a bit more...

Here's some pictures and a bit more about Athen...



He's learning his letter very well... "A for Athen" "D for Diezel" "M for Momma" "N for Aunt Ninnie (Nikki)" "S for Susan" "P for papa" "G for Grammie"....


He can also now fully do his ABC puzzle. I am very proud, its kinda hard cause the shapes are just as the letter are.

Athen also knows some of his colors and numbers.


Here's a picture of his hair cut, pardon the dirty face, he was eating at the time...



((Sorry he has a mouth full...))
Saying "CHEESE" just for you Aunt Ninnie!!

A day late and a dollar short....

Yeah well I am a day late with Athen's 27 month birthday update, chalk it up to me being a working mom...

Here are just some random comments and "conversations" we have had...

Athen: "Want sum, momma?" "Pice (pacie) mouth momma"
Me: "No, I don't want your pacie in my mouth, pacies are for babies. Are you a baby?"
Athen: "No"
Me: "are you a big boy?"
Athen: "No, I Athen!"

That kid makes me laugh...

He likes to say "No, Athen do it" , "What you do'n?", "diezel, come here diezel"
"Athen need medicine" "I want some" "Cup needs ice" "Put da in bag" "Watch movie, ddd (dvd)", "I wanna cooey (cookie)"

I will try and post a new picture, Athen got his hair cut yesterday... =)

Yep, one of THOSE mom's....

Yes, I was the soon-to-be mom that said " I wont' let a TV babysit my kid" "I will spend time with them, read to them, teach them all kinds of things..."

Well you know what happened? L-I-F-E. This is the only way I get anything done ie: supper cooked, dishes done, laundry done...

So, yeah I am one of those mom's that lets the tv babysit their child... Does it count that I try and only let him watch educational things...? I am sure it counts for something, ok maybe not as much as me sitting down with him.... but still.

Know what else, I even let him have a snack when we get home so he will sit and watch his dvd, I know... call DFCS. Does it count is a "healthy" snack? ((that would be 100% fruit and veggie juice in that cup- not yoohoo, NANA))

So, they say confession is good for the soul.... so there ya have it...

And for your viewing pleasure....lyle lovett

Look out Billy-Ray!!!

Business in the front.... P-A-R-T-A in the back!

a bit out of it....

I find myself complaining (to myself) when people do not update their blogs. Most of which is only cause I like to keep up with folks. Then it occurred to me, I do not keep up with my own. I know, shame on me... something about a speck and a plank, I know.

With that said, here's a small update on the fam....

Athen is doing just fine, he's learning all kinds of new things... he's working on numbers, colors, and letters... He's sentences are getting longer and you can understand more of what he is saying. He's still really into MMCH and Handy Manny.

Now to Kevin, well............. he's not doing so well. He has a herniated disc. Its pretty bad. All the doctors are saying surgery... He is trying Physical Therapy right now and has an appointment with a pain management doctor in March.

this is actual MRI of his back... ((don't ask me what it is, but it looks bad...))

So, that's pretty much all that's been going on at our house. We are to be on our cruise right now, but due to Kevin's back we couldn't go.... such is life.

Hope all is doing well and be looking for an Athen update around the end of next week, say sometime around the 27th =)