Squeaky clean house is no more...sad.

So the boys were gone with Amanda last weekend and we cleaned our house from top to bottom...it was SQUEAKY clean. They return home and that was done within the first 24 hours! Haha! Oh well, it was nice while it lasted! I think Amanda had fun too, but I think she was also ready for her free time again! LOL! Here are some pics she sent me while she had them in her custody...hehe!

They made Heart shaped cookies:

Decovin is all about cookies!!They went to the mall to play:
Apparently these kids wanted to play with Camden:
Breakfast of champions:

Huh?:

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For Valentine's Day, Bob came home from work at 7:30am (cuz he was on night shift) and brought me these with a funny card. I had hid a card in his lunch box the night before...;-)

So other than that, not much has been shakin'! Love reading all your new updates! Keep 'em coming!

Camden Walked!!

My Kid-Free Weekend

So Amanda, my cousin, took our boys for us for a long weekend. We had our nieces bday party on Saturday (Bob's sisters little girl) and then after that we drove the boys up to her place and dropped them off. I won't pick them up until Tuesday!!! WHOA!!!

So far, we have gone to dinner, seen a movie, went geo-caching (http://www.geocaching.com/), out to lunch, out to dinner, rented movies, & it's only been a day and a half!!! WOW! Tomorrow we tackle house cleaning. *sigh*

It has been weird being in that "get up and go" attitude again but very invigorating. But secretly I miss my boys already! I want to snuggle and get kisses again. Weird! What is wrong with me?! haha!

Well, off to bed. I am pretty tired. Love reading all the updates! Thanks for keeping us posted!

Happy Birthday Camden!

Yesterday was Camden's 1st birthday! I can't believe I have a one year old and a 3 year old. Where did the time go. I feel like I JUST had him last week. Happy Bday big boy!

Check Up!

So I took both boys in today for their well-baby check up. Decovin is right at 50th percentile for his height (37 inches) and just under the 50th percentile for his weight (30.2 lbs.). :-) Everything was squeaky clean and the doctor did some estimator that they can do at age three to predict how tall they will be as adults...apparently Decovin is destined to be just under 5'10"...we'll see about that! ha!

Camden was 24.6lbs putting him in the 75th percentile (but right on track b/c they said at age one they should be 3 times the size from when they were born...he was 8lbs...so there you go)...and he was in the 90th percentile on height at 31 and 3/4 inches long! His head was 19 inches around also.

The doc checked his ears and his left one is still "plugged up" from all his ear infections he had over the past couple of months and so he did an "ear test" to see if he would turn to a sound and he didn't...soooooo...when he goes back in for his 15 month check up in April, he will look at it again and if it is still bad he will have to have tubes put in. Sigh...I hope not, but we will see. Poor baby. I wonder if this is why he hasn't really spoken any words yet other than mamamamamamamama???? Hmmmmm

And at this age he likes to have their blood drawn to check for anemia and lead levels...so we had to go to the lab and get baby C's blood taken. He didn't cry at first...the lady stuck him and then had to fish for his vein (he got his momma's veins...poor guy) and it wasn't until about 30 seconds of fishing that he finally got mad. They finally found it right at the last second and then it was over. No big deal.

So other than that...they are healthy little boys. Yay!

Steppin' up

I forgot to mention that on the day of the boys' bday bash (01/24/09) Camden took his first solo steps (2 steps)!! The best part was he did his first steps in a very similar fashion as Decovin...chasing after Katrina! :-) Thanks cousin Katrina for inspiring my boys to walk! Love you little girl!

Happy Birthday Boys!

Well the party was a success and including us, there were 36 people there! It was way fun and I think everyone got fed til they were full! Thanks for those of you who were able to make the trek...we really appreciated it!

Camden digging into his cake...he was much more aggressive than Decovin was with his first cake! It was super cute!

Yummy!!!
Decovin with his cake, he LOVED people singing to him! LOL!
Eating his beloved icing!

Happy Birthday Decovin!

My baby boy, who is not such a baby anymore is 3 today! I can't believe it! Where did the time go?!

The "before" and "after" pictures...

For those of you who said "You didn't have 60 pounds to lose!!!" Here you go...this was back in April...

This was the day I found out I made my goal weight!!

New Do

Eh

Well, not much new to report. I have spent most of the new year wiping the boys' noses and listening to them get a lovely cough! Oh the joy's of the winter season germs! :-)

Other than that, we are back in a routine again and it seems to finally be settling in again and everything is rolling along.

Decovin had his last official meeting with the Parent's As Teacher's lady. They can only participate up to the age of 3! Sad isn't it?! She will still be coming once a month until Camden turns 3 so she said she would still bring D some toys to play with but she would be only focusing on Camden from now on. He's growing up so fast!

Yet, he isn't. We tried potty training really hard for about 2-3 months with no success what-so-ever! So, we are back in diapers until he decides to show us interest in using the toilet on his own. Two steps forward, five steps back. Potty training sucks! LOL!

Camden has been officially off of jar baby food for over a month now it seems and completely transferred to sippy cups. We gave all our bottles to my cousin Karen who is expecting in June...this is her first and she has NOTHING. :-) So I was happy to help fill her house with stuff we no longer need!! A LOT OF STUFF! That felt good to purge!

I think we will work on getting rid of the binky next. We waited until Decovin was almost two but I think we will try to ween Camden sooner. He usually doesn't NEED it most of the time anyway...we'll see. I'll keep you posted.

Bob is back on his shift work and I am just trying to get my house clean. I feel like there is no good time to do such chores...b/c when they kids are sleeping, that is when I just want to RELAX seeing as how there is no other moment in my day to do so...so I am at a cross-roads with my priorities I think...hmmmm...

On another note, I have a hair appointment on Friday and I am trying to decide what I want to do...any suggestions? I am ready for a change. So far, I have come up with this...Obviously I don't LOOK like Victoria Beckham, I'm not dillusional...but I like this haircut...opinions???

Happy New Year!

Can you believe this is the only picture we took of all 4 of us during the holidays?!?! Crazy busy holiday for us! As you might have noticed from all the pictures sent out between my sister, my mother and myself! Sorry about that...but I guess you can always delete the email if you don't want to look at them! :-)

I hope everyone had a safe holiday and a fabulous New Year. Bob had to work through the night on New Year's and again tonight...so I didn't get my midnight kiss, but that's ok. Christy was here and we had a good time. It was laid back and relaxed. I decided to let D stay up as long as he could if he wanted and he made it all the way til 11:02pm! He made it EST to the New Year! He looked up at as at 11:01 and says: "I'm ready for a nap"...haha! So I guess I got a New Year's kiss from him. That was sweet.

Christy and I decided to watch Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve's New Year per usual but this time at like 20 seconds before the ball drop my local channel pops in with "BREAKING NEWS" (Christy and I both were like: "WHAT?!?!")....Yeah, the breaking news...the ball is about to drop at Times Square...we get to watch the local channel's feed of the ball dropping in NY...horrible angle and they were terribly far away! It was pathetic and not to mention SUPER ANNOYING...then to only find out that that local channel couldn't come to an agreement with DISH network and so ABC is no longer available on our listing...that's right...as of today I will not get to watch Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, or anything on ABC!!!! Can I just TELL YOU how annoyed I am?! Grrrrrrr!!!!

Oh well, hopefully something is agreed upon soon before the premiere's start showing again!

Oh and we did have a wonderful Christmas in case you were wondering. The boys were SPOILED rotten again and they had a good time as well. We had a lovely time gathering with all the family and friends and we are also very glad to be home again! ha! There truly is no place like home!

Happy New Year everybody!

Holiday Cheer!

So last night was our local Parents As Teachers holiday festivities. We are a small numbered group, but it was fun! Our PAT lady had several different stations for the kids to do different crafts.

Decovin decorated a cupcake to look like a reindeer and then gave me the "deer in the headlights look!":

He decorated a sugar cookie with lots of sprinkles, he made a wreath (with my help, little more complicated than a 2 year old can manage), he made a santa hat:

and a picture frame and oh yeah...they got to SEE SANTA!!!

And when Santa asked Decovin, "What do you want for Christmas this year?" He responded cooly with "presents"...haha!

Happy Holidays!

Season’s Greetings from The Plummer’s
2008
Wow, where did the year go?! It has been a very crazy and busy year for us! January started out with our oldest turning 2 on January 16th quickly followed by the birth of our latest addition. Camden David Plummer arrived January 31 at 9:51pm weighing in at exactly 8 pounds and 20 inches long! It is weird to talk about him as an infant because next month he will be turning 1!! See!! Where did the year go?!

We sold our house in Warrensburg, MO back in May and moved to Burlington, KS. Bob got out of the NAVY and was hired on at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant in the Operations Department. He will be in training for the next 5 to 7 yrs to become a fully qualified nuclear operator. Sound like a long time? Well, wouldn’t you want someone who is running a nuclear power plant REALLY trained so they don’t blow up the world?

We bought a house in town in late June and have pretty much settled in. We have already re-roofed our house and plan to re-roof the detached garage in the spring. Also, in the spring, we plan to paint the house a lighter color and put up a fence.

Other than that, we are trying to stay warm in this bitter cold weather we are currently enduring. Next month will be a busy one with the boys turning 3 and 1! They are growing up so fast. Decovin is talking in full sentences and Camden is getting so close to walking! He is cruising on furniture and has recently started to let go and balance without holding onto anything! We plan on enrolling Decovin in preschool in August…this is only if we can get him potty trained in time. This is proving to be much more difficult than we ever anticipated! Wish us luck!

As for me, I am still staying at home with the kiddos and I feel like there is never a dull moment! After Camden was born I was asked to be in a wedding over the summer and had to lose the baby weight in order to fit into the dress. So I joined Weight Watchers and have lost just over 60 pounds over the course of eight months. I feel great and am so glad I did it! I’m the smallest I have been since high school! I’ve been maintaining since Halloween and do not plan to go back where I came from!

With that I will wrap things up and wish you all a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely, The Plummer’s

(If you wish to see the pictures I originally posted with this letter and did not receive my email with them, let me know and I will send them your way...be sure to leave an email address!!)

Do you think we could have been twins?

Holy surprise Batman!!

I am still in shock at how oblivious I was to anything and everything going on around me on Saturday!!

It started out innocently enough...ok, so you all remember my clothing debacle...that is how this all started. Yeah, well the cute top that I already had...yeah, should have tried that on before I went shopping b/c I tried it on Friday and it was WAY TOO BIG!! Great, so I had to make another emergency trip to go shopping and after about an hour I finally found a cute top at Maurice's in Emporia. Outfit, check!

So Bob tells me we are leaving precisely at noon...no sooner, no later...period. Ok, so we make it out the door 5 minutes til and he is ok with this. We are heading to LaCygne, this much I knew b/c I knew mom and dad were watching the boys for us overnight (I also knew we were staying overnight SOMEWHERE, just didn't know where). So all the while Bob is driving and getting text messages left and right, he says they are from his sister as they are out shopping for his dad for Christmas and don't know what to get him and are asking Bob's advise...in my head, I am thinking BOB HATES TEXT MESSAGES, why is he so nonchalant about replying to them and not complaining that much, but thought oh well, must be important enough to him so whatever. Blonde moment #1, check.

So the story was a few days prior, my Aunt Linda, who works for the LaCygne Library, calls me up and says: "Hey, the library is getting rid of a bunch of National Geographic's and wondered if Bob wanted to go through them and take any." (Bob collects these, so I thought nothing of this either!!) So Bob says, we have time to stop and look before we drop the boys off before we get to our final destination. In my head I am thinking he just has reservations at a really nice restaurant, etc...Blonde moment #2, check.

We get to the library and meet Linda in the back and she lets us in and says that the magazines are in the conference room spread out...I had to hand over Camden at that moment as I needed to use the restroom really bad, too much coffee! Ha! I get out of the restroom and quickly gaze outside and see my brother and his youngest walking toward the building. I'm thinking to myself, why is Jeff here? Maybe he knew that we were coming and wanted to bring the girls down to play with the boys??? But why would he bring them to the library??? Still not picking up on what is going on. Blonde moment #3, check.

FINALLY I realize when the lights were still out in the conference room that something was up...DUH! I walk in and "SURPRISE!!" Man, he really got me.

The most amazing thing was my aunt Mendy & uncle Jim came all the way from Ft. Smith, AR just for the DAY!!! That is like a 6 hour drive one way people! Man, they really love me...tears were a rollin'!

Christy arranged for the room rental and the decorations. Tabitha, my sister-in-law, brought the soda and ice cream. My mother-in-law made the DELICIOUS cake and cupcakes and Linda was in on the trick about the National Geographic's. Clever buggers!

It was awesome and I got some really great gifts and some cash too!

Then after the party was over, we loaded the kids up in my parents car and we headed up to the city for surprise #2, which wasn't REALLY a surprise but more of a treat! He took me to the Plaza to eat at Kona Grill and we had SUSHI!!! IT WAS DEVINE!

Oh and rewind. At the party, Tabitha had asked Bob and I if we wanted to meet them at the bar and grill to watch a friend of theirs in a band that was performing later that night. I didn't know what to say as Bob had told me prior to this entire weekend NOT TO PLAN ANYTHING...so I say, I don't know, it's up to Bob.

So as we are eating dinner, Bob says, let's go and check out this band with Taba & Ryan and just hang out for a bit. Ok. But apparently we had some time to kill before we went there so Bob suggested we run by Walmart for a quick few and then head over there.

So we get there and immediately we see Taba & Ryan and Elizabeth (my other sister-in-law) and Jake (her boyfriend). So we sit down and I think nothing more, just waiting for the band. Then all of a sudden, one of Bob's old co-workers and his wife come in (they live in KC, MO)...so I'm like, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?!?! To which Shannon (the guy) replies, oh just here to watch the game (the MU game was on and he is a HUGE fan, so again, I think nothing of it). Cool, so good to see you both!

Then Bob nonchalantly points to a table and says to me: "Isn't that Abbi and Justin over there?" (Friends from college). "HOLY COW!! YES! What a coincidence!!" So I stroll over and give her a hug and start chatting and say: "What are you guys doing here?!" Amazingly Justin's co-worker knew a guy in the band and recommended the place..."WEIRD?!" Blonde moment #4, check.

Still oblivious to what is going on, I turn around to head back to our table and what do you know? My best friend Kim and her husband are there! WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?!?! Apparently Justin, her husband, knew a guy in the band too! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! That is so weird, because Ryan & Taba know someone and Justin's coworker knows someone and now you guys know someone...crazy!!! Blonde moment #5, check.

So we are all chatting, I'm completely oblivious and just amazed at the coincidence of the whole thing and then my brother and cousin walk up and that is when I finally was like: "OMG!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!" Blonde moment #6, check!

It was surprise party #2! Bob got me SOOOOO good, I still can't believe the root of my blondeness! I'm a little embarrassed about it now, but whatever, it totally makes for a good story! He really did a good job of planning these events and I am so amazed at how he was able to time everything JUST right and not leak any pertinent information!!!

Oh and according to Christy they calculated that 44 people were at my first party and I calculated that 19 of us were at the bar. Wow, they like me, they really like me! Haha!

Thanks to all of you who helped with the planning and also to those of you able to help keep it a secret and to my husband too!! He is the best!

Surprise...

So this weekend is my 30th birthday and Bob has something up his sleeve...all I know is we are staying overnight somewhere and mom & dad will have the kiddos. Oh and I had to go and buy dress pants b/c I am not allowed to wear jeans to whereever it is we are going. ??? I found this out yesterday and I was like, HELLOOO...NOTHING in my closet fits me...OY! So I had to rush out today and find something...went to Lawrence and hit Kohl's & Old Navy...Old Navy had the pants that fit and looked the best...I already have a cute top so wa-lah! I guess I will update with details of the mysterious weekend next week! I'm so excited!!

Happy Holidays!!

Our Tree is up! I love it and it is beautiful. Bob did a really good job of modifying it to fit in our house! No topper this year though...just a Red bow is all we can manage...but I actually like it better I think! :-) Oh and Decovin helped me put up his ornaments but after he got his new ornament for the year (Buzz Lightyear that he picked out), all he wanted to do was play with it, it talks and makes noise...so much for getting help finishing up the ornaments...haha! It was fun watching him regardless!

Here he is playing with Buzz UNDER the tree! LOL! I think he thought it was a good hiding spot! Too cute!

Scroll down to my next blog for a recipe I posted also! Yum!

Mmmmmm Tastey....

Here is a recipe that Marianne gave to me long ago...it is easy and DELICIOUS!! We had it last night as a matter of fact:

Chicken in Wine Sauce

3 lbs. chicken pieces, preferably breasts & thighs

Salt & Pepper

2 TBsp butter

1 medium onion, sliced

1 can (4oz) sliced mushrooms (I prefer fresh but either work)

1/2-1 cup dry sherry

1 tsp Italian seasoning

Hot cooked rice

Rinse Chicken parts and pat dry. Season chicken lightly with salt & pepper. In skillet, melt butter and quickly brown chicken parts; remove w/slotted spoon & place in slow cooker. Saute onions & mushrooms in skillet. Add sherry & stir, scraping to remove brown pieces. Pour contents of skillet into crock pot over chicken. Sprinkle with italian seasoning. Cover & Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours...I notice it takes less time than suggested...so just keep an eye on it towards the end.

Serve with hot rice. Chicken just falls off the bone and the breast meat just falls apart...AWESOME!!!

Bob likes it with mashed potatoes...so whatever you like really!

Thanks Marianne!!

Wow, Time flies!!

It's December, ALREADY!!! Holy cow, where did the year go?!?! I know that my kids aid in the speedy year, but MAN!!!

In a little over a month Decovin will be 3 and Camden will be 1!!! WOW! I can't believe it. It is just crazy how they change so rapidly at these ages...Decovin is talking in sentences and Camden is ready to start braving the walking front! Now, if Decovin would just love the potty, I would be in a state of enlightenement! About that...

He still, after a good month of solid, good effort, potty training still has NO desire to want to do this on his own. He still pee's in his pull-ups on a regular basis unless we take him every half hour and he still has yet to poop in the potty. WHAT IN THE WORLD DO WE DO TO MAKE HIM INTERESTED?!?!? I don't get it?! You would think stickers would work, he LOVES stickers...he loves getting them but doesn't care if he doesn't get them though. We take away TV, no big deal, he just plays with his toys...I can't take away his toys...that is just ridiculous! I try to make it fun, I sing a silly potty song and do a silly potty dance, and he laughs but still could care less...I checked out books at the library for him to read with us and he loved the books, but didn't want to be like the characters in the books...Any suggestion...my friends with potty trained boys?!?!

Camden is done with his is second round of antibiotics but I am still not convinced he is better...I am still putting in ear drops regularly as he still tugs away at the ear...thinking about calling doc up again to see what's next. He is still waking up in the middle of the night but not for long, he has been able to fall back asleep without our assistance at least...I really hope he doesn't have to have tubes put in, but several people have said it was no big deal and it made all the difference in the world!! So maybe???

Oh and I survived Black Friday Shopping with my cousin Amanda. We had a blast, woke up at 4am and was out the door by 4:30am! We hit Walmart (where I did the majority of my shopping) and the only scary part of that trip was when I was passing by the electronics and heard someone shouting: "EVERYONE HAS TO MOVE BACK, PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT UP HERE!!" Eeek! Glad I wasn't there for the Garmin!

Then we hit, Old Navy, Kohl's, Best Buy, Hallmark, and Target. It was a fun day! And I am NEARLY done Christmas shopping. Just a few last minute items to pick up and DONE! Oh and did I mention that I am almost done wrapping all of them too?! Including the birthday gifts for all the nieces and my boys?! Muah ha ha! You can all shoot the dagger eyes now, my shield is up! hehehe! Still don't have our tree up yet, Bob has to do some modifications as our old house had vaulted ceilings so we had a 10 foot tree, now we have 8 foot high ceilings...so yeah, he has some tinkering to do to make it fit!

How is everyone else doing?! Keep the post's updated...love reading them!!

Two words: Bum Mer

So I decided that I ought to call the doctor this morning to have Camden looked at. With him waking up in the middle of the night screaming for an hour and then him occassionally still grabbing at his left ear...thought I should do it before the long weekend. Thank goodness I did.

He said the right ear is fine but the left ear still looks "dull"...he did not say infected, but "dull." So he gave me a prescription of zythromax (sp?) for him to take over the next 5 days and said that I could either wait and see if he gets better or wait to see if he gets a fever then start it or just go ahead and start it now. Since we are about to be SWARMED around people I thought it best to just go ahead and start it now. He also gave us some ear drops to put in the one ear.

So here is hoping we get a full nights rest. *sigh*

Oh and did I mention that we also got our Flu shots today? Decovin got it in his arm...his very first arm shot...big boy! LOL! He cried longer than Camden did. I got one too. I have to take Camden back in a month for a booster. Yippee! Anyway...

Happy Turkey Day tomorrow! Love you all and hope you are all having safe travels if you are out and about!

OH YEAH!!!

Did somebody say TURKEY!?! I'm so looking forward to Turkey...why do we only bake a turkey once (or in some cases twice for Christmas) a year?! It is so delicious and drug inducing! Mmmmmm...

I digress...

I am also looking forward to BLACK FRIDAY BABY!! I have some Christmas shopping that needs to get done and I plan on wiping out my list all together on Friday...wish me luck!!

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So Camden has stopped sleeping through the night since he got sick a few weeks ago and I am sure it was partially due to the ear ache and now it is due to the fact that he knows he can cry and we will come...trying to break that...last night, he cried for an hour straight!! AWESOME...aren't you glad you weren't at our house?! And just so you don't think we are heartless we did go in and reassure him he was ok and laid him back down but we did not pick him up or stay in there! He finally fell asleep, just took a battle of the wills! His ear piercing scream about did us in...oy! Decovin was DEFINITELY our sleeper!! Oh how I miss those days...ha!

It will get better...I'm not worried...just have nothing better to blog about. So that's it and probably all I will write until after Thanksgiving! I signed up for a program here in town where you pay $10, weigh-in, and then after New Years you weigh in again and as long as you are the same weight or less you get your $10 back and a divvy of anyone else's money who didn't make weight! Good incentive to not gain the holiday pounds! So I am putting my money where my mouth is...so to speak...I sure want my $10 bucks back!! So wish me luck!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone is with their loved ones and has plenty to eat! Here's to the tryptophan induced coma's everyone! Cheers!

Chicken with Scallion Sauce

Fun Weekend!!

We had the best weekend! Friday night we didn't do a whole lot, I cleaned the house and got things ready for our friends' arrival the next day. Bob watched the boys and that was about the extent...

Saturday we finished up the last minutes before our friends arrived at 4...we chatted, I cooked, we ate, we drank some wine/beer, we chatted some more, the girls helped me make dessert, we drank some more then we ate some more and chatted and played a friendly girls vs. guys game of Trivial Pursuit 90's edition, in which the boys proceeded in kicking our @$$! LOL! Oh well, it was still fun! They ended up leaving around 11:30 and I went straight to bed! I was exhausted.

Today I got up to a dirty kitchen which I proceeded to clean over a 2 hour period and when Bob woke up we toodled around and I went and rented some DVD's and we watched one and then decided it was too nice to stay inside ALL day so we went up to a nearby park and walked one of the trails...it was really cool! I will definitely be going back there in the future! The boys enjoyed it also, well, Camden actually fell asleep so he enjoyed it for a different reason I suppose! Then we drove to LeRoy to go eat at the Pizza Parlor where the boys' bday party will be and had pizza and breadsticks! Decovin ate REALLY well and then we headed home where we started to watch another DVD but had to pause it for bathtime. Daddy's turn so I am down here blogging! :-)

So all-in-all it was a FUN weekend! How about you?!

Do I smell Turkey?

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and my days are not slowing down for NOTHING! I am busy, busy, busy! Well, I feel as though I am busy, busy, busy...maybe I am just making it up?!

This Saturday my best girlfriends, Kim & Crystal, and their significant others will be joining us for dinner here at the Plummer homestead. I have planned a fabulous meal (which Ruthie helped me out with! Thanks Ruthie!!). I am making Chicken in Scallion sauce with brown rice, Scored Potatoes (this was from Ruthie, it is baking potatoes cut in half then each half is scored and basted with some butter and herbs and baked for 50 minutes then more butter basted when it comes out!!), and corn. And for dessert...Caramel Apple Tartlets! YUM! I'm so excited! Should be fun too. They haven't met Camden yet and they have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on him, so this should be a fun night! Yay!

Next week I have Bunco on Wednesday then I am going to go to a photography class with my mom & sister on Thursday...then on Saturday is Burlington's BIG craft fair at the high school...apparently over 150 booths...the HS is only 2 1/2 blocks from my house so I will be walking to avoid having to park!! Yay! I love craft fairs...I'm such a nerd! haha!

Update on the boys: Camden is on day 6 of his antibiotics and doing fine. He sounds and looks a LOT better. Decovin is completely fine also. Potty Training is like going up steps two at a time and then falling down 10 at a time!! We have been stuck at the bottom step for the past day and a half with him pretty much REFUSING to go potty...hmmm...this is going to be harder than I thought...OY!

Still Sick but having fun!

Well Stacy nailed it on the head! Camden has duel ear infections and is now on antibiotics and something else to help break up his congestion, etc. He seems to be doing ok...like I said, acting pretty normal other than random one night of inconsolableness and runny nose/coughing...so who would have thought...thanks Stace!

I don't know if Decovin has it or not, it was too late to get an appointment for him on Friday after I found out C had an infection in both ears...so if he is still snotty on Monday I will call and get an appointment for him at that time. Otherwise he is acting normal (aside from snotty nose, no coughing at this time).

We are also progressing on potty training...well, we are trying anyway. We started 3 days ago and he has his moments where he will go pee no questions asked and then there are times when he fights it tooth and nail! We are taking it slow and have moved him into pull-ups strictly. Cross your fingers for us that he will be fully trained by next August!! Oy!

On a fun note, Christy came up for the weekend and we decided it would be fun for Decovin to bake cookies with us...so I got it all set up and he helped me like a big boy! He followed instructions really well and only spilled a little flour! He was AWESOME! And he was so excited to participate!

Here he is getting ready to mix everything up!

Here we are with our finished product!

Colds suck!

It is inevitable that when my children are around other children, even if those other children are not sick, they will pick up some virus and bring it home with them. Ugh. After our family reunion on the 1st, Decovin started in with a runny nose the next day which then led to a congested cough which then led to Camden's nose running which then led to an even worse congested cough than his brothers...OY!

Two nights ago was undoubtedly the WORST night for sleep ever in the Plummer household!! The boys both had their nose drops administered and were put to bed at normal time (8:30ish) and fell asleep fine, per usual. But at 11pm (right after Bob and I put our heads to rest) Decovin woke up crying...this is really odd for him especially...so Bob gets up to see what is wrong and through the crying we could not figure out what he wanted and nor could we calm him down. So Bob tells him to lay back down and try to go to sleep...so ten minutes pass and with Decovin still crying he goes back in and asks if he wants to lay in mommy & daddy's bed...yes, ok, he comes in (still crying mind you) and lays there for about 5 minutes and cries the whole time...ok buddy, what do you want? Bob tried taking him downstairs to sleep in the chair with him...that lasted 5 minutes also and then back upstairs to his bedroom and we asked if he wanted the light on...yes, ok...meanwhile the crying continues...so then we decide maybe the bedroom light is TOO much and try the closet light instead...(still crying...has only stopped for a brief 5 minute interval at most)...then he mentions that his mouth hurts...maybe he has a sore throat...we administer tylenol...so after 2 hours and 15 minutes of straight crying (1:15am) I decide to go in and read him a few stories and try to calm him down myself. This FINALLY works and he falls asleep...phew, now we can go to bed it is 1:30am now. At approximately 2am Camden wakes up crying and coughing and crying and snotting and crying and coughing...great...tylenol was administered along with some more nose drops and after an hour and a half of solid crying he finally crashes as well. So at 3:30am Bob and I finally got to go to sleep. Oh and Decovin still woke up at 7am! AWESOME!
Yeah, colds suck!

Happy Halloween...a day late!

Well, we had a fun and very full day on Halloween. We started out early to hit some great grandparents and grandparents...around 3pm to be exact. Went to Gardner to Bob's Grandma Lawson's house, then to Bob's other grandparents in DeSoto...then to his parents house then to my aunt Norma's, Aunt Linda's, Aunt Janette's & finally my sister's house where my mom & grandma were! It was crazy and the boys did AWESOME considering all the travel time and in and out of the car and the adding and removing of costume parts.

We got Decovin to put his eye patch on and hat and he would carry his sword and then he would say: "ARRRRRR MATEY! TRICK OR TREAT!" It was real cute. Anyway, here are some pics of the cutie patooties:

I made my goal!!

I made my goal weight today! I did it! I am in shock I think. I have never set such a goal and achieved it! It took me almost 8 months to do it and I am proud of my accomplishments!

I also want to thank all those who have encouraged and supported me through this journey! All of the "good job" or "lookin' good" comments are what kept me going! Thanks again!

Love you all!

Update

Camden now has 6 teeth...3 on top and 3 on bottom that have shown up. He is also starting to pull up on things and crawling more and more on his knees but still prefers the commando crawl to get somewhere fast. Before we know it he will be walking! YIKES!

New development: Decovin now requests Camden's presence in his room to play. It is really cute and they get along swimmingly...fun times...I just know they will be best buds!

Pumpkin Patch

I took the boys to a pumpkin patch on Sunday and met up with Amanda and Melodie and the boys. It was fun and I think Decovin really enjoyed himself...he especially enjoyed the bouncy houses! I think he could have stayed in there for hours if I would have let him! It is a bummer that their bdays are in January, we will never get to rent one for them...:-( Maybe we'll have a "1/2 Birthday" bash for them one of these years! Ha!

Anyway...nothing else too exciting happening. Going to DeSoto for the weekend to go to one of Bob's cousin's football game on friday and then to a weiner roast/hayride get together at his aunt and uncle's house on saturday. Bob won't be joining us as he works this weekend. I am looking forward to his 6 days off next week!

We are planning on dressing the boys up as a Pirate for Decovin and Superman for Camden for Halloween this year. Tried to do the recycling of costumes for Camden and dress him up as a bee but we tried to put it on him and it was WAAAAAYto small! Crazy how they were only born 2 weeks apart in birthday and they are so much different in size! LOL! He is our big boy or as we like to call him: "Pork Chop"...just ask Decovin, he will tell perfect strangers that Camden's name is Pork Chop! haha! We are awesome parents...lol!

That's about all that has been going on as of late.

Check it out!

I am going to place an order with this company: http://www.CurrySimple.com

Everyone who knows me, knows how much I enjoy a good curry dish and you can now make it at home easily and with what appears to be VERY LITTLE to do! We all love a quick cooked meal...especially those of us with kiddos at home! Enjoy!

Oh and...

Jeff & Marianne are going to have another baby!! And baby makes 3! Yay! I love being an aunt! :-)

Fun Weekend

Went to LaCygne Friday morning and dropped the boys off at my parents house. Hung out for a few hours before I headed up to Lawrence for my friend Kim's 30th birthday party. She had it at a cute little bar called "The Yacht Club" and we had a great time! Really good hummus and pitas! ;-)

I made it back to my parent's house a little before midnight and crashed for a few short hours before I got up to get ready for the Mound City Craft Fair!! We had a great time and I found some Christmas gifts for the boys and for my nieces (both sides)...:-) Bonus!!

We came home and got ready for a gathering of family and friends at the house for a cookout! Hot dogs, brats and sides! It was fun and the food was delicious! :-) Decovin had a BLAST playing with his cousins and Camden had his first taste of hot dog...he ate a half of one!! I was shocked! haha!

The night ended and I was EXHAUSTED, and it seems that your kids pick up on this and choose these nights not to sleep well. Poor Camden is teething so much that he has a constant runny nose lately and it causes him to have issues breathing while sucking on his pacifier...so, I had to get up with him a few times in the night...ugh! Then Decovin woke up at 6:45 and in doing so woke up Camden also...yippee! I love being up before the sun...NOT! lol!

Went to lunch today with the family in Louisburg at the chinese restaurant, which is now under new management...It was AWESOME! Probably one of the best curry chicken dishes I have had in a really really really long time! SOOOOO GOOD! It was the highlight of the day...that and the lemon we gave Camden to try....hehehehe!!

I drove home this evening and am winding down for the evening...hope you all had a good weekend too!

Plummer Family Photos

http://picasaweb.google.com/MattandKali

Click on "Wagoner Family Proofs"...the lady that took the pics is friends with my sister-in-law whose last name is Wagoner...I guess she thought it was that side of the family...

Me 55 pounds lighter.

This is also the outfit I am going to wear for the Plummer Family Pics on Saturday...I was trying it on to see if I liked it...I think it is good. :-)

Fit Happens!!

So I decided to join a walking group in town called "Fit Happens!!" They meet once a week through November 25th. Fee was $10 and you get a talking podometer and log chart and you are requested to walk at least 60,000 steps per week. At then end we get a sweatshirt for completing the program! (Probably a bit cheesy but it is getting me moving!).

So far today I have already stepped 1018 times! And it is only 9 am!! To get 60,000 for a week I need to average about 8500 steps a day! Anyway...I'm excited about it and looking forward to the challenge!

I am also walking this saturday in a 3 mile walk for Alzeihmer's!! I'm really excited about it and looking forward to the weather being AWESOME! :-) If you forgot to donate there is still time *wink*! Just visit http://kansascitymw.kintera.org/faf/donorreg/donorpledge.asp?ievent=270300&supId=212708773 and follow the que's! Thanks again to all those who have donated! Love ya all!

Need for a documentation!

Yesterday, the 29th of September Camden sat up on his own from his stomach to a sitting position. It was kind of funny b/c Decovin was playing on the floor with him and they were both laying on their stomachs and Camden just sat up and Decovin looked back at Bob and I and gasped and said: "Camden just sit up!" He was just as impressed with his brother as we were! It was really cute! So today he acts like he has been doing it for months...does it like a pro! HAHA! I have a video attached of him sitting up below.

And today I noticed that he has a new tooth (tooth #3) coming in right next to his two bottom teeth on the right (if you are facing him). He is just getting all kinds of grown up! Awww!

Misc. Cell Phone videos...They are all less than 20 seconds long!

Decovin showing us his muscles:

Decovin finally can climb all on his own:

Camden giggles:

Jump, Sing, & get wiggly:

Camden Rocks & Rolls!

Camden giggle some more:

Decovin does his "Ellen" moves on Camden:

Success!!

So our garage sale was a huge success...two days prior to the actual sale a couple stopped by and asked if we would sell our weight lifting set early (we advertised in the paper) and we said HECK YEAH! Then a day before the garage sale a different couple stopped by and asked if we would be willing to sell some of our baby stuff a day early...SURE!!! And then yet another couple stopped by and asked if we would be willing to sell our elyptical machine early...No problem!! SWEET! So before we even opened on our sale day we already had $121 in sales!! YES!

Christy came down for the event to help me out...mostly to keep me company out there and we opened the doors at 6:30am (listed in paper at 7am) but the first customer didn't show up until close to 8am!! I was worried I sold all I was going to sell in the days prior to the actual sale. But it picked up and we ended up selling over $320 worth of stuff! YES! So it was a good day! Oh and I met some neighbors! Even better! Super nice people here I tell ya!

So we closed up shop after no one came for over an hour!! Last sale was our jogger stroller at like noon...and then nothing...we had a couple people stop by WAY later and ask if we sold our stroller...too late! So we have our basement back (no more boxes full of garage sale fodder!) YIPPEE!! I'm so excited!

Ok, off to chat with my sis again!

So Camden is now our little commando crawler! He doesn't use his entire hands and arms yet...just digs those forearms in and scoots along...super super cute! And he is FAST!! Decovin is already not liking his ever moving brother...because now his toys are NOT SAFE! haha! We are still working on sharing...oy! But never-the-less...I would constitute this as crawling. He started doing this the day after we came back from the lake...so sometime on the 21st of September. Insane how this is already happening! He still only has two teeth but the way he has been acting I wouldn't be surprised if another one pops in soon! Hope you enjoy my little video!

Oh boy!

Last Tuesday Bob and the kids and I headed to the Lake of the Ozarks for a small vacation of sorts. Bob's grandparents own a cabin down there and we try to go at least twice in the summer...so we were pretty excited about going!

We leave at o'dark hundred on Tuesday morning and arrive by noon to the cabin. We were greeted by Bob's grandparents who were already down there. We have a great afternoon and the boys seem to be having fun too!

We did a couple of boat rides during the week and it was wonderful...during the week and in late September there is hardly ANYONE down there so the water was like glass, so smooth and the breeze was even better! I actually had to wear a jacket for part of the ride!

Well then on Friday morning Decovin woke up and was acting normal and around 11am he starts whining and grabbing his lower rib cage area and saying to me: "Ouch, ouch, it hurts, it hurts"...and his stomach was rock hard...so I tell Bob and we decide to take him to the closest town with a clinic, Versailles, and get him looked at. We pull into the clinic (which is about 30 minutes away) and we get settled in and Decovin seems to be acting fine again and we ask him if he is feeling ok and he says: "I'm ok" and starts running around the seating area. Great! We have gone for nothing, but we figure we should get him looked at anyway...so they have a nurse look him over and check his temperature and ask if we can come back in about an hour and a half to see the doctor. Fine...there is a walmart and McDonald's we can kill our time in...when we get to walmart d starts acting like he is in pain again...we are now thinking...he has bad gas pains...he hadn't pooped yet that day so maybe??

We go back to the doctor and they do a chest x-ray to make sure he doesn't have pneumonia and tell us that they don't have the capabilities to check his blood or stomach and reccommend that we go to the ER in Jefferson City...an additional 40 minutes away...ok.

So we drive to the hospital and when we take him in there he starts screaming and crying and he just looks awful...they take his temperature and he was 99.7 which had gone up from the clinic where it was 98.9...but techincally still not considered a fever so they make us wait before taking us back to the ER rooms.

Finally he was called back after passing out in my arms of exhaustion and they put in an IV to get blood just in case he was admitted this way they didn't have to poke him twice. This is what he looked like after they were all done getting the blood and wrapped it up so he wouldn't play with it and accidentally pull it out...look at his little rosy cheeks...he did not feel well at all.

Then they took more x-rays only to discover that he has a lot of gas in his intestines and some poop too...so he is constipated and needs to fart really bad apparently??? So by the time the doctor gets in to see him (about 2 hours later) he was acting all happy and fine again and saying he was hungry. So the doc says that since he was presenting normal at this time he would just reccomend a glycerine suppositorie and watch for fever and vomitting. (oh and they ruled out appendicitis)...

So we head to Colton's Steak House to go eat and the minute we walk in the door he starts complaining of his stomach hurting again. Great...so we get seated and our drink orders have been taken and then he got this look on his face and hollered at Bob (who was sitting with him on that side of the booth) and say, "He's gonna throw up!"...so Bob catches it in his hand (what we won't do as parents eh?!) and gets him and Decovin cleaned up and then D passes out on the booth while we eat our dinner. We get done with dinner and then go to Walgreen's to get the meds and we gave him the suppositorie and he never produced a poop for us until the following morning around 9:30-10ish!! He pooped 4 times that day!

Ah...but wait, it's not over. So he acts tired but better the next day and then that night we were planning on getting him to bed ON TIME but Bob's cousin and his family showed up around 8:25pm with their 3 kiddos and Decovin is now wired and wants to play...so we don't fight it and let him run around...well he didn't get to bed until 10:30 that night and then woke up at 7:30 the next morning...I feed him cereal and he eats only a few bites and then wants to get down to play. Ok, fine. Then later on after lunch (which he didn't eat either) the family goes on a boat ride and we put D down for a nap...he sleeps for 3 hours and wakes up BURNING up with a temp of 103.4!! So we drug him up with some tylenol and he is really lathargic and acting whiny and clingy so I tell Bob, let's just pack it up and go home so we can A) be near a hospital and B) he can be in his own bed and be in more familiar surroundings...

So we pack it up and get out the door about one hour later and we made it about 20 minutes out when Decovin throws up in the car...we think this could have been due to the curvy roads plus him not feeling well already...then we stop in Warrensburg to eat b/c he is saying he is hungry again and he barely nibbles on his taco and then we decide to leave in a hurry b/c he is looking green again. We get on the road and no sooner than we get down the road Camden starts screaming...OOPS! We forgot to feed the poor boy at the restaraunt b/c we were so distracted with Decovin...so Bob makes up the bottle and starts feeding him from the front seat when he looks over at Decovin and notices something on his face...we turn the light on and lo and behold homefry has picked his nose so hard that he made it bleed! (This has happened before)...so I have to pull over and clean him all up and then we FINALLY made it home around 10:30pm and I have never been happier to be home!

The next day he seemed back to his old self...he ate a TON all day yesterday and today he is still seeming ok. He had a wee bit of a temperature today but for the most part he has been good. So we shall see...lovely stomach virus I am assuming! And he hasn't had trouble with the pooping since we got home in case you were wondering!! OY! LOL!

Doctors...sigh...

So today I jam packed my day with doctor visits b/c Bob had the day off to watch the boys. So this morning I started out visiting the dermatologist for my ever peeling skin on my fingers and toes...he said it was a form of excema (which is really hard to get rid of...yippee!) and prescribed a cream called Urea (anyone else reminded of urine when this is said?!) Anyway, it is supposed to help sluff off the dead skin and the best part is I don't have to wear stupid gloves all day and night! I just have to apply it after everytime I get my hands wet, etc...check, I'm down to get rid of this! I will have a follow up appointment with him in 6 weeks. Ok...

So from there I meet up with Bob and the boys at the library for story hour...it is technically for ages 3 and up but the lady said it is fine as long as there is an adult present with them...so we go...yeah, he is DEFINITELY not ready for story hour. OY! He spent most of the time with daddy outside crying b/c he wasn't listening or behaving...so we will try again in a few months...maybe by then he will be more interested in following along with what other kids are doing...or not...he is such a boy!

Then it was off to my second appointment of the day at the regular doctors office for a check on my back. I have had chronic pain in my back for years but since I have had Camden it has gotten progressively worse...so I went to the chiropractor last week and he said that I have one leg longer than the other and that it was causing my hips to be not level and therefore making my back hurt, etc...blah blah blah...he gave me an insert to wear and then cracked my bones and I was off...so my mother told me I ought to get a second opinion so I figured it couldn't hurt...yada yada...

Well, this doctor said that the only true way to know what is really going on back there is to have an MRI. He poked on me a bit and had me bend over, bend backward (which hurt), bend from side to side, then had me lay down and lift each of my legs...it hurt when I lifted my right leg...so he thinks I might have a bulging disc...YES! So I got me an MRI scheduled for the 23rd of this month and we will see what it reveals. Oh and I really like this doctor...very personable, young, and didn't herd me out of there! Love that! So he told me to take Ibuprofin for one week three times a day to get the inflammation down (which means I will be constipated for a month! haha!) and see how that helps. He also gave me some drugs for my allergies...yay!

Oh and he told me that I should wait to go back to the chiropractor until after the MRI to see what it reveals and that going to the chiropractor is fine as needed but when you start going on a regular basis then he sees a problem there...so I called and cancelled my appointment that I had set up for this afternoon.

The only thing that was a downer for me at the second doctor was that he was running like an hour behind!!! I was there from about 10:30 until well after noon!! It was an exhausting morning...and now it is raining...AGAIN! Boo!

Ok, that is all for now...oh and FYI I have officially lost 51.4 pounds...I had weigh-in this morning! YEE HAW!!

Fall is approaching!

I have been very excited about the weather getting cooler...however, I was not up for a week of no sun!! But alas, the sun has returned, for at least today, and the weather outside is not frightful! It is fantastic!

Last Saturday I took the boys to the Olathe Old Settlers Parade and Decovin had a BLAST! He LOVED LOVED LOVED the bands and gets really excited when he talks about them...he loves the drums and trumpets! Kept going on and on about them for a couple of days afterwards! He might be in the rhythm section in band one of these days! ha! Camden slept through most of it...lazy bones...hehe!

Today I took Decovin in to get his hair cut, he always sits like such a good boy while they buzz away. I like how this guy cut his hair this time (he was quite the perfectionist at wanting it to blend just so) but he charged $8! For a kid!! Guess if you like the result you just suck it up and deal right?! Wish I could cut their hair but I am not good at clippers at all!! Aunt Judy...want to teach me some tricks?! Maybe I could save some money for their college! LOL!

At any rate, he looks good! And just in time, we are getting a Plummer Family photo at the very beginning of October so it will have grown out just enough for the picture! :) And when I say family I don't mean just the 4 of us...this will include Bob's parents and siblings and all the grandkids and significant others, etc. So it will include Decovin, Camden & Abby...we haven't had a family portrait done since like 2001!! Crazy! Definitely time for an update!

In baby news, Camden is so close to crawling it isn't even funny! He gets up on his knees and rocks back and forth and he acts like he wants to move forward SOOO bad...it is actually quite humorous to watch. He is doing so well, he is much bigger than Decovin, I feel, and he is a solid chunk of baby! :-) He is so cute and snuggly (much more than D ever was/is!) and he is quite possibly going to have wavy/curly hair! YAY! One of them got their daddy's locks!

In other news, Bob and I are having a garage sale on the 27th of this month to get rid of some infant things and other items we no longer need/want/use...whatever money we make will go towards our 10 year anniversary trip next year! That's right...Bob and I will have been married for 10 years next December! Since we never got a honeymoon, we are going to try to do it up right for our 10 year! :-) We would like to go to Hawaii, but we are just going to see how much money we can save up over the next year and go from there. I'm excited no matter where we end up going.

Weight loss...it is going great and I am less than a pound away from losing 50 pounds! I just couldn't be more thrilled and darn it, I'm proud of myself. I have been working really hard since March to shed the pounds and I feel great! I am in a size I haven't been in since college!! I have some confidence back and love dressing up now. Bob is always saying to me: "Why are you so dressed up to go to the library/store/etc?" And I tell him...b/c I feel great about the way I look right now and plus I don't often get to go places, even if it is to just the store, it is getting out of the house! Staying at home all day with the boys I tend to wear t-shirts and sweatpants, etc...so whenever I can put on my jeans and a nice top...I GO FOR IT!! I say, why not?

That is it for this week...until the next time...

Yeah...this is bad...

So, as usual, Camden went down for his first nap of the day around 9:15 and I put a show on for Decovin to watch while I went upstairs to take a quick shower (and I don't mess around, I'm in and out in like 5 minutes!)...I always check on him immediately after I get out of the shower and I hop out into the hallway and holler for D...I don't hear him or see him so I go down the stairs only to find the front door open and no Decovin!! I run back upstairs to grab a robe b/c I am NAKED and I dash out side and start screaming his name and I am thinking the worst and I run to the back yard to see if he fell in our little kiddie pool...he's not there...I yell some more and nothing...I am at a loss and I can't see very well b/c my glasses are upstairs on the toilet where I left them! Finally I hear him and he is across the street in the neighbor's yard...apparently he wanted to go see their puppies that are caged up...well I grab him and then the tears start coming from me like I was niagra falls...then Decovin thinks I am mad at him and he starts crying...after I get him calmed down...I find a corner where he can't pay attention to me and I just sob and sob thinking of what could have happened to him! I mean he crossed the street for the love! I stressed to him that he must NEVER go outside without mommy or daddy but I don't think I can reason with a VERY curious 2 year old...so I scrounge the house and found two more of those door knob covers and quickly secure us inside! I immediately texted Bob and told him that we need two dead bolts like yesterday! I am still in shock that it even happened and I don't think I could produce another tear naturally right now!! I'm scared to go to the bathroom without hauling him in there with me! Oy!

The rest of my day has gone a wee bit better...got an appointment set up with a chiropractor here in town as I have been having more and more back pain than I care to deal with...so we will see if he can fix me! Then I called the church next door to us that offers preschool for 3-4 year olds and signed D up for next fall! He has to be potty trained by then...so I have a year to get him there! Oh boy! I am excited for him to go though...I just know he will thrive and LOVE getting to play with other kids his age! They offer the school on Tuesday's and Thursday's for one hour each of those days...and you can pick morning or afternoon...I picked morning b/c D is so much friendlier in the morning and then I don't have alter his nap time, etc. So he will go from 9-10 and I just have to walk him across the street...of course I will make sure it is WITH me as opposed to without me...ha! Oh and the best part?! It is only $45 a month! YIPPEE! Phew!

That's all I got for now...

Fun, yet busy weekend!

So Friday night Bob took me out to dinner at a restaraunt in KC, MO called KC Sushi...it was sushi-rific! Mmmmm...how I love sushi! Then we went to a friends house that lives nearby there for her b-day party. We stayed for a couple of hours and visited and then headed back to Bob's parents house. We stayed there for the weekend.

We got up at 6:45am Saturday morning with a LOUD THUNDEROUS BOOM!!! It set off Dad P's car alarm and we were all up! LOL! We got ready and took the boys up to Bob's grandparents house for a visit. Then off to his other grandma's house for some more visiting and lunch out. Then we went back to home base and were there for maybe an hour and then it was off to Belton, MO for a mini car show. Bob's dad took his old car (couldn't tell you make, model or year) and we all followed in separate cars...Camden managed to sleep most of the day on Bob's back in the pack...and Decovin rode around in a stroller. He was fine with that for most of the day until towards the end when he was getting restless...then it was time to go! :-) It was really fun and we had a great time.

Then Sunday Bob and his dad went to a National Fiddlin' Contest or something like that in Lawrence for the afternoon. He said it was pretty boring as the contestants were not that great to begin with. I guess last year they attended a bluegrass festival which was apparently much more enjoyable...so anyway...when he got home we packed it up and headed back to Burlington with one more pit stop in Ottawa to visit my grandparents for a bit. We got home around 9:30 and I went to bed almost 20 minutes later! haha! I was pooped!

Today, our real estate agent's husband came by to pick up the washer and dryer that came with this house...they bought them for a cool $150! LOL! But when Bob un-hooked the hot water hose, the water kept gushing out even after he turned the nozzle off so we had water all over the floor down here and he had to go turn off the hot water all together! Ugh! So that was a fun mess to get cleaned up. He hooked up our washer and dryer and now I need to clean them before I can use them...lots of dust and dirt everywhere from being stored for so long!

Oh and on top of that Decovin decided to push Camden over from a sitting position in what I am hoping he was considering "play" (but I was in the kitchen trying to make breakfast so I didn't get to see the action take place)...but in doing so he fell over onto his face and bit his little lip with his only 2 teeth and his little lip bled for about 5 minutes...had to get ice and tylenol! LOL! It was a crazy crazy morning! Anyway, I am hoping this afternoon is calm and relaxed...but I'm not holding my breath! ha!

Hope you all have had a great weekend and I hope you have even a better week! Love ya!

Here is a video of Camden eating peaches...HYSTERICAL!

Not much new...

Life is same ol' same ol'...
Camden is getting bigger and bigger everyday and he has WAY more personality now...which is nice b/c for awhile I thought he was just going to be a cryer...all day...cry...cry...cry...but he is now giggling and smiling and jabbering and drueling and drueling and drueling...ha! He still only has two teeth but I think one should be popping in anytime now seeing as how grumpy he has been lately + the drueling factor...he sits up really well now and is learning how to "fall" gracefully...doesn't always happen but I would say 9 out of 10 times there is no harm no foul. He LOVES LOVES LOVES his brother...if Decovin is in the room, you better believe that Camden has his eyes beamed in on him, studying his EVERY move...he just smiles and laughs at Decovin any chance he can get. It is quite amusing really.

Decovin loves Camden too, I think he is finally realizing that he isn't just a blob anymore and he can "play" with him. Although play is limited to Decovin handing him a toy or showing him how a toy works, I think he enjoys it just the same. He also has a hard time figuring out how to play gently with the baby...I'm sure in his little head he is thinking: "Well, daddy rough houses with me, why can't I rough house with Camden?!" We are working on it...can't leave them alone together though...came upstairs from getting a load of laundry out of the dryer to find Decovin sitting on Camden...watching TV...apparently Camden didn't mind TOO much b/c he didn't make a noise and just smiled at D...oy! Boys! ha!

Bob is liking his job and is working really hard. I don't think he is extremely fond of shift work but he is getting used to it...as are we. ;) Tonight he is taking me out on a date! I have goosebumps...I have already strategically picked out an outfit and plan to have my hair done just so! :-) I'm such a dork but we don't get to go out alone, just the two of us, very often...so I'm totally excited!

We will spend the rest of the weekend at his folks house as Bob is going to a Banjo thingy with his dad on Sunday in Lawrence. They went last year and now I think they are trying to make it a tradition??? Whatever...they have fun, that's all that matters! :-)

Ok, that is all that I have for now...ta ta!

I wish I could get motivated...

To clean my stinkin' house!! I could be doing it right now, right this very second, but instead I choose to cruise the internet while my boys take their naps! Why can't I just be advantageous enough to do it!?! Ugh...Oh well...

Oh and RUTHIE!! OH RUTHIE!!! Where did you go?! What's new with you?!

Ewwww!

So I was reading the paper when I came across and article about a local family (with 2 little kids) who lost EVERYTHING in a house fire and they did not have insurance...they gave a couple of people's numbers to call if you had things to donate...well the woman is a size 12 and needed clothes, obviously...and I thought "hey!, I was going to just try and get rid of my size 12 clothes at our garage sale, why don't I donate them to her instead!!"

So I call the lady and she says she is in town and can drive by to pick them up right now! So I quickly go downstairs to rummage through our garage sale pile of things to find all the clothes I had packed up...When I look over and see THE LARGEST SPIDER I have EVER seen in my house EVER!!!! I screamed initially b/c I leaned into the web then I saw him on the ground...then I used the closest thing to me to kill the SOB! Closest thing was a set of car ramps in our garage sale pile...those things are NOT light and not easy to maneuver...so I gouged our wall (which we eventually plan on tearing out anyway) in the process and took like 10 stabs to kill this sucker! FINALLY I got him good and alas, he is no more...I hope I NEVER find another one that size EVER AGAIN!!! I still have the heebie jeebies!!

Have a clue? "Mrs. Plummer, in the basement, with the car ramps:"

HOLY COW, I'VE DONE IT!!

I have officially made it into my skinny jeans!! You know, the ones you keep in the bottom/back part of your drawer, hoping one day you will fit into them again...well, I DID IT! They fit perfect! Not too tight, not too big...PERFECT! I was SHOCKED when I tried them on...I almost cried! I have been working so hard to lose the baby weight and I am now back into my old wardrobe again...it is so exciting...thrilling, I can't even begin to express the feeling that I have! Butterflies in my stomach almost!! Ok, I am done rambling...I was just so excited, I wanted to shout it from the roof tops! WHOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Things that make you go awwwww....

Decovin looking like a big boy with his hat and back pack! It was really super cute! Camden wearing his Red Sox gear looking all cute!!
Bob & I all geared up and ready to go to the game! It was so fun!
Bob with the boys in the pool at Jim & Mendy's in Arkansas:
The four of us getting ready to take a tour of the War Eagle Cavern in Rogers, AR. It was ok, but not as stroller accessible as they led on to believe!! Oh well, we made it!!

Arkansas

So Bob & I decided to take a road trip to visit Mendy & Jim again this year. We started off on Tuesday and headed to KC first for our first Red Sox game...This was Bob's bday present...we had awesome seats and only got chastised for our Sox gear a couple of times...no biggie...to be honest I would say the stadium was filled equally with Red Sox fans and Royals fans...kind of sad, but whatever. SOX WON!!! 8-2!! Whoo Hoo!

We got up the next morning and made it out the door by 10:10am! We made it to Mendy & Jim's house a little after 4pm!! We made good time with the boys! We were expecting to stop several times and we only stopped twice...once for walmart/gas and then one last time for lunch. It was a good trip down and the boys did AWESOME! We put Decovin in his new car seat and he loves it...it uses the seat belt instead of a 5 point harness so he has more freedom to move around a bit...I think it was our salvation for this long trip or he would have hollered to get out of the car more...it was very nice.

Since we got here around dinner time I offered to grill some chicken and veggies...I grilled again last night too...this time I grilled T-Bone Steaks...OH YEAH!! So yummy...and tonight...Mendy is cooking up a leg of lamb!! My mouth is watering already!

We got to use the pool the first night we got here but then it rained all day yesterday so we didn't get to then...but we should be good today...we plan on swimming this afternoon! It is so nice!

Tomorrow we head out and are going to hit a cave on our way home...we think Decovin will think it is cool...we made sure it was stroller accessible so we could push Camden around too...should be fun...will let you know when we get home! Hope everyone has a good weekend!