Haircut/Pirate

Here's my hair, cut and dyed. The bishop asked me if I was new in the ward today;) Ha ha! Thanks Rachael, everyone in Pullman wants you to do their hair, I guess you can't waste talent:)
In the last couple of weeks I have only got one smile out of Cody...the rest are pirate pictures or some variation of it. Enjoy the smile and quirky faces!More pirate pics!Macey thinking she's big...still not crawling, but SLOWLY getting teeth...her top two.

Cody cuddling up with dad.

A couple of days ago Cody, Macey and I went on a bus ride. It was as good as taking Cody to an amusement park he was so excited. I think in his mind he got to check off one thing he could do when he "got bigger." Now he just has the big slides to go on.

Money for Mastitis

I finally got some drugs today to take away the infection...and I also participated in a study and earned some cash! Maybe I'll try to get mastitis more often:) I'm thankful for wonderful friends helping me when I needed it.
This is possibly completely inappropriate...Cody refused to wear pants this evening (part of his newfound independence). Fine. We went outside to play. He pooped. It leaked. I had to clean up. I know, it's gross.

29 on 9/9/09

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!! (Ben, that is)!

We love you:)

On a side note: I cut all my hair off yesterday...and Cody cut a hole in our couch. I guess he wanted to try cutting something with scissors too. AAAH!

Celebrating Lentils

Celebrating what we have...the National Lentil Festival in Pullman was a couple of weeks ago. They have a HUGE bowl of lentil chili and tons of activities. I was so excited to go to the parade with Cody - this parade had firetrucks, cars, tractors and music!

Cody waved to all the characters and firemen!

After the parade Cody got to sit in a FIRETRUCK!
Ben just got home (at 3 am) from the 'Opportunities for Equine Practitioners' (OEP) conference in Kentucky. It sounds like it is beautiful there - huge estates with really nice barns and stables and pastures - probably what heaven would be like for Ben;) They toured Keenland racetrack, Rood and Riddle Vet Hospital, some barns and stables, and also were able to meet with practitioners from all around the country.

We are SO, SOO glad he's home.

CODY

Last night when we were saying prayers I was helping him. He stopped repeating me and paused, then said "thank you trucks," then another pause, and, "thank you fish," "BIG fish!" (repeated numerous times) I think he'll be a fisherman like his dad.

Cody has entered a new phase of twos...the one where he knows what he wants, knows what I want, and does what he wants. I keep telling myself I can do this.

Lately he chants "big, bigger, bigger. Go big slides." when he's eating, telling us he's eating so he can get bigger so he can go on the big slides at the water park.

MACEY

She does a bum scoot to get where ever she wants. She holding out as long as she can from crawling. It's not from lack of tummy time-sleeping on her stomach and all (she spends a lot of time playing in the morning in her crib when she wakes up at 5 am). I think it's a blessing!

She stands up to things, waves, claps, laughs at everything Cody does, wants everything Cody has, loves food and drinking from bottles or sippy cups, doesn't have any teeth, and hates to be held but hates NOT to be held by me (don't ask me how that works, I just know I look like a circus at church trying to contain her. Half the time she just smashes her face into my lap. Whatever works.).