aaahhh!!!...

I know it has been forever since I have put anything on here, but I will try to stay updated now.

This morning, we went to our Puppet Making Class, which Eric has absolutely no interest in now anyway- waht a waste of money- but it was worth a try! When we pull into the parking lot he says "No Puppet Making Class, I don't want it!" But of course we go anyway, and mummy usually makes the puppet- how fun- while Eric runs around, draws on the table, and makes a general mess! Anyway, we went there this morning, and then went to the park with Sunny and Carly. After about an hour in the park, we went to a fini flight and he ran around the squadron like a mad man with all the other kids. He fell asleep in the car, and didn't even wake up when I got him out of the car OR when I wiggled him out of his jeans. Well about 5 minutes later he woke up!!! Well I just left him in there to see if he would fall back to sleep. I kept hearing him, then he would be quiet, then I would hear him, then he would be quiet. Well that should have set off a major signal right there, when I know he is awake and quiet, he surely isn't up to any good!!! Well after a little while I figured he wasn't going to fall asleep, so I went in to get him up and go to the store. Well this is what I found!!!

I was so mad I didn't know what to do with myself. I yelled and he cried, but I know he didn't realize that he was using a Sharpie marker, and what a mess it was!!! Well he does now!!! Well the mess came off the bed with a Magic Eraser, and I did get it off the newly painted wall- with half of the paint! It will need to be repainted!!!:) I will have to know that it DOES NOT come out clothes! Everything I read says to use hair spray, and I know that works on hard surfaces too- we used to use it in school all the time, but sadly it does NOT work on clothes! Or sheets or pillow cases!!! Well we definintely have some play clothes!:) I haven't dried them, so if anyone knows any great solution to get permanent marker out of clothes, please let me know!!!:)

Well now that it is over and done with, I can see the humor in it! I was able to get most of the marker off of his face and arms, but his hands and legs are still a mess! I don't know why it comes off in some places and not others! Oh well, it will wear off eventually!!!

jam packed weekend!!!...

Wow, I never go out, but this weekend was crazy! Friday was Amber Petts's surprise going away dinner. She is leaving us and going to Moody:(, but we had a good time at dinner, and she was really surprised!

Saturday a bunch of girls got together and went out to go line dancing. Well we got to the bar and nobody under 80 was on the dance floor, no music was playing, and the instructor's voice kinda droned on and on and on! Boring! We decided to go to a little wine bar, and we just sat around, talked, ate, told crazy funny stories, and had a wonderful time!

Sunday the Steelers played the Eagles. We have friends who are from Philly and love the Eagles, so they had a little party. We went over there and had Philly cheesesteaks and cheesecake! Yummy!!! Eric had a blast playing with thier dogs- and in the dogs cage! Oh yeah, by the way- the Steelers won!!!:)

All in all, I had a fun weekend, and now I am tired and probably won't go out again for another 6 months!!!:)

are you ready for some football???...

Well the pre-season has officially started!!! And yes, the Steelers won last night! With a new coach, we are hoping for a good season, we will all keep our fingers crossed! We can't wait to watch as many games as possible!!! We were really surprised to see how long Eric was actually interested in watching the game! We hope that continues too!!!:)

flying late...

Don't you just love those nights when your husband doesn't come home until after you put the kids to bed??? Well actully mine came home just in time to give Eric a bath, so I guess I really don't have a lot of room to complain?! Anyway, Erika's husband was flying late last night too, so Eric and I went to have dinner with her and Reese. Eric always has a good time with Reese, they play so well together! And of course it is really nice to be able to have adult conversation! Anyway, the kids played with playdough, played with some toys, then moved outside to the water table. As you can imagine they were soaking wet by the time they were done. We I just stripped them down to diapers before they went back inside, and that is just how they stayed for the rest of the night. So cute!!!

My girlfriend!:)

Pucker up baby, ready or not- here I come!!!:)

Let's play on the table, my mom won't mind I promise!!!

potty seat...

I can't say we are home free, far from it actually, but it is a start. Eric has been showing somewhat of an interest in going to the 'potty', so I finally went and bought him a potty seat. He LOVES it! He wants to play with it though more than he actually wants to sit and go to the bathroom! It is a process though, so we are just keeping our fingers crossed- and taking it slowly! Our goal is to have him potty trained (like I said keeping our fingers crossed) by February. Why that date you ask??? Because we will be adding another diaper wearing child to our family by then, and we would love to have only one in diapers at a time! Yes, I am pregnant, and very excited!!! I haven't had any real sickness, and since I am just about 13 weeks, hopefully I won't get any!!! Eric touches my belly and says 'baby', but since I'm not really showing yet, he has no idea what he is talking about- but it is still cute!!! Not only does he not realize what he is talking about, he has no idea what he is in for!!!

Go Diego Go!!!

Love this potty seat!!!

Mummy's little pilot!:)

a long time...

We are back from Pittsburgh! We had a fantastic time, it was really hard to leave! But we were so excited to come home to John too! He was really busy the whole time we were gone with an exercise at work, so we went at a pretty good time- we wouldn't have been able to spend any time with John anyway! Well while we were home, we did soooo much! We went to Kennywood- an amusement park- with Katie and Jackson ( yes they were in Pittsburgh too!:), went to the park a bunch, went to dinner with John's and my parents and Dawn and Dan, went to Dawn and Dan's reception- which was a lot of fun, went to the children's museum, went to dinner with a bunch of people, and was able to visit with a whole ton of people. We did just have a great time!!! Eric really enjoyed himself too.



We have been taking it slow and easy since we've been home. It has been really hot- so we have been swimming a lot! The last few days though have been great! It is a little cloudy and hasn't really gotten over 100ish- which is really nice!!! I have even gotten up the last 2 mornings (well Eric has gotten up God forsaken early so it motivated me!!!) and ran! It is a little harder to do- well a lot harder to do- with a stroller, so we walk some and run some, but at least I am out doing it!!!



Anyway, here are just a couple of pics since we have been home, check out Eric's website for Pittsburgh pics!

Daddy has big shoes to fill!!!

Watching the fireworks on base.

that's enough!!!...

Eric has been getting so aggressive lately! He isn't just swinging, and he may make contact once in awhile! He is coming after John and I- and has tried to pinch or hurt other kids too! He comes after us intending to hurt us- scratching, pinching, biting, punching- whatever it takes to get the job done!!! I don't know really what to do- he definitely has a mean streak!!! I have now started to use a corner as 'the naughty corner', instead of using the crib. I am going to go to the carpet store and see if I can get a few samples to use as 'the naughty square'. It definitely has seemed to work better, I think he is just too comfortable in his crib and doesn't really mind being in there. He really doesn't like to sit in the corner- or John made him stand and he didn't like that either! Anyway, I hope this is just a stage, or I hope we can nip it quickly so we don't have the kid that nobody wants to play with!!!