Boy ...... OH Boys!!

Turning 4 and T-Ball

2011-04-14T14:34:00.000-07:00

Reid turned 4 this week. It is hard to believe 4 years ago my life was changed and blessed beyond measure. Happy Birthday my 4 yr old little peanut. We had a fun dinosaur party , which he had been counting down the days for since January. It was lots of fun , with family and friends. We had a pinata, a cave, pin the dinosaur bone game, and a cool cake made by Aunt Shanna. Reid you are full of curiousity, wisdom, adventure, strong- willingness, fun and life. You love to save quarters to play the claw, dig in the dirt, watch the three stooges, and learn new things. You love to go to school and have grown so much in this year , while learning about Jesus, numbers, letters and so much more. I love you my big grown up boy!!

Reid also this week had his first T-Ball game. He looked so cute in his uniform. Parker also got to wear a shirt that says Lil brother. Reid is the very youngest one on the team, but he does super. After about an hour he is ready to be done. They won the first game!! Mark is helping coach, which I am sure is the first in many years to come. Now starts the busy days of life, chasing around kids and all their activities. It is so much fun to watch them do new things. The weather has been so beautiful and we love to play outside. We are ready for Easter and always remembering as Reid's bible verses say this month. Jesus died and suffered for us on the cross. He is alive. Jesus gives us new Life!!
Blessings!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Parker Cade!!

2011-01-30T13:59:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe it has been 2 yrs since you entered my world. At the time I was a bit nervous because your brother was not even 2 yet. He adapted very well and life without you would not even be imaginable. You have definitely been my baby from the get go. I really don't think you have left my side for the last 2 yrs. I don't care though because you have such a sweet way about you. You love to do whatever your big brother Reid is doing. I love how your vocabulary has grown overnight. You are shy, yet daring, little yet loud, smart and sweet. As you play behind me with your cars, I realize this time will go by way to fast. I hope you are always momma's boy. I love you sweet baby.

Letters and Elves

2010-12-08T14:01:00.000-08:00

And the holiday season has begun.What a better way to start than by writing our letters to Santa and putting them in the mail . Of course our list changes as we see new things each day. Another new tradition this year was our visit from our Elf on the Shelf. We named him Buddy and he reports back to Santa each day. We visited Santa but were a little hesitant to sit on his lap. We did however see him at Daddy's work party last night and we liked him a little better this time. I am excited for the other holiday things we have left to do, like make our gingerbread house , bake cookies and see lots of family.

October all in one blog

2010-11-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

This month we have gone to the pumpkin patch , carved pumpkins, went to Great Wolf Lodge , Reid experienced his first OU game, played in our never ending leaf piles and of course celebrated Halloween ( I think Reid got to wear his costume 5 different times to various things ). So there it is, too much to tell all in detail. I can say we had a busy , but "super fun", as Reid would say, month. I like to think of it as making great memories with my ever so active boys. November, we can't wait to see what you have in store. Although it looks to be a little less busy, so we will see. Except for the piles of leaves , they will never end in our yard with a zillion trees. :)

All about fun

2010-09-10T20:07:00.000-07:00

Just a few fun things we have done the last few weeks. Life with my boys is always full of fun.

Reid loves creativity, Parker loves balls and running or screaming. Including me leaving him at Mother's Day Out and them calling one hour into into to say he cried the entire time since I left. I am trying to get him use to someone other than me,Mark, or my mom. One full month paid, maybe better luck next Friday.

Reid on the other hand loves school . He cries when he can't go. So funny how different they are. Next week is the fair. Need I say more .......................................:)

School Days, School Days

2010-08-24T07:56:00.000-07:00

Reid's first day of 3 yr old preschool was today. He had been looking forward to it for so long. He picked his own backpack and his outfit out for the day. It was earlier than we are use to getting around, but we all made it to take him to his first day. Parker was not real excited and cried alot of the time. We are so blessed to have two wonderful women teaching him. They just started this preschool this year at our church and it is going to be such a great experience for him. Parker and I aren't sure what we will do for these three mornings each week, but we will manage. I just realized as I drove away how time has flown already. He will always be in school now and never at home all day with me. I treasure the time I got to spend this last year and look forward to many more as he grows into an amazing little guy. I better stop before I cry again.

Disney Trip 2010

2010-07-28T13:44:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Disney was so much fun. We took 12 days, since we drove. We spent some time at Disney by ourselves and then my family joined us for 3 of those days. Six total days were spent driving. Man was that a blast:). Reid did great, Parker needed out every few hours. Let's just say we stopped at alot of fast food play areas along the way. We spent one day on the way home on the beach and it was beautiful. We may move to Florida someday. I hope Mark can earn another trip in the upcoming years because the trip was "Magical".

Since the boys wouldn't , Mark posed with Piglet. Here they are making a huge sand castle on Destin beach.

Parker loved the sand.

Reid loved the waves. Not so sure about any of the characters. In fact below is Reid hiding his eyes Under the table when they came around. So he never got a photo with anyone.

It was a long walk down many hallways to our room. This was on our way back to take a nap.

Parker got to ride alot of the rides with us.

Buzz Lightyear was a fav, we rode it several times.

Puddles!!!

2010-06-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

It rained last night (alot) and ruined our plans to go to the SplashPad with some friends. But who needs that when you have puddles in your very own yard. The boys have been loving playing in the water (pools, sprinklers), but they thought this was just tons of fun. I had let them play in a mud puddle a few weeks back and they laughed and laughed, of course I did not have my camera. This was almost as much fun. So now we are hoping the leak in our (new) roof doesn't turn our entry into a place to splash .
Bring on summer!!!!!!!

Aquarium in Jenks

2010-05-19T06:53:00.000-07:00

Aunt Shanna had been wanting us to come visit the Jenk's Aquarium. We had planned a trip in March which got cancelled because of snow. This past Sunday we just made a day of it by starting off at Shanna and Rafy's church to see Shanna sing in the band. Way to go Sis! We were excited to see the big sharks.

Parker was actually more fascinated by all the fish, etc than Reid. Lots of pics , some taken by Uncle Rafy (thanks). We got to touch and point and it was really cool. Gran,Papa, JaJa(Jenna) and Skylar got to come too of course. Can't wait to go back. The boys were so tired they both slept the whole way home.

We can't wait for more summer adventures.

On a side note: Reid says Peach now for some unknown reason to answer a multitude of questions. Example: What did you do outside with Daddy? Peach

Where are your shoes? Peach

It is funny ..............sometimes. And for an extra funny ............ The other day I was laughing with Reid at something we were doing at lunch. As we all know I still carry about 15 lbs of extra baby weight all in my front. While I was laughing Reid says " Mommy why are your boobies and belly laughing too ". Gotta love when your 3 yr old notices bouncy fat!!

April is full of fun

2010-04-26T09:18:00.000-07:00

This is my way of documenting things the boys do , so this is full of random happenings in April . We spend every moment we can outside and always manage to get wet and dirty. Parker loves animals and ball. Reid loves spraying water and digging in the dirt.

Parker loved riding the pony at the Spring Festival.

We had a little fall early one Friday morning. Parker and Daddy were downstairs and Parker tripped and hit the coffee table. A few strips and glued together made us all better. We still have a big gap, probably our first scar.

Reid would not , under any circumstances look at the camera during his pony ride. He is in a phase of no pictures. And I had to capture Parker in the car reading a book. He fell asleep with his finger pointing to a picture.

We went to Wal-Mart to pick out our new bike. He still can't pedal real well and he gets mad at the bike. He does not have much patience. He was more excited about the Fruity Pebbles Daddy bought than the new bike. He ate three bowls that night. :) We are excited for more Spring time adventures. I, on the other hand, don't get much free time to get alot done. Neither boy takes a nap and for sure not at the same time. I have had my dining room taped off to paint for two months. Oh well, maybe someday I will get to it. We do have a nice looking yard and pretty flowers though. Mark has planted tons of stuff and fertilized, etc.

Happy Birthday Reid!!

2010-04-12T09:25:00.000-07:00

Reid Allen Estep , Happy Birthday my little peanut !! You are three years old. Time flies, but it has been so much fun and changed our lives in the best way possible. You always keep me busy and I love so many things about you, a few being: the way you always want popcorn before bed, how you try and comfort your brother when he cries by shoving a binky in his mouth, your constant desire to learn and ask what letter things start with and how are they spelled, love to throw things in water (pond), staying up late way too much, your strong willed spirit, how you say " I love you too Mommy", loving all your family,and the list goes on. I pray this year is filled with much fun , learning,and new discoveries and that you always know how much we love you.

Just a few pics

2010-03-25T14:48:00.000-07:00

Just some random pics from the last week. In brief it snowed so Reid and Daddy built a snow "slide", we made cupcakes. Reid loves to make them , Parker loves to eat them . I took some photos for fun, lots of brotherly love going on here :)

The teasing weather

2010-03-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

Thursday and Friday were nice outside so we played as much as we could. We went to two park, two wagon rides and alot of running around. Now it is snowing , blah. Old man weather , please go away soon. We are boys and we like to be outside.

Outside fun

2010-03-07T19:41:00.000-08:00

On some of the nice days the last month we have tried to take advantage of going outside. A few weeks ago we went to Leonardo's in Enid and that was a big hit. Reid loved the play wood fort and Parker loved the swing. We have also gone to the park a few times this week when it was nice. Papa met up with us one day when he had the day off. What fun !! My boys are full of energy and both a lot ornery. It is funny to see Parker learn the ropes from his big brother. He will not have a problem taking care of himself when it comes to rough housing I am sure of it already. We are excited for spring to arrive so we can play in the dirt and go on walks and ............................ anything to be outside will be nice. We are throwing our binkys out on Thursday . If you see me around this weekend and I don't have much hair left you will now I pulled it out in the process.

Happy Birthday Parker Cade!!

2010-02-07T14:04:00.000-08:00

Parker turned one on Jan 29. We had to cancel his party because of the weather. We had it yesterday instead. Aunt Shanna made an awesome Mickey cake, JaJa made posters, Gran made some food. It was fun. He cried when we sang Happy Birthday. Thanks everyone for coming. I hate my babies growing so fast. As I type they are fighting over a toy Aunt Janice got Parker. Thanks everyone who attended and helped.

Mama's boys!!

2010-01-07T21:12:00.000-08:00

These boys are the loves of my life. I have so much to be thankful for and so many fun new things to look forward to in 2010. Wow didn't this year seem so far away when we were young. But then again turning 34 seemed super old to me back then too, so ........ here I am. Parker turns 1 at the end of this month so we went for a little photo shoot. Well Reid was not into it much , but oh well, I expected that. Parker is almost walking but not just yet. He does however move like the wind, stand on anything he can climb on, go straight for the stairs anytime he can get away and fall and hit his head on something at least twice a day. He says "Ugh" to about anything and loves his brother. Should I mention we hold him when he sleeps or he sleeps with us. Oh the things I said I would never do.

Reid is too funny. He now recites parts of the movie UP which is so cute. Yes he watches it in parts at least once a day. We are trying really hard to break him of his binky and potty train. He has his good and bad days. I think having a baby brother when he was only 20 months made it harder for us to break him earlier. Oh well, he will be 15 before I know it. I love to tuck him in or to hear him out of the blue say " I love you Parker" . 2010 is going to bring us many more learning experiences and time to grow as a family.

Ten Reasons to love Christmas!!

2009-12-30T14:12:00.000-08:00

Our Savior and lord Jesus was born. Happy Birthday Jesus!!
Watching children open gifts.
Parker got to have his first Christmas. See the snort above, that is his new trick.
Reid got way too many gifts, but loves them all. Ex: Easel above. Gran (Pam) went way over board.
White Christmas , built snow house with Daddy.
Seeing family.
Eating way to much delicious food.
Driving around looking at lights. Stopping to see our favorites again and again.
Playing with all our cousins.
Again, the number one reason, Jesus!!

Let the Christmas Fun Begin

2009-12-03T20:21:00.000-08:00

We bought a Gingerbread House Kit and Reid has wanted to decorate it ever since. So tonight I had decided would be a good night. Well I made that plan before he decided NOT to take a nap today, which meant he was cranky. But we set out to follow the plan as promised. He had fun because all he did most of the time was eat the candy. He did put alot of the candy on but I had to assist alot. He wanted to take a bite out of the house, but we decorated cookies for eating instead. Daddy was there also watching Parker. Notice him in the background behind Reid and I . Then while Daddy was snapping a photo he climbed upon this little plastic tote. He is a dare devil to say the least. The plan tomorrow is to take photos for xmas cards. Let's see if that one goes smoothly :) The gingerbread house will be a tradition in our house from now on I hope. It was only 10 bucks at Sam's and well worth it to see Reid have fun. The mess only took a short time to clean up :)

Turkey Day!!

2009-11-28T06:48:00.000-08:00

We have so much to be thankful for this year, but these two boys top the list for sure. They bring so much joy and happiness to our lives. We spent Thanksgiving day in Geary where Mark played in the annual Turkey Bowl. I did not manage to capture any photos of that because I was chasing the kiddos by myself. We still have to spend some time with Aunt Shanna and Aunt JaJa and Uncle Rafy today so the boys will get spoiled I am sure. Above they enjoyed some time outside at Nana's and Grandpa's playing with cousin Carson. We also made Reid a turkery hat which he displayed and let his brother wear it for a minute. Sharing does not always come so easy these days though I must say. Parker is a happy go lucky baby who loves his mommy, loves to be held and wants to sleep in our bed at night. Reid has been a typical two year old the last few weeks. He has started repeating most of my phrases , which makes me think twice about what I am saying. Last night it was mommy you can eat your mac and cheese or go sit in the time out chair.......pause............which one? Oh it is so hard not to laugh sometimes, and I must add he even points his finger when he talks to me. Hmmmmmmmm, wonder why :)
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving day. Blessings.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. ~I Chronicles 16:34

Batman and Robin

2009-11-04T20:05:00.000-08:00

We were or suppose to be Batman and Robin for Halloween. Reid talked about it for a month, but when it came down to the time to put it on he threw a fit. We did however somehow bribe him to put it on for five minutes and then all of the sudden he goes I am done. I can say however if it would have had a binky attached to it he may have worn it all night, but that is for another blog :) Parker loved his and did not mind at all. All in all it was fun.
I want to blog this so I guess this is the best title to put it in. Monday was Parker's 9 month check up. We had been waiting in a room of people for close to an hour . I had taken them both into the bathroom once to change Parker. Shortly after I noticed something brown on the back of Reid's shirt, well yep poop. To make it a short story it was all up his back on a light colored shirt. There was no way to get it off enough so he had to go without a shirt the rest of the doctor's visit. I had nothing else for him because he never does this. And he always tells me when he has pooped . It was awful and I felt like a horrible mom walking around with a shirt less kid. I hate long waits in doctor's offices anyway but this had to top them all. But the good news is Parker is growing normal and is a healthy 9 month old. He still has a 90 percentile head , poor thing, but Doc said he probably always will.

The boys enjoying time together :)

Pumpkins, leaves and tantrums

2009-10-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

I don't really know what else to title this. We have been to the pumking patch, which was fun. We even attempted to take some pics in the leaves outside, not so fun. Parker does well most of the time, but Reid ,well , let's just say that is where the third word in the blog came from. He is having one of those weeks. He is a very active 2 year old is all I can say. Daddy did carve a pumpkin with him. Reid liked it but I think Mark enjoyed it more. Both boys have ear infections which means lots of getting us up in the middle of the night, which is why this will be a short post. I am tired to say the least. But tonight while watching Tinker Bell for the fifth time in two days, Reid says " Mommy I love you." So I will end on that because that made me so happy :) Oh and I threw in one of Reid helping me make brownies. He really likes to do this and licks the spoon many times.

Ta Da!!

2009-10-15T13:30:00.000-07:00

Parker hasn't started crawling yet, but he can pull himself up to Reid's train table. He is a little fireball. He wants to be right in the middle of the action and playing wherever Reid might be. So when I was getting my makeup on the other day I looked in and he was pulling up to the table to play. Also in the pics you will see Reid being a little rough with him, we call it brotherly love. Today at breakfast Reid gave him a cheerio and said something I did not understand . After saying what are you saying twice he finally yelled it and I figured out he was saying" I a good brother, because I shared." Well at least this time he did. Reid is also the one who wants his binky still. Parker could care less if he has one. Oh the joys of spoiling your first child. But Parker is getting spoiled as well I believe, he loves to be held or paid attention to all the time.
Since the weather has been yucky we have been inside and are ready for some sun. Hopefully she will shine on us this weekend while Daddy is away at the OU/Texas game. This will be my first attempt to be home alone since having children. Well that is all for now , I finally have a new camera on the way so I hope my pics are better soon. Laundry calls me. Oh and a quick prayer of thanks that our family has not been sick yet and our prayers continue to be with Baby Ella. God is good and has done great things with her so far :)

Love Fall

2009-10-03T14:04:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted lately because I have been busy and I have been having to use my old camera, yuck. Hopefully we will get a new one soon. So we love fall at our house, besides the fact that we have a zillion trees. This means daddy spends alot of time cleaning up leaves. We have gotten to play outside, roast marshmellows by our fire pit thingy and watch Parker learn to move alot . Parker loves attention which is why he is crying as I type because I am not playing with him on the floor. He and Reid both love balls of all sizes. We have managed to loose tons of the small bouncy ones and I have no idea where they go. I am sure we will find a stack of them sometime when we move.
Reid is having a hard time sharing now that Parker can play with some of his toys. This makes my life much easier :) , jk. Reid has started pee peeing in potty alot more and stays dry mostly except for #2. He turns 2 1/2 this month and Parker is 8 months. They will grow too fast I know so I am so glad I am home with them now. That is our last month in a short paragraph. The laundry is calling . God Bless my blog readers !!!

Fair Time

2009-09-18T13:18:00.000-07:00

My camera is not working right now , so no pictures with this post. I have not had a chance to blog lately. But....... it is fair week. I said we were only going to go a few nights. Well like most other times in my life since children, I ate my words. Reid loved it. He loves seeing people, looking at the animals, playing the games, and even riding a few rides. He has asked me 1,000 times a day," Mommy we going to fair now." I tell him it is closed and he goes into fit mode. After waking up yesterday from naptime, he said I took a nap, now we can go to the fair. I said not tonight Reid, oh the tears started flowing. So when daddy got home he started in on him. So after dinner , guess what , we went to the fair. He cries when we leave. I am still not sure what we will do when Sat comes and he really can't go to the fair anymore. I guess we will cross that rode when it gets here. I am going to miss the way he is learning to remember things and say cute words. He got upset the other night while watching a movie saying faster daddy, we finally realized he meant louder. He loves for Parker to sit and play ball with him and Parker(Deuce) ,as daddy calls him, loves it too. Hope the brotherly love lasts. :)

Camp Fire Fun

2009-09-07T20:18:00.000-07:00

Awwww three day weekends, gotta love em. It just seems though that you go and go and don't get much rest. We had a good one though. Got to hang out with the fam. Reid said I want to see Aunt JaJa, Shanna and Rafael( which is hilarious because he says Rafael with a deep voice) alllllllllll weekend. He loves them so much, he cries when they leave. Hmm wonder if it is because they spoil him every second they are around. He got to roast hot dogs , make smores and eat watermelon on one of the nights. Parker just got to watch, maybe next year Parks. Happy Labor Day All!! We are thankful for our family. God is good.

Oh what a beautiful morning.....................

2009-09-03T12:16:00.000-07:00

The weather has been so awesome. We played outside today. Both boys love to be outside. Parker prefers to be held, but since my left shoulder is killing me from doing this too much, I put him in his stroller and even let him sit on the grass for the first time. Reid sidewalk chalked , rode his four wheeler and hit some baseballs. It is 2 and I am already worn to a frazzle. Hopefully their naps last a few hours. Right, wishful thinking , Parker will only stay asleep for max, 3o minutes. Oh well maybe after this post I can fold the two loads of laundry, empty the dishwasher and take a shower, all in that time frame. :) OR not.............

Thank you lord for this beautiful weather and fun times with my boys. I am so blessed to get to stay at home with them, even on days I feel like a chicken with my head cut off.

Beautiful Night to Go to the Pond

2009-08-30T20:34:00.000-07:00

Saturday night we headed out to our land to eat a good ole Sonic burger and fly a kite. For those of you who don't know we will have two very large ponds in the near future. Reid loves to run and play , we tried to fly a kite, with not much luck. I am trying to adjust to the fact that I will someday be spending alot of time outdoors because it looks like that is what my boys will be doing. It was such a great night with great weather. Parker liked it some of the time, but as captured above , he had a few not so fun moments :)

Life with a 2 yr old

2009-08-28T21:47:00.001-07:00

Reid is absolutely the best thing in the world , but......................... he wears me out. I hope it is just the age bc at this rate I do not have the energy for him 24/7. He has started doing some of the most hilarious things and soaking up all that we say and do. Mommy I will help you is one of my favs. Or I can't do that I am to big. But of course he is not too big to still have his binky ;) Parker thinks he is hilarious and can't stand it when Reid is not in the room. Parker is fun as well. He is our chunky boy weighing in at 19 lbs. He loves his mommy and I am so glad bc Reid is a daddy's boy. Today Reid piled all of his shoes on Parker's lap.
Last night Reid had a little fever and had pooped twice so I told Mark not to give him Apple Juice because it would make him poop more, so later Reid goes Daddy I don't want Apple Juice it makes Reid poop. He also has learned to hold his tongue and talk and does this when he is in trouble. Love that boy , wouldn't change a thing .