8 years...

Happy Anniversary babe! Can you believe it has been 8 years already? I just wanted to post a few of my favorite pictures of September, 23rd 2000. It really stinks we didn't get to be together today. So, these are for you: (note: this picture was taken at my grandparent's house that happened to be 2 houses away from the church we got married in. when I was growing up, I was a typical little girl that dreamed of my wedding with the big white dress, etc. and I always told my grandma I would get married at her house in their yard by her flowers. my grandma was always a super gardener and I grew to love her flowers as much as she did. however, I did not get married in their backyard, but we did get lots of pictures taken on their property. now that they are both gone and the house no longer is in the family, these pictures taken at their house mean even more to me today than I would ever know.)

Wow! Don't we look SO young!?!? I guess probably because we WERE!

What a fun day...

Potty Training...part 2

Well, my husband is a genius. On Saturday, we were talking about Hudsen's constant potty problems. Jeremy said, "He always poops when he is playing in the toy closet, why not put a potty in there?" I laughed, but he actually got up and took it from the upstairs bathroom and put in smack in the middle of the toy closet. Jeremy got him naked and gave him a few storm troopers to play with and wouldn't you know it...HE POOPED IN THE POTTY! YYYEEEEAAAHHH!!! He has done it now everyday since. Only in the toy closet though! So, we will have to take baby steps to get it moved to a bathroom somewhere!

My 31st Birthday!

My birthday was last week. It is so funny how when you are a mom, your birthday just is so normal! My day consisted of asking Hudsen about 100 times if he needed to go potty (yes, we are still potty training!). However, it did change when Jeremy got home. I got my favorite cake in the whole wide world...Daube's carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Yes, the numbers on the cake say "35". I am NOT 35!!! Jeremy was laughing when he presented me with my cake and I couldn't figure out why until I saw the numbers! He said he couldn't find a one! :0 And, I should probably brag about what else I got...diamond earrings! He was so proud, he picked them out all by himself (well, with Jess' help on the phone!) and I love them! Thanks Jeremy!

First Day of School!

Kaden's first day of 1st grade!
First day of school! New backpacks!

"Goodbye little brother, I'll miss you"Walking down the street to the bus stop

Kaden all ready for his big day!

Hudsen going to preschool!

Hudsen had to show Mrs. Kelly his bear, "Stinky" As you can tell, he adjusted very well!

Kaden and Hudsen both had their first day of school today! Kaden started 1st grade and Hudsen is now in preschool. Both of them did an amazing job on their first day (I wish I could say the same for myself!). As much as I thought I was ready for Kaden to start school and be gone all day, I really had a hard time this morning seeing him go. I actually broke down in tears when his bus drove off. I guess after being together everyday, all day for almost 7 years, I have grown pretty attached to the kid!

He did great today. When he got off the bus this afternoon, his first word to me was, "finally". Does that mean he had a long day? I think so! He also described school as "awesome", so that was a relief! He has two teachers this year who team teach, so that will be different but also so cool! They are both very young, energetic and moms themselves that have found a way to be home with their small children AND teach 1st graders. For that, I admire the heck out of them! Kaden says he thinks he is going to like them better than his teacher last year (and she is pretty hard to beat...award winning. No, really!). He had art today and also computer lab. He liked art better than computer. Will he take after his mommy? :) Oh! And I was pretty worried about lunch with my picky eater, but he said the popcorn chicken "rocked"! So, overall everything went very well! We couldn't be happier!

As far as Hudsen's first day went...well, he was only there for an hour. He really wanted me to stay, so I stuck around for about 5 minutes until he found a sand table and then play-doh. Then he could care less what I did. I told him I would be back to get him and he said, "o.k." O.K.? O.K.!!!! I drove around and didn't know what to do with myself! I was kidless! Wow! He had a great time and when he was done we went out for pizza. It was fun to just have it be him and me, but also in another way, kind of weird! I felt like there was a missing link. Hudsen must have felt it too because all morning he asked me, "where is Kaden" and "are we going to go pick up Kaden now?".

That is about enough for a pregnant gal to take!