in his baby pictures either. Maybe Owen is more like his Pappy than everyone thinks:)

Sticker Mania!

Will loves many things. Two things he absolutely loves to do are playing with stickers and having his picture taken. Stickers and the camera all together is Nirvana for my son!!! The other night he was sitting contently on the couch playing with his sticker book. I did not bother him (who would bother an almost three year old when they are playing on their own?) and he walked into the bathroom to show me what he did to himself. He thought he was the most hilarious person on the planet. I thought it was pretty funny too:) Of course, he HAD to have his picture taken then because he realized he had done something that was making us all laugh! He is quite the ham when he wants to be. Good thing he didn't get a hold of Owen...... Here is another picture of him posing after the sticker incident was over!

Dr. Sood Visit

Owen had to go visit his doctor this week for something other than a "well baby checkup". Since he was born he has had some problems with his eyes matting and pussing. Everyone told me that he had clogged tear ducts and that they would go away on their own. Now here it is 8 weeks later and he still had the problem. Here I am giving Owen a little "encouragement kiss" before Dr. Sood came and examined his eyes. He was such a good boy. He only cried when she kept pulling them apart and massaging them over and over. Wouldn't you cry too???? Anyway the diagnosis was a double eye infection and double clogged tear ducts. What's the luck that he would be struck with that ailment in both eyes. Poor little guy! He is such a trooper though. He lets me put in his medicine every day and doesn't cry at all. They are already looking so much better. Thank the Lord for doctors and medicine! Here is a picture of him after the medicine and once they had started to get better. He is looking much less scary now:)

More Pictures

I thought this one was so sweet. These pictures were taken when Owen was one week old. The photographer came to our house and spent three hours working with us to get the best shots. Owen peed and pooped on Daddy and the floor. That was fun! There were times when we had to stop to feed and times when Owen should have been sleeping but never did. Oops! There were many other shots taken and purchased but these were just some of my favorites. The one in the following blog where Owen was in the sling was interesting. Steven and I dropped him out of the sling and onto the floor about two seconds after that shot was captured. Another oops! He was fine though, not to worry. You will notice also in the family foot picture that Will's finger is NOT, I repeat NOT, in his nose but rather in his mouth:) We enjoyed capturing this time in our lives and will look back on it with great memories!

Professional Baby Pics

Rest of Rhema

Here are the rest of our pictures from the recent trip to Rhema. I wish I could have a backyard that looked like this. I would be in it every night sipping hot tea and reading a book!
Will had a great time feeding the ducks. He enjoyed just as much feeding the turtles and fish as well. I think he actually liked that better. Here are a few pics of him feeding with Daddy!