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How my day went terribly wrong...

You ever have those days where you seriously think you should have stayed in bed?
I had set my alarm for 6 am. I was going to get up and get things done before the kids woke up! Well, in my sleepy stupor I shut my alarm off and fell back to sleep. The next thing I knew, Trey was snuggling in beside me and it was 8 am!
The hurrying ensued as I tried to get myself and the kids ready for story time at 10. I sighed as I dodged piles of laundry. "When I get home..." I told myself.
Story time came and went. Trey was less interested this week. He had the fidgets, so I was glad to see the hour come to an end.
Then it was back to Grandmas to grab lunch before Kayelynn and I headed to Evansville for her 9 month pictures. After lunch Grandma wanted to take Trey somewhere in the farm truck. I went out to put Trey's booster seat in for her. While doing this, I found a loaded gun stuck down in the seat where Trey was going to sit. (I know who left it there and it was not Rex) I was livid.
Rex was there to witness my rage and assured me he'd take care of the problem.
I left for Evansville feeling flustered and upset.
About 30 minutes into my trip I realized I'd left my wallet and cell phone at Grandma's. I had no way to pay for anything, so I had no choice but to turn around and drive back to get it.
On my way to Evansville again, I see that Kayelynn's picture appointment time is quickly approaching. Knowing that there is no way I will make it on time, I fish thru my purse to find the studio's phone number. 1-800-##-smile.... (Clever)
Now I dig around to find my cell phone. I start to dial... Crap! My Blackberry doesn't have letters on the number keys. I can't dial the s-m-i-l-e. I tried to visualize a phone so I could finish dialing the number. I thought I had it figured out. Nope, I got a singles chat line! I finally had to call my husband (who already thinks I have lost my mind) and have him translate the phone number for me.
It turns out it was a good thing I called. The studio was booked until late in the day. I changed my appt. time and slowed my driving down.
Finally I felt like I could breathe again. What I needed was an iced coffee. I find that those fix all of my troubles. (At least temporarily) But not today... today I spill iced coffee all over my white shirt. *sigh*
Why did I get up today?

This story has a happy ending. Kayelynn had a wonderful photo shoot. The more the camera flashed, the more she smiled and hammed it up. She was quite adorable if I do say so myself. I'll post pics as soon as I can and you can all judge for yourselves.

Trey Update

Well, I updated everyone on Kayelynn tonight. So, I figure I oughtta give an update on Trey.
Thankfully, I consider him potty trained! There is much rejoicing at the Stroud house! He still wears a pull up to bed but I am happy with that. Often it is dry in the morning, so I call that progress. I trust him to tell me when he needs to potty. I don't have to spike his sippy cup with Miralax. I no longer pack an entire change of clothes before we leave the house. He has, however, discovered the joy of peeing outside. But again, I can deal with this in the name of progress. What I cannot deal with is more experiences like we had this afternoon...
I was doing some painting outside. Trey was playing on his swing set. After a while I noticed he had gotten quiet. Moms everywhere know that quiet equals trouble. I turned to see Trey sitting at his picnic table with his bare bottom hanging off the seat. "What are you doing?!" I yelled. "Pooping!" He yelled back. No, can't be, I thought. But on closer inspection I could see that it was so very true. Trey couldn't see a problem with this! However, I could name several problems. (And you thought the poo stories were over!)

9 months

I can't believe Kayelynn is 9 months old! (Isn't that what all mommies say!?) I can't help but find babies amazing. They do so much in just one year. I am as amazed with Kayelynn as I was with Trey. Each new thing she does thrills me and fills me with pride.
She has one tiny tooth starting to peek thru. She crawls when she feels like it but is much more interested in pulling up to furniture and "cruising" around wherever she can. She says Da Da a lot. But, she has a special smile and a twinkle in her eye when she says it to Rex. She also says "hi" and has a cute little wave to go along with it.
She weighs 21 lbs. (Starting to lose just a bit of her baby chub.) Unless I measured wrong, she is 21 in long. (seemed short to me. Oh well, it doesn't matter.)
I love her more every day and stand amazed that loving her more is even possible.

I keep telling her she'll ruin her eyes

I think I have moved Kayelynn away from the television at least a dozen times in the past hour. She is fascinated by it and loves to pull up next to it. She makes a noise that kind of sounds like "hi". She will stand and pat the tv repeating "hi, hi, hi". She is cracking me up!

June Treyisms

1. Giggling while riding down the road with his head sticking out the sun roof, "My eyebrows are blowing off!"

2.Me: "Trey can you please help me pick up these toys?"
Trey: "No thank you".

3. After scrubbing out Oxley the Turtle's tank and filling it back up, "That was hard! I'm never gonna work again!"

4. While on a 4 wheeler ride we found one of the goats had gotten her head stuck thru the fence. I went to help her and Trey called after me "Mommy, call the fire dept!"

5. Sometimes (to be annoying when I'm not in a good mood) Rex will sing "Sunshine on my Shoulder". I had a John Denver pbs special on and they played that song. Trey perked up. "Mommy! That man's singing your song!"

6. We usually gather at Rex's mom's for Sunday lunch. As soon as we burst in the door, Trey was asking for something to drink. "All that church made me thirsty!" He declared.

That's all for the month of June. There aren't as many as usual. I guess he is just recycling some of his older sayings! But he's definitely as quirky and rowdy as ever!

Fun Day

My sister Erica brought her kids over this afternoon. Trey had invited them to come play on his swing set. (This was back before it was ever built) So today they finally got to test it out. They also got to see the goats (or at least their backsides as they ran from us). Then they fed the cows. (3 tiny buckets of feed, 50 cows- you do the math) After that we hooked a small wagon up to the four wheeler and went for a ride. Our dogs followed but got tired out and ended up riding in the wagon with the kids. We must have been quite a sight! We made it back home safely, had popsicles and more swing set time. Kayelynn loves her swing too. The kids all had to fight over who would get to push her. Sometimes they pushed a bit recklessly but Kayelynn just laughed and laughed. I love to hear her deep belly laugh!

So, if you are between the ages of 0 and 6, this is the recipe for a fun day.