I hate it when that happens

I heard a *THUMP* and then a few seconds later a "WAAAAAA!!" You know it's bad when there is a pause for air before the scream.

So I RAN into the bathroom where Kyler was and this is what I saw:

He wasn't hurt. Just mad. Apparently the TP was too far away and he took it down with him. I hate it when that happens! When the toilet paper is too far away...not the falling off the toilet part....not that I don't hate that too, but it just hasn't happened to me before (thankfully haha!).

Eavesdropping on Us (part 2)

I wrote a post similar to this one over a year ago. (see it here part 1)  I thought it would be fun to do it again, now that Kyler is 2 and is talking so much more! Here are a few things we have said recently:

We were at the park and Kyler comes walking up to me holding out his hands...
Kyler:  "Look Mama, green!"
Char: "Is that chewed gum?! EWWW put it down! Let's go wash your hands!"

Kyler woke up screaming in the middle of the night...
Jared: "Kyler what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Kyler: " Yeah I scared of night-mirrors. A thunder in night-mirrors and the dark outside and lightening scare me!" (nightmare night-mirrors. close enough)

In the car after church...
Kyler: "Dada, Kyler wants candy, cracker, chip, and a cookie. Okay?" (healthy choices)

Jared noticed Kyler was being awfully quiet....
Jared: (from the kitchen) "Kyler what are you doing?"
Kyler: (in the livingroom) "No no Kyler! No color on toy!" (he tattles on himself)

I was carrying Kyler to the time-out chair...
Kyler blurted: "I sorry mama I love you hug?"

We were at a baptism and after the girl came up after being submersed in the water (very spiritual moment)...
Kyler: "SPLASH!!"

As I am putting Kyler's stroller back in the car after our walk, Kyler walks to me and is holding out his hands...
Kyler: "Look Mama, dis ball ucky?"
Char: "KYLER THAT IS DOG POOP. PUT IT DOWN!!!"  (and you thought the chewed gum was gross)

Kyler looks so sweet and peaceful when he sleeps...but when he is awake he is a non-stop talking trouble maker. He likes to boss our dog around and make him do whatever he wants. The other day Kyler dug out two red hats and made Bauer copy him. Poor dog.

Does this kid need a sibling or what?

Ding-dong the Wasp is Dead

Last Monday Jared ran inside the house, and then back outside with a bottle of raid in his hands.

"What could he be up to?" I thought as I was scrubbing the dishes and cleaning the whole house. Okay, I was actually sitting on the couch on instagram- lets be real.

 When he came back inside a few minutes later he showed me what he had been doing. (Good thing I had my phone so handy because I snapped a picture for you!)  Apparently while Jared was trimming the bushes in the front yard, he got stung by a wasp on his ankle. So he decided to get revenge, and kill the bug, because "it hurt!" Jared said as I rolled my eyes.

You can see the little sting mark right above his sock

After he sprayed the wasp he saw another one, and decided to kill its' family too. Actually I see it more as revenge for Kyler, because Kyler got stung a few months back in our yard.

I now feel sorry for rolling my eyes at Jared's "It hurt!" comment, because I guess he had an allergic reaction. His whole ankle got sooo swollen and bruised looking. I took the picture below today, he got stung over a week ago, and it looks worse than ever. 

The shiny stuff is just a little ointment

I made Jared go to the doctor today, and the doctor gave him a steroid shot to help the swelling go down; now that dang wasp got him twice! :p  Hopefully it gets better fast!

Something good in every day

It has been a rough couple of weeks sleeping wise for this family. Normally Kyler goes to bed without a fuss from 8pm-8am and then takes a good 2 hr nap in the middle of the day. Recently, Kyler decided to switch things up and would scream when we tried to leave his room after saying goodnight like normal. Then he was waking up several times during the night screaming, and then not wanting to sleep or be alone whenever he woke up. He also wasn't taking his naps, and because of this he was cranky- which definitely rubbed off on me. This sleeping issue was a new challenge for me! However, (knock on wood) I think we are finally through that phase, and his sleep routine is back to normal (yes!).

Rather than focusing on the negative things, I'd like to flash back to some happy moments that we experienced these last two weeks...boy does Kyler sure make us smile a lot in this house!

A few weeks ago, while cleaning my mom and dad's bathroom,  Kyler discovered a sun prism...light coming through the shower door. Kyler was very amused and kept squealing "Rainbow stuck!"

Jared gave Kyler his first top. To say he was amused would be an understatement- he loved it!

We decided to switch our morning routine up one morning by eating breakfast on the back deck.

I never would have thought I would be pushing balloons on a swing..I love Kyler's funny little requests.

We don't give Kyler soda very often, so the 'strange' carbonation makes for some hilarious faces.

Yesterday we discovered a park in our neighborhood that has a sand volleyball court. Sand + a balloon= Kyler heaven.

Last week we went to "Food Truck Friday" in Charlotte. I love finding new things to do!

"Everyday might not be good...but there is something good in every day." -Author unknown.