Lash Out

This isn't a great picture, but since he was sleeping I didn't really want to mess around too much.

I put mascara on him, and just wanted to show off his lashes. There is hardly any, but you can see the tips a little more.

This was the last day that the swing lived at our house. He got too big, as you probably could see from the last picture of him in it. So, the swing went to live with Kylee. She's much smaller for the time being.

Wyatt loved the swing, and tried to get into it on his own, as you can see. He actually had both hands on it at one point pulling himself up, and I didn't have the camera handy.

I was going to put a picture of Wyatt being cranky on to match the post below, and don't get me wrong, we have those days, they are just much fewer and farther between. There are so few of them that I looked through all the pictures and couldn't find a picture of him being cranky that I hadn't already posted. So, here's a picture of him brand new and a little unhappy about his new surroundings.

Crash Landing

I usually post pictures of the boys being little angels, or at least cute. I should be honest though, that is not always the case. We have days where it pretty much looks like this (see picture!) all day. Those are the days I contemplate throwing myself off the deck. Most of the time I just tell myself it will be better tomorrow, and get through it. When we have two days like this, in a row, the deck scenario sounds pretty good though.....

Help Is On The Way!

Ezra is getting to where he loves to help with everything. If I leave Wyatt for a few minutes in the middle of feeding him, he'll take over.










You can see his little ear is still sticking out a little.... It's cute!

Prince Charming

This is part of having our basement out of commission. Ezra has no bedroom. He's enjoying his naps in my bed, and looks really cute there.

Movin' And Groovin'

He's almost mobile!!!!!!!

Danger!!!

I wrote an angry post about my basement, and then my computer shut down and I lost it. Anyway, this is my basement. We've got a mold problem. A big one apparently. So my basement is 'sealed'.

Notice the holes?! That's why I'm angry.

Parental Supervision

Um. I'm a bad mommy. Wyatt was playing on the floor with this cute little duck, and apparently stuck a chunk of it in an outlet. He drools a lot, and that was enough to spark a little fire.

So we lost one duck, and gained one pyromaniac.

Yoda

Ezra's been mostly resting on his left side, and as a result of that, his poor little ear is sticking out much further than his right. I think it's kinda cute. As usual.

Wyatt loves his jumper toy. Ezra likes that he can be face to face with him.

As I've mentioned before, I've been enjoying the amount of cuddling I've been getting to do.

Wyatt used to be satisfied just to watch the bugs and leaves go around, now he wants to eat them.

Bed Time

Both my boys like to be read to, Ezra for the stories and Wyatt because he likes to chew on them.

They are lucky enough to have a daddy with a lap to fit both of them!

Super Eater Guy

Ezra actually sat at the table with us last night, even though he didn't eat anything. We had broccoli, as you can see by the 'tree trunk' he's holding. I like to eat that part, and he figured it looked like a good idea. He didn't take a bite, but looked pretty cute.

He's Sweet On Me...

Wyatt likes to give big wet kisses, and is very pleased with himself afterward. You don't want to see the pictures of him kissing me I promise, it's not pretty....

Playing Fair

I kinda feel like I have to post pictures of Wyatt if I post pictures of Ezra, and Ezra if I post about Wyatt. It's easy to do though. The part I've got trouble with is finding new things to say, because well, frankly the thought that usually pops into my head is "Gosh they're cute!".

On The Move

We've now moved from the couch to the floor. His temperature is still high(103), but coming down a bit. He's just so cute, even sick.

Blackmail.....

This is one of those pictures I can't wait to pull out when he's about 17. Yep, it's a pink Roxy shirt. He really likes it for some reason, and I don't really care if he wears it. Daddy on the other hand.... He might not mind so much if I hadn't painted Ezra's toes pink recently. I was doing mine, and he wanted to participate! So even though he's got socks on, picture pink toes with the pink shirt and mohawk.

The nose picking just completes the look....

Tunes

As I've mentioned before, Ezra loves music. I'd just come home from a four mile run so I had my iPod on (not really a key point, but I'm proud of myself!). He goes for my iPod like a vulture to road kill. Nice mental picture huh?

The other thing I wanted to point out in this picture is my shirt. My sweet nephew Zeke made it for me. It's a dinosaur!!!!

For his 5th birthday party he made shirts for all the family members with his drawings of dinosaurs and happy spiders. I was sad that I couldn't be there, so they were kind and sent me one of my own.

The gift of music.... He's sharefull.

Easy Killer

This was a few weeks ago, when both boys were feeling good. Ezra likes(d) to play with this bag, and was kind enough to share it with Wyatt. He also shared the blanket. Wyatt attacked the bag with a vengeance, and tolerated the blanket.

It's a very aggressive look for such a sweet boy.

Sweet Manna From Heaven

As poorly as Ezra is feeling, Wyatt is happy. He's enjoying the fact that Ezra is mostly unconscious and he doesn't have to share the attention quite as much.

Down For The Count

This is actually a better day, even though the fever is back up again. It's not as high as it was, but as you can see, he's still not feeling great. Heck, he's not even feeling good. I doubt he'd tell you he even felt 'fine' at this point. Gosh he's cute though.

Once Upon A Time

This is later this afternoon, doesn't he look like Ben?

My cool story for the day/week/month/year goes like this: Once upon a time there was a very sick little boy who's mommy was very worried about him. He was running a fever of 105.2, and she was about to take him to the hospital when her landlord stopped by to check on some things around the house. The landlord noticed the sweet little boy on the couch, and asked to pray for him. The worried mommy didn't hesitate. They prayed over the little boy, and the landlord went on his way. Soon after he left, the sick boy went to sleep. He slept a very deep sleep for a few hours, and when he woke, the fever was gone. Not just down, GONE. He ate dinner, asked for cookies, and drank Gatorade to his hearts content. After playing with the much relieved mommy, the little boy asked for his cup and headed to bed.

Happily Ever After.

Color Me Stupid

I just love this picture, even though its very fuzzy and dark because I took it on my phone.

He gets this goofy look with his nose all wrinkled up and his eyes squinted closed, and it makes me stupid. Stupid as in I am incapable of forming an intelligent thought when he does it.

My Sicko's

Well, this one is better, but its a cruel cycle, Ezra has it now.

He looks like death....

Drive Through Drunks

Yep, that's right, look again if you want. It's a drive through liquor store. They've got them on every corner here in Wyoming, and the funny thing is, they think it's normal!

You can purchase all kinds of alcohol here, including mixed drinks. They simply put it in a little baggy, with a twist tie, and call it a 'sealed' container.

By the way, last Thursday night there were 110 DUI arrests. Just an average night here in Gillette. This is a town with a population of 19,000. Nice...

I think I already put this picture on here, but my mother in law was asking me how to put pictures on her blog, and in order to tell her how to do it I had to follow the steps with her..... So, here's another picture of Wyatt.

Guess what? Wyatt's still cute.

He's just getting to have so much personality... He gets embarrassed and wrinkles his little nose up, its so adorable. Wyatt is getting very good at grabbing hand fulls or hair, and pulling you in to give big, very wet kisses. It's really sweet, but Ezra doesn't quite get it yet, especially when Wyatt grabs an ear.... There's a bit of screaming, and then it's over. He's really good about not retaliating when this happens, and getting better at staying out of ear snatching reach.

Wyatt is thinking about crawling, but at this point it looks like too much work. Why work when you can sleep... I think he'll be chunky for a while.

Ezra is starting to talk a lot more, which as most of you know has been a bit of a concern for us, but it seems to be getting better. He says, Right Arm (when he's getting dressed), Cup, Momma, Night Night, FOOD!!!, EAT!!! (not surprising that he picked those two up if you know him at all...), Cracker, NO!, Hello, Bye, What's That?, and a few other things that aren't really words at all, but I know what he's trying to get at. Isn't that part of the job description?

He is also developing very strong likes and dislikes as far as music goes. This worries Ben a little, because one of his favorites is Ricky Martin's, Livin' La Vida Loca. It's a little embarrassing for me too really, because I have the song on my iPod, and that's how he knows it. I plug my iPod into the stereo and we rock out. I've got quite a variety of music, so he gets to hear lots of different stuff. I could spend a few minutes defending myself here, but I'll just say I like to run to that particular song, and leave it at that. I play it a lot more now, because it's so funny to watch a two year old dance like a maniac to Ricky Martin... Someday I'll be showing video of that to prospective girlfriends.... I love being the parent!

Don't worry, that's not the only song he likes, he's also a big fan of Gary Allan, Trent Willmon, Allison Krauss, and The Steve Miller Band. I like to think we haven't corrupted him yet.

My Little Trooper

This is how we spent our afternoon. At the ER with Wyatt. The poor little bugger has been coughing up a storm since about Tuesday, and was having a lot of trouble breathing, so we finally decided it was time to find out why. Since we just moved we don't have a pediatrician yet, so the hospital was our only option really.

It turns out he's got an upper respiratory infection and is going to live! Yea!!! We were glad for that news, but hadn't really thought otherwise.

It was getting close to dinner time, and he was hungry.....

He was so sweet and never even cried. Until they stuck a swab up his nose three inches.... I'd cry too.

My Big Mistake

I know there haven't been new pictures for a while, and here's my excuse-- I've been sick, and the batteries for my camera are still in hiding.
I got a gym membership this week, and even though I thought I felt like I was getting a cold, I decided that running my rear off was still a good idea. I was wrong. Very, very wrong.

So, now that I'm feeling better, as soon as the batteries come out to play, I'll have some stuff to show you all!

Look Out! It's A Dinosaur!

Ezra rarely snuggles with me anymore, so I take advantage of every opportunity to hold him that I get. Even if it means cramming myself into his little recliner to do it.

This was actually kinda funny because he was snoring REALLY loud. I called my mom to let her hear it, and before I told her what the noise was she asked, "What are you doing? You sound like a T-Rex!". She couldn't hardly believe that he could make such big sounds.

I'd also like to add that this picture makes me look a lot chubbier than I am. My arms are actually pretty toned (moving this many times will do that) so this picture upsets me a little!

The New Digs

The Delk family came by to see the new place, and Ezra, being the social butterfly that he is, ran to open the door. There are three doors right there and he was a little confused. It was a good laugh...

Our kitchen.

The living room/dining room.

Sad Good Byes

I was very sad to leave Ellie May in Rapid. Her owner John, who is a wonderful man, told me I could take her with me if I took both dogs. Unfortunately I am not able to have any pets in the new place, so we said our good byes, and parted ways. Not for long though because she ran back through the door when I went to get the mail a little later!

Just look at that face, who wouldn't love her?

Baby Bee

While we were packing up at the old house (it can hardly be called 'old' I know....) I came across a bunch of baby clothes that no longer fit Wyatt. As mom's usually do, I got a little sad about it. So rather than immediately trying to get pregnant again, I decided that it was a lot better to just cram him into the tiny clothes to satisfy the craving. I'm happy to say it worked.

This little Bee outfit is about three sizes too small, but he's just sooo cute.

Ta Da!!!

OK. Here goes nothing. I said I wouldn't post anything until things were set in stone. I guess having most of my boxes unpacked is as close to that as I'm going to get right now.
Yep. We moved. We're all in Gillette, and getting settled. We got here Saturday, and just got our Internet hooked up, so this is my first opportunity to post about it. That's probably good though, because as we all know from past experience, if I had said anything sooner, it would have changed. Again.

So once my camera batteries are charged, and I get a few pictures of the new place, I'll post them. Until then, I can assure you my boys are still very handsome. (All 3 of them)

He's a ham, need I say more?

Wyatt likes to stick his little tongue out, and in typical mom fashion, I think it's cute.

This is our traveling companion, Ellie May. She provides great comic relief.

He was very excited to open presents this time!

It's a very cute birthday vest.

I'm Very tired, but I promised Birthday Party pictures....

I'll Do It Myself....

Wyatt is getting so big and independent.... It almost makes me want another one. Almost.