Tater goes CAT fishin!

Tater got a new toy from Nana and Papaw and boy does he love it! Mr Randolph only had to show him how to cast a few times and we just let him loose on all the cat-fishies in the house.

I do love my boys!

Meredith LeVande's Monkey Monkey Music CD- What Are the Odds: Review & Giveaway!

It was bound to happen that Potato was/is going to be a music connoisseur. DH can name the song, artist, and/or CD title, of any given music he hears. I was amazed at this and I am on a mission to stump him lol.

Meredith starting playing during college and she preferred to sing about children and their struggles to find out just who they were on the inside. She ended up taking the traditional children's songs and making them her own. It was a hit!

We try and make it a point to turn off the tv and turn on some form of music. Potato's new favorite CD is by Meredith LeVande.

I was very impressed when I say she wrote all of her songs. You can't say that about many artists these days. Meredith was a Parenting magazine "pick" and has been heard on Sirius Satellite Radio. Her music is very child appropriate and I am not ashamed to say that both my husband and I have danced alongside Potato.

"What are the odds?" is actually out and available on Amazon.com. It's so worth the money to watch your baby find their inner groove!

Giveaway Rules
Please leave me a comment letting me know when you have completed each task. To save yourself some time you only have to leave one comment for each task.

1. You must be a follower to my blog and if you are leave me a comment telling me you are!
2. Follow andPotatoMakes3 on Twitter
3. Tweet about this giveaway at least an hour apart. (This will count for 2 entries)
   
4. Tell me which song you like the best "Chinatown" or "Jump High" (This will count for 3 entries)
5. Blog about my wonderfully perfect giveaway! (This will count for 10 entries)
   

This giveaway will end on September 6, 2010 at 10:00 pm Central time. Potato or Random.org will select the winner. I will contact you by email (please post with comments if it is not on your profile!) You will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is picked Good luck!

I would like to send a special thank you to Elizabeth Waldman Frazier, at Waldamania, for sending me for providing the review and giveaway items! I was not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are of my own and honest opinions.

Walking with Potato!

Our dear friend Joey created this masterpiece. I have watched it a million times and cried each time. It's amazing how fast our babies grow and I love that my friends want to help me capture all these special moments.

Big Boy Undies

Only because it was too darlin to not share! He is so determined to do everything on his own.

EcoMom Review & Giveaway!-Winner!

Potato would like to announce that our winner for the EcoMom Giveaway is......

Yay! Heather @ The Tree Huggin Momma. Just in case you didn't know she IS a tree hugger and well her blog is SOOOO green! Please go stop by and drop her a line of congrats! You may just feel the urge to follow her green blog. I am!

Summer Fest Videos

I took a bunch of pictures but I also crammed in as many videos as possible! I hope you enjoy them.

Please feel free to subscribe to our families videos.

Munchie Mug: Winner!!!!

DH, Potato and I are proud to announce the Munchie Mug winner!

Ok lucky winner send me an email and I will get you the information you need to get your prize mailed to you! Please contact me before Friday or Potato will draw again!

Munchie Mug: Giveaway Reminder!-LAST DAY!!

In my effort to host my first giveaway I have come across a few mistakes. I have gotten great advice from some friends and should be more organized for my next go around.

I did want to remind you to enter my Munchie Mug Giveaway! Potato helped me make a video of the snack cup in use. Don't mind the crazy mommy talking....she is a little rediculous, but you love her ;-)!

On a great note I caught him saying cookie on video!

First Words-I love you.

I hope you enjoy watching the Potatomelon Crawl!
Yeah I went there!

Munchie Mug: Product Reivew & Giveaway

• Potato and I were completely ecstatic when we seen the little brown box squeezed tight in our mailbox. I mean who wouldn't be?! After I pick up Potato from day-care he helps me check the mail and well he called dibs on the box before I could even get to it, thankfully it was for him. So like the big boy he carried it all the way to the house. I have to admit his Mommy was too excited herself. DH shook his head at our silliness but I know that he couldn't wait to see what had arrived.
  
  
  Hot dog! The three of us huddled around the little box while I opened. We let Potato do the honors though:
  
  
  

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  I do believe that Witty Works Inc. has made a product that makes Potato and Mommy super happy. So far I have let Potato use it in the car, store, his room, and I have not had to worry about finding his snack shaken out all over the place. When we travel I threw the stay fresh lid on and tossed the whole mug in my purse. I was a little worried about cleaning but I followed the instructions and threw it in the dishwasher only to find it was perfect and ready for another snack!
  
  Please go to the Muchie Mug website for more information.
  
  Features:
  
  * Secure Screw-On Top with Easy Grip Handle
  * Soft fabric closure for sensitive little hands
  * Easy to clean: Top Rack Dishwasher Safe
  * Great for healthy snacking: Cereals, dried fruits, crackers, etc.
  * Additional stay-fresh lid included for keeping snacks fresh when mug is not in use
  * Economically friendly: Made in the United States of America
  * Child friendly: Made of all FDA food grade compliant materials
  * Environmentally friendly: Made of 100% recyclable materials & eliminates waste created by plastic snack baggies that are used once and thrown away. Use the Munchie Mug, again, again, and again!!!
  
  If you would like to win one of your own:
  
  

Mandatory Entry:

This entry must be completed or all of your other ones will not count! Please leave a comment for each.

You must be a follower of mine!

Bonus Entries:

1 Follow me on Twitter & Tweet about this giveaway leaving the link in a comment (you can tweet 3x a day (at least 1 hour apart) and grab an extra entry with each tweet!)

2 Go check out my friends Michelle @ Its Mishy, Gina @ The Ish Blog, Claire @ The Smith Crew. Follow their fabulous blogs. (2 Entries)

3 Blog about this giveaway and leave a link to it. (5 Entries)

4 Grab my blog button and post it to your page. (3 Entries)

This giveaway will end on August 6, 2010 at 10:00 pm EST. Random.org or Potato will select the winner. I will contact you by email (please post with comments if it is not on your profile). You will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is picked. Good luck!

I would like to send a special thank you to Phil at Witty Works Inc. for providing the review and giveaway items! I was not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are of my own and honest opinions.

Harmonica Hoedown!...Kids got talent.

Ok so during Healing Week Potato had music lessons with Papaw. If you read my post about how our family is incredibly talented then the video below should be of no shock.

He loves to play the guitar but I had no idea about the calling Potato had for the harmonica. Its moments like these that a mother is proud.

Daddy teached me swimmin! Day #1

As Potato go older we started adding more and more water to his bathes. Well we would give him play time and that would end in having half of the bath water on the floor because Potato was perfecting his diving and under water adventures. We new then that we had a fish on our hands. We did not have to teach him to blow bubbles or stick his head under the water he did that on his own and with no fear. This is a good and bad thing. When we go to the pool he makes a bee line for the water and thankfully we already have an adult ready for our little diver.

DH and I have been searching for a place to take Potato for swimming lessons for a bout 7 months now but haven't had much luck. Either places were really expensive or they did not offer days and times that we could make. For the 4th of July weekend all the friends came over and we had a pool party and of course Potato was showing off his abilities to swim. Everyone was very impressed and told us that we should be practicing with him on a daily basis. I agree.

On Thursday DH and I took him to the pool and had a lot of practice. The water was very refreshing and the perfect way to end a work day. We also had a few visitors come out to the pool and one of them happened to be a swim instructor. Her name was Kala.....meant to be....maybe ;-)! She was working with a 3 year old girl and a boy Potato's age. Kala was just shocked at how advanced Potato was and I felt bad for her because the little boy she was working with was rejecting the water.

She brought noodles and a little boogie board. Potato almost got out of our hands a few times trying to get to the boogie board. I will probably be picking up a noodle and a boogie board soon.

Anyway I took Kala's number and will give her a call next week. I am hoping she doesn't charge too much because I was very impressed with her patience and technique. I think I would prefer doing a group class more because I want to be involved in his progress and I love it when Potato is able to make new friends.

Daddy...let me see if you gots your big teeth in yet.

I love how he plays bashful.

It was incredibly bright outside.

DH teaching our little fish!

Arts and Crafts:Maracas

DH brought Potato to school yesterday morning and everything was fine except for what we thought was a little diaper rash. There was no fever or even a sad Potato. He was in great spirits and ready to go play with his friends. I was at work and my cell rang....scary.... I answered and it was the day-care director. She loves Potato and always calls me personally when there is a problem.

DH and I took him to the doctor and Mr. Pediatrician diagnosed him with HFMD (hand, foot, and mouth disease) yesterday and can't go back to school until the doctor releases him. I do have to say that really got off easy with this sickness. He barely has any spots and there has been no fevers. Mr. Pediatrician said that HFMD is suppose to run 103-105 degree fevers. He is in great spirits.

I leave you with our art project for our first day of hookie!

Go check out my video you won't be sorry!

First Words:Bad Dog!

In my earlier blog I went over some of Potato's new words. I was able to catch this video.

Lowes: Build and Grow-Catapult

I happened to stop by Rachel's blog (Frugal for my Friends), because the title was Free Family Events. I like free and family events so I was automatically sucked in but I was not eluding myself to think that it would be anything offered in Louisiana let alone Lafayette, Louisiana. Well come to find out it was an event held every other Saturday at our local Lowes!

Build and Grow Clinics. Each clinic provides your child with the learning experience of working with his/her hands. If you are the first 50 kids/families there at 10am on Saturday then your child gets a free apron, goggles, and the kit to build your item for the day.

Catapult was the clinic item this week and it couldn't have gone any better. Although Potato was not having the goggles. In his defense none of the other babies were down with it either. The bigger kids did not mind and thank God I really did not have to worry about any items flying around the work bench.

I really went in there this morning expecting a huge rush of people thinking the same thing as I. FREE! Well we were the first ones and that meant we got the best seat....on the floor ;-)! I DID NOT care. You could not have beaten the smile off my face while I was watching Potato tap tap tap with great hand-eye coordination I might add. He was such a trooper. Potato made sure to read the distructions before we started along with watching....snooping off our neighbors build.

The clinics go from 10am to 11am and we were done by 10:30. So not only is it FREE it does not take a really long time and the babies don't have a chance to get bored or restless with the builds. When we finished we catapulted our ball a few times then started to pack up and make room for another little baby.

At the end of the build you go back to the registrar table and they give you a certificate for your build and a BADGE! Its not a cheapy iron on badge but a real one that you have to sew on....kinda like boy scouts. I fought back the tears of watching Potato receive his first reward. I mean any mommy would have melted to see his face and how proud he was of himself.

Well the next build is going to be a RACE CAR! If I don't keep it for sentimental reasons then we may have to send that to Parrain because he is a Nascar fanatic. I also plan on having Potato's name embroidered on his apron so he doesn't have to have the paper tag. I know I tend to go over board but I really don't care and I think Clayton will enjoy looking back at all that he has achieved, even at such a young age.

Please if you and your family want to have a great experience then I highly recommend this event! I mean just look at our smiles.

Waiting patiently to start!

Mommy just can't go anywhere or do anything without taking pictures!

Tap Tap Tap

My little mans success!

Hoorah!

I love my little parakeet!

Rythms on the River: Nik L Beer-Video

I forgot to put up this video when I published this post. I hope you enjoy!

Uhhh...Ohhhh!

While Mommy and Daddy cook dinner Potato is doing arts and crafts....usually. He was being a rebel tonight! I hope you enjoy the video.

Then we worked on our fishy face! Excuse the mess on the Potato as Mommy made some awesome chicken alfredo and he ate two bowls!