December 10, 2008 DPP

Today was a horribly rainy and soggy day. It was dark when we got up at 8 a.m. and remained dark and nasty for the rest of the day. There was thunder and lightning and crazy mommies going stir crazy with equally crazy children.

I worked in Wyatt's room today - I'll post another blog about that in a few minutes probably.

Anyways - while I worked - the kids destroyed the rest of the house and Wyatt ran around dressed as a bug/spider/monster and carried around his drum - driving me even more crazy. He was trying to compete with the torrential downpour!

And he growled at you when you looked at him - because he is after all a boy - and delights in playing the monster!

Princess Madeleine and her dolls

At her Mimi's house there are many porcelain dolls and Maddie often plays with these two -

She has named them Princess and Curlina (the one with curls, duh!). Recently I bought her a dress at Cracker Barrel - that is kind of a renaissance style dress and she took the girls out on the porch with the parasol - to get some fresh air.

Dressing Up...

It's such a complicated task - when you have a girlie girl.

First she must undress completely - casting aside the perfectly clean clothes. Is it any wonder that I NEVER get caught up on laundry? God forbid I make her put those clothes back on - NO - she must put on something different.

Then come the tights - and oh how I detest putting tights on her! It's impossible to get the toes just right and she complains about the lines being crooked or there is too much material around her toes and it feels funny in her shoes.

Shoes come next - usually some kind of heel or the other. They're usually too small - because she refuses to give up her favorites.

Next comes the dress, the necklaces (at least 2), the rings - one on every finger if possible and armfuls of bracelets.

Typically she insists on wings and a crown - but at the moment she's happy with a frilly pink hair band.

Her newest accessory is a white chiffon piece of material I would use for draping on my maternity photography clients. She has it draped over her head like a bride - and calls herself a wedding girl.

"How do I look mommy?" she asks me.

Beautiful sweetheart!

Wyatt, 20 months old today

It's hard to believe but my little boy  is 20 months old today! I can't believe that in just 4 short months he'll be 2 years old! He's still very much my baby, but at the same time so independent and every bit the crazy toddler.

I was taking some silly pictures tonight - with the laptop. He sure is a little ham! 

It was a long and rough afternoon - I went to Taylor's service - which was phenomenal. Pastor Ausley amazes me - he is so blessed by God with the right words. Chris Cadenhead performed a song called "love them like Jesus" - and while he maintained composure - no one else did. I prayed for him before he started singing - knowing how hard it was going to be for him to get through the song. I kept myself busy greeting people - directly them to the overflow seating (which reached capacity as well...) I think there were close to 2,000 people in attendance. I also helped with the reception before finally leaving at 6 p.m. I had arrived right at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Ausley told me before I left that he has never been more proud of the people in our church than today - how many came and served, ministering to so many in so many ways - from directing traffic, driving shuttles, helping greet and direct the masses - preparing the reception and the list goes on and on. 

Returning home - I cuddled up with my little ones. Life is just too short to worry about whether I scrubbed the toilet this week - or if I unloaded the dishwasher first thing in the morning. I may not have the most tidy house - but my kids are loved and they know how much I love them. We play - go on outings, we pray together - read scriptures together - we go to church where we are encouraged to live our lives for Christ - those are the things that are important - not if I swept the floor....

So here are pictures of my little guy today on his 20 month birthday. He got his halloween costume in the mail today. Yes - I've already thought about that - much to the thanks of his grandmomma paula - she helps me stay organized for the holidays. We've already started talking about how we need to look for their Christmas outfits NOW!

So Mr. Wyatt is going to be a cowboy - in fact maybe I'll tell people that he's going to be Wyatt Earp! He looked so cute in his costume - and he was quite full of himself in that hat! I need to find him a pair of boots (I'll have to ask my girlfriend angel what size the ones her daughter wore last year... they're red, so they'd work just fine if they are the right size). 

Maddie got a costume, too - a ballerina one! However I've put it up and out of sight because I'd like it to still be "new" when halloween comes around - If I let her have it now it might be stained or damaged by the big night! She has plenty of dress-up stuff between now and then anyways!

Wyatt and Mommy tonight! Sleepy boy!

This kid has some crazy talent! 

He likes to make us laugh by

sticking two pacis in his mouth at the same time!

Just call me Wyatt Earp!

Mike says it's time to cut his hair, but I'm not ready!

Someone called him a girl this weekend - Mike was NOT happy!

He's got such a cute little smile!