Great Day

I am experiencing some technical difficulty so I will just post a few pics the old fashion way.

Today we had a great day. We stayed home all day, played outside and had a picnic.
At the end of the day Cayden pulled a front tooth that had been sticking almost straight out and Cutter made it all day without having an accident.

Last night I was totally frustrated with our failed attempts to get rid of diapers and did what any good mom would do. I surfed the web! I decided to take a new approach today and what do you know-it worked!
Last night I told Cutter that I was sorry that we have been frustrated with him for having accidents and that he would start wearing underwear and I would not say anything else to him about going to the bathroom. If he had an accident it was his job to clean himself up and change his underwear. First thing this morning I gave him a basket with four pair of underwear and the box of wipes and he didn't have to use either one! He didn't tell me when he needed to go to the bathroom, he just went. I know this sounds very mundane to most people out there but if you know my Cutter you know that this is HUGE!!! I never guessed it could be so difficult to potty train a kid. People say, "Every kid has their thing." I used to believe that until Cutter.

Woo hoo!!!

Right now all three kids are sound asleep in Cayden's little tent with a tooth in a zip-lock bag taped to the top waiting for the tooth fairy. Today was a great day! What a way to end 2008!

Easy Bake...

One of the gifts that Santa brought Cooper was an Easy Bake oven (still using the same "light bulb cooking technology"). She was very excited and couldn't wait to try it out. Here she is demonstrating her cake decorating skills.

Ok..How many of you had one of these growing up? Feel free to post your favorite Easy Bake recipe here.

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

For those of you that did not receive a Christmas card this year, please don't take it personally. We had a bit of technical difficulty (by the name of Cooper or Cutter) and lost our address list.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Tradition #2

Sausage wraps, hamburgers, fried potato things that are like half french fry/half potato chip, horse drawn carriages, lots of local school kids, a live Nativity scene (which was not set-up the night we went), several Santas within a few hundred yards of each other (makes for interesting questions), a trip to Solas Gallery, look for Linda at Main Street Place, and kettle corn- all at the Salado Stroll!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Just wanted to spread some holiday cheer!

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

ROAD TRIP!

I filled up my dry as a bone Suburban today and it cost me $45.00!!!! (This summer the pumps at Sam's would cut off at $100 whether you were full or not. I experienced that many times.)

Traditions

We do not have many traditions around our house but one thing we have managed to do every year is attend the Salado Christmas Parade. It is about as small town as you can get. The entire parade takes about 15-20 minutes and in that short time you get candy and get to see horses, soldiers, firetrucks, police cars, the band, cheerleaders, and Santa. The kids love it and we are in and out, after a visit with Santa, in about 30-45 minutes! The past two years Cayden has brought a friend along with us. This year his good buddy from church joined us. I guess we'll have to get a bigger car for the twins to take a friend in the future!

Fall Soccer 2008

Cayden had a great soccer season this fall. We are both very proud of the way he played for a lot of reasons. He was very coachable and always tried to do exactly what the coach (or we) asked him to do. He always seemed to know where he was suppose to be on the field and where his teammates were suppose to be on the field. He assumed the role of a leader on the field and graciously helped his team get in position. He almost always gave 100% effort. (Every now and then he would get tired or distracted but he's six!)

We also both thought he looked adorable and very old in his real uniform. After looking at these pictures tonight it made me realize even more that I miss his long hair!
Every kid needs to know that you are proud of them and we are very proud of the young man Cayden is becoming. I know that at any time of any day he can complete this quote he hears so often, "Always do your. . . BEST- at everything you do." (it's usually finished up with in soccer, at school, as a brother, as a friend, as a son, etc. . . )