Human Dishwasher

Who needs a dishwasher when you have a little boy who will lick the bowl clean for you!! Especially when it is chocolate!




Grant has been really sick these past two weeks. He has had diarrhea for a week and 2days straight. We have gone through 70 diapers in a week. He would poop 10 times if not more a day. His little bottom is so raw! The doctor didn't seem to know what was wrong. I finally went back today. They pricked his finger again and he didn't even cry!! BIG BOY! Everything came back normal. I am sending another diaper sample in tomorrow. They will check for a parasite. It may just have been a bad virus. The blood is mostly gone just lots of mucous in poop. Today there were gel like bath bead look alikes in his poop. Scared me to death. My sister had me thinking it could have been parasite eggs!! But I called the doctor and she assured me that they couldn't be seen with the naked eye! HAHA! I was able to finally give him Immodium so hopefully this will stop it!! We have burn cream to put on his bottom because it is so raw! It looks terrible. I know it must hurt really bad. Keep praying for him.

Last week when he was sick I put him in the swing and he fell asleep. He felt horrible!


His Elmo chair! He loves it! It laughs and shakes when you sit in it!


Grant and daddy eating potato chips. I was sitting on the couch and I couldn't see Grant at all! Every now and then I would see a an arm go up to his mouth with a chip!!


My parents came up this weekend. What a wonderful visit we had! They brought him this squishy lizard. It feels like it has beans in it. He hates it! He wouldn't hold it at first. Now he will only hold it by its tail by pinching as little of it as he can!


GO REBELS!! That was an awesome game! Ole Miss beat Florida!!Grant is a fan too! He found Boomer's hat and put it on all by himself, backwards, and started pushing his truck around the house!!!

My love....Grant!

Wow,I never REALLY knew how much I could love someone else other than my husband! Grant is my heart and soul! Those of you with children know exactly what I am talking about! Boomer and I were talking last night and he said that for his birthday or Christmas or whenever to not buy him anything, just buy Grant something instead! It is so true! You become so selfless and would buy them the world if you could! I find it hard leaving a store sometimes not getting him a little happy or a piece of clothing....Just to see him smile...I guess I know how my mom feels! Being a mom is the best thing in the whole world and I wouldn't change it for anything! My cousin just found out that she is pregnant and so is my friend Crystal. I am getting the FEVER!!! Grant is such a terrific baby that I am just ready. But we need to wait a little while... We need to get a little extra money coming in. I can't imagine two in daycare right now! We would so be in the hole month to month. We are living paycheck to paycheck now! Anyway, I wanted to share some pics with you all. Enjoy!!

Just like my mom...lover of cheetos!! You should see all the pictures of me when I was little...they all have Cheetos in them!! :)

PEEK A BOO!!

A Day In Daddy's Shoes

You Think He Wants to be a Farmer....He tries REALLY hard to ride this tractor!!



The Daily Swing!!

Here lately, Grant has been attatched to his Elmo! He goes nowhere without it! Then lastnight after his bath, Boomer put on his cowboy PJ's and he had to ride his horse...for like 3 hours!! He cried when we had to put the horsey "in his stable" to go to sleep! He cried and cried....he NEVER does that! It was sweet and funny. He just lays his head on the horsey and loves on him...So Sweet!!

One Word..Not as easy as it looks!

Object: answer questions with one word ONLY. Not necessarily as easy as it looks! Can you do it?
1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Where is your significant other? game
3. Your hair? straight
4. Your mother? godly
5. Your father? giving
6. Your favorite thing? Grant
7. Your dream last night? good
8. Your dream/goal? motherhood
9. The room you're in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? creating
11. Your fear? snakes
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? successful
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? messy
15. One of your wish list items? debt-free (I think its considered one word!)
16. Where you grew up? Waynesboro
17. The last thing you did? sneezed
18. What are you wearing? PJS
19. Your TV? disney
20.Your pet? Scout
21. Your computer? good
22. Your mood? happy
23. Missing someone? family
24. Your car? Sequoia
25. Something you're not wearing? shoes
26. Favorite store ? Target
27. Love someone? husband
28. Your favorite color/shade? turquoise
29. Last thing you ate? pizza
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? today

Swingy, swingy, swingy!...Uh- did I mention Swings???

We are fortunate enough to live close to a wonderful park. So Boomer and I took Grant to the park early Saturday morning before it got scorching hot to swing and play. He loves to swing! He just laughs and giggles and Does Not Want to Get Out! We even put him on the slide! He liked that too. There are so many advantages of living here and the park is definitely one of them!

Swinging At The Park


Boys Just Wanna Have Fun!!


So after this excitement. we had to go to Babies R Us to get some mosquito repellent for babies...I know...little too late to be getting it but oh well! Anyway, guess what we passed while in there? You guessed it! A Swing! So of course, we had to get it and Boomer had to put it up right away! He now goes to the back door and just stares at it like it is GOD! HAHA! He always wants to go out there. We had to take it down yesterday because of the storm and he cried and cried!




Okay so this one is a 3 step process so bare with me! Well, we took down the swing yesterday and this morning he managed to get into the computer room. He was awefully quiet and this is where I found him!!

Hi Mommy!!


So then a bit later we went and ate applesauce...forgetting about the swing...amazingly enough!! Needless to say it was all in his hair and he made his hair into a mohawk! When he gets sleepy, the hands go through the hair!!

Definitely will need a bath tonight!!



Last,but not least, I decided to come and post these pics and he came in here with me and the inevitable swing was behind me...as I was posting, I again noticed he was quiet and I turned around and this is what I found him doing. Okay do you think he LOVES his SWING!?

I bet he is even dreaming of swinging!!


Well, I will be glad when the swing can go back up and he can swing again!! Just to see him smile makes everything perfect! Its amazing what kids can make you do!! They are truly a masterpiece! Have a safe holiday!

Rub a Dub Dub, Playin' In The Tub

Grant LOVES to take a bath. If you ask him if he is ready to get out he shakes his head and says uh-uh. He loves his letters and his duck!!

Ouch, Biting!!

OKAY...my sweet Grant got bit AGAIN at daycare today. I was warned that this 1 yr. old class was a biter class but I guess I didn't think it would actually happen. Dumb Me! The first time happened about 2 weeks ago. He came home with a bite on his arm..like a full open mouth teeth print bite!! Then today.......I stayed late at school today to get some work done and they called me and said that he got bit right above his check bone, below the eye. ODD PLACE, I know! Only my child! So I asked how it happend, was there not enough supervision. BUT, as a teacher I understand that things happen in a blink of an eye and you have to tend to another child and then the mom side of me doesn't understand. I want them to watch those kids like hawks!! But that is nearly impossible. He screamed and cried. It looks bad to me. It looks almost like a burn. I hope it doesn't leave a scar. Poor Soul!!!
Grant's Bite!!

THE BEACH

The beach was so much fun! We went to Lulu's Friday evening and the wait was an hour and a half and it was very humid due to the rain. So we decided to not stay. However, we all did buy Lulu Shirts (which was the whole reason why I wanted to go!!). We ate and went back to the hotel. We walked out the beach at night..Grant couldn't really see but he could feel the sand between his toes and he really liked it!! I couldn't wait to see his face the next morning! Then we decided to get in the pool. He hated it!! It was very cold! So we didn't stay in it long! we anticipated the rain so we got up early and went on down to the beach. Grant LOVED IT! I wish you could have seen his face when he saw the waves and when they hit him!! It was priceless. We would sit right where the water comes up to shore and he would just laugh when it got to him. He was throwing sand all in his hair. It sprinkled a bit while we were down there. Then it was time to head back in. Luckily, we got out early because it began flooding! Even though it rained, we still had a great time watching Grant experience new things! Got tons of pics. I couldn't choose and I still can't figure out how to do collages on my photoshop. I can't do anything on photoshop!! I really need help!!
Here Comes The Big Wave!!!

After a wave hit him!

Daddy and Grant

Mommy and Grant

I Love Sand!



Making Sand Castles

Daddy and Grant

Wow, it's been a while!

Wow, so sorry it has been a while. As you know, we moved....so obviously we had to turn our internet off until we got moved. Well, we moved in with Boomer's mom for 2 weeks until we could close on our house. The weekend that we were moving....Friday we began...Saturday morning early Boomer got a call about his dad and then Sunday morning Boomer's dad passed away,as most of you already know. It has been a really difficult time for him so please keep him in your prayers. So then of course once we finally got situated, I had to get my school stuff moved into my classroom. Those who know me, I throw nothing away! So I had a truck, trailor and my SUV loaded!!! It really stinks moving this much stuff SO MANY TIMES!! But I can assure you, we are HERE FOR A LONG TIME!!!! SO we just got internet Wednesday....YAY!! Back to the land of the living.
We have been doing well, everything is unpacked and mostly in its place except the guest room stuff. I would like to do a little painting in the house, but I tell you I just don't think I have the energy nor the time!
School started on Friday and THANK GOODNESS it started on Friday. I was so exhausted. I did not want to get up this morning!!! I have a good bunch..just chatty. I have two cop kids!!! One trooper and one Sherriff's office..So I think I have my bases covered now!!!! HAHA! BOOMER IF YOU ARE READING THIS...BABY I DON'T SPEED I PROMISE ;)LOVE YOU!
Grant started his daycare. We love it!! The people there are wonderful and very loving to him and reassuring to me! He cries in the morning still. That is just the most terrible thing! I hate it when he cries like that. I feel like I am abandoning him. But it is apapart of life. We pull up now and he just LOOKS at the building and starts huffing and his eyes get big and he starts to whine...we don't even make to the front door. Its kind of funny but so sad too!!
We are headed to the beach next weekend and I am so excited for a vacation. Boomer and I have ALWAYS gone to Six Flags ever since we were married except last year (pregnant) and this year. So we are headed to the beach with little man in tow! I can't wait to see what he thinks of hte sand and water!!!! We so need a break..moving the last two summers, having a baby and family things....IT IS TIME!! So there will definitely be more pics to come!!

MY BABY IS A GENIUS! PLUS, HOW GOD IS FAITHFUL...

WOW!! This may be normal ...or not....but my 13 month old just went to his diaper bag and brought me a diaper so I checked him and he had a dirty diaper!! You think he was trying to tell me he had a dirty diaper and to change him??!! Could be coincidental..... WELL, MOMMY THINKS HE IS A GENIUS!!!! :)
Also, something else cute, while at the hospital our nephew Michael was crying and Grant picked up his passy and put it in his mouth.....too sweet!!!!
UPDATE..............................
Boomer's dad was found unconscience and was taken to the hospital Sunday morning. He had a catscan done and it showed two hematomas on his brain, one on the left and one on the right. The doctor said that they had to operate in order for him to live. So they took him to Hattiesburg to do surgery. While doing the surgery, they went in on the worst side first and removed the clots. He nearly died on the table so they had to stop. The doctor didn't seem very hopeful that he would even survive the night. They brought in the chaplain to speak to the family. It was terrible and heartbreaking. But because of so many wonderful friends and family, Mr. Shell made it through the night. Matter of fact, he was trying to wake up. They took out his respirator and he tried to talk. By that night, he knew who we were and knew that visitation was every three hours instead of two. (He corrected his stepson!) It is totally amazing the power of prayer. However, lastnight he seized all night because he didn't have the proper medicine or dosage (I'm not sure). He is doing well today. He will be highly sedated the next couple of days. So continue to pray. The doctor is AMAZED that he survived the surgery, none the less, woke up!!! They say they aren't going to go back in to operate on the other side....he said it would probably correct itself(amazingly enough!) He is not out of the woods yet but things are looking up.
OKAY in the midst of all of this.....the Friday and Saturday before the surgery, we packed, loaded and moved!! WHO KNEW I HAD SO MUCH STUFF!! Well once I started packing it all came back to me pretty quick!! Leaving my family and signing papers and my parents land over to someone else broke my heart. It makes my stomach turn every time I think about it! Even though it was hard, I know it was right. God has been so good and faithful to us. HE continues to bless us. It has been a long last couple of days. We are physically and emotionally exhausted.
HOW HAS GOD BEEN GOOD?? WARNING>>THIS IS IN FULL DETAIL AND LONG!!!
It all started when we wanted to move back. We began praying extremely hard. I knew I wanted to come back, but did GOD want us to come back was my prayer. Boomer and I talked about it often. He wasn't enjoying an office job and missed being a cop. We knew that our house would be hard to sell, not because of the house itself because it is beautiful but because of its location. Just to give you a picture of where it is....imagine coyotes howling at night near your backyard, finding large large rattlesnakes in your yard, driving 30 minutes to town to work or to get groceries even. It was in the sticks to say the least. It is for some people but not for us!
Cheif offered Boomer a position at the PD but he had to turn it down because what if our house didn't sell for a year..it's not like he can commute 3 hours!! HE hated to because another position may not open up for months...So I was walking by a friends classroom one morning and she was transferring to another school within the district and I told her she had lots of packing to do. And then I came out and said that we were praying about leaving and if she knew anyone who wanted a house in a jokinly way. She said, matter of fact I do. Her sister and her husband were looking. Well, her sister was interested. I told Boom to go call Cheif an let him know what was going on. Because if another position came up, he would think of him first. He did, in the mean time I was giving Grant a bath and Boom walked in and said, I still have chill bumps! I was like, what in the world did he say??? Cheif never hired anyone for the position because something told him not to. Boom said we may be able to sell the house quickly. The position was his! Okay gang...that was GOD!! THAT was our confirmation. So that couple didn't work out but the girl I first talked to, she and her husband were highly interested and it sold in the same week. AGAIN>>GOD!!! (By the way my parents were in Hawaii the whole time and didn't know that we had sold the house. They knew we had plans to sell it. They didn't think it would be this soon)Grant got in a great daycare even though the waiting list is 1-2 years!! I have a job in the same school district. I mean everything is working out!!
We have a house but we can't move in until next week. So we are staying with his mom until then. We are extremely grateful!! Other than praying for a husband and to conceive a child and our safety in China I don't think I have prayed so diligenlty about anything and had full faith that it would happen. God has shown his power and grace. He is almighty and loving and will take care of you. Just follow HIS will.
ANYTHING YOU ASK IN PRAYER, BELIEVING YOU SHALL RECEIVE! MATTHEW 21:22

BANDAID BOY!!

Grant had his 12 month check up. He weighs 22 pounds and he is 29 inches long. He is in the 50th percentile in everything. He had to get 5 shots!!! It was aweful! As soon as we laid him down, he knew EXACTLY what was going on!!!! He got one in each arm and 2 in one leg and one in the other. So sad!! I must say though he was WIRED after it. HE was a WILD MAN then he crashed!!
He has learned a new word "hot". When he sees something hot he will say "ha ha". So cute! He has been shaking his head for no for a while now when he doesn't want anything more to eat or drink, etc...I am teaching him how to get off the couch the safe way...not head first! He is catching on. He is a pretty quick learner.
Well, we are moving next weekend. YUCK! I hate moving. I hope this is the last time!! We sign papers on Monday. It is kind of sad. I am really going to miss my parents. I still can't beleive I am leaving them but I know this is the right thing for us to do. Boomer started his job again. He was so excited to put his badge on and get in his cop car again!!
More to come....