Randomness--

My dad is helping Cole rollerblade during out FREAKING HUGE garage sale...by huge I mean 17 families...oh yes, Cole is in underwear at the garage sale, I failed to mention that he whipped his pants down to pee in the toy section of the barn and when i reminded him the next day to not go pee in the barn he stands with his toes on the concrete at the door and pees in the rocks in front of everyone....gotta love the obedient kids:)

I knew Cole was on the couch and walked into my room to get something and couldn't find him, he wasn't on the couch and i was calling for him....then i saw the curls!

We have such a good swimmer on our hands. After an hour of being in the pool he was swimming all over the place (don't worry daddy was in there with him)

Laidig girls- annual Chicago Trip 2010
(mom and me)

My sisters (Tiffany and Brittany)

My mother in law gave me a pie plate when Cody and I were dating. Her mother in law gave her one when she married Cody's dad. So, it was a sentimental pie plate. Well, while we were moving, it broke. She replaced it with this really pretty one. So, I thought I needed to post this cause it looks pretty...Rhubarb blueberry crisp....

Oh, did i mention, my husbands coming home from a business trip and I cooked AND baked....I know I know I over did myself....

He is feeling pretty confident in the water as you can see.....

Oh, this little curly heads imagination is starting to take off....

Here is how the conversation went while grocery shopping after he heard a boy in another aisle yell, "MOM!"
C: what that boy say?

Me: I don't know, what did he say?

C: "MOM!" ,we need to find that boy!

Me: Why buddy?

C: that boy is lost and scared

Me: why do you think he is lost and scared?

C: he is lost and scared in the hallway (i think he meant aisle)

Me: I think he is okay but keeping looking to see if you can find him

C: that boy is lost and scared in the hallway

me: I really think that boy is okay but keep your eyes peeled for him...

c: what Eye peeled mean?

me: keep looking for him babe

c: maybe he is in a dinosaur mouth....

I have heard of dinosaur attacks at Meiler lately, its a shame!

Nashville to Asheville --Lantz style...

So, me and the Mr. are leaving town here in a few weeks. We are stopping in Nashville, TN to hang out with my sis in law! I am excited I haven't vbeen down there very much but when I have gone down there I loved it! My sis in law is really really fun too! We are then proceeding south(ish) east to go to Asheville, NC.

The Mr. is "working" a trade show and rumor has it this is a fun one to take the Mrs. to! I won't complain, i will gladly tag along and "work" well, by that i mean sit by the pool and take a nap when i feel like it and read a book or 4! Oh and I think I also heard a rumor about my attendance is needed at a few dinners...that is totally not a problem. However, all that relaxing means we are leaving the cutest little boy at home with family.

I know that it is "so good for parents to get away" and it will "make me a better mom" and that "he will be fine" but you know what, I don't know if I will be fine. I mean I am leaving cole for 7 nights. Let me say that again 7 NIGHTs and 8 DAYS. That is longer than all the nights that I have been apart from him in almost 3 years put together! So, all that to say I am anxious to get to enjoy just being a wife that week but am gonna miss mothering the best blessing God has given us. I am a little concerned with how the reunion with cole will be because, I left him SUnday night and Monday while the Sisters and my mom and I went to Chicago and Cody is also gone this week. So the past 2 nights he has woken up at night crying (which is really rare) and when i go up to get him and ask him what is wrong he says "my need you". So, i am enjoying the extra snuggles and the warm little body that is currently snuggled up in my bed sleeping next to me. I just hope he doesn't get to crazy on me since he is used to his daddy being away, not his mommy.

So, if you see me headed southbound with tears in my eyes, you will understand.

Where have i been?

The Code man has been doing this....

Yeah he's 6'4" and he can fix washing machines when the need arises!Cole has been balling it up too... not quite as tall as his daddy, YET I am sure he will tower over me soon!Sliding down slides, and yes, he is in his PJ's and no, he did not have those on all day...
This is my cute brother who let Cole ride around with him on the bobcat while he was doing some work around out house.

Cole can now swim with floaties all around the pool! He has been practicing in the bath.

He usually wants to big big like daddy who is "big like a monster" but when it comes to eat something he doesn't like he insists that he wants to be "A little tiny guy"

I have been slowly painting different rooms in the house, okay lets be honest I have only painted 2, but it takes awhile, I promise.

Here is the kitchen...

This rug was where I got the inspiration for the crazy green color.

I made a burlap curtain no sewing, just hot glue. That's my kind of project.

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Well, its Official.... this red cheeked little cutie is POTTY TRAINED! Well, by potty trained I mean during the awake hours of the day. He is still in pull ups at nap and night time. It has been 8 days... let me say that again 8 days, of NO ACCIDENTS! We were kind of working on it about 3 weeks ago and then one day (the day we were going to the playland at Mickey D's of all things) he declares, "My not need diapers anymore" and that was that. No more accidents.

He has had a little tird slip out onto the grass while going pee in the yard. He sure was proud of himself for that one! He came running over saying, "Momma, my poop in the grass like Moosey (our dog) do!!" HAHA! Sure enough!

How is it that boys can find the ONLY mud puddle in the whole long driveway?

And I love it!!!

So do they (Cole and his cousin Gabe)

He looks a little unsure but I promise, he LOVED it!
This is totally something my sisters and I used to do when we were little.

This kid not only is the best mud swimmer around, he is pretty AWESOME at doing puzzles!! Well, he is pretty awesome at everything.

Literally--

Our sweet boy, Cole, was such a late talker. I was worried about him NEVER talking, everyone kept saying "he will talk and he won't ever stop"....well guess what everyone YOU'RE RIGHT!

Tonight, we were eating dinner and Cody asked Cole where Moose was. Cole said he was in Cole's room. So, Cody asked if he was playing with his toys. Cole replies, "No! moosey has no hands, dada!" A few more minutes after almost spitting out our food Cody and I were talking about this Huge project that he is quoting and I was asking him what would be the first thing he would do if it sold. Cody said he would run naked all the way back to the pig barns. Cole's reply: "Thats not a good idea"

A few nights ago our friend was going on a first date and so Cody and I were talking about "Kim's hot date" Well, of course at dinner and for many lunch prayers to follow Cole has insisted we pray for Kim on her hot date. I was getting curious how it was going and joked to Cody that we needed to go eat where Kim and her hot date were. Cole starts whining and saying," No, I don't wanna go, My not wanna be hot!"

These things are way funnier when he actually says them but you get the idea. He is a chatterbox and always seems to have something to say....I think he gets that from me:) Yikes!

Bra shopping with a boy....

So, I attempted bra shopping with Cole the other day. I noticed a few things about Kohl's.

1- The aisles are way to narrow even for a stroller, I could not keep Cole from grabbing every single bra, that he could get his little hands on, and pulling them off the rack.

2- The store has an echoing quality to it, so when your son yells, "Need this BOOB now, mom?!" the whole store can hear you and not every person thinks it is funny.

3- They need a babysitting service for people who need to use the dressing room because Cole thoroughly enjoyed piling up all the "Boobs" and driving his cars up the hills and burying them.

4- I should have thought this one thru before I thought that it was a good idea to take him. All in all I laughed at my little boy more times that I probably should have during the process, he's too cute, I can't help it.

Check out this face! I laugh EVERY time!