Jay Bird

No, there won't be any pictures for this post.  I embarrassed Cayden enough when I caught him on the potty cam! (Yes, I am THAT mother.  His daddy wasn't home, so I had to catch some of it on tape!!)
It all started when I let him down out of his chair after breakfast.  There was a huge mess, as usual, and I asked him if we could take off his PJ's.  We took them off and I told him, "Now you can go poo poo!"  This is his usual routine in the morning, but typically he goes in his diaper!  He immediately ran away, and I figured he was getting privacy for his business until he came racing back around the corner with his diaper off!!!  "Poo Poo!" I couldn't believe my eyes, and I figured he left me a HUGE, DISGUSTING mess somewhere....  So, I chased after him as he ran to my bathroom.  I found him trying to climb up on the potty and giggling.  Not seeing a huge mess anywhere, I asked him if he wanted to use the potty.  He very excitedly said, "Yes! Poo Poo Potty!" MUCH to my surprise, he actually used the potty... #1 AND #2. 
(For several months, Cayden would ask to use the potty, but he would only go #1. Number 2 is a WHOLE new ballgame!!) 
THEN what did we do? Well, after using half a roll of toilet paper and flushing twice, we washed hands and then did what any 'only boy/grandson' would do... we called the grandparents and Daddy! ...ALL of whom were extremely excited and proud of Cayden!  And then we did the potty dance!
Is this the beginning of potty training for us?  Goodness, I hope not!  Diapers are way too easy.... Although Cayden is showing signs of being ready, I'm just not there yet.  I need another couple of months before I am ready to take potty training on! 

All Things Matt

It's not news to anyone that Cayden loves to mimic Matt, but two of the cutest things (and a little gross) he does is putting on Matt's hat ("Daddy Hat") and deoderant ("Arms").  Every night after their shower, he feels he MUST apply deoderant when Matt does.  It is so cute to watch him admire his daddy in so many ways.

Such a silly boy.

Notice he has to wear is backwards... just like Matt!

He's an Old Spice kind of guy!

1st Class Mail

Last night Matt was paying the bills, and he put this stamp on Cayden's forehead.  Call me crazy, but the thought actually crossed my mind...  Woudn't it be awesome if we could stand our children out on the sidewalk and wait for the mailman just like we wait for the school bus?  We could send our kids to their grandparents (First Class, of course)!  I would have to add a stamp on his cheek "fragile- handle with care," but by the time he made it, IF he actually made it, he would definitely be "damaged goods."  Too bad our postal system isn't more reliable!

I think Cayden likes the idea too!

Salsa- Family Style

I have always admired my friends who include their kids in their cooking.  I just never saw myself as the type of person who could juggle the recipe, ingredients and kids all while worrying about clean fingers and keeping everything 100% germ-free.  (Yes, I just used kids and germ-free in the same sentence.  I understand that is an unreasonable expectation.)  Nevertheless, I decided I couldn't give up on it until I tried it. I'm just not that talented.  Maybe practice makes perfect.  Oh- and yes, I was also cooking meat and tortillas on the stove.  Maybe I should have started with just ONE thing!  How did it turn out you ask?  Well, Brinley had an explosion (of sorts) in the Bumbo and Cayden turned on the blender, before I could get the lid on, sending tomatoes flying.  Other than that the food was edible, and we had one happy daddy.  Matt  loves tacos and salsa!  Cayden is right there with him!

Frustrations

I wasn't going to waste my "me time" writing a blog about The Bachelor and my plumber, but I can barely stand to think of the outcomes.  First, The Bachelor...What was he thinking??  Apparently, he wasn't... at least with his heart.   And then there's my plumber who FAILED to show up Monday. It appears he is failing to show up again today.  Seriously?  This feels like a bad dream, out of control and one that WON'T END!  Have you ever had a dream that seemed to consume your entire night's worth of sleep?  That is how I feel about this plumber.  What if I had to work and I had taken off- only to have him NOT SHOW two days in a row?  That's just bad business, and it is worse because this isn't the first time this has happened.  WHY did we ever pay them????!!!?!!  Why??!!!
Sorry to bog about frustrations.  Nobody wants to hear someone complain, so I'll stop... for now!!  :)

Baby Caleb

We left Beeville early because one of my sweet friends was having a shower in Boerne.  It is always so much fun to be with these girls (especially when we're kid free!). Well, we were almost kid free!  Ashely & Mandy were kid free.  Brinley & Avery wanted to join us.  Weston, Thomas, Ellie & Cayden stayed behind.  I'm sure they had as much fun being away from us as we did being away from them!  :)

Anyway- aside from the odd painting that strangely captivated my attention throughout the meal, we actually had a wonderful, relaxing time.  I was so proud of Brinley.  She didn't scream the entire way to Boerne.  In fact, she was rather normal!  Avery was perfect, as usual!! :)
We can't wait to meet Mr. Caleb.  He has three very cute little girls waiting to meet him and give him lots of kisses and three handsome little boys waiting to wrestle! 

Seriously Disturbing

Ambiance is everything.  Even a 'hole in the wall' restaurant needs a little.  What is one to do when THIS is what you are staring at throughout the meal?  It's just disturbing on so many levels; I don't even know where to begin.  I wouldn't consider this place a 'hole in the wall' type of restaurant, but seriously... a little bit of decorating sense would tell you that this painting and refried beans DO NOT go well together.  I managed to eat everything but the beans.