Getting Serious about Blogging!!!!

I started this blog to share with friends, family and others some of the things that have been going on in our lives. I named the blog Can't Have Nothin with the intention of sharing the adventures of the Blankenship boys. While I still plan on sharing some of the bigger events I have really wanted to share some of the funny things they do and say. Everyday one or both of my boys say something that truly should be recorded and what better way to do that than to blog it.

I will be posting more often but they maybe short posts. I love that my boys are their own little people with their own little personalities and I can't wait to share some of their thoughts and actions with everyone.

Below is a picture just to show you an example of how different they really are. I know you can't tell really well but Wyatt is eating his pizza face up and Rhett picks his up and eats it face down!!

These guys crack me up. Sometimes they do make me feel like I am cracking but we really do have some very memorable moments:)

Here is alittle bit about my boys:

Wyatt (4) - he is a sweet boy but is really careful who he lets into his little world. He really has to warm up to people before he is comfortable joking with them. He is very smart and loves to go to his school. He loves to ask questions about everything, not just your typical "why" but he really wants to know how things work. He is constantly asking questions that make me stop and think about things that I normally take for granted. He is very interested in learning about God and things of God. He is very passionate about marching bands and can't wait to be in one when he grows up. At this point he is most interested in playing the tuba but it changes weekly. He loves the Georgia Bulldogs (mostly the band) and really enjoys going to watch Ringgold and Heritage play.

Rhett (2) - he is a sweet boy but is quick to warm up. He gives smiles and likes to joke around with most anyone. He is very smart and has enjoyed going a few days a week to play school. He is very passionate about ANY sport. He probably asks me 30 times a day if I want to play some sort of ball with him. I am sure that he will be a football player because he talks about it the most. He LOVES the drums. He plays a really cute version of the air drums with sound effects included. He makes the funniest and most expressive faces. I never know what he is thinking. While I still think of him as my little baby he is growing faster than I can stand. He thinks he can do anything his big brother can do and usually gives it his best shot. I love our conversations as well.

Now that you know about my boys I hope you enjoy the "Wyatt and Rhett say the darnest things" to come!

Wyatts first time coloring with markers.

Here goes nothin...... This past July we all laid down for a nice afternoon nap. Rhett (18months) is his crib and Wyatt (3 1/2) in his bed. My husband Brandon and I thought it was safe to lay down and take a snooze while we had a few mins. It was hot outside and cool inside so we didn't take long to fall asleep. We still have the baby monitor plugged up because our boys share a room and I like to be able to hear what is going on in there at all times so what is the worst thing that could happen right?

After an hour or so I heard the boys on the monitor, but they were just talking and giggling so I thought, how sweet, my boys love playing together. Well, I did the unspeakable and dozed back off with warm fuzzy thoughts of my perfect little boys. What felt like a few minutes later I smelled what would be the beginning of a small, short term nightmare for me...... PERMANENT MARKER!!! I was scared to open my eyes! And that feeling was justified because when I did, this is what I saw.

Naturally I was sick to my stomach and couldn't bare to look at the rest of the damage my precious little angel had done my house. I woke my husband up and asked him to please go and check the boys room. I just couldn't go in there. When I got up and followed him shortly after I saw the artwork that Wyatt had created in our kitchen. As I looked around the room slowly I saw that he had written on every different kind of surface in there. We had marker on our fridge, dishwasher, cabinets, hardwood floor and our stove. I had a friend of mine tell me, while I was still in shock, "can't you just see little Wyatt coloring on one surface first and liking how it felt and then slowly and quietly trying it to see how it felt on each of the other surfaces". I am glad that she could see right away the texture lesson in this. HA. Here is a picture of what caught my eye as I walked in the kitchen.

(check out little Brother Rhett) you will see him again in a minute.

So when Brandon walked out of the bedroom red faced and not saying a word I knew it was bad. I walked slowly while holding my breath into the boys room. Right above Rhett's bed was a mural that was drawn by not only one of my boys but both of my boys. Notice the flowing motions, those are Wyatt's. Then notice the shorter dotted motion. Those are Rhett's. Isn't that sweet. They shared for the first time in 18 months. That is one for the baby book!!!

So yes, my 3 1/2 year old climbed into the baby bed and was sharing the permanent marker with his 18 month old brother. I am not going to post all of the pictures but Wyatt colored on everything in his room. Here is a list of things I can recall right now: tv, dresser, changing table, carpet, pillows, sheets, blankets, his self and I am sure I am forgetting one....... OH YEAH! HIS LITTLE BROTHER!!!! I found marker everywhere on Wyatt and Rhett's bodies. It was even in Rhett's little butt crack and on his butt cheeks and his diaper was still on. I am not sure I really even want to know. Wyatt had it on his toe nails too and said that he had painted them.

MomMom and Grampa came to their rescue!

I was panicked. I didn't know what to do to even begin to get this off. I posted my emergency on Facebook and had tons of responses of ways to clean this mess up. I was getting good advice while at the same time feeling better that I wasn't the first to go through this. Tonya aka MomMom saved their rears by getting most of this removed with Goof Off while Grampa smiled for the camera. The reminders we still have of this are the wall, the carpet, the pillow, sheet and you can't forget the shark shirt from the first pic. This is one that we will save as a hand-me-down for Rhett.

I am sure that some of you are wondering how in the world he had time to do this without being supervised? Well, he knew exactly what he was doing when he woke up because he didn't make a sound. And the giggling I heard on the baby monitor was probably when Wyatt stuck the marker down Rhetts crack!!!

As Grampa always says and I get to say now........ CAN'T HAVE NOTHIN!

Can't believe I am blogging!!!:)

Ok so I have a good friend who blogs about all the neat things that she can make or create so when I thought about a blog I thought about hers. I really didn't think that I would have anything as interesting to blog about. I would just read hers and then some of the others that she followed and loved them. The women that share their ideas and creations where really fascinating to read. I especially liked the stories that they would tell and the pictures they would post about their lives that I COULD relate to as I am not a very crafty person by nature.

Yesterday it hit me that I don't really write down all of the funny or crazy things my kids do and say, so it came to me....... BLOG ABOUT IT!! So it seems I do have plenty to share. My kids are constantly doing and saying things that are worth sharing. Even if no one else gets a kick out of it I have recorded it for my husband to read later. And if it is embarrassing enough I can put it in an album to share with my boys future girlfriends.

So the name of my blog is Can't Have Nothin and here is why..... When I was younger I would hear my dad say "can't have nothin" as he stood and shook his head at something he had discovered was broken, lost or destroyed by my younger (by 17 years) siblings. I couldn't fully understand what he meant by those words until I HAD KIDS of MY OWN. Now it really describes my household more than my life as a whole. I have 2 little boys that I love dearly but continue to destroy anything that we might ever try to have. This saying goes through my mind and sometimes comes out my mouth when I have discovered the latest "art project" of my kids.

I will be sharing it with you as it happens. I really do try to see the humor in it as to not lose my mind. We don't have new expensive things, but we do have nice things that God has provided for us. We have exactly what we need plus extra. We try to instill in our children that we should take care of what God has provided for us, but that concept hasn't exactly sunk in. We continue to have items written on, left outside, broken in two, thrown off the 2nd story front porch and flushed down the toilet.

I hope you enjoy these tales as much as I have despite the condition of our home I LOVE being at home with our boys. It is truly a blessing to have these stories to tell. I will be going back and posting pictures and explaining some of our older (greater) Can't Have Nothin's as we go along.

ENJOY!!