Glued to the tube

I would love to be able to say that we have done something productive this week, but rather than make something up, I will just be honest and admit that we have been glued to the tube since last Saturday. When we are here, we are watching the Olympics, when we are gone, the good ole' DVR is making sure we don't miss anything! I am quite certain Jett has no idea what has come over us, as we normally are not much of a TV watching family. I don't know that Jett has ever really watched anything on TV now that I think about it, other than occasionally his Baby Praise and Worship videos, and our Baby Einstein videos in the car every now and again. Boy have we made up for that this week! Jett really doesn't act too interested in anything other than swimming. As soon as he sees a pool on the big screen, he starts squealing "swimming, swimming!!!" That's my boy! The rest of the time, he is much more interested in playing with his Sonic Wacky Pack toy, and doing "one,two, three, ready, get set, GO!", on our pillows in the living room.





As I mentioned, Jett LOVES swimming. He is not afraid of the water at all, and will even put his head under and jump off of the side. Thursday Amy and I decided to take him and Abby to the gym for a swim. I didn't take the camera into the pool area, but I got a few cute shots of the kiddo's in the locker room area.





Today we met Amy, Steve, and Abby at the Aquatic Center for another swimming play date. I went ahead an got Jett enrolled today in the next swim class they are conducting, and it starts in October. I am so excited about this because it lasts 8 weeks, so we will still be able to be in the water when it is too cold to swim outside. Yippee!! I did find out, however, that little swimmer diapers are not allowed in their pool. Therefore, we had to purchase a nice little speedo type diaper that they sell in the gift shop (of course). Bobby said he looked like a European baby.





I should also mention that my sweet angle baby turned 21 months old today. Time just passes way too fast when you have a little one around. Bobby and I talked all weekend about how funny he is, and how much he has changed in the past 6 months. He talks non-stop and you can pretty much understand everything he says. He talks in complete sentences most of the time, and although he has been able to count to ten in English for quite some time, he has learned in the past week to count to ten in Korean as well. We are both amazed that he can recite word for word the following books: Goodnight Moon, I went Walking, and Go Dog! Go. Even if you open the book in the middle, he can tell you exactly that that page says (by the picture of course). Books are his new favorite "toy", but he is also obsessed with cars. Not toy ones, but real ones. He will grab our hands, walk us into the kitchen, and say "go get daddy's keys, go drive daddy's truck." He also knows the difference between my keys, and bobby's keys, and you cannot trick him! He is an amazing little guy and we love him more than anything in he world. Now, for one last picture. This was taken tonight after we got home from swimming and going out to eat dinner. Jett was so incredibly tired, and as soon as we got out of the shower, he passed out on the bathroom floor as I was putting lotion on him. See what I mean about how sweet this kid is. Such a doll baby. No worries though, I did re-locate him to his crib. Have a great week!

On the road again....

After an exhausting,hot,sleepless, and a bit stressful weekend in Oklahoma City a week ago, Amy and I decided to once again attempt yet another road trip with Abby and Jett. This time was much more successful! We had two well rested, happy babies and the trip was an absolute blast. We left Friday morning and headed for Rogers, Arkansas where we did a little outdoor shopping at the Promenade. We then headed to Fayettville where we did a little more shopping and met up with my cousins for dinner. After dinner, we stopped in Springdale to visit my cousin's mom before heading back to Tulsa. It was a long day, and after departing from my cousin's house around 9:00 and making almost all the way out of Tontitown before realizing I had left my purse, heading back to Springdale to retrieve it, leaving once again only to realize that Amy had left her cell phone and going back to retrieve it, I finally arrived home around 1:00am. What more could be expected from two blonde mommies traveling with 2 kiddo's under 2? This is what makes life so fun and exciting, right!?!? Now for the pictures from our trip.

Jett and his sour cream and cheddar ruffles face. Gotta love a messy baby boy!


















Attempting a group picture. This is as good as it gets!



















Outside by the water fountain. Jett loves throwing pennies in the water.




















Little Miss Hollywood


















At my cousin's house in Springdale. The cute blonde in the middle is my cousin Melanie. Amy and I used to spend every other weekend with Melanie when we were 15 and she was 2. Doesn't seem like she should be 18. YIKES!!



















And last but not least, the pictures of Jett fascinated by the puppy in the back yard, and my cousin riding the tractor.



















That's about all I have for now, other than mentioning that I have gotten completely obsessed with the Olympics. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall about an hour ago when the US won the gold in the men's freestyle relay. I am sure Bobby and I must have looked like fools hooting and hollering in the living room while jumping up and down as if it was going to make them swim any faster. Good times!

OKC Zoo + Triathlon = our busy weekend

This weekend Jett and I took a road trip to OKC with our friends Amy and Abby. I had a triathlon on Sunday morning at 5:30am (yuck!), so we decided to just drive up on Saturday, take the kids to the zoo, and make a fun weekend out of it! Aside from the hotel not being able to find our reservation, the 103+ degree heat, and neither of the kids sleeping more than 3 or 4 hours Saturday night, we had a great time! We laughed about it on the way home, but I am thinking we might have been so tired that anything seemed funny. Due to the extreme heat and Kattfest (a huge concert with several bands that don't sing, but scream), we didn't stay at the zoo more than a few hours. I borrowed a double stroller from a friend of mine and it was WONDERFUL! Thanks a million Tricia. Here are some pic's!
"This is a great new ride, mom!"


























Awe.....this is what innocence looks like!



























Jett overheated and checking out the bears


















"Here Abby, this red sugary slush is fantastic!"


















Jett and the "nice kitties"



























After the zoo and the really long night, I had to wake up at 5 a.m. for the triathlon. After hardly any sleep and participating in such an event, I did not look any kind of glamorous for a picture. I am usually not funny about primping for pics, but I honestly wouldn't put anyone through the torture of looking at pictures of me tired and sweaty. Here is one funny picture of my leg markings after the tri. I realize it looks like I have been baking in a tanning bed, but I promise I haven't. I have gotten some sun from training outside, but I think Bobby had the flash on a funny mode and it made my legs look nice and leathery.


















Last week I introduced Jett to cucumbers for the first time and he loved them!! I cut them up like sliced pickles and he was in cucumber heaven. Isn't he just the most darling thing you have ever seen gnawing on a cucumber?

Jett and Abby sitting in a tree......

With my best girlfriend's BIG 30th birthday right around the corner, I have been trying to come up with something creative, fun, and sentimental to do for her. We have been friends for half of our lives, so any little gift just won't do. I met a girl through a friend of mine that is dabbling in photography, and experimenting with photo shop and paint shop pro. She saw my blog, loved my pictures, and put together several amazing pieces of work for me to display in my home. I decided, that's it!! That is what I will have her do for Amy! First though, I had to get some cute pictures of Abby, but seriously, is that ever a challenge??? NO WAY! On Thursday, Amy and I met up and took the kids to the park for a mini photo shoot. I can't share all of the pictures because I don't want to ruin the surprise, but here are a few of the kiddo's together. Once her birthday is over, I will post what I had done for her, and for me! I am so proud of mine (Thanks, Crystal!)




















Jett has not crawled for over 6 months, but when he saw Abby doing it, he decided to join in! As Jett would say, "Weady, set, one, two, free GO!" The race was on.....


















How cute is this??


















Jett giving Amy an Eskimo kiss. I love, love, love it!!



















The future glamour girl herself, Abigayle Elizabeth


















While we were at the park, Jett spotted a bunny. Now, maybe I am crazy, but this did not look like an average, every day, wild bunny running around. This bunny looked like someones pet. It was so soft and fuzzy. It was also not terribly afraid of us approaching it. Kinda made me sad. I hope someone didn't dump it or lose it. If I could have gotten a hold of it, I would have probably brought it home. Although, I am not sure that would be a good idea with Tiffany in the house. She thinks bunnies are for chasing.


















I really don't have that much interesting stuff to ramble about this week. We have pretty much been trying to stay inside. This HOT, 100 plus degree Oklahoma weather is getting a little old, and I usually love hot weather. Poor little Jett has sweat pouring down his face before I ever get him buckled in his car seat.

I have discovered this past week that he is using many more Korean words than I realized. Since I have absolutely no idea what he is saying, I thought when he was pointing to the refrigerator and saying "murr, murr" he was wanting more. So I would give him more juice, water, milk, etc. I found out today that "murr" in Korean is water. Who knew?! Not me. I also learned that "upta" is all gone, and "mogul" is bite. I am sure glad Bobby knows what he is asking for! Oh yes, and I almost forgot. He stayed in the nursery at church today the WHOLE time! I think I was a wreck, but he did great! I am sure he played, talked their ears off, and wore them out wanting to go down the slide over, and over, and over again. He is getting to be such a big boy (sniff, sniff). That's all for now. Have a fun week!

My little Prince Charming is 20 months!

It seems so wild that Jett is closer to being two now than he is to being 1. Kinda makes me sad, but I think it helps that he is such a comedian. Those of you who have the privilege of being around him know that he is a complete riot! We are laughing all of the time at this boy. He has also become SO independent lately. Here are some examples of how he wants to do things his way, and all my himself.

Jett drinking from a water bottle....by himself. Notice how the water ended up on the floor with him slashing around in it? He is lucky he is so cute!


















Eating graham crackers on the couch in the living room instead of in the kitchen in his high chair. Again, lucky he is so cute.



















Eating cereal (in his high chair) by himself with a spoon. I decided to throw on a bib for this one, as I knew more milk would end up on him than in him.





















Tiffany is always close by waiting for something to drop, although Jett usually willingly shares his food with her.


















This boy is a total chatterbox (gee, I wonder where he got that from?!?) and today we had to leave church and sit in the lobby because he wanted to repeat everything the pastor was saying out loud. He also wanted to get down and play peek-a-boo with me behind the seats. That was cute at first, but like his voice, his laugh is pretty loud so when he started cracking himself up, it was time to leave. Afterwards we went with Abby and Amy to the park so I could take some pictures of Abby, but like an airhead, I left the battery on the charger so we are going to have to go back one night this week. Urgh! At least we got to spend some quality time with good friends despite me losing my mind.

Tonight Bobby and I took Jett on a walk around the neighborhood after dinner and played for the first time in his tree house. It has a wavy blue slide and Jett loved it! He kept saying "I wanna do it again daddy". So sweet.....have I mentioned how much we adore this little guy????



















Our poor Tiffany is such a pampered pooch that if the temperature gets about 8o degrees, this is what she does. Finds the nearest sprinkler system to drink from and cool off with.




















Have a great week!