From the mouths of Children

Today, I took Conner and Nolan to the Park. I started Watching Nolan a couple months back. His Mom decided to go back to work part time and because he got along with Jake, She decided to bring him to me. He is 3 and just a amazing little boy. I am telling you one of these days when he gets older he is going to be a major name in Sports. His main sport that he is really good at is football. He lines his hands up on the ball and can throw over my fence and even catch a ball half way across the yard. He is amazing. He can also hit a baseball across a big baseball field. His mom says they never taught him and that his dad prayed for his son to have this ablitly. Well God listened. Nolan does not like to be refered to as " Little" He has a older brother and Sister and Little to him is a major negative word. So I always have to watch my self. He is even Potty trained and a very independent "Big " boy but still loves to cuddle.. So back to the park story.. They ran around and had a good time, hit it off with a little boy right away. We played for about 45 minutes until it started to get warm. So I decided to take them to Micheals with me so I could get stuff so we could make mother's day presents.

So.. we walk around the store, I brought a stroller in for Conner but he decided to walk and Nolan decided to sit. As we were going through the asile, Conner sees a roll of ribbon that says, For a precious little girl, Conner then says.. Oh, I have this.. Look Mom as he starts to shove it down his short pocket, I couldnt stop laughing, It was the first time my child tried to steal something. I then tried to reason with a 3 year old that we can't just take things from the store and put them in our pocket ... Could you imagine if we all did that.. No one would have to work !!

As we leave the store, we see this bird and I wish I could of gotten a closer picture of it...I tried really hard.. It looked like a catus wren. It was running around the parking lot with a dead limp lizard in it's mouth. It was not eating it.. Just running around.. So Nolan see's it and says.. Oh Decusting *( His word for discusting) and I tried to explain to Nolan that a bird does not Eat Peanut Butter and Jelly like we do and that he is eats bugs and lizards and Nolan then says.. Kelly... Well let's go home and make him a peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich so he won't get sick beacuse that is Decusting..

They were both amazed by it and I got a big laugh out of it and this lady walking in in the parking lot was walking and then looked back a couple times and then she noticed me and said, I am from South Dakota and I have never seen anything like that!.. I then said, I have lived here 38years and I have never seen that. We both laughed. That would of been a awesome picture if I would of gotten closer... Something you don't see everyday lol

Remodeling

Our new tile in the bathrooms

Our Room. Milk Chocolate

Conner's Green and Blue sky

Our bright yellow Bathroom

We have been working on the house for the past couple of months with Tax money. We have never had our room painted in the 8 years we have lived here. We also are in the transition of trying to move Conner to a big boy bed from a Crib. We did his room two different colors so I could get a road painted on and then put car decals on it but I am at the point where we just don't have the money for the road to be painted right now so I may have to find a road decal. The hall bathroom ( Kids Bathroom) Has never been painted either and we decided to go Bright.. Not sure what I was thinking but it has a jungle theme to it so it looks ok I guess :)

We also got new tile in the bathrooms. Mybrother came and did it. I wanted to do the kitchen but knew that Conner being as crazy as he is may kill himself on the tile so... we opted not to do that for now and my brother ran out of time with the laundry room . But both bathrooms look awesome :)

Happy 29 Years Keith and Dot

Just wanted to wish My mother and Father inLaw a very Happy 29 year annivesary. It's so amazing that you have been able to put up with each other for so long and honestly I have have never seen you fight in all the years that I have been part of the family which has almost been about 20 years for me, so you must of fought the 9 years before I joined the family :) I hope you had a wonderful weekend together in Palm Spring and I hope you have many wonderful annivesary's together. I admire your relationship with each other so much. The love you have for each other shows not in the gifts that you get each other but by the little things you do.

We love you!! So Happy 29 <3

Tim Hawkins

potty training

I have been trying my hardest to get Conner potty trained for awhile and although he understands it.. He is very strong willed and stubborn. I have put him in underwear a couple times to help he realize that if he pooped or peed in there, that it would be a yucky feeling. Well he did both in his underwear and it didnt bother him one bit. He just seemed to keep playing. I could just imagine Conner asking me the same reasons as the Cartoon above of what the importance of Potty training really is.. Because Right now he does not get it! Although Yesterday he went was Dry after Lunch so I sat him on the potty, went to help Nolan a little boy I watch get in bed and right as I come back into the room I notice that Conner is going potty. He was soooooooo Excited and so was I. I decided to put him in a pull up and he went again after nap and after being dry. He didnt go the rest of the day yesterday but he did get a start so I was excited about that. I mean he is 3.. And diapers are getting tiresome and expensive. Of course today he has no interest in it but I just have to keep trying and not be lazy myself. He will get it soon. I never met a child that was never potty trained. So Iam hoping for the best. I just need to be patience.. hopefully I won't have to be patient for two long :)

Pet Peeves

Ok.. So the kids were both going to have a well check at the Doctors today.. I planned it for a Friday afternoon because Friday's are my light days and I knew that I would only have one child to tag along with us. It turned out that I didnt have any kids but my own and Jason was going to meet me there since he never goes to the kids's Dr's appts.. Well I get there and the lady says.. Umm The Doctor is not here today. You didnt get the reschedule call ? I wanted to scream!! People are losing their jobs left and right and they mess up something like this. I scheduled this appt because I knew I didnt have girl scouts tonight and it would be easier for me not having to rush.. Then the lady sitting next to her says... Oh that is my fault!! I wanted to yell and say............. Do you know how hard it is for me to not be around 5 kids at a time and that I scheduled my life already for this appt.. I bet she has no kids and just shows up to work... It bugged me but then I thought if I yelled, I would not be a Christian so....... I took it in stride and didnt make a big deal about it and rescheduled. It bugs me when people have poor communication.. Why can' t they just get it right so we don't have to change our schedules for them but I guess what can you really excpect from the Doctor's office ?

Anyways, Jason is outside with the kids and I am suppose to be spring cleaning so I am off before he catches me!!