The Solution

The problem: giving both kids a bath at the same time, while keeping both of them happy.
The solution: put them in the tub together. Why didn't I think of this earlier???

Cooper never takes his eyes off Reagan. He loves her so much!

FOR SALE

We put our house on the market Monday. Let's all pray the market won't affect us too badly. The plan is to relocate to Asheville, NC for Greg's job.

With a move, however, come many prayer requests: A new church home that is just as wonderful as the one we have here; a job for me; daycare for Reagan and Cooper that is equal to what we have here; and the ability to find THE house once ours sells.

So, if you know of anyone wanting to move to Hickory, give us a call ~ we have the perfect house for them!

We Miss You, Dad

Reagan and Cooper are anxiously awaiting daddy's return home on Friday. It's tough keeping them happy at the same time, but we're making it the best we can!
Reagan really wants to play patty-cake with Cooper. Notice her intensity when he tries to break free!

Look Familiar?

So maybe they are brother and sister after all!!!

Chewing on the same remote!

Mohawk

Having a little fun with Cooper's hair at bathtime!

What do you think, should this be his new look?

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, Greg! You are a great father and husband and we love you very much!

Here are the cards that Reagan and Cooper made at school.

This card is from Cooper

"Walk a little slower, daddy." said a little child so small;

I'm following in your footsteps and I don't want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast, sometimes they're hard to see;

So walk a little slower daddy, for you are leading me.

Someday when I'm all grown up, you're what I want to be;

Then I will have a child who'll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right, and know that I was true;

So, walk a little slower daddy, for I must follow you.

And the card from Reagan

A father wears ties and talks real deep.

When I'm afraid, he helps me sleep.

He holds my hand and makes me laugh.

He pays the bills and mows the grass.

He fixes things when they are broke.

He always kids around and jokes.

When he needs to be firm, he does it with love.

For my father, I thank the One above.Daddy with Reagan & Cooper

3 generations of Sandidges

And finally, a sweet message from Reagan

A cute story from Reagan ~ yesterday at church, Reagan's class was learning that God made their friends. The teacher asked Reagan who her best friend was and Reagan said "Daddy". How appropriate on Father's Day!

Favorite Foto Friday

Some "best smiles of the week" photos

Cooper, just home from school and ready for a nap

After this picture, Reagan said "no more say cheese mommy"
And, just one more cute photo of Reagan with a cute story. Reagan has been a little constipated this week, so last night after bath I had to do the ole suppository trick. As I was drying her off and putting lotion on her, I had to sneak one in her (if it's possible to sneak one). Anyway, here's the conversation that followed:

Reagan: I didn't want my temperature taken mommy.

Mommy: I didn't take your temperature.

Reagan: What did you do in my butt?
Mommy: I just put lotion on you.

Reagan: My buttsa hurting mommy, my buttsa hurting.

After a few minutes of crying (literally less than 5 minutes), magic happened and unfortunately, Reagan pooped in her panties.

Reagan: I pooped in my panties mommy.

Mommy: It's ok, let's go sit on the potty and finish

Reagan: It's not nice to poop on Dora. I'm sorry Dora. I'm sorry Dora

Laugh Out Loud

A sweet laugh to brighten your day!

Cooper's Corner

Look at that sweet face!! Tell me, who could resist him?
Cooper has mastered (for a couple of seconds anyway) the art of sitting up. Not to worry, no heads were injured in the making of this video!

Cooper looks like he's ready to start crawling any day now. Notice in the video that every time Reagan cries, he gets the biggest smile on his face. He can't understand why she's unhappy. (She's unhappy because she's in time out, but that's another story for another day!)

Reagan's New Favorite Things

Reagan's new favorite thing #1 - gum. She discovered chewing gum on Saturday. She actually chewed a piece then and did very well, but since then she'd rather play with the gum than chew it. She likes to get different colors of gum and put them in a bowl, mix them up and make a "cake" for us all to enjoy. She played with these 5 sticks of gum for almost an hour today! Who knew gum was a toy???
Reagan's new favorite thing #2 - playing picnic. Playing party used to be her favorite thing to do, but ever since she had a picnic at school last week, that's all she can talk about. In the picture here, she's laid out a blanket, plate, cup, and utensils for everyone (well, she said for Gigi, Mamaw, Papaw and Byrd. I asked her if that was all and she said no, Kim and dad and mom and Cooper can come too!). She made us some cookies and gave us some milk and a pat of butter for dessert.

Reagan's new favorite thing #3 - watching Clifford the Big Red Dog on PBS. Here's a video of her watching the intro to Clifford. Listen closely to how she says "Emily Elizabeth" (Clifford's owner). It was so cute, I just had to get it on video!!

How Stimulating is This?

We've been stimulated, how about you? We hope to use our money to take a vacation at the end of the summer. Hopefully, Cooper will be able to sit up and crawl by then and Reagan will be even more independent~if that's even possible!

Curious Cricket

Today was Reagan's 1st day in her new class, Curious Crickets. Many tears were shed this morning (by Reagan, mom and Ms. Lisa ~ Reagan's teacher last year, umm last week) but by the time I picked Reagan up this afternoon, Ms. Gomery said she had a great day. She even took a nap!!! Hopefully the rest of the week will go just as smooth. We did have a few outbursts this afternoon, but I believe that's due to all the changes going on in her life this week - new class, new teacher, dad's gone all week.

I know I'm biased, but isn't she the most beautiful girl in the world?