Pray for us. We are going to Fresno today and Wyatt woke up with a nasty cold.
Four hour Drive + Sick infant =

you tell me.

Tyler Reese

Am I the only one who as looked at Laura's latest photos? Daryl and Audrey are too cute. I love love love these new pics. Wish I would have had done maternity pics. But then they probably would not have come out as adorable. I think I was like three times as big as Audrey and half her height. j/k

Turkey off

I didn't take pics. But yesterday Caleb and I had a turkey cook off.
My turkey was roasted in the oven for about three hours. Basted every 20mins and filled with fresh thyme, rosemary, sage, and lemon. I stuffed flavored butter under the skin and roasted it on a bed of carrots, celery and onion.
It came out sooooo juicy and tasty. lol my brother David said it tasted like chicken which is funny because I said the same thing before I let anyone else taste it.
Caleb grilled his turkey in the BBQ. It took about four hours. He seasoned his by injecting it with Cajun butter and then covering it with seasoning salt. I must say at first we thought it was going to be very dry, but it was actually rather tender and very very tasty. The skin was yummy.
All in all I think it was a tie. The turkeys were very different and it was almost like comparing apples to oranges. Mine had a more gourmet taste and Caleb's was kinda a "down home" flavor (whatever that means). Both recipes were really easy and I must say we did a pretty good job for our first ever turkeys.

I'm just sayin'

I am not going to say what I want to say. All I will say is if you hear a rumor from a whispering earwig about "us" women who want children so bad and then get them and complain (or wish we never had them), Well obviously it's not true. But on the same note, pregnancy and motherhood have made me an even more straight forward person. So I have admitted to a select few that sometimes I feel burnt out on motherhood. I dont think I am a bad mother for feeling like that because I am not ignorant enough to think that I am the only one in the whole world who needs a break now and then. If that were true then there would be no reason for our monthly ladies night, right? Be all that as it may, just know that there are some people in the world who like to twist stories, leaving others with the long term task of straightening them out.
In other news, I just discovered something wonderfully sad. Wyatt wakes up with a smile in the mornings. Seriously, he does. And it makes me feel all warm inside to be the one to see it (and I imagine I am the one who helps put it there). The sad part is Caleb will probably never see it because he is up way before Wyatt and I. And on the weekends he sleeps in. Sad, huh. I need to have the camera ready in the morning to capture Wyatts special smile. It is the biggest and brightest of the day.

Distractions

I've got a lot to say this morning. The good thing is I am going to try my best not to say it. But really I probably will later in the day.

So, instead of saying what I really want to say, I am going to tell you about my Mom's refrigerator. It is a very special appliance and it's main purpose is not to keep food items cold and fresh. It's main purpose is to keep memories. My Mom's fridge is covered in photos, notes and cards that date as far back as 1987. For the most part items are randomly places here and there, but occasionally someone will arrange our special memories in a grid type style so that none of the pictures over lap. If this refrigerator were to ever become bare I think my whole family would die. Seriously, I love to walk in and revisit memories of my family. The fridge has started many conversations that leave us laughing so hard we can hardly breath. So without further ado, I give you My Mother's Fridge.

Pics

Bath time pics from Fresno. I started out with 15 pictures of Wyatt in the "tub", but I was able to edit it down to 9. **had to repost the slide show, so I just posted all 15 pics**

Heart Breaker

Looking through Wyatts pics from birth till now. My little cuddle bug is growing up so fast. He doesnt cuddle the way he used to. Now he wants to be facing forward so he can see the world. :(

more to the story

One of the harder parts of being a new mom is remembering to be a wife.
I have not been a good wife. All week.
My days have been filled with walking around the mall, spending gift cards, and hanging out at my Mothers until Caleb gets home. Luckily my Mom has been making dinner for everyone so we have not had to go out to eat too many times. But still, I don't think I have made dinner once this week. I am making spaghetti tonight, but that is only because Caleb is on his way over to the store to buy some sauce. Otherwise it would be flautas from Betty's kitchen. Which isn't a bad deal, they are good and free.
In other news, I took Wyatt to the Drs' today to get his little ingrown toes checked out. The Dr said no more shoes or snug fitting socks until his toe nails grow out. Which could take up to four months. (are you kidding me, my son with no shoes, for four months!) The reason his Dr. said no shoes is because she believes that the shoes could be irritating his sensitive skin. I have agreed to allow Wyatt to be shoeless every night, except for church nights. I just cant get myself to get him all dressed up for church and then only put socks on him. It's just not going to happen. So for about four hours on Sunday and two hours on Wednesday I will be disobeying Dr.s orders and placing some too cute penny loafers on my son. On all the other days it will just be socks.

No more Ouchies.

So my toe is not broken. I guess it was just really bruised. Thank God! I was actually about to wear heels to church. Anyway, West Coast is going well. Wyatt is adjusting to the different environment and all the extra handling. It is a big change from just sitting around at home with Mom, to being passed around and taken in and out of his car seat six times a day.

ouch

We are leaving for West Coast Conference tomorrow and I broke my toe last night. It still hurts this morning.