The funny thing to me about this whole thing is that what she put together really isn't all that different from all the other outfits she puts together.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Wacky Wednesday
As I just mentioned in the previous blog, last week was spring break and it might go down as one of the coldest and wettest in history. At any rate, Shelby woke up Wednesday morning and declared that it was Wacky Wednesday and I said, "Shelby, what do you mean by Wacky Wednesday?" She replied, "It is were you dress up really wacky." Well, okay then. So here is the outfit she put together....
The funny thing to me about this whole thing is that what she put together really isn't all that different from all the other outfits she puts together.
The funny thing to me about this whole thing is that what she put together really isn't all that different from all the other outfits she puts together.
The "Worm"
Last week we went to Target on one of our rainy and cold spring break days. I was looking for things to do and remembered that the children had received $5 from their great-grandmother for Valentine's Day so we spent it...what else is there to do on a rainy cold spring break day?!?!? Shelby and JP both got to pick out 5 things from the dollar section of Target. Shelby picked out some girly things and JP picked out two bug catchers, a pin wheel, and some other junk. It was great and killed about an hour!
So now that we have these two bug catchers JP's main goal is to find things, and by that I mean bugs (sometimes lizards) to put in them. And yesterday we found a caterpillar that is referred to as worm. He loves this little "worm" and has been playing with the little guy since he found him. Thankfully we have come a long way from stomping on poor little snails to handling God's creatures with gentleness and tenderness.
I tried to get a picture of JP holding the "worm" as he loves to feel the little legs of that thing crawling all over him, but I wasn't quick enough. It is hard to see, but the "worm" is sitting on the lid of the bug catcher. For the most part he (I am assuming it is a he as I have no idea how to tell) stays in his bug box on the porch. I was quite surprised that he was still alive this morning.
Right before JP was about the leave for school he asked me, "Do you want to see my worm's under stuff?" I politely declined because I knew that Ms. Jessie's bus would be here any second and then JP said, "Yeah, there isn't much there because it doesn't go potty or poop." Okay, if you say so buddy:)
So now that we have these two bug catchers JP's main goal is to find things, and by that I mean bugs (sometimes lizards) to put in them. And yesterday we found a caterpillar that is referred to as worm. He loves this little "worm" and has been playing with the little guy since he found him. Thankfully we have come a long way from stomping on poor little snails to handling God's creatures with gentleness and tenderness.
I tried to get a picture of JP holding the "worm" as he loves to feel the little legs of that thing crawling all over him, but I wasn't quick enough. It is hard to see, but the "worm" is sitting on the lid of the bug catcher. For the most part he (I am assuming it is a he as I have no idea how to tell) stays in his bug box on the porch. I was quite surprised that he was still alive this morning.
Right before JP was about the leave for school he asked me, "Do you want to see my worm's under stuff?" I politely declined because I knew that Ms. Jessie's bus would be here any second and then JP said, "Yeah, there isn't much there because it doesn't go potty or poop." Okay, if you say so buddy:)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Play Ball!
Does life ever slow down??? Of course, that is a rhetorical question; I know it doesn't as is proved by our life this past weekend....We started out the weekend enjoying dinner Friday night and then Saturday morning came and we hit the ground running.
Our morning started with a run to the grocery store for some donuts while we were on our way to the Opening Ceremonies for the BYS baseball season. I think that might have been one of the best donuts I have ever had and the children enjoyed theirs too...I have begun to notice lately that when eating messy food items, like donuts with icing, more and more of the food is ending up in their mouths instead of on their face, shirt, etc. Another one of those "babyisms" that they are out growing...anyway, back to the tball thing.
We weren't quite sure what to expect when we showed up as there wasn't much direction, but it was one of the cutest and fun things that we have gotten to be involved with as a family thus far.
Check out my cute little man....Pratt picked up his uniform the night before and he wanted to get #14 as that was both of our numbers in high school (we were just meant to be...and we each individually chose that number before we started dating), but since they didn't have it #7 was the next best thing...
As we were walking up trying to find our team we passed the minor team of Red Sox and those boys were so sweet! They got so excited to see JP. They talked to him, wished him luck and gave high fives. JP ate it up!
Here is his buddy Cole...I mean, it just doesn't get any cuter than little guys in over sized baseball uniforms and hats...
The team walking into the fields to be announced to the crowd.
The rest of Saturday consisted of running some errands, going to a birthday party for Eliza (none of my pictures turned out, but it was at the dance studio and the girls had the time of their lives), dropped the children off at Papa and Grammie's, drove to Beaufort for an engagement party, raced backed, grabbed the children from Papa and Grammie's, and finally to bed around 11:00pm.
Sunday was a great day. Pratt was ordained as a deacon at the church and then we went to Hampton Lake for lunch to celebrate my sister's birthday. After some yummy food and cake we all about crashed for a quick nap. When Pratt and JP woke up we went back over to Papa and Grammie's for dinner with family. Pratt's family from TN is in this week and it is always so much fun to see them and hang out.
And I am going to skip over Monday....
Tuesday was another running around day. We had school and all the normal stuff. Shelby had her last tennis lesson:( We were so bummed to say good bye to Coach Brett. Shelby loved, loved, loved tennis! And the good news is, that while this session is over, the next one starts in two weeks and I think that all her friends are going to sign up again. It was amazing to see how much she progressed in just four weeks. At the end of the lesson yesterday Coach Brett was bouncing the ball to her and she had to hit it back to him; the times I got to see, she made solid contact with the ball everytime.
As soon as tennis was over we raced over to the ball field for JP's first tball game. They did a little warming up for the game and then hollered, "Batter up"
JP and Harrison discussing the strategy of rally caps before the game.
JP's first at bat; getting some last minute pointers from Coach Larry.
Running from first to second
In the field.
It was so hilarious to watch these children play. As the game went on they one by one began to lose interest and would start to do things like build clay castles, pick their noses, run around, put their gloves on their hats, throw their hats around, etc.
After the last batter hit they all congratulated each other and ran back for snack time.
Our morning started with a run to the grocery store for some donuts while we were on our way to the Opening Ceremonies for the BYS baseball season. I think that might have been one of the best donuts I have ever had and the children enjoyed theirs too...I have begun to notice lately that when eating messy food items, like donuts with icing, more and more of the food is ending up in their mouths instead of on their face, shirt, etc. Another one of those "babyisms" that they are out growing...anyway, back to the tball thing.
We weren't quite sure what to expect when we showed up as there wasn't much direction, but it was one of the cutest and fun things that we have gotten to be involved with as a family thus far.
Check out my cute little man....Pratt picked up his uniform the night before and he wanted to get #14 as that was both of our numbers in high school (we were just meant to be...and we each individually chose that number before we started dating), but since they didn't have it #7 was the next best thing...
As we were walking up trying to find our team we passed the minor team of Red Sox and those boys were so sweet! They got so excited to see JP. They talked to him, wished him luck and gave high fives. JP ate it up!
Here is his buddy Cole...I mean, it just doesn't get any cuter than little guys in over sized baseball uniforms and hats...
The team walking into the fields to be announced to the crowd.
The rest of Saturday consisted of running some errands, going to a birthday party for Eliza (none of my pictures turned out, but it was at the dance studio and the girls had the time of their lives), dropped the children off at Papa and Grammie's, drove to Beaufort for an engagement party, raced backed, grabbed the children from Papa and Grammie's, and finally to bed around 11:00pm.
Sunday was a great day. Pratt was ordained as a deacon at the church and then we went to Hampton Lake for lunch to celebrate my sister's birthday. After some yummy food and cake we all about crashed for a quick nap. When Pratt and JP woke up we went back over to Papa and Grammie's for dinner with family. Pratt's family from TN is in this week and it is always so much fun to see them and hang out.
And I am going to skip over Monday....
Tuesday was another running around day. We had school and all the normal stuff. Shelby had her last tennis lesson:( We were so bummed to say good bye to Coach Brett. Shelby loved, loved, loved tennis! And the good news is, that while this session is over, the next one starts in two weeks and I think that all her friends are going to sign up again. It was amazing to see how much she progressed in just four weeks. At the end of the lesson yesterday Coach Brett was bouncing the ball to her and she had to hit it back to him; the times I got to see, she made solid contact with the ball everytime.
As soon as tennis was over we raced over to the ball field for JP's first tball game. They did a little warming up for the game and then hollered, "Batter up"
JP and Harrison discussing the strategy of rally caps before the game.
JP's first at bat; getting some last minute pointers from Coach Larry.
Running from first to second
In the field.
It was so hilarious to watch these children play. As the game went on they one by one began to lose interest and would start to do things like build clay castles, pick their noses, run around, put their gloves on their hats, throw their hats around, etc.
After the last batter hit they all congratulated each other and ran back for snack time.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Something Funny Going on Here
The last two nights around 8:30/9:00 JP just starts laughing that deep belly laugh that he has in his sleep. It is quite funny and I have no idea what he is laughing about. The first night he got out of bed and opened his door. At first I thought he was crying, but then when I got to him, he was just standing in his doorway laughing uncontrollably. I gently talked to him, walked him back to his bed and said good night. He continued to laugh for about 5 minutes. And then last night he had a little coughing fit and then started laughing again. Pratt jumped up thinking something was wrong, but I kept telling him that JP was just laughing. He went in and asked JP what was so funny and JP just shrugged his shoulders and laid back down. At breakfast this morning we asked him what he was laughing about and he looked at us like we were on drugs. I really wish I knew what was so funny so that we could share in the joke:)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Beautiful Children
Yesterday was probably one of the toughest parenting, well, just all around being a nice person day that I have ever had. I just kind of woke up crabby and despite all my best efforts I couldn't fake nice to anyone, especially my children and as the day wore on I got worse and worse. By the end of the day I was convinced that because I was so ugly to my children they would definitely be scarred for life and just when my mental beating was reaching explosive mode my sweet daughter brought me this picture.....
After all the challenges we faced all day, the yelling, the disobedience, the discipline; she still loved me and loved me so much that she wanted to show me.
God bless my sweet children who are so forgiving and loving!!!
After all the challenges we faced all day, the yelling, the disobedience, the discipline; she still loved me and loved me so much that she wanted to show me.
God bless my sweet children who are so forgiving and loving!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Fancy Nancy
It is really hard to follow up a birthday celebration in Disney, but alas, we had to try; after all, what is a birthday without having a party with your friends???? Last weekend we finally had Shelby's birthday party. As a lot of you know, Shelby isn't one of those girls who gets obsessed with much so it can be difficult to try to find a theme for her so after much thinking we decided on Fancy Nancy. For those of you who aren't familiar, Fancy Nancy is a book series about a girl named Nancy who likes to use "fancy" words and has a very peculiar taste in fashion (kind of reminds me of a little girl in my life). Anyway, thankfully I have friends who are great at the kind of stuff...Connie Sewell of Teeny Bops and Lollipops basically was in charge of the party and Jenny Montgomery of A Slice of Heaven made the cake. And everything turned out fabulous!!!!
My not so little little girl standing by the tables. Connie had all the supplies for a truly Fancy Nancy Party. I mean, look at that table.....
And that was just part of it. She had little books for all the girls to decorate with Fancy Nancy stickers and other pretty little things; she set up a little make-up studio and put a little make-up on all the girls for the fashion show; and she had all the dress up clothes you could imagine. It was truly amazing!!!
This is the cake. Jenny made it and it was soooooo good!!!! I had decided to go to the store to buy decorations for the cake. This is the final product:
Shelby and some of her best buds from school: All the girls looked so cute in their fashion creations.
Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!!!
Here is the closest thing to a group shot we could get. We are truly blessed that our children have such wonderful friends and that their friends have such wonderful parents that we get to hang out with:)
Shelby, Happy Birthday my love!!! We are so proud of all that you have accomplished this year and look forward to watching you grow in the Lord. You are our very special gift from God and love you more than you could ever know!!!
My not so little little girl standing by the tables. Connie had all the supplies for a truly Fancy Nancy Party. I mean, look at that table.....
And that was just part of it. She had little books for all the girls to decorate with Fancy Nancy stickers and other pretty little things; she set up a little make-up studio and put a little make-up on all the girls for the fashion show; and she had all the dress up clothes you could imagine. It was truly amazing!!!
This is the cake. Jenny made it and it was soooooo good!!!! I had decided to go to the store to buy decorations for the cake. This is the final product:
Shelby and some of her best buds from school: All the girls looked so cute in their fashion creations.
Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!!!
Here is the closest thing to a group shot we could get. We are truly blessed that our children have such wonderful friends and that their friends have such wonderful parents that we get to hang out with:)
Shelby, Happy Birthday my love!!! We are so proud of all that you have accomplished this year and look forward to watching you grow in the Lord. You are our very special gift from God and love you more than you could ever know!!!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
March Comes in Like a Lion
You know the saying, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb"? Well, March came in like a lion in a big way in our house, both literally and physically. I am not lying....at exactly 12:00am on March 1st I was awakened by the sound of thunder and the flast of lightning and at 12:05 my sweet Shelby woke up; so as any good mom would do, I climbed into bed with her and no sooner did my head hit the pillow that I got another call from across the hall. In the end there were three of us cuddled up in Shelby's bed riding out the storm. Thankfully, it didn't last long and we were all back in our own beds after about 30 min or so. And there you go...March came roaring in like a lion.
This first week of March also marked a new and exciting time in our house. This is the first season that both Shelby and JP are old enough to participate in sports and we didn't waste anytime jumping in.
Tuesday started tennis for Shelby and swim lessons for Shelby and JP. The tennis lessons came first and Shelby was so excited. She has been asking to play tennis since the fall and finally it came around. I wish that I could have watched her a little more, but since I knew she was being taken care of by her coach and being watched over, I kept a diligent eye on JP at the playground. She was beaming with excitement and despite the very frigid wind blowing, she truly enjoyed every bit of the lesson. She has been "practicing" nearly everyday in the driveway by balancing the ball on her racket.
Tennis lessons were from 4:00 to 4:45. As soon as they were over we jumped in the car and raced home to grab a good dinner before swim lessons. While I was heating up food for them to eat; Shelby and JP got on their swim suits. I basically shoved food down them and then we jumped back in the car and raced back up to the clubhouse where Stefan was waiting for us.
Shelby and JP were very excited to be back in the pool and I was amazed to see how much they remembered. Stefan didn't waste anytime starting them off right where we ended last year. Shelby pretty much mastered a form of swimming last summer so I anticipate that she will mostly be working on "proper technique" and JP will still be learning confidence in the water and how to put your face in without holding your nose or choking.
Wednesday was a nice day to relax at home in the evening and then Thursday was the start of t-ball for JP. I can't even begin to tell you how excited he was. Think about it, the poor boy is surrounded by girls most of the time and usually is tagging along with Shelby and I to different activities. Now, he has an activity that is just for him and it is all boys. This little guy was in heaven; and, if you are ever looking for a good laugh, go to any sporting event with 4/5 year olds. It is so funny and so cute!!!
JP did a great job at his first practice. They practiced running the bases, fielding ground balls, throwing, and hitting. Then they closed the practice with a little scrimmage. It was so cute!!! JP was such a good listener and you could tell that he really wanted to do well. I can't wait for their first game.
JP running the bases...yes, it was that cold out!! The wind went right to the bone.
JP getting batting instruction from Coach Paige....
One of the truly neat things about this whole t-ball thing is that his coaches, Coach Johnny and Coach Paige, coached my brother Matt and Pratt when they were younger. Also, Johnny has been in a battle for his life this past year as he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 9 months ago, underwent whipple surgery, went through months and months of chemotherapy and 2 months of radiation. It was just so amazing and heart warming to see his normal, cheerful, encouraging self out there coaching these children and encouraging them. I am very grateful to have such wonderful male influences in my son's life (of course, this also includes his daddy, grandpas, and uncles).
It will be interesting to see if March passes quietly on "like a lamb".
This first week of March also marked a new and exciting time in our house. This is the first season that both Shelby and JP are old enough to participate in sports and we didn't waste anytime jumping in.
Tuesday started tennis for Shelby and swim lessons for Shelby and JP. The tennis lessons came first and Shelby was so excited. She has been asking to play tennis since the fall and finally it came around. I wish that I could have watched her a little more, but since I knew she was being taken care of by her coach and being watched over, I kept a diligent eye on JP at the playground. She was beaming with excitement and despite the very frigid wind blowing, she truly enjoyed every bit of the lesson. She has been "practicing" nearly everyday in the driveway by balancing the ball on her racket.
Tennis lessons were from 4:00 to 4:45. As soon as they were over we jumped in the car and raced home to grab a good dinner before swim lessons. While I was heating up food for them to eat; Shelby and JP got on their swim suits. I basically shoved food down them and then we jumped back in the car and raced back up to the clubhouse where Stefan was waiting for us.
Shelby and JP were very excited to be back in the pool and I was amazed to see how much they remembered. Stefan didn't waste anytime starting them off right where we ended last year. Shelby pretty much mastered a form of swimming last summer so I anticipate that she will mostly be working on "proper technique" and JP will still be learning confidence in the water and how to put your face in without holding your nose or choking.
Wednesday was a nice day to relax at home in the evening and then Thursday was the start of t-ball for JP. I can't even begin to tell you how excited he was. Think about it, the poor boy is surrounded by girls most of the time and usually is tagging along with Shelby and I to different activities. Now, he has an activity that is just for him and it is all boys. This little guy was in heaven; and, if you are ever looking for a good laugh, go to any sporting event with 4/5 year olds. It is so funny and so cute!!!
JP did a great job at his first practice. They practiced running the bases, fielding ground balls, throwing, and hitting. Then they closed the practice with a little scrimmage. It was so cute!!! JP was such a good listener and you could tell that he really wanted to do well. I can't wait for their first game.
JP running the bases...yes, it was that cold out!! The wind went right to the bone.
JP getting batting instruction from Coach Paige....
One of the truly neat things about this whole t-ball thing is that his coaches, Coach Johnny and Coach Paige, coached my brother Matt and Pratt when they were younger. Also, Johnny has been in a battle for his life this past year as he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 9 months ago, underwent whipple surgery, went through months and months of chemotherapy and 2 months of radiation. It was just so amazing and heart warming to see his normal, cheerful, encouraging self out there coaching these children and encouraging them. I am very grateful to have such wonderful male influences in my son's life (of course, this also includes his daddy, grandpas, and uncles).
It will be interesting to see if March passes quietly on "like a lamb".
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