After many spankings and time-outs, he's finally starting to get it. He understands how that when we say he will get a spanking if he does xxxx again, that we mean it. He has to be rocked. Not rocked to sleep, but just a song or two and then he bucks his head back, meaning put me in bed! Many times he'll say bed when he's ready to be done rocking.
And now for some RJW #1 entertainment:
"When's the last time you brushed Rhodes' teeth? He's breath is STANKY!" (please know, it was not stanky).
"Mom, when I have diarrhea I want you to wipe me. But when I have those fat ones, I'll wipe myself. You know, like those logs." (apologies for the TMI)
Tonight he was looking for his favorite pjs. I told him I knew I had seen them but couldn't remember where. He replies, "Well where did you last put them when you first had them? Just retrace your steps."
The other day I asked him how his day was. He replied, "It was great! But not the bad kind of great like ohhhhh great."
God made dirt... Dirt don't hurt.
I admit it. I make bribes at Target.
They didn't nap together, but.... About two hours into naptime Rhodes woke up and I thought he was up for good so I went in to wake Ryder on up too. Rhodes laid right down on his bed and fell back to sleep for about 30 more minutes. It was pure sweetness.
Since it's summer and the boys don't have school and we're joined at the hip 24/7, there are just some times I HAVE to go to the store. No matter how dreadful it is to Ryder, it must be done. A household does require food, toilet paper, diapers, toiletries, cleaning supplies and so on. Contrary to what some believe, these things don't just appear on your doorstep. So anyway, I've gotten real bad about telling Ryder if he'll just go in without complaining, I'll buy him something fun. Of course it's never over a dollar or two, but I'd say this was a dollar well spent! Cheesin on some Ninja Turtles!
I let Ryder apply his own sunscreen on the way to the pool.
Ryder is hit or miss with his post nap moods. This particular day he was feeling moody. And all that means to me is he wants mama to comfort him! I like!
Since it's still July, but barely, I will include 4th of July festivities.
The gym had a dress up contest on the 4th so we went as a family. And got all dressed up.
And won!
Straight afterwards we went to buy swing set supplies. We could've made "the people of home depot" website. If there was such.
We are fans of the USA.
And we raise 'em right.
Sister is true red right and blue too.
Some friends came over for the holiday!
There goes Ryder again with his stellar matching skills. Red and red... it matches mom.
John Michael giving Tate big throws.
Holiday swimming
Annual Henry Fourth of July lunch and swim
Flashback to 10 days before Rhodes' party. We had grass. On top of that grass was to be the boys' fort/swingset before Rhodes' party. When we got home that Saturday from 4th gatherings, John Michael got to work right away.
This machine was the devil. I even tried to help. He did better throwing the thing down and just digging with a shovel. Took 10x longer, but he got the job done.
Birthday boy Todd!
When the 4th of July falls on a Friday, there's a full weekend of celebration.
Sunday it was back to work. Oh Ryder would've helped every last bit if he could've.
Granddaddy came to help do the first and hardest part. The posts.
Does. Not. Happen.
Rhodes luuuuuuvs him some pajamas. He's so funny how he tries to put him on. He does just as the picture shows. Wraps them around his neck and says on, on, on, on.
He also loves to brush his teeth. Contrary to Ryder's belief.
During one of Ryder's cleaning sprees, he got all over me because I forgot to put up my shoes the first time he told me.
Rhodes' skin went from sandpaper to soft and sweet in a matter of two days. Thanks to Cetaphil Restoraderm Get your baby some if they have bad dry skin or excema!!!
Ryder came rolling right out of naptime...
Progress, progress.
He's going to be ready when I say let's go.
John Michael's good friend from college, Deuce, got married in Gonzales, LA a couple weeks ago. Road trip!!!
Pool at the hotel, score!
The boys didn't miss us at all...
My handsome date.
The groom.
Sweet new friends.
MC football circa 1999 and the beautiful bride, Elizabeth.
When we got home, we went straight upstairs to the playroom. Maybe junkyard seems more appropriate. Please know, this is only a small portion of the room and we can actually walk through the rest of the room. But Ryder thinks it's just amazingly fun to build a booby trap using everything in sight. So as long as he can keep it contained over in the corner, I can live with it. Plus, it's the only room upstairs and I don't have to look at it if I don't want to. This would not fly if it was in my sight. Would literally give me nightmares.
Where's Rhodes?
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