Our Week

We rode our bikes over to the pond one afternoon. Hud caught 3 good sized catfish and a few small bluegills. He quickly realized that he was the "fishing expert" that afternoon, as the rest of us were not having such good luck. He started going around and telling us to "watch ouw bobbuhs." (watch our bobbers)
Oh yeah, he also managed to catch a snapping turtle.

Han caught a fish all by herself after Rusty cast her line in. She waited for quite awhile, and saw the bobber go under, then reeled it in. She's quite a bit more patient than her sibling! He usually runs around telling the rest of us how to fish while his pole is laying on the ground with his line in the water.

I managed to find this vintage horse at a garage sale this week for $8. It is quite a hit around here, and Hud has named him, "Wocket" (Rocket).

This pic of Han was taken after an attempt to go "poo poo" in the potty. PTL, she had her first success in 6 months later that afternoon. This achievement merited a family trip to the grocery store so that she could pick out some ice cream treats. She shared them with all of us, and then wanted to take some home to save for her "baby sistuh." She had already told us after she poo pooed that she was going to teach her "baby sistuh how to poop!"

Hud was wearing his bathrobe around, so Russ decided to teach him a few boxing poses.

Hud's still really into tools, building and "big tucks." Thursday we went to a playgroup at Barnes and Noble. The theme that day was construction. When I told Hud that we were going to be talking about building, he insisted on taking his "hammuh" with him. They had hard hats for all the kids and lots of building toys and books. It was quite fun! Later that day, I bought him a cube of styrofoam so that he can pound golf tees into it to practice his nailing skills.

Russ and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary last night. Hud and Han got to spend the night with their Uncle Kyle and Aunt Carly. We had a really fun time! Today we were telling the kids that we were married, and that we had an anniversary... Han piped up and said, "I want to mawwy my Huddie." (Huddie is what she calls Hud) How precious!! They are such a blessing wrapped up in a lot of fun!!

Bake me a cake as fast as you can....But quit growing up so fast!!

I recently started writing down some of the sayings that Han has been using in her everyday conversations. (I have nooo idea where she comes up with these (ha!)). Here's a little sample.... Sometimes she'll start with, "Mom, I have kestion." After I answer she'll say, "Oh IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII see!" After I've told her about an upcoming plan for the day, she likes to pull this one out...."That be puhfectttt!" And, during some of her "projects" I'll hear her saying, "Let's see heeuh." When she wants something she likes to try, "Peeze can IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII," (add extra nasal sound to the IIIIIIIIIIII, and tilt the head a bit to add to the cute factor). The other day in the store she wanted some gum. After I said, "no," she said, "Go head (ahead), Mom, go head!" As if she was giving me permission to buy some. Her latest one, that she hasn't quite found the appropriate context for, but likes to use anyway is, "You kiddin' me!!" Yesterday she copied one of mine that I would prefer she forget..."Shooooooooooooooooot!"

Happy Birthday, Grandma Doris!!

Today is our Doris' 60th birthday. She became our Doris about 2 years ago when Pa Paw married her. We love her a lot, and we're really glad she joined our family! Grandma Doris, we hope you have a super birthday!! Sure wish we could be there for your roller skating party! (Just be careful.... roller skates can really pick up speed when you're headed over the hill!)

Rusty Retreats with his Company

This past week, the organization that Rusty works for had a 2 day retreat for planning and dreaming. They managed to add a little fun to the process, and invited us wives along for dinner at Granite City, a dip in the hot tub, and an overnight stay. These people are more like family than co-workers! We've been really blessed to be a part of the team for ten years!!

"No Longer Eligible for 'Dad of the Month'"

Well, it happened. I had assumed that raising twins would involve trips to the emergency room, especially since one of them is a rowdy boy. The thing I hadn’t anticipated was that I would be the cause of our first trip.

Yesterday, I was working out in the backyard. There has been some settling around the foundation of our house. The ground underneath our patio slab had settled as well. So, I dug a hole where the slab meets the house and began to pack some rocks and dirt under the slab. I was on my knees, tamping dirt in there with the handle of the shovel (packing it with the shovel handle…yeah, holding the shovel backwards)…It was working really well until Hud stepped up behind me to throw a dirt clod into the hole. He loves helping Dad. Only this helpful move met the back swing of my shovel…He took the blow right in the middle of his upper lip…laid it open like it had been cut with a knife. And yes, it looked as painful as it sounds.

Four hours in the ER and five stitches later, we took our somewhat intoxicated little guy home for a nap. He was really tough. Before the day was over he had untied one of the middle stitches. Thankfully, his lip is still holding together. This morning, after getting something in his tummy, he was back to his wild self. He even said multiple times, “I feew weely dood!” Looks like he will be fine. Dad is still recovering.