A backwards way of doing things

Kris Kross will make you, Jump! Jump! The Daddy Mac will make you Jump! Jump!

Please forgive the 90's photo but I couldn't resist placing the photo on this post. Anthony is the past 2 days has removed 4, yes count them, 4 diapers!! I have tried duct tape (it breaks out my sensitive boy), even zip up pj's with the arms and legs cut out so he doesn't sweat to death, he still is removing his diaper. You should have seen him with his pj's unzipped still buttoned on top completely on, but , diaper completely OFF and slung across the room. He looked like someone on the movie Saturday Night Fever wearing a fresh gold chain, with his shirt unbuttoned down to his belly button, trying to show off his chest hair. Newsflash Anthony...... you don't have any yet!

Jennifer his OT for First Steps has suggested putting his diaper on backwards. So I am giving it a shot. He looked at me like I had lost my mind when I stood him up to fasten the side of his diaper across his butt. We will see how this works.

It is official!

I have a list of school supplies that I need to buy in my hand. Hooray school is almost here! We pulled up and found a really good parking space right next to the front door only to find that it was locked and that registration was happening in the gym on the other side of the school where the only unlocked door was.

I have to thank my friend Jill for helping me out. As a first time mom enrolling it was quite overwhelming. Jill is a second grade teacher so having someone with me that knew the ropes was GREAT! Plus she handled passing out animal crackers to two cranky two year olds very well! You make a great mom. ;)

Victoria's teacher is Mrs. Anderson. She is the one that gave Victoria the tour of the classrooms when we went to Kindergarten round up. I was kind of hoping that we would get her. Victoria was VERY excited and wiggly as we were standing in line and taking care of paperwork. (again Jill thank you so much for your help)

We are ready to go school shopping now. Let the countdown begin. 14 days!!!

Jackson Co. Fair

After Papaw dropped Victoria off from her overnight stay we headed up north to pick up Grandma and Grandpa for the Jackson Co. Fair. Such a tradition to watch the ducks go down the slide. There wasn't much action on the duck slide this year because of one duck asleep on top of the slide. We did have fun though. You should have seen Dad shoved in between the two car seats on the way. Victoria was in the 3rd row confused that it was going to take all of us to go to the post office to mail Grandpa's letter and then put some gas for Grandpa's semi into the empty water bottle that we had her hold the whole trip. (This was the story we told her to keep the surprise, she wasn't buying it)
Checking out the fish tanks. The kids really got a kick out of it.
This was the fair in a nutshell. Anthony wasn't too fond of Grandpa putting him down on the ground, especially in the horse barn.
That is until we gave him TWO fly swatters.

The day ended with us hitting the McDonald's drive thru. Grandpa kept handing french fries over the seat to Victoria. She yelled up to me in the driver's seat "THIS is why I love your Dad!!"

Holiday World!!!!!

I can go on and on about how much fun I had a Holiday World and the "release" of emotional tension that I experienced on my first coaster I rode that day, but you would probably think that I need to be medicated or committed. I will just get straight to the pictures.



My handsome little man in his new visor. Growing up way to fast.



Addison sporting her new visor that Grandma got her. You have to love the color coordination here with the pink shoes and yellow top. She looks like a box of Crayons.



Eskimo kisses during lunch. I love when they have moments where they act like they like each other.



Addison had her first carousel ride. She LOVED it, as you can see by her face. She got to ride two times in a row because she screamed when I took her off of the horse. After ride #2 she still was screaming "neigh! neigh! neigh!" across the entire park.


"NEIGH! NEIGH! NEIGH! NEIGH! NEIGH!"




Anthony was perfectly fine watching sissy ride from the comfort of his stroller. In normal Anthony fashion the horses made him nervous.



While waiting for the Holidazzles show to start Addison was trying to wake her brother. The kids really got a kick out of the show.



Anthony with "Berry" and "Boo" of the Holidazzles show.


Addison's favorite was the Mermaid in the Holidazzles show.



Let's just say it wasn't' easy to get Anthony into his PJ's once we got home. I think he was a little tired. I picked him up off of the changing table, pad and all.

Fun things about today...

-Addison was VERY 2 years old today.

-Torrential downpour during my bank/post office errand run with the kids.

-Lucy peed on our bed. Didn't discover this until I decided to put everyone to bed for a nap so that I could have some quiet time to work on my Bible study and sat right in the wet spot...looovely!

-I was told that Victoria was trying to teach another little girl in class at church how to lie.

Although I haven't had the best day/week around here something came to mind. This time last year I was on my Faces of Christ Retreat. I have spent some time tonight thinking about what I was doing a year ago tonight. This night was the cross ceremony, one of the most pivotal points in my life. The night were I truely understood God's love for me. I am so thankful for my experience that night. I am nowhere close to where I want to be with my relationship with God but I can look back a year ago and see that God has brought me out of habits, beliefs, and lies that I have told myself into peace that only he can offer. I believe I am going to crack open my notes from that weekend and recap so that I can spend a little more time with God thanking him for the journey of the year following that experience. What a ride! I am still standing.

Procrastination in starting a lonely weekend.

Here we are again it is Saturday and my husband isn't home. I hate that! He is in Pennsylvania (I believe) and is isn't able to move till Sunday night, due to his log book. It really sticks when he is gone, but I especially hate it when he is stuck in his truck when it isn't moving. It is very frustrating for him too.

I do have some exciting things going on. Monday we have a trip planned to Holiday World. I haven't been in FOREVER! I believe it has been over 10 years. Victoria went a year or two ago with Grandma and Aunt Punkin so this year Mommy and the twins are joining on the festivities. I haven't told Victoria about it yet. The only thing that she knows is there is a HUGE surprise in her near future if she "plays her cards right" as she says. She is very intrigued.

In learning how to better discern God's voice I am hearing some things that are very exciting. I know he is always working, but I believe that I being prepared for something, in the line of ministry. I am trying not to get ahead of God but just wanted to ask for prayer about this. I need for God's vision to be clearer and for negativity to be far away from me while I explore what God is cooking up. It is very coincidental and scary how things are lining themselves out. I am kind of in one of those "Who me??" moments.

Climbing the walls.

Here is the new spokesperson for Revolutions Trucking Company (our business). Isn't he the cutest darn thing you have ever seen? James had this hat made at a truck stop last week and brought it home. It hasn't left Anthony's head since. He screams when I take it off so that he can go to bed.

Anthony has been sick on and off for 5 days now. He is fine one hour then the next his nose is running and he is MAD! I have been keeping him doped up on Tylenol cold and cough. Addison has been as patient as she can with him being in a bad mood. When he doesn't feel good he goes from one extreme to another. He wants to cuddle and hug then he will bite you and knock you in the head with the heaviest toy he can find. Victoria has been on strict punishment since Saturday. So on top of having a sick toddler I have a 5 year old that has nothing to do. I haven't been out of the house since Saturday. These have been long long days.