YEA MANDY!!!

As ready as I am to be out of diapers (for good). I am not ready for potty training again! However I believe Mandy is telling me otherwise...just now she said "Mama pee pee" I asked her if she wanted to go pee pee and she uttered "uh huh" so off we went. I didn't think she actually would since that hasn't happened in my presence, until now. She DID IT! I heard it and just about fell over. Here we go..........

Play time

Today we had a little time before lunch to ride bikes and play in the driveway. Kyler was all over and loving it. He also taught Mandy how to pedal today! Yes, you heard right, Mandy pedaled the tricycle that Aunt Kelly gave us. She did it all by herself. Sorry the video clip is sideways but you get the picture.

Aunt Kelly

Just an update on Aunt Kelly...
Her surgery went well and we took dinner up to her and Uncle Shawn. No worries, everything went well and Nana is braving it up with all three in Oklahoma. From what I hear they got there looking for Kyler...KIDS. Kyler got to the hospital said his hellos and wanted to go back out of the room because his cousins were out there. Hmmm. I am sure Austin, Alex and Gage are having a blast with Nana and Mimi. One more down, no more grandkids from them, Erica and Jeremy will be our last hope for anymore Goulding grandbabies. (Smile!)

It's finished...

Thanks to a little visit from Aunt Jaime and Mrs Christy we finished Mandy's wall.

Girl's morning out...

Friday Kyler and I got some time together so today Mandy and I went shopping together. She was soo good and had soo much fun that she fell asleep on our way home with the baby that Grammy bought her and the turtle purse that she got on vacation.

Tomorrow I return to work officially...It is going to be hard on all of us but her most of all. I pray that God is with us and gives us the strength to appreciate the time we do get together. So please forgive me if I get a little selfish with my time with the kids in the upcoming weeks.

Daddy's Girl lately...

Friday night sleepover...

Friday night cousins Austin and Alex spent the night with us. We had so much fun. We played and slept (eventually)and had breakfast and played some more until Aunt Kelly came to pick them up. We can't wait to have another one.

Saturday Party

We had a party at Uncle Richard's and Aunt Charlcy's house for the end of summer and to celebrate Grandma Sarah's upcoming birthday. We had so much fun swimming, playing and eating that Kyler wanted to stay and spend the night with 3rd cousin Jacob. They came up with a plan, Kyler was going to hide under Jacob's bed and Jacob would tell us that he didn't know where he was...thank goodness kids are poor liars. Leigh said he could stay the night and she would bring him home after back to school shopping and so he stayed. Apparently he played so hard he just collapsed and slept from 7:30pm to 7am. He was extremely well behaved (aren't they always for someone else?) and is now welcome to stay any time. Mandy went with us to east Texas to see some land we are interested in and have a SHORT visit with Aunt Kelly at the hospital where she works. All in all a great day.

Little Leaguers Story Time

Today Kyler and Mama went to Little Leaguers Story Time at the Legends of the Game Museum in the Rangers Ballpark. It was a last Mama Kyler outing before I go back to work. I am working on an idea for Mandy too. So while Mandy played with her cousins at Aunt Kelly's house we were off. Kyler was shy for the first time in a LONG time. He warmed up as time went on. We learned about baseball, listened to a story, make a sticker craft, played a game and spent a lot of time in the Learning Center. Oh the fun we had there. Kyler learned about how they make baseballs and gloves, played hands on science, math and history activities as well as some arsty baseball themed rubbings and coloring on the walls (yes, they have dry erase walls to color on!). We can't wait to go back and do it again. It is a once a month activity so maybe there will be one scheduled during some of my vacation time.

Visors

Today in our Tiny Tots craft class the kids got to cover visors with glue and stick feathers all over them! OOOO what fun... here are pictures of everyone but Gage. He wore his briefly but not for a picture. Mandy took hers off as soon as I put her in the stroller but the 3 year olds wore them all the way home, including a trip into Petsmart.