Can never have too many jokes about kids and poop

A LITTLE THREE YEAR OLD BOY IS SITTING ON THE TOILET. HIS MOTHER THINKS HE HAS BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG, SO SHE GOES IN TO SEE WHAT'S UP. THE LITTLE BOY IS SITTING ON THE TOILET READING A BOOK. BUT ABOUT EVERY 10 SECONDS OR SO HE PUTS THE BOOK DOWN, GRIPS ONTO TO THE TOILET SEAT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HITS HIMSELF ON TOP OF THE HEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

HIS MOTHER SAYS: "BILLY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR A WHILE.
BILLY SAYS: "I'M FINE, MOMMY.. I JUST HAVEN'T GONE 'DOODY' YET."

MOTHER SAYS: "OK, YOU CAN STAY HERE A FEW MORE MINUTES. BUT, BILLY, WHY ARE YOU HITTING YOURSELF ON THE HEAD?"

BILLY SAYS: "WORKS FOR KETCHUP."

***here's my sidenote... DOODY?!?! Seriously?!?!? Not even a good word in a joke. And I can't stand the word POO either. Yuck.. so if you're ever talking to me about your childrens excrements, please please please just call it poop?!?!?***

Riellys back in school too!!!!

So Rielly just started school yesterday! If we had stayed in GA, she would have been going to a pre-k program which has her going all day every day.. which sadly to say I was pretty excited for. Since we moved, all that changed so we had to adapt. And so we were referred to a moms day out program which is only 2 days a week from 9:30-2. But thats 2 days she has interaction with other kids and can just have fun. And the price was just right! Thank goodness we got in! Since we were new, the lady took pity on us! So here's some pics of Rielly on her first day of school! Oh and SHE LOVED IT!!!!


Outside out apartment.. she is ready to go!!!

At school-- she HAD to have this log in the picture so she moved it herself.

Okay Im a bit partial but this is one cute kid!!

The monkey theme seems quite appropriate for her!!

This is one of her teachers Ms Mariam (or Marion or something like that). Whatever it is, she's very nice!

Three blind mice.... or four.. or five

Three blind mice, three blind mice,

See how they run, see how they run,

They all ran after the farmer's wife,

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,

Did you ever see such a thing in your life,

As three blind mice?

So how's this for house warming... in the last 1.5wks, we have caught 3 mice in our apartment! We knew we had one since we moved in and the lame exterminators came 2xs and laid little bitty box traps that did absolutely nothing. So we got tired of finding poop in the kitchen and got some glue traps on our own. We really thought there was only 1. So right away we caught 1 and thank neptune it's gone. WRONG! I came home to find mouse poop on my stove. Ugggg. A day later, I'm in the living room and hear squirming and there was one trying to get off the trap. So I stuck a pan over it to make sure it didn't get loose and of course somehow these mice have super human strength in my little world so I grabbed my kitchenaid and stuck that on top of the pan on top of the itty bitty mouse thats stuck in the glue. So there's 2.. that has to be the last one right? But the maintenance guy said to keep the traps out just in case and the next morning, they were moved and the peanut butter was gone. You've got to be kidding me!!! A 3rd mouse? No more nice lady here! We pulled out the big guns and got some RAT traps twice the size as the glue traps. 2 days later, yup- caught another. There's 3. That has to be the last of them right???? Mice ONLY come in 3's? Someone please tell me this?!?!?! So stay tuned!

Yeah sorry to dissapoint you all but there will be no chopping off tails with butcher knives in this house..! I'll leave that to the maintenance men with crowbars!

Back to School!!!

Reese started 1st grade at a new school -Maxwell Elementary- on Friday. He was SO excited because 1st grade is soooo much older and smarter than kindergarten according to him. And he just looked so darn grown up too! They wear uniforms here in this area which definately makes him look like a little man!

At the bus stop

Of course can't have a picture of one without the other:) Next yr, they'll BOTH be at the same school!!

Reese's classroom! He jumped in and was ready to go!

Reese with his 1st grade teacher Ms Hawkins

Both my boys ready for the day!


So after school (it was just a half day), I took the kids up to Opry Mills to meet up with Jon for lunch. He mentioned his car was acting up so we went out to make sure it starts and sure enough.. nothing!!! After several jumps, the battery would not hold a charge! Sure enough.. bad alternater. Jack and Susie drove over to see if they could help out but not much can be done when the alternater isn't working. So we called a tow truck (after MANY hot hrs of trying to get it running) and got the car home.

So Saturday morning, Jack Hawkins came over and him and Jon spend a good part of the day working on the car, replacing the alternater and getting it running again. We are so grateful we moved to this area and already have friends here. They have been a blessing to us. Thanks Jack and Susie for your help this weekend!

Happy Birthday Old Man!

Today is my handsome husbands 31st birthday!!!
We didn't do anything too exciting- he did get a DQ ice cream cake in his favorite blizzard flavor, a haircut (at crappy Mastercuts.. NEVER go there!), and dinner at yummmo Olive Garden! Oh and don't forget the cruise back in June and a little somethin somethin later;)

Happy Birthday baby! We love you!!!
Birthday Boy (AFTER much needed haircuts for both boys)

Jon with the kids (before said needed haircuts)

Me and my baby!

Our summer outing

We were told about splashpads around here and decided to scope them out-- there are days we need to get out of the apartment and find something different to do. So after abt 30minutes of being lost and trying to find the darn place, we finally found the Smyrna Splash Pad! Very cool place. Small and FREE and the kids had a ton of fun!!!

To my husband of 8yrs

Happy Anniversary!

Thank you for 8 wonderful yrs. We've had our ups and downs but we have come along way. I love you!