"Ride Tyson"

Besides "no," "ride Tyson" and "fall down" are the two phrases I hear ALL DAY LONG throughout each day. It's actually really sweet how much Braden and Tyson have become buddies...well Braden thinks they are buddies at least, I'm not sure what Tyson thinks, but he seems to tolerate all of Braden's climbing and falling down pretty well. Here is a clip of Braden riding his friend:

Trucks, Cars, Trains, Balls, Rocks, Dirt & Sticks...

bring on the boy stuff because we are having another boy!!!! Here is a 4D ultrasound picture of our sweet little son...we can't tell if he is sucking his thumb or just touching his face. The best news is that he is healthy and seems to be doing well. September 30th will be here before we know it and since this little one can reuse all that Braden already has that means I won't have to do much to get prepared. Just buy some new burp clothes and diapers, diapers and more diapers! Oh and finding a name might be a good idea...

Just wanted to let you know...

that this family of three, is soon-to-be a family of four! I realized recently that I forgot to mention that on my blog...pregnancy brain I guess. We are actually already 18.5 weeks along (due September 30th) and find out this coming Friday what the sex of this sweet little baby is going to be. I cannot wait. I am feeling great, had a very easy first trimester (besides being a little more tired than usual), have a definite baby bump growing and am starting to feel this sweet baby moving as of last week. What an exciting time. I have lots to blog about the wedding, but I'm too tired to get to it today.

Let the wedding festivities begin...

My older sister Shannon gets married tomorrow in Nashville. It is pouring rain at the moment and the forecast predicts rain, rain, rain for tomorrow. So much for good hair right? Anyway, let the festivities begin!

Happy Easter

Need I say more about why I didn't get any pictures of Braden in his Easter outfit? And no, your eyes are not deceiving you, that is layers and layers of wet mud and dirt caked on Braden's white shoes...oh, did I mention that he also fell in the dirt so his hands were covered in mud too and then he proceeded to wipe them all over his outfit and down his knee socks? You look away for one minute and this is what happens...

My little helper...

So we decided to plant an azalea bush out in front of our house this year in an attempts to get our house "street pretty" so that we can possibly put it on the market. There has been a naked spot in our landscaping for the past few years and it desperately needed to be filled...so Austin and I decided that a blooming azalea bush would be a nice addition. Now for those of you that don't know Austin and I, we do not have a green thumb anywhere on our body...in fact I would boldly say that we both have a black thumb for that matter. Black symbolizing death...it's a fact of life...everything I plant dies. So in desperate attempt to make this azalea bush grow, I'm following my little instruction book that came with it that says to water this bush daily. So I pull out my hose in hopes to give the azalea a good watering...and who spies it but my little friend who then decides that he wants to have a try at watering. And that was the end of that...keep in mind it's only about 63 degrees outside (not that that ever effected a toddler playing in water) but by the end of it, I had to strip Braden down naked before we even went inside. He was that wet!

"Oh! Where have you been hiding this?" -
No kid's ever died from drinking hose water. It's like American tradition right?
"Let me just let it roll off my chin"
"That's cold" -
"What happens if I let T drink some?"
I love this picture...so sweet!

I am thankful for days like today when I am blessed enough to stay home with a little guy who loves being outside, playing in the water and laughing at T. It truly doesn't get any better than experiencing our world through the eyes of a child.

To train or not to train

So this is what we've been up to lately:
Nothing like relaxing on the potty -
Chilled out on the potty, wondering what the heck you use the toilet paper for -
Not sure what the heck Braden is doing here...but nevertheless it's on the potty -
And vacuuming on the potty...nothing like multi-tasking...

So the question is...do we start the process or not? Braden is definitely showing interest in potty training...and with all the talk he does about "tee tee" "poo" and "potty" it makes me think he may be ready...but as you can see, my little man does everything else but potty on the potty. And to be honest, I feel totally in the dark about this issue. I had some (not much, but some) confidence in most other areas of parenting...okay still lacking confidence in the discipline arena, but that's another post, but I have read nothing about the whole potty training thing. And to be honest, I have no idea where to start. So for now...Braden just plays on the potty and I just continue to be amused at all the different things he does while sitting there. One day we'll be out of diapers...I hope!