A little heart to heart

So today was a pretty good day. Joey dropped Hayden and I off for our first appointment this morning. The appointment was at 9:10am and we did not get done til 10:30ish. Soo because that went way long we had to cancel our 11:00am appointment that Joey and I had at the seminary. (we weren't going to have enough time to drive Hayden to a friends house and make it to the seminary) So we decided to drive to Burleson (we are in a rent car right now; we can go unlimited miles) to take our video camera to the shop. So when we were about halfway Joey realized he didn't know where it was; so I make a few phone calls and end up discovering that the place is closed this week. However, I think the trip turned out better than expected because they had a "The Children's Place", which is a very cute kids clothes store. We got Hayden his own backpack that fits his size, and a couple of polo style shirts for church for only 4 dollars each. (big sale) Then we went to visit our friends Todd and Tonya Harden who actually took us to lunch too at a really yummy "hole in the wall" kind of place. So a the purpose of our trip changed and we had lots of fun.

So here is where the heart to heart talk comes into play.....Marcie came over to help me put a liner on Hayden's curtains. (to make it darker during naptime) Soo there was lots going on for Hayden and so by the time for him to go to bed...it was not in his plan because there were things going on. He kicked and fussed and cried. (because of this he was going to go to bed without storytime) After about 15 minutes more of him being upset I went in there to calm him down. (Joey already had but all he said was momma, momma) I figure he learned a lesson after this 15 minutes later (of just crying) . So we read a story about the Good Samaritan. Afterwards I said, "Ok Hayden can you go give Ms. Marcie a hug now and tell her night night...". His response was nooooo....book. So here is the heart to heart talk. We talked about how everyone was going to go to bed; Ms. Marcie, Momma and Daddy, LarryBoy, our books, our toys. I talked to him about needing to get rest so that we can play tomorrow. I also told him he was 45 minutes passed his bedtime and it was almost our bedtime. (The talk seemed soo much longer at the time but now it seems like I didn't say that much at all) So then I asked him again..."Are you ready to give Ms. Marcie a hug and tell her goodnight?" He got off the couch and walked over to her and hugged her and gave her kisses. Then he started giving Joey hugs and kisses (and he said he was sorry); he hugged Joey for a couple of minutes straight. Then it was my turn for hugs and kisses. Then we went into his room and he laid down and went to bed. I am not the best mother but after that...I felt so much accomplishment of just talking it out and allowing him to understand the reason for going to bed. I know ya'll may think Hayden never cries or throws fits...but he does and we are learning to walk through those rough moments with a lesson learned.
Goodnight to all and we love you!!! Sorry so long

Boys just wanna have fun

So this evening I was coming into the bedroom to get ready for bed. Now I know that Hayden likes to climb up on our bed and jump but I didn't know Joey did too. I came into the room only to find both of my boys standing on our bed jumping. Hayden was having a blast. I believe Joey was too. It was quite fun to watch them. The fun ended when they were laying on the bed and Hayden and daddy bumped heads. Hayden was saying "hurt" as he was holding his head and then pointed to daddy like it was his fault. Fun times....just thought y'all would want a smile on your face!
Love you all!

Cow Appreciation!

So you may know but you may not know. Chickfila has what they call Cow Appreciation Day. If you come dressed as a cow you eat for free. That is huge because Chickfila isn't the cheapest food. Sooo it was my great idea to have this as an event with our apartment complex. We even passed out cow masks to encourage people. We used the church bus to take residents to chickfila for free and if they were dressed like a cow, they could eat for free. We had one resident come. She didn't dress like a cow...she just wanted a ride and the fellowship. Hayden and I met Joey and Pat there with our cow costumes on. I thought it was a great idea.....other residents I guess did not. You will notice in the picture that Hayden looks a little concerned. The reason is...right as we got there, two huge (dressed up) cows were coming out to greet people. Hayden was terrified. (you can see one that is right behind us) At one point...I felt him shaking. He would just say "no, no, no" if we got anywhere near them. Looks like he is taking after me on this. I used to be terrified of anything dressed up like this also.








The next couple of pictures are of Hayden and Asa. Most of you know who Asa is, this is Hayden's best buddy. Cara, Asa, Hayden, and I were best of friends and did lots of stuff together. However, they moved back to Oklahoma in May and so Asa and Cara came for a visit earlier last week and stayed the night. They played and played and played soo hard that the day Asa and Cara left....Hayden took a 3 hour nap. It was great to see them. We miss them dearly and look foward to another visit from our buddies. In the bath picture they were both reaching to Cara for a bath toy. Too cute!

It's raining pennies!

Ok so this post has nothing to do with Hayden, nor does it have to do with any little trip we just took.....I was coming home today from the YMCA and as I was in our parking lot waiting on a car to back out I saw all these little spots on the ground. I pulled into the parking spot right next to this "find." I looked harder and noticed it was pennies!! That's right now...normally I wouldn't get excited over finding just a few pennies but I found $1.93 worth of pennies today!! I think Hayden and I are going to take Joey for a snowcone!! This even beats the quarter I found the other day on the ground! Hope you all had a great Independence Day, also known as the 4th of July!

Love you,
Katy