Haircut

Mary does not have "long hair" hair. I have given it a good effort and decided to have it cut today. She wanted to keep it long, but when she looked in the mirror, I got a smile much like the one you see here.

Funny girl:)

Grab your glove

Mary has enjoyed sitting on the couch watching baseball this summer....WHO DOES THAT?????

When she asked her daddy to take her out to the ball game, he was on the computer buying tickets in a snap.


She had no idea there would be popcorn and cotton candy...a perfect night.

...and to find out her BFF was going... the cherry on the top:)

Who knows what that's about?

That looks really safe.... That's aLOT of sugar for 4 kids in one night..or 5 kids if you include the guy in the middle.

Not a care in the world

Whoo Wooooo's birthday is it??

Abbott turned one last weekend, and Adam turned thirty....something. Em chose to do an OWL theme because Abbott has a stuffed owl that she is quite taken with. I thought, an OWL theme??? That is gonna be tough.

What did we do before the internet??? or google??? An owl theme is only a couple of clicks away from reality thanks to google. Well...I should not discount that my sister is quite the creative genius, so I must not give google all of the credit.



A cupcake stand??? NOPE it's a candle holder filled with cupcakes. Em painted the bird house, and we all signed it for a keepsake. "WHOOO" would have thought?

The kids had a BLAST swimming. This group is easy to please....when ADAM is around.

See what I mean?

I just love this pic. I really love that I live in the same town with my sister. I'm thankful to watch our kids grow up together. What a treat!

Happy birthday sweet ONE. We love you:)

Kids do the grossest things : Installment 1

I can't believe I'm blogging about this. Look at that face....she's still not disgusted with what just happened??? I was cleaning potties and tidying up because Mason and company are coming for a weekend visit. I walked in, and MARY WAS IN MID GULP!!

Deep breaths, deep breaths.

Mary: Mommy I noticed there was blue juice in the potty, and so I decided to try it because I was thirsty.

Me: Mary the toilet was dirty, and I added cleaner to get rid of the germs, and now you have drunk the germs and the cleaner.

Mary: Welp....I guess I need to brush my teeth...ALL BETTER!

BLAHHHHH!

Today is my sweet niece's birthday! Happy Birthday ABBOTT CLARE! We love you:)

A "stay- at- home" preacher

A couple of years ago, the husband started taking Allie out on dates now and then. Before we knew it, Mary sprouted up on us, and we realized that she needed to get some daddy time as well. THEN, I noticed, "Hey why does he get to have all the fun??? I'm always the bad guy! It's MY TURN!" So starting this month, we started a new routine. I get a night with one girl, and he gets a night with the other, and then next month, we will switch.

This was my first "date" with Allie. What a hoot she is?? She knows the drill I guess.

Allie: So mom, what do you want to talk about??? Hows about....What do you want to be when you grow up?

Me: Well...Al...I'm already grown up...but I think...

Allie: interrupting.... Well...you are a pharmacist and a mom, so which do you like better??

Me: Oh that's easy...definitely a mom. So Al...what do YOU want to be when you grow up??

Allie: Oh that's easy too...I've narrowed it down to FOUR things. A counselor b/c of Pine cove, A teacher b/c I love Ms. Callaway, A Preacher b/c I love God, and a mom b/c I love kids.

Me: Well which do you want to be the most??

Allie: Ummm....a preacher for sure. Preachers ONLY have to work on Sunday and then I could be a mom the other 6 days. That'll be perfect!

This kid really does keep the lightheartedness in the fam:)

And I discovered that Coke and ice cream are a REALLY scary combination.

The sweetest part of our date??? Allie said that I was ONE LUCKY MAMMA that she picked a restaurant for "older" people and not a kiddie restaurant like Mary had chosen for daddy recently. She went on to share that she was really glad there was no playground because she wouldn't want to lose any time with me. Uhhh....please FREEZE! I could have a houseful of seven year olds...FOREVER!

Crumbs

Shhhh...don't tell mommy I took off with her brownie spoon....


What, do you think she'll notice??

Is there something on my face???

I took this pic of Allie before church yesterday. She's looking a little like she's growing up...teeth and all:)