The Betts

Monday, February 27, 2012

New house drama

I just wanted to remember this conversation that Nate had with Traeson tonight. I was at class, but when I got home Nate told me all about it.

To start with, during class I get a text from Nate saying this: "I can't build a new house. My mommy took all my tools away." Really, all that came to my mind while I was sitting in class is, "Huh?" So when I got home, Nate told me the whole story...

Nate: "Bug do you want to help me build you a new house?"

Traeson: "I can't build a new house. My mommy took all my tools away."

N: Laughs. "What if I give you all of your tools back?"

T: "I don't want to, I want to build my own house"

N: "Should we live with G. and G. Betts while we build a house?"

T: "No, I want to live at my house!"

N: "When we are done building our house, we will move into that one, will that be ok?"

T: "No, I want to live at my house!"

*At this point, Traeson was almost in tears because he didn't want to leave his house to build a new one, he just wanted to stay in this house*

I just thought it was funny. Especially because I'm not even home, and I get blamed for taking his tools away!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

My little Superstars!

Also, a self-portrait of Bobo!

I LOVE getting my camera out of the drawer and finding 20-30 pictures just like this one :)

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Birthday Time!

Traeson turned three on Monday, January 30th. I've been coaching him to answer 3 when someone asks him how old he was for about a month now. So when it came time to celebrate his big day he was so excited to tell everyone that the was 3!! We actually celebrated his birthday on Sunday because I have class on Monday nights, and we get together with both families on Sundays anyway, so it all worked out. We didn't want to confuse him either, so we just pretended that his birthday was Sunday, and didn't really mention it on Monday. It worked out.

Here are some fun facts about Traeson at age 3:

- He's recently discovered the joy of Nickolodeon cartoons (yay for mom!)

- He loves to act like a dinosaur, and will growl at anyone that tries to talk to him.

- He thinks that any boy or girl around his age is 'his friend', even the people on tv.

- To go with the last one, any one that is an adult is considered 'mommy's friend'

- He loves to play with his cousins, and fight with them too.

- He will defend Hendricks at any time when other people are around. When it's just the two of them playing, it's a whole different story!

- He's switched from saying mama and papa to saying Grandma and Grandpa

-He still hauls his white doggy every where we go :)

Pics from the big day:

His cake is a purple and white dump truck, just like daddy's.

I love this picture..."it's mine, don't touch it!"

He LOVES his 'own computer' probably the best idea I've ever had!

Ryston couldn't get enough of the balloon.

Hendricks cartin' off the presents after Bug opened them

I love Parker's face in this one...he's so excited for what's coming :)

This last picture is not from his birthday, but I like it. He is in his 'hunting clothes'

Monday, January 23, 2012

20 Questions

I saw this cute idea on Pinterest the other day and I thought it would be fun to do. Each year on your child's birthday (starting at age 3) you ask them these 20 questions and write down their response. You do this each year with the same questions so you can look back and compare their answers throughout the years. Since Traeson's birthday is in a week, here are his answers:

1. What is your favorite color? Green

2. What is your favorite toy? Frank (John Deere combine)

3. What is your favorite fruit? Grapes

4. What is your favorite tv show? The Lion King

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Yogurt

6. What is your favorite outfit? Truck shirt

7. What is your favorite game? Puzzles

8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Snacks

9. What is your favorite animal? Cow

10. What is your favorite song? Sunbeam! (Jesus wants me for a sunbeam)

11. What is your favorite book? Mickey Mouse (M.M. seek and find)

12. Who is your best friend? Parker

13. What is your favorite cereal? Frosted Mini Wheats

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the mud

15. What is your favorite drink? Chocolate Milk

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? White puppy and blue blanket

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Chocolate chip pancakes

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Hamburger

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Big

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Little boy business

Potty training.....where to begin?

It's not going so well at our house. We started over 2 months ago! It started off great, Traeson loved to wear the underwear instead of diapers. He had a great time dumping all of his diapers into a trash bag and thought it was funny to watch mommy throw them all away (then mommy snuck back out and got them out of the trash can, can't let that much money go to waste!) I had to remind him every hour or so to run in and go pee in the toilet, he wouldn't go poop yet but I figured it would come soon enough. After a few days of peeing in the toilet and only having 1 maybe 2 accidents a day for a week, I thought "yay he's finally getting it! He'll be potty trained in no time!"

Then after a few weeks of peeing in the toilet really well, and only accidents every so often, I thought it was probably time to get going on the poop thing. After a few days of coaxing he actually did it! I was ecstatic! He got a little tractor that had been sitting on the shelf for the previous couple of weeks, just waiting to be played with. He didn't go again in the toilet for a few days though :( The week before Nate and I left for Florida, Traeson decided to give it a go again. He went 4 days in a row while we were home and the first two days while we were in Florida. Then Julee told me that he refused to poop the third day, and had 3 pee accidents that day too. He was punishing me for leaving...

Paul and Julee got him going pee again quite well before we got home, but he never would do the poop thing. And....he hasn't since. It's been over a month since he has done it and I can say that I am at my wits end. I no longer know what to do to help him. I've tried all that I know, and nothing has worked. These are the things I have tried:

-Giving him incentives: suckers, other treats, a new toy...

-Taking things away when he has an accident. I still have a room full of toys that he doesn't even miss.

-Making him clean out his own underwear. He thought it was fun...Big Fail

-I've tried asking him every hour or so if he needs to go to no avail.

-I've also tried just backing off a bit to see if he would do it on his own. Nope

I don't know what else to do besides wait it out. I don't think I would be so frustrated if he just wasn't catching on at all and we could just go back to diapers for a while until he was completely ready. But, he likes to pee in the toilet, so I don't feel like I can put him back in diapers and wait because I don't want to lose the progress we've made with peeing. So, I'm stuck. The only thing I can think to do is just wait it out and let him work it out on his own time. And try not to get too frustrated when I'm cleaning out his underwear everyday! Any suggestions are welcome :)

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas Photos: Betts

We got to Paul and Julee's at about 3 to start making dinner. After we ate we were all pretty tired from such a long day, but of course the kids were ready to open gifts! I guess I was tired of taking pics too, cuz I only got four pictures of the whole night at the Betts' house.

Cheyenne and the boys playing while the adults cleaned up dinner

Bobo diving into his present

Traeson opening a gift

After we opened gifts Hendricks was pretty much beat. He was so tired! This picture shows it all, he was pretty out of it...

After his nap, we headed over to Jon and Karla's (Nate's aunt and uncle) to visit. They had all of their kids there to celebrate Christmas, even James and Molly who are currently living in Phoenix. We had a good time just sitting around chatting while the kids entertained themselves. Traeson liked coming into the room all the adults were in and making us all laugh. He sure enjoys being the center of attention sometimes.

Over all it was a pretty fun day! The boys loved all the things they got and liked being able to play with so many people throughout the day! We are thankful that we live so close to all of our family, makes holidays very nice.

And we were thankful to be able to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas by getting to go to church and thinking about our Savior. We are blessed to have the knowledge that we have, and especially blessed to be able to be with our families for eternity!