Bentley

Little Bentley is growing up so fast. He rolls all over the floor and can manage to get to what he wants by wiggling. The past couple of days he has been getting up on all fours. Last week he would push up his whole bottom body with his feet----legs stiff and hinny in the air. I was scared he was going to flip over.

He likes to be held, is fine if he does not see you…if he does, he cries until you pick him up and then gives you a smile!

He can get hold of your hair and ouch!!! Yesterday Cayden was lying on the pallet close to where Bentley was laying. Bentley rolls over and Cayden’s hair is just close enough. if you really stretch, that Bent can pull it, and he does…..let me just say…..pay back!

It was time to get them back to their Mom yesterday. I told Cayden, lets go see your Mom. He said, “Mama, yeah and held his sweet hands up to the side of his face. Then I said lets get your diaper changed, he did not want to do that. I said, you want to go see Mama, we have to change your diaper, he said,”no”! Then he did not want to go see her.

He did not want to get in the car. Then he would not get out of the car when we got there! So he spent the night! Too funny. Now, right when she left he is looking around…Mama? Mama? I told him that if he wanted to go home with her I would have to call her quickly. “No”, he said! LOL!

I woke Bent up to put him in the car, he was fine of course…until later on, then he went to fussing. I was talking to Cayla on the phone, she said is his video on? Well, no it wasn’t. I reached the cord and pushed it back in again…….HE HUSHED! LOL

Cayden and me came home and rode the golf cart, Papa rode him on the 4-wheeler, then we rode the cart again. Next I got out Cole’s old Tonka dump truck and we headed to the dirt! A fresh harrowed field, yes! He had so much fun, but could not push the truck in the field, which is what he likes to do! But still had so much fun! Next we came and got a bath, ate some super read a “truck” book, he loves trucks and tractors!  Got in my bed, until Papa got in and then that was enough of that. It is so funny, he does not like his Grandpa’s when they are in bed!

And oh, I bought a new video camera yesterday so I can video a little of my grand's!!! Kylie is going to love it!

Funny

We were sitting late last night and Ky said she would like some okra. I told her that I still did not have any grease to fry it in. She said, “Well, I know just the man that does!” So we went to the barn to see her Papa. Yes, he cooked her and Isabella some fried okra!!!

Ky spent the night and got her giggle box turned up side down!

Happy Fathers Day/Early Birthday Surprise!

This past Sunday we had EB, Martha, Jenny, all of our kids, Joise, her Dad and brother. We ate at our house to celebrate another Father’s Day. It was a good day with some good food! This is still a pretty busy time on the farm, so we have to stay close. A pretty laid back day!

We also had a little surprise party for our Mother, Martha Helen! The funny thing, my kids were telling her Happy Birthday and she was saying…well, its a little early yet. She did not know what was going on or what they were doing! It was pretty funny!

I told her that we were always on vacation on her birthday and that this year we were going to celebrate it early!!! So….surprise!!!! Yep, we know it is not your birthday, but…… when do we celebrate any birthday on “the” day?   Very seldom! So, let the birthday festivities begin, early! I hate that we are always gone, but we are! So we just fixed that little problem this year!!!

Happy Birthday Helen, we love you!!!

Wind chimes from Cole and Josie

From us!

From us!

WB and his youngest daughter!

Finally made myself go to the grocery, then went and got Isabella. They are having water fun at VBS tonight and Casey just did not want to try and keep up with two!

We rode the golf cart, went to the barn and visited with Papa and rode the four wheeler---she loves it, played on the back porch, took some pictures, watched a few cartoons, ate a baked potato and saw some mocking birds fighting in the yard!

We just had a sweet visit.

She is pretty quite and get’s in lots of things!!! 

She will go in a room, pitch black and close the door!!! She tries to get back out, but can’t! So she will rattle the knob or hit on the door! She likes the toilet paper! She loves her Papa!

She is pitching some fits as normal toddlers do. She is biting also! She was good for me, until her Mom and Kylie arrived home….typical kid!

She is so sweet and precious! This is my favorite photo of this shoot!

She really did not want to wear the hat, but she did for a few minutes! The birds had her so distracted she could not concentrate on what I was trying to do….like she cared! LOL

I am belly down on the grass trying to get her pix. I went to check the pix on the camera….looked up and she is wiggling around…..trying to do the same thing! Too cute!

  

I'm H-a-p-p-y!

Woodpecker

Today was so funny! I had been hearing a woodpecker on the side of the house! I just did not think that much about it to begin with, but we do live in a cedar house. I did run them off a few times.

Today, they were getting with it, we rode the golf cart around that side of the house and oh my word…..3 to 4 holes in the side of our house.  Cayla said he might be in that hole and Kylie’s eyes got as big as saucers and a whole string of questions came.

What about if it gets after us in the house? Do you think he is still in there? We better go tell Papa. I want my bunny and bear, he will be poked a hole in them!  And she went in and got them after our ride, would not hush until she did.

I went out and shot in the air to run him off, once. It worked for a while, then…….I really thought it was thunder at one time when the ac was on.

After they all left, I walked out on the porch and fired off another round. Thus far, I have not heard them again, but I have several hole’s in the side of the house, after 15 years, I really wonder!!!

4 MORE HOURS!

Kylie spent the night last night. When I woke her this AM, she did not want to get up. She told me just to leave her here until I went and got the boys and brought them back. LOL! Right!

She helped most of the day. Cayden just gets so excited when he sees her that he wants to bite her!

 

All three of the younger ones are teething and they really just want to gnaw on something or someone. And it makes them so ill!

After I feed them today, and Cayden put creamed corn and rice on his head while Kylie giggled so hard she about fell out of the chair, we went to the barn to see Papa. Now, he is really busy this time of the year, but…..we go for short visits.

Time we got their, Kylie got on the stool and said, “Hey Papa, we really want you to make us some okra.” . And Cayden chimes right in with his “uh” talk. He walks over to the oven and tries to reach up and say’s…uh, uh!!! REALLY, I just feed them!!!

He is such a good Papa (or sucker) that he does it! And they wanted it so bad that they could hardly wait for it to cool! I put it in a bowl, placed it in the basket on the golf cart and brought it and them home. They were like two vultures, still trying to eat it before it cooled. They loved it and ate every bit of it!!! Sweet Papa!!! 

We were all on the back porch, me feeding Bentley, Cayden playing and Kylie sitting beside me in the chair. My cell rings, I let Ky answer it, it is Cayla.

This is what was said:

Kylie-Hello

Cayla-Hey Kylie, what's Ma J doing?

Kylie- She is feeding Bentley and she can not talk right now and KK, you need to come get these babies, they bout to drive me and Mama J crazy!!!

Cayla-hahaha, Well, I still have 4 more hours of work. I can’t come get them now.

Kylie- FOUR MORE HOURS? KK, you need another job…and a good job!!!

Jill- BAhahaha! I promise, I did not say any of that…not today anyway!!!

Can I just say…..PRICELESS!!!