I need to try to make a point of writing these down. They are so cute.
Quips from Kid3:
"you feedin' me, mama?" (He snuggles up next to me and gives me a hug. I am breastfeeding the baby and I'm sure that's where this comes from, he wants some snuggles!)
"you stop saying me no!" (when he's scolded and doesn't like it)
"I no need a baff (bath) yet, mama." (spoken like a true boy)
We agreed to go out to Red Lobster for Kid1's birthday. Kid3 has been asking to go to the Red Monster ever since.
We live in an area with a lot of prairie dogs. Kid 3 calls them Fairy Docks.
So cute.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
TEN!
Kid1 turned 10 this week. I'm having a hard time with this birthday - she's in double digits! We had a pool party out of town (in the city where Grandma lives) several weeks ago, because the pool she adores in Grandma's town was closed both of the weekends closer to her birthday. On her actual birthday, Kid1 decided she wanted to out for a pizza lunch and then go see Brave (the 20 minutes I saw between taking Kid4 in and out as she got noisy were very cute). After that, she wanted me to give her a manicure in colors to match Merida's dress, which I did. It was a nice, laid-back, happy day.
I can't believe my first baby is 10. She has expressed interest in learning to play basketball, and she got a guitar from her uncle for her birthday (she has deemed it the best present ever). Gone are the days of Little People dolls and stacking blocks, this girl is growing up way too fast.
She's such a joy. I am so proud of her and the loving, bubbly, outgoing young woman she is growing into.
I can't believe my first baby is 10. She has expressed interest in learning to play basketball, and she got a guitar from her uncle for her birthday (she has deemed it the best present ever). Gone are the days of Little People dolls and stacking blocks, this girl is growing up way too fast.
She's such a joy. I am so proud of her and the loving, bubbly, outgoing young woman she is growing into.
Monday, August 6, 2012
People plan ...
I ordered the kids' school curriculum more than a month ago, in preparation to start school in early July. The goal was to be done in April of next year, to enjoy the nicest weather in our neck of the woods before Ridiculous Hot season started.
The beginning of July was spent out of town, visiting Grandpa several hours away. So we waited and planned to start the third week of July, when we were home and settled back in.
The Sunday we planned to start school, we realized that the curriculum we use had drastically altered their lesson plans and instructor guide (for the better, it turns out) and my husband and I decided we'd better wait a week to look it over and get ourselves familiarized with the new layout.
Then came last week. We were all geared up and prepared and ready to go - and realized that Kid 1 would be out of town spending an early Birthday vacation at Grandma's house. So we decided we'd start this week.
My kids were invited by a very dear friend to join their Vacation Bible School group at their church. We still struggle with finding a church family - between my very strong preference to work weekends as much as I can, and the fact that if I'm not working the weekends then my hubby is, and the fact that we have four children and Kid3 qualifies as several handfuls all by himself these days, added in with the fact that some of our values don't "fit" well with the churches we have tried ... finding a church is a challenge. So I jumped at the chance to send our kids to VBS.
Looks like we'll start school next week. Right exactly at the same time as last year.
So much for that plan to start early! Oh well, maybe next year.
The beginning of July was spent out of town, visiting Grandpa several hours away. So we waited and planned to start the third week of July, when we were home and settled back in.
The Sunday we planned to start school, we realized that the curriculum we use had drastically altered their lesson plans and instructor guide (for the better, it turns out) and my husband and I decided we'd better wait a week to look it over and get ourselves familiarized with the new layout.
Then came last week. We were all geared up and prepared and ready to go - and realized that Kid 1 would be out of town spending an early Birthday vacation at Grandma's house. So we decided we'd start this week.
My kids were invited by a very dear friend to join their Vacation Bible School group at their church. We still struggle with finding a church family - between my very strong preference to work weekends as much as I can, and the fact that if I'm not working the weekends then my hubby is, and the fact that we have four children and Kid3 qualifies as several handfuls all by himself these days, added in with the fact that some of our values don't "fit" well with the churches we have tried ... finding a church is a challenge. So I jumped at the chance to send our kids to VBS.
Looks like we'll start school next week. Right exactly at the same time as last year.
So much for that plan to start early! Oh well, maybe next year.
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