Music!

Thanks Jen! I finally put in the music player! I hope everyone enjoys the music! There is a wide variety too...

Peace & Quiet

Ok so bedtime last night & nap time today went so much better than yesterday's nap time! Yesterday at nap time Josh kept getting out of his crib then running out into the living room! It took me a good hour to get him to go to bed. There was tears, boogers, and blood!!! He tried getting out of his bed and he hit his poor lip on the wood on the way down! So of course he was hysterical! But...last night I put Josh to bed with no problem's he didn't get out of bed and was asleep after 10 minutes. Then in the morning surprisingly he didn't get out when he woke up. He stayed in there until I went in and got him!! Same thing with nap time...so far he has been in there for about 20 minutes with no noise & no getting out of bed!! Watch...tomorrow is going to be hell...

Monkey!

Well...Josh can now get out of his crib! It all started yesterday though...I was at my parents house and I put Josh in my Mom's play pen for a nap. Well after about 15 minutes or so my Mom said it sounds like Josh is out of the play pen. I said..."No! He can't get out he was just in there yesterday!" Well I go upstairs and he is in the hallway!! I put him back in there and he just climbed out. So I tried laying in bed with him and that didn't work. So I went for a car ride...nothing!! So back to today...he threw a ball at me (he missed) and I put him in time out in his crib for a minute. We'll it took less than that for him to maneuver himself over and out!! Now I've got to try the toddler bed again...as you can tell that didn't work very well. It worked at bedtime but nap time was horrible! Wish me luck!! Oh and by the way...I have those knob covers for the doors so Josh can't get into his room (he throws his clothes all over his room) well...ummm...those don't work for him?? I don't know how he does it!! But he gets into his room now! My nephew is almost 6 and can't do it!! WTH!

New Shoe's

The baby sitter on Monday took Josh to the mall and she fell in love with these DC shoe's...so she bought them! They are the cutest things ever! The funny thing is that...she didn't know it but...Jason has the same exact pair!

163rd Dutchess County Fair

The fair was so much fun! We got there around 4 pm. Then met up with Steff, her hubby Jimmy, and Lorelai (Josh's girlfriend) at 6:30 pm. We stayed till about 10:30 pm and we all had a lot of fun. Before we met up with them we went to see the tractor's. Josh is in love with tractor's...

Then we went to see the cows. I got a milk shake in the mean time too and...uhh...as you can see Josh took over my milk shake and would not give it back...

Then we met up with Steff, Jimmy, and Lorelai...

Then Jimmy, Lorelai, Josh, & I went on a few rides with the kids. Since they were small the parents had to go with them. They loved them and didn't want to get off...

Here is Josh feeding the goats...

And finally here is Josh and Lorelai playing footsie when we first met up...

Waiting Impatiently

I'm so excited!! Our 163rd County Fair is here! It is the best fair ever...it is huge! People come very far to see it. The only bad thing is the traffic and the huge amounts of people I have to deal with at work. Other than that I'm excited! Josh gets to see the tractor's and animals! Now the end of his nap time can't come any quicker! I'll definitely post picture's when I get back!

Breaks!!

Well we just got back from Jason's parents house. They had a party for every ones birthday in August. So on the way home I had to slam on my breaks because 2 deer were in the middle of my lane. I didn't hit them but...I noticed a huge cloud of smoke behind us. So I start to slow down a bit and noticed that the breaks just go right down to the floor...oh shit! I managed to get home OK and park it. I put on the e-break and it smoked horribly so I had to just park it! I hope it doesn't roll down our hill in the middle of the night or something!? So we went from having 2 cars to no cars! I don't know how life could suck any more?? Good thing my father has a lot of vehicles! He should be here in 30 minutes or so with there Suburban so Jason can get to work! What a rough night!

Invitations

My sister asked me to make my nephew's 4th birthday party invitations and thank you cards. It is cowboy themed as you can see.

I'm hosting my sister baby shower too. Not until November but I like to be prepared! So here is the invitation...

...and I made a card to stick in the envelope since Target didn't give her any.

I got really bored one day and made Josh's invitation and thank you cards too! It is a Curious George themed party. I have these cute monkey cupcakes I'm making too!

I know I spelled coming wrong in the thank you card above (but Annette I keep on forgetting!!!) I remember you told me that the last time...I'll get it one day!

Nature

Today my sister and her 2 boys Caden & David came over. So we went outside to play in our backyard (I love living in the country). We found some really neat things too! Toads, salamanders, & weird mushrooms. A perfect picture opportunity! Of course I didn't touch any of those things...yuck! My sister held up the toad so we could take picture's and my 4 year old nephew was obsest with the salamanders. Josh loved the baby salamander. He would say "awww baby, baby!!" but wouldn't touch it! So here are some picture's I hope you enjoy!

Surprise!

So since I worked all day and Jason didn't get a birthday dinner...I'm surprising him with one! I haven't quit figured out what I'm making but I will soon?? I made the cupcakes 6 am yesturday but finally made the homemade chocolate frosting today! Nothing fancy but very good!

We were able to go out last night for drinks though. That was nice!

High Chair

When I cook I stick Josh in the high chair with food so he doesn't run around and get into stuff while my hands are all dirty (like when I'm cutting meat). So today like any other time I cook a meal I stick him in the high chair, give him peas, he throws the peas on the floor, so I give him some crackers. While he is eating I'm using my NEW Magic Bullet pureeing up some veggies for dinner and I look behind me and Josh is passed out! I have no clue how or why he passed out because this machine is so loud and it vibrates! Plus it was about an hour before his actual nap time. So here are a few pictures...I stuck in a couple of Josh from this morning. I did a faux hawk on him...even though the majority of his hair grows right down the middle! He has barely any hair LMAO!

Birthday Card

Well tomorrow is Jason's 26th Birthday. So since Jason really hates birthdays and I'll be at work all day I decided to help Josh make a birthday card for his Dada! We tried the hand print thing but as you can see it didn't work very well...I tried two times!





So I decided to just try doing foot prints. It turned out a lot better...nothing fancy. When it dries I'll let him paint inside.



ETA...I just noticed I forgot the r in birthday LMAO! I just made the i into an r and stuck the i in between!

Potty!

He peed on the potty this morning!! I think I was more excited about it than him though...I clapped and he just poked his penis!

Bullet!

I'm so ecstatic!! I went to visit my parents tonight and my Mom's friend gave her the Magic Bullet!! So my Mom doesn't need it (she just bought a juicer and has many blenders) so she gave it to me! I'm so thrilled...a few years ago I bought it and returned it because we were broke! Just in time...I roasted some squash this afternoon and haven't pureed it up yet!! I can't wait to use it!! Plus my Mom made an awesome Shepard's Pie!! It takes very little to get me excited I guess?!?!

What, what?

Josh really has me cracking up lately! When I call out his name he comes running say "what, what?!" Another new thing is he puts his finger's in his ear when I talk to him! Now that just bugs me! Here is a short video of him ignoring me!! I don't know where he learns these things from!?

http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee217/Rsandstedt5386/Joshua/?action=view&current=MVI_0011.flv

Success!

So last night I didn't bother with the new big boy bed because I had to wake him up at 5:30 am so I figured I would start on it tonight. Well...we have a success! I put him in there a little before 9 pm and he is asleep right now! I put him in there and I stayed in there to make sure he laid his head down, then left. He ended up getting up and knocking on the door a few minute's later. So I put him back in there and said "stay IN bed" It seems to have worked! I hear nothing...