Tattle Tale Tuesday

Tonight when driving home from T-ball with Taye the song "Fireflies" came on the radio. This is one of Taye's favorite songs, so we were both singing and all the sudden

Taye says "Mom what is a Zombie Ass?"

I laugh and asked "What?"

Taye- "He just said it in the song."

Me- "Imsomniac!"

Taye- "What is that?"

So I explained it to him and then he tells me that he thinks he's one!

Busy weekend

Saturday was Tayeshun's 8th birthday, I know you are asking your self...Is she old enough to have an 8 year old?? Yes..yes I am! It was a great day for his party at Twister Park. His party was ARMY theme!

He invited 16 kids!! What was I thinking? And his party was 11-130, I didn't realize how long that was until Nate Kane asked me if I was sure?

Taye got lots of great presents. One of his friends asked him why he got all the cool presents?

He has loved Michael Jackson since we had him dress up as him for Halloween!

After the party we celebrated Father's Day with a grill out at my sister Niki's. It was so nice because all of my Dad's kids were there!

Now starts a journey

So we got Cooper's little potty out the other day thinking we might start attempting to potty train Dekon (19 months). When he woke up from his nap today he was still dry so we asked him if he wanted to use the big potty? He nodded yes so we put him on "his" potty. He sat there for awhile doing nothing then asked him if he was going to go and he said "no", so we kept him there fora little while longer. Then....HE WENT PEE!!!!! ~We all clapped and said yay!~ It was probably just a coincidence that it happened but we will try to keep on getting him to use potty. Taye and Cooper were both 3 before they were potty trained, let's break that cycle Dekon!!

Saturday

I sit here looking thinking and I can't believe that Tayeshun, my oldest, will be 8 on Saturday! It is so crazy to think that I have an 8 year old.

In the 8 years he's been alive we have been through so much.

-finding out his "Dad" wasn't really his dad

-been cheated on and used

-5 different homes (well 2 are the same place)

-met a GREAT guy, Joshua

-went from a family of 2 to 3

-got engaged

-knocked a front tooth out (still out)

-became a family of 4 (Welcome Cooper Addison)

-potty trained

-became Gardner's

-moved into my childhood home

-started school

-diagnosed with ADHD

-became a family of 5 (Welcome Dekon Jonas Warren)

-missing 2 front teeth (kinda hard to bite things!)

I know many other things have happened in this amount of time.

I was only 20 when I had him but couldn't imagine my life any other way! There have been many problems but MANY good times too! I love you Tayeshun Kendall Sly, you will always have a special place in my heart. It used to be you and me again the world!

Wacky Wednesday

Day with Daddy!