My Monday Mind Dump...

1. I hosted our playgroup last week and we had 17 kiddos and 9 mommas!!! Thank goodness for sprinklers and ice cream sundaes!
2. I'm kind of scared to see the water bill this month since I pretty much had the sprinkler on every afternoon while Mr. Clean was away on business. And what am I saying?!? I have never seen our water bill. ever. So, I should say I'm scared for MR. CLEAN to see the water bill this month.
3. The funny face I told y'all about last week is here to stay I believe! Yay!

4. I guess Kidd-O hasn't learned his lesson about eating sand, and I think he's starting to like it

5. I had the great pleasure of attending a sweet wedding this weekend. It is an awesome thing to see 2 people who love the Lord join their lives together. The ceremony was simple, but incredibly God honoring. I think I might say it was my favorite ceremony I have ever attended!
6. Who needs to pay money to go to the zoo when you can go to the pet store for free?! This is the only picture I could get before the birds went berserk and I had Kidd-O hanging on my neck for the duration of our visit....7. I'm not the best present secret keeper on the planet. Kidd-O's party is this coming weekend and I have already given him all of his gifts from us...and one from my mom.

I didn't have the heart to take his car away after he test drove it....
and then I couldn't help myself, so I gave him his refrigerator magnets and a book...

and then I gave him his new shoes to wear. The squeak. They make him happy...but they are sort of starting to annoy me.

8. So Kidd-O's clothing situation is just getting worse. He was just down to his skivvies and now he's just as nekkid as a jay bird.

9. Looks like we need more structured activities around here, because he's turning into a couch potato way to early!10. That's all folks!

One...

ONE day...I was just pregnant and the next day I was your momma.

ONE day...you became a nephew

ONE day...you became a grandson

ONE day...you became a great grandson
ONE day...you became our son. Our baby. My baby.

ONE day...you were welcomed into this world

and everyone was excited to finally meet you.

ONE day...you smiled. Oh, do you smile.

I challenge anyone to find me a baby that has smiled MORE than you. They might smile as much, but I would bet money they don't smile more.

ONE day...I realized those stretch marks were there to stay, and my bellybutton had permanently relocated, but that it is oh-so-worth-it.
ONE day...you started to sleep through the night. I remember the last night I went in to feed you. I knew it might be the last, so I held you longer. Rocked you longer. That was it. Gone. In the blink of an eye.
ONE day...you sat up on your own. That day I was happy. I felt like I could get things done. Until...

ONE day...you began to crawl.
ONE day...you began to laugh. And it has been practically my life's mission to make sure you haven't stopped laughing yet.
ONE day...you put a silk flower in your mouth and choked, and then a candy wrapper, and then a marble, and I haven't gotten a good night's sleep since then.

ONE day...you captured your parents hearts. I never knew I could love you so much. I never knew that a piece of my heart could live outside of my body in the form of a lovely, spirited little boy.

ONE day...you began to walk. Each day gaining more independence.
I haven't had a moments rest since.
But that's ok, I'll relax when you're older.
And until then I will soak up every ounce of your childhood,
because ONE day you'll be grown, and this will all be just a sweet memory.
But on this day you are ONE.
And we are celebrating your birth and we are thanking our gracious heavenly Father
for blessing us with you.

Happy Birthday to my little angel baby,

my lump of love,

my stinky face.
We love you more than you could ever know!

How to....

....Eat Ice Cream.

By. Kidd-O

Take a good look at this specimen that your momma gives you.

Test out the consistency...

...Grab a spoon and dig in, baby!

And when the spoon just isn't cuttin' it, a hand will do...

...Or a face

Oh yeah, that's nice!

More please!

My Monday Mind Dump...

1. I've been buying graham crackers lately as a snack for Kidd-O and they've never tasted better...to me! It's like when I work in the nursery at church and those goldfish crackers are staring at me and I snag a few and in that moment I wonder if there is a greater culinary invention on the planet! What is with that?!

2. I'm really wondering why my flippin' neighbor's still have fireworks from the 4th of July to set of a couple times a week. At 11pm...

3. Kidd-O is taking after Mr. Clean already by scrubbing the walls and floors with a wipe!! Mini Clean by day (please excuse the yucky camera phone pics)...4. Mini me by night.... This pics gives a whole new meaning to drive in movie! Extra points if you can name that movie!5. As if I didn't miss being pregnant enough already, I was asked to do a maternity shoot this weekend, and now my uterus won't shut up about it!6. My youngest brother is in Mississippi for a baseball tournament this week, so I'm the keeper of a couple of little sisters for a few days (I haven't a clue as to where my other siblings are). Apparently the team is kicking boo-tay (final 4 as of today) and may be on the telly this weekend! Lets Go Warriors! Tried and True Orange and Blue!

7. Since I have company, I put my nail painting skills to work again this week, but this time I had an entire "spa" open, complete with robes (one that really wasn't age appropriate, but we made it work), shower caps (I'm not quite sure why, but it seemed right), and sugar (because I don't have any fancy foot scrubs, so I thought sugar would have to do).8. Here's Kidd-O's newest face, it's a personal fave.9. Oh, PS, Kidd-O turns one on Saturday, so if you see me out and about with blood shot eyes lookin' like a hot mess, don't mind me, I'm just in mourning over my itty bitty wittle baby growin' up. That's all. Good Day and Good Night!

10. Because I'm caring for 3 kidlets this week, this is where we will part ways.