Bullard Blessings

Monday, June 9, 2008

Check Please!

So today has been an interesting sort of day. We started with Elijah's speech/feeding therapy and that went very well. He ate a few spoonfuls of banana, but then decided that he wanted nothing more to do with that. We went home and he went down for a nap, aah peace. Then I remembered that I HAD to go to the DMV to get my Texas license. (I know, I have definitely lagged in that department, but who in their right mind wants to go to the DMV). Mike was working from home so I packed up Gavin, some snacks and off we were.

We got to the DMV and the line was out the door, but I knew there was no turning back so we waited. Thank goodness for goldfish, juice and a set of teenage twin girls that were behind us in line. Gavin flirted and giggled and burped, that's right burped, to get these two girls attention and it worked. They were smitten and so was he.

We finally got to the front of the line, signed my life away and then stood for the picture, which Gavin stood with me and smiled "cheese" when they took the picture. Everyone in the DMV heard this and started laughing. By this time, I thought I was going to go tinkle in my pants and Gavin kept insisting that I hold him. Are you kidding me! So after 2 hours we were done! Hooray! As we were leaving the DMV the two twin girls smiled and told Gavin goodbye and Gavin responded by saying, "bye ladies"! LOL! What a stud! So we ventured home and from that point on it was complete chaos! Elijah was a sweet angel and played on the floor with us but Gavin, ooohhhh Gavin, he had a mind of his own.

It began to thunder storm so we knew we were in for the day, therefore diapers were off of Gavin and potty time had begun. I knew he had to use the potty but refused, instead he decided to tinkle all over my living room ottoman. UGH! A little bit later I could tell he had to go again so I told him," remember to use your potty". He did, and I was so happy, that is until I went into the bathroom. (I wasn't there when it happened because I am not "allowed" to see him tinkle). There was urine all over the kiddy toilet, floor and my bathtub. It was like there were a dozen toddler boys in my bathroom having target practice. What happened!??????????????????? He gleefully told me that he went potty. No kidding.

That mess was cleaned up and we all go about our business. It is seriously like 20min later that Gavin walks into the office where Mike and I are talking and informs us that he went poo-poo. I knew it. I just knew it. There was no way he was talking about going poo-poo on the potty,not with how the day was already going. We walked into the living room and he pointed to where he went poo-poo...on my carpet in the corner. Mike shook his head and I was in shock. "Gavin, we told you to use your potty"!! He said that he was a good boy and went potty. Obviously there is a gap in our communication somewhere? We cleaned up the mess, disgusting! We sat and explained to Gavin that that is not where we go potty, I'm not sure he was listening to me? However, I thought that there was no way that the day could get any worse. YEAH RIGHT!

Some time had passed and Rusty was scrapping at the backdoor to go to the bathroom. Gavin said he was opening the door for the puppy to go potty, which he does all the time. I should have known something more was going on and shame on me for not having eyes placed strategically around my head!!! Within minutes we hear Gavin screaming bloody murder, he is outside...in the rain...total mess. We run out to get him and he is covered in mud, grass, water (that's an obvious one) and he had HUGE scraps that were bleeding on his behind. Gavin decided that it would be a brilliant idea to go down his slide, in the rain, naked nonetheless. I rushed him into our bathroom where I threw him in the tub to clean him off. WHEW! I was wiped. It was then that I came to the conclusion that I was ABSOLUTELY DONE FOR THE DAY and CHECK PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Comebacks!

Hello everyone! We have been home from California for almost a week and what a week it has been! Gavin has had quite a few "moments" since we have returned home. I think he is just mad at us for taking him away from all his loved ones! We got some good chuckles from him, as well as high blood pressure, so we thought that we would share with you!

OK so, so far this week Gavin has had a few hilarious comebacks. His first was when he was being scolded for playing with his food. I mentioned time-out and Gavin responded by saying, "Don't you dare Mama"! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!!! Did he really just say that to me!!???? And my favorite was today, he spilt water all over the floor in the kitchen while getting water from the fridge and when I pointed out the mess he had made, he responded by telling me, "It was an accident BABE, don't worry about it BABE"!!! All I can do is shake my head and laugh! He is such a nut!!

Here are also some FUN pictures from our play/pool date with sweet Emily! They had so much fun together and looked so cute playing in the pool!

Saturday, May 31, 2008

So Cal Trip

Wow! What an eventful trip we had visiting back home in Orange County CA! The airplane ride alone was quite the event! We had some unexpected bad weather in "typical sunny" So Cal and tornado's, TOTALLY RANDOM! All of our friends were joking with us the whole trip saying that we brought Texas weather with us =) The weather was a lil bit of a buzz kill because it was not warm enough to visit the beach and we did get rained out of the happiest place on earth, Disneyland!!However, we did have many other very memorable experiences with our families and dear friends.

We were able to visit with grandparents, cousins, friends, aunties, uncles, great aunts, great uncles and the list goes on and on. During Memorial Day weekend we also were able to attend and blessed enough to be apart of our good friends Mike and Adriane Manzo's wedding. It was beautiful and everything went so smooth. What a night!!

Overall we were so glad that we were able to experience all that we did, even though there may have been some bumps in the road. The family is VERY happy to be home and we are now just trying to get back into the swing of things, but we miss everyone already!

The gorgeous bride Adriane and myself

Me and Holly!

Gavin so EXCITED at Disneyland

Gavin playing Grandma's piano, music runs in the blood!
Uncle Andrew

Papa and Elijah

Grandma and Gavi

My beautiful cousins and Elijah

My cousins

Gavin, Elijah and the Bullard nieces and nephews. SO cute

Thursday, May 15, 2008

School Fun

Gavin's Last Day of School!

OK so I know that there are a TON of pictures but I couldn't help myself! He was so stinking cute! Gavin's last day of school was today and it was pajama day, he was very excited.He loves his classmates and his teachers and it was sad to take him home today, but he will see them again soon! You can see that he is quite the handful but is never short of hilarious!

And the posing begins...

So funny!

Crazy kid

So handsome

Gavins favorite teacher Ms. Annette

Gavin and his adopted big sis Sophie!

Gavin and his class buddies

Gavin and his very special friend Raimie

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Mothers Day

I love my boys and it was so wonderful spending Mothers Day with them! Mike got up and got me my favorite Starbucks along with a nice gift, sneaky sneaky! We just relaxed and then took a really nice walk down to the lake in the center of our community. Mike said that Gavin really wanted to drive the remote control boat, but I'm thinking that Daddy did as well. =) I love you Bullard boys! Enjoy the pictures!

Gavin is a boat lover like his Daddy

All my boys, being boys!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Im a Fighter!

As many of you know, sweet Elijah goes to physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech/feeding therapy four times a week! It is ton of hard work, but WOW he has has been doing so many wonderful things lately! He is now learning to hold his own bottle (that is after much tough love from his feeding therapist Cindi=), he is beginning to pull himself up onto his knees and of course he is now beginning the army crawl/scoot! I am sure he is going to be crawling in no time!

We are so very proud of him and his accomplishments. He has come so far in the past few months. What can I say, he is a fighter! I am amazed everyday that I look at my family, how immensely God has blessed us.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Big Boy!