Our doggies!

I have failed as a pet owner~ I have not yet introduced you to our 3 furbabies!
It all began when I was dating Aaron, he graduated and moved to Tulsa while I was still in school in Stillwater, so to keep him company I thought it would be a great idea to buy him a dog. Great idea huh, well wait until to meet Dax, our yorkie~ haha, yes of all breeds of dogs I chose a yorkie for Aaron.  I am sure he was hoping for a more "manly" dog such as a  Lab or Boxer but he didn't have the heart to tell me about his disappointment. Meet Dax, he was a gift to Aaron from me in 2001 and he is spoiled rotten. 

Shortly after we got married and even though Aaron adored Dax he still had an itch to get the dog of his dreams so he decided on our Brittany Spaniel, Gunner.  Gunner is a dream dog, perfect in every way (except chewing on the kid's toys).  He is so lovable and full of energy.

So the story doesn't end here.  We thought our family was complete until it was time to have kids but then Aaron went to London. Ha, while he was away overseas he had no idea what he was going to come home to.
I went to the pet store on a Saturday (don't recommend it) and the humane society was at the front door with so many pitiful looking dogs who needed homes.  Honestly I have a big heart for dogs (love them) so I was reeled in when I laid eyes on Bella.  She was shaking, too skinny, and had just had a leg amputated the day before.  The humane society workers sealed the deal when they told me she would be euthanized if nobody adopted her that day.  So I signed the paperwork and paid the money and loaded our 3rd dog in the car.  We drove to the airport that night to pick up Aaron and he about DIED when he saw a 3 legged dog in the back of his car.  She is a perfect companion for Gunner and always wants to show you love!

Look out Beckham!

Cason started soccer this summer!  He plays with his dad at practice.  I went to his first practice and he was super distracted by me so I haven't been able to watch as much as I want, but it's a great way for him and Aaron to have some father/son time.
I must say he is one of the best (despite his short attention span) and he is the youngest so watch out David Beckham! I can't believe we are actually playing a sport already, I swear he is growing too fast!

I surrender!

Just a typical day in our house~this seems to be the trend:

1.  I walk by toy room and notice how dirty the glass doors are so I clean them.
2.  Boys walk into toy room and notice how clean the glass doors are so they proceed to make them  dirty again.
3.  Repeat steps one and two all day long.

Well, I finally wised up and surrendered, and glad I did because I got some pretty funny photos.  I just let the boys go to town on the glass doors and sat back with my camera.
You will notice how much fun they are having together and if you look close enough you will also observe that it didn't last long until one made the other mad (see bottom right).

Snack Time!

Grandma (mawmaw) got the boys this cute little picnic table that is just their size.
They have been eating their snacks at the table ~ this finally happened after two days of keeping them from climbing on to the top to jump off or access the other furniture.  I guess in the mind of two little toddler boys it could be a table or even better it could be a toy to use for climbing or a cover to hide under and wrestle so mommy can't see us!

 

The man in my life!

Sometimes I just feel the need to brag about what a great dad Aaron is!  I didn't post on Father's Day and would like to say me and the boys are so lucky to have him in our life.  Since day one when Cason was born Aaron couldn't be more involved as a dad.  Everything we do is 50/50 and sometimes I don't think I could do it without him!  He was the first to change a diaper, give a bath, and much more.  When Cason was born he jumped right in like he had experience in this area (being a dad).  I love that no matter what life demands of him he always puts us (family) first, even if that means him staying up until 1 am working.  He is always willing to take on both boys by himself so I can at least step away for a bubble bath or to run errands or do absolutely anything I want to do for myself.

Diggers & Front end loaders!

What a title to a post huh~ well, Cason just might grow up to work in the construction biz.  As I mentioned earlier he just loves any type of construction vehicle. 
We were going on an evening stroll and when he saw this digger on the corner he about died.
We just had to get some photos ~ I will say to any kiddos, do not try this at home.  Even though you can't see, their daddy was close by while I snapped these photos.
When he was just starting to talk he would always ask what things were and well, when he asked his mom what a "digger" or bulldozer or "front end loader" was I hesitantly replied "it's a tractor"
I am amazed that my 2 1/2 year old corrects me now when I say tractor.  I can't tell yet if Parker will be as excited about these big machines.

Cason is a potty ROCKSTAR!

I am way behind on this, but Cason is a potty rockstar! He has been diaper free now for months and I haven't been able to blog about it yet because I had no photos... so a few days ago I go to check on him in the bathroom and see that he is such a pro he can even go pee with his shades on!
I have to say I am one proud momma, I can't even count on one hand the number of accidents he had, it only took him a couple of days to get the hang of it.
Now are you ready for the most amazing part, the 2nd night of potty training he woke me up at 3am to tell me he needed to go pee and he even had a pull up on. WOW, as you now know he is a potty ROCKSTAR!
Way to go Cason, you are such a big boy now and have made my life so much easier over the past few months, I love you baby!