Where does this stuff come from?

We had a very busy weekend at home and had a great time spending time with different friends and family every day of the four day weekend. Little Otis got to go to Chuck E Cheese with us, Aunt Kelli, Kevin and Sarah. I think Payton had the most fun though. He played games and rode rides with Sarah and Kelli and laughed all the way. We also had a wet cookout with Shaunery and her family and ended with a birthday party for Staci's daughter who turned 3. What a little princess.... When we finally got home last evening, exhausted and drained, Little Otis brought over the donut that Otis got for his butt injury and began to put eggs in it. When we asked him what he was doing, he replied(like we were idiots), "I'm hatching my eggs...." Oh of course, how silly of us. It never occurred to us to "hatch" the plastic eggs in his brothers baby toy. To him it was obvious. I made Otis take pictures.... Then Little O practiced taking pictures with my camera and did a wonderful job if I must say so myself..... Maybe a budding photographer? I could use one of those in the family.....

Long Day

We are at home today because we have nothing to do.... that's right, we have nothing to do. I can't believe it. No work, no lunches, no errands to do, and no friends to meet. So what do I do instead? I spent two hours cleaning Little Otis' room, and did laundry all day. Now I know why I schedule so many things during the week. Staying home is too much work!
Payton is pulling up on everything to stand up. This includes the computer chair that I am currently typing from. He just stands there, and then begins to cry, and then really throws a fit.... He's developing such a personality now and is letting us know when he wants something. He laughs all the time It's fun to watch. He is so different from Otis at this age, everything goes straight to his mouth. I'm not used to that. I'm rambling on now, but I just feel lucky to have two healthy boys to bother me all of the time. And I have nothing to do.... Ha Ha

Going, Going.......

Almost Gone. We have sold the farmhouse where I grew up and the developer is moving at lightening speed to get ready for new pretty houses on the land. I went to take some pictures before the house was totally removed. That surprisingly caused a few tears and some reflection. We moved here when I was 9 and lived in an RV for a while until we remodeled the house. There are many memories attached to this home for me. When I was young and an only child, living out so far was a blessing and a curse. I was lonely at times, but the room allowed me to play in the fields, pretending to be anything I could come up with, and to learn a lot about raising food. (Mostly that I don't want to.) I rode horses here with my mom, and bottle fed calves and one possum(Can't remember what happened to him.) But mostly, it's where I lived with my dad, who gave up so much time and energy (not to mention money)to take me through my teenage years and I grew up and developed into an adult in this house. That will never change, even if the house is gone and there are newer prettier ones there. I guess it gives other little boys and girls an opportunity to benefit from this place and grow up too.

Just a normal Sunday

We spent the morning doing things around the house. Once we finished, Big Otis decided to mow the yard. Little Otis decided to "help". I got a couple of great pictures. He actually got water for dad and helped him move things to mow, so he was a big help! Dad was impressed and Little O was proud of himself.... Then we went to my dad's new house and had a cookout with them and my sister. We took these pictures of everyone and I had to put them in. Dad's yard is soooo green and the house is so pretty and new.... What a great end to a lazy weekend...

Mother's day summary

Another Mother's day down.... This year, I have two little ones to Thank me, well sort of anyway. We spent this year with Otis' parents and family in Lawton. I got the cutest shoes, a fabulous card and some flowers from my very thoughtful nephew. Oh and the best part, I got to sleep late... I mean until 11am late!!! What could be better? My intention was to take pictures of the family playing cards and having a great time, but we got to the "having a great time" part early and I forgot. It might have been the bucket of Margaritas that I won at Pokeno on Tuesday.... At any rate, here is a photo of my two with Mike, Otis' brother. We don't see him a whole lot, but the kids love to see him and he is always lots of fun. Payton still looks at him funny, like,"you look like my dad, but I'm sure you're not... I think".

While searching for the pic of Mike, I found this one of me and my incredibly shrinking sister-in-law, Wanda. For those of you in Germany, or who just haven't seen her in a while, she is a sliver of her former self! She is looking great and we are all proud of her....

Well, since I last posted, I have been to Cat's Creations for National Scrapbook day and slept 5 hours the whole weekend. I didn't take any pictures of the event, but friends did, and I'm not sure anyone would want to see me with only 5 hours of sleep anyway. I had a great time! It was great to get some time to do scrapbooking without interruptions like, Can I have more chocolate milk? Can you turn my T.V., Can you push me on the swing and WaaaaaaH!. But it was great to come home to my little family of men.

When I got home, little Otis and I had a mommy and son outing to Casa Manana to see Narnia. It was a musical and Little O had never been to one before so it was a first. He was a little restless, but did well overall and enjoyed it. Aunt Kelli met us there, and we enjoyed spending the afternoon together. Here is a picture of us at the show. Thanks to Aunt Kelli for including us in the adventure.....