"We Were Walking in High Cotton"

 
Hey all! Sorry that I am not a very good blogger lately. I do get on here and read everyone's posts, but can't seem to make time for a few quick comments. I promise to get better at that! Well, instead of sharing depressing stuff about when Bryce was in the hospital with the Swine Flu for a week, I decided to share this pic of him, in one of the many Alabama cotton fields. I hope that everyone is well and enjoying this beautiful autumn light for pics. Things are great here at the Patton house. Our little one is growing into a boy faster than we can stand! I know that ya'll understand that. I titled this post after a quote from a song by the country group "Alabama". I hope that you know the song, otherwise, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense! lol Well, I can't wait to catch up with everyone, but a certain little person needs to be dunked in the tub! He loves to play in the dirt and mud! Boys!

Happy Halloween! ROAR!!!

 
Here is a quick sneak peek of our little lion! He was so much fun tonight! He would go to the doors with his "big kid" cousins and ring the bell. He pressed his little face on windows with anticipation of a person coming to the door! He even went IN a few houses, uninvited! One house he made it in and all the way out of my site, before I could get him. The guy who lived there just picked him up, and when I took him he said that he had a baby that size (dressed in a similar monkey suit) and that he thought it was his baby! lol He would run after the big kids with a giggle the whole time! His lion hood would fall down over his face and he would just keep going straight (and they would have turned and went up a sidewalk to the door)! It was hilarious, we just kept redirecting him! He would say, "Thank You!" after he received the candy! He loves some sweet stuff and caught on real fast to the routine! He couldn't wait to eat the candy and kept putting a sucker in his mouth with the wrapper on it! He would take all the candy out of his bucket each time that we put him back in the wagon, between houses. I guess that he was doing inventory, like any well-rounded ( no pun intended) American kid! My sister was trying to keep him "at bay" with a pack of skittles, but to no avail! I finally had to let him have it and he enjoyed every last lick! I have always dreaded the "sticky mess" and am sad to say that at 20 months, it was his first sucker. He contained the mess well ( he is his mother's child) and didn't even get any in his mane! lol Can't wait to share more of his first "real" trick-or-treat Halloween! Hope that y'all all had a good one too! Can't wait to hear about it all!

Anyone Want To Explain This?

 
Hello all my bloggy friends! Long-time, no post! I have been sucked into the facebook world and quite honestly have been busy out of my mind! We have had a little one with the swine flu. More to come on that, but for now here is the post. I have been wanting to post some pics of this for a while now, and havent found the time. But today, is your lucky day! Tee Hee! Can anyone please explain why my son plays for hours with his shape sorter on his head! This is a frequent happening and well, lately, quite frankly a problem! The reason...his head is outgrowing the sorter! lol He tries and tries and then gets frustrated when it won't stay on! He wears it while he rides his scooter and it looks like a helmet! He puts it on his Tigger and fusses when he bounces it off! I have to admit... I love it! I just want to say, "What shape is that, Bryce?" He loves to play shape sorting, so maybe, he is studying, while it is on his head and learning from osmosis! lol Who knows? After all, He is MY CHILD! Hopefully, I will be able to post more pics of this strange phenomenon soon. I have lots to share from our lovely hospital stay and month of endless sickness! Aren't you excited? Please offer me any suggestions on what this whole "new hat" thing means? I am thru trying to figure it out! lol Later all!

Barn B&W

 
More pics from the barn! He did not want to look at the camera, much less smile. He has totally developed selective hearing. I called and called his name! He just totally ignored me! I thought that was only for grown men! lol I KNOW that he can hear me, because I can whisper, "Wanna go to Grammy's house?" and he makes a b-line for the door! Anyway, I have had a full day! We are enjoying this cool Fall weather and spending some time as a family. We are so blessed! Just wanted to share a pic and say, "Hi!", before heading off to the "nappy house". Sleep tight all! Don't let the bedbugs bite! EEEEWWWWW! Bugs in the bed.... eeeewwwww!

My Little Reader

 
My Little Reader is changing and growing so much! He is into ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING! He talks about and responds to all that we say and do. Sometimes it is where you can understand and, sometimes not-so-much! He is an absolute JOY! Bryce grows more and more fun with each passing day. He and I are the best of friends! He now "gets" things that are funny. He loves to learn anything! He is quite the social butterfly, flirting with any girl that he gets the chance to grin at! When we play with the "big kids", he thinks that he is doing the same thing and is totally keeping up. (Who in life ever told us different?) He giggles all the time, loves to chase, and makes an "mmmmmm" sound, when he sees something sweet to eat (even in his books). He adores dancing and singing, time with his "dad dad" and sitting on the counter while I fill his milk cup (he says, "more cow"). He loves to kiss any animal in his books. We have to stop for a few minutes and let him lean into the book and kiss them. Where do they learn this stuff? I love watching his little mouth form words and his tiny brow furrow when he doesn't quite understand. He loves playing "outshide" and watching and dancing to "Arnbee" (Barney) any chance he gets. What a big boy you are Bryce! Mommy and "Dad dad" love you so much! Keep learning and growing, but stay our baby ALWAYS.......

Can Anyone Help Me?

 
Can anyone out there help me understand the logic of my 19 month old child? Please click on it to view it big! It is hilarious! We were playing yesterday with his water table (hence the swim suit). I was sitting in a chair, watching him play, making pictures (and replying to a text). When I looked up, I saw this!!!! He was running around our driveway, with the outdoor diaper pail lid around his neck. Thank you Jesus, that it is clean, because we use it for "stinky" diapers (they are put in a baggy first). Check out the "pout face"! It is alot like the face that I give him when he is acting up. He must have went in the garage to get another toy and found this pail lid instead. Now, what possessed him to place it around his neck, I will never know! I could not have gotten him to do this for me if I had held him down! He is funny about some things. He loves hats and sunglasses and will wear them all day. He loves to have water poured over his head or sprayed directly in his face! He, on the other hand, hates to have his face and hands washed after eating. He, also, does not like for you to brush the front of his upper and lower teeth. He WILL, however, let you brush the new teeth that are breaking through and his molars. I don't understand. We have tried everything! I usually have to just hold him down. I have sang the Barney song, let him watch in the mirror, let him brush Tigger's teeth, and even let him have the toothbrush first, to no avail! I just have to hold him down! I HATE IT! He fusses while I brush them, but his teeth and gums are clean. Oh well! I definitely think that this one is some serious blackmail for the future!

Do You Ever...?

 
Do you ever just let them... cause you are so sick that you are doing REAL good to even be present? This was one of those days a couple of weeks ago. Bryce and I were both sick! I had wiped his nose probably one hundred times by the time this moment came. I had him in our bedroom, with the door closed, watching a continuous stream of Barney movies, because if I raised my head, I thought that it would pop off! It was misery at its best! Well, little Mr. found the tissue box, and decided to help himself! I think that he only got a couple, surprisingly. I couldn't resist this shot! When I caught him (from my lying down position and realizing that he was too quiet), he giggled his tiny little evil laugh and tilted his head like this (as if to say "And what are you gonna do about it missy?"). He knew that he had done a "No! No!". But, you know what? I just sat in the floor next to him and watched the next few episodes of the big purple dinosaur, and realized that THESE ARE THE DAYS! Feeling much better now, and hoping that all is well for all of you guys out there in bloggy world!