Bye Bye Crib!

Last night Scotty and I decided to convert Thatcher's crib into a toddler/daybed. This is a picture of his first night in a big boy bed. Even though it has a rail he still is a big boy! I usually just put him down and he goes straight to sleep, but since he could get down if he wanted, I read him a book and laid with him until he fell asleep. When he gets use to sleeping in his bed this way I will phase that out.
He did terrific! I still have a monitor in his room so I listened for him all night and it was like he didn't care if the bed rails were there or not. We are very proud of him!

Mornings On the Couch

Every morning after breakfast, the boys and I lay on the couch and watch Dora the Explorer. They fight over who can lay more closely to me. Yesterday, I was thinking to myself about how much I hope they will always want to be "the closest one to me" when they grow up. It made me get up and grab my camera and capture the mornings I enjoy so much, because I know it won't be long before the two of them will shutter at the thought of sweetly loving on their Momma the way they do now.

Climbing

Thatcher is very into climbing lately. I got my camera and fallowed him around the dinning room and while I did he was climbing on the table, on the chairs, and on me once he saw I had the camera! Last night after we ate he climed up in a chair and spilled Scotty's drink all over the table and floor. Lucky for me, not really, it was rasberry tea, not so lucky for Scotty either, it douced his new cell phone. Good thing he had insurance on it because he had to get a new one. What am I gonna do with this monkey?
As you can tell I was playing with my camera. The sepia color is a feature I hadn't tried until these pictures.

Party at Playworld

August 13, 2005, was a big day for Sauloman. He woke up and walked outside to find a John Deere Contruction Gator. He was so excited he jumped right on with his eyes barely open and took off. I could hardly get a picture. He did, however, stop long enough to give his brother a ride.

That day at 11:00 we had a party for him and all his friends and family at Playworld in Conway. They played in the maze and ate pizza and cake and had a visit from Sparky the Dog. All the kids were excited to see Sparky, I think one was so excited he had an accident.

There were Shrek party hats in the shape of Shrek's ears, the cake and the plates were Shrek and Donkey, just like the birthday boy asked for.

We wish we could have that much fun every day. Thanks to Jett & Ledger, Emma Lee, Carson, Landan, Lucas & Lily, Liam, Kevin & Robin, Christopher & Stephanie, Trey, Omie & Papo, Busia & JaJa, and Gangy and PopPop. Thanks, Aunt Linda, for making sure Emmee got to come, and we are sorry Aunt Bea had to miss it. We could not have had as much fun without you guys.

Vacation Bible School

This week in Greenbrier, Sauloman attended Vacation Bible School at the Church of Christ. We have family who are members there and who helped out all week. Jessi, our cousin, took him most days and brought him home every night afterward. Her little brother and Sauloman are 16 days apart and became good buddies.
Sauloman loved Bible School. In fact when I took him Wednesday night, he could not get out of the car fast enough. All the kids wore sailor hats and name tags. He was so proud of his he wore them all day. They made things and sang and got to eat ice cream at the end of every night. He was such a big boy that I just had to share a few pictures with you.