The Beginning of my Summer Song

I think I'm just going to start a summer song with all the crazy things my kids do and say this summer. It's sung to the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas. The first verse goes something like this:

"On the first day of summer Isaiah gave to me, a small piece of foam stuck up his nose!"

Oh yes, it's true. Luckily the school (I'm teaching summer school) called and I was able to get it out with tweezers. When asked what it was (before I pulled it out) his response was, "I'm not real sure, I just picked it up off the floor." What can I say, he's ALL boy!

Stay tuned for what happens tomorrow! I'm sure it will be interesting!

A Little Sleep

Listening to music at the park = a tired mommy and little girl

I had laid down to rest for a little while, when Kate decided to climb on my back and rest too. Before we knew it, she was out cold! Sweet little Kate slept through the whole concert. Eventually she was removed from my back into her daddy's arms where she slept the rest of the night.



Until later,

Kayaking!

While we were at Liberty Fest (more about that at another time) this past weekend we had the opportunity to kayak in the little creek behind my parent's house. The kids had such a great time the first time my mom and I took them, that Daddy and Aunt Christy had to take them when they got off of work.

This was my view from the kayak. I was kayaking with Isaiah and he decided he wanted to paddle.

Then he decided that he wanted to try it by himself. That lasted for about 2 minutes!

And of course they all wanted to go under the fountain in the kayaks, so here is my drenched 2 year old!

We all had a great time and we will certainly be doing it again next year!

Until later,

I see...

We spent this last weekend at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. After a couple of traumatic events (more about that at another time) we had a great time. The kids really enjoyed all of the swimming and other kids stuff they have there. At 8:00 each night they have a Magic Clock Tower show. It includes many animals, people (all which are not real) putting on an animated presentation. We were sitting watching the show when the following conversation occurred:

Addison: "Mom, I see Jesus."

Me: "You see who?"

Addison: "I see Jesus. Right there mom." as she was pointing to something around the clock area.

Me: "Addison, um..."

I then get interrupted by Addison who says, "Wait, is Jesus a girl?"

Here is what she saw:

Jason: "No honey, that's not Jesus. Jesus is a boy."

Addison: "Oh, good, I was starting to get a little confused."

Oh, the joy a 3 year old brings!

Until later,

"Aunt" Christy

My cousin, Christy, celebrated her birthday today. To say that she is loved by my children would be an understatement. They ADORE her! She is never too busy to spend time with them and when I am exhausted or at my wits end, Christy is there to roll around with them, read with them and just love on them. The way she loves my children makes me love her even more. So, to capture my children's love for Christy I had them sing Happy Birthday to her.

Oh, but here is the first one we recorded! Jason and I were almost in tears as we were videotaping it!

Happy Birthday Christy! Hope you have a great one, you deserve it! We love you!

Princess Tea Party Pictures

The girls' birthday party was a month ago, and the pictures have finally arrived!

It's hard to believe that my sweet little princesses are now 2 and 3! Happy Birthday girls, we love you!

The decorations were set,

The cake had arrived,

Two little girls were all ready,

For dress up,

and makeup galore!

Then came the fashion walk,

Where all the girls did a twirl!

Cake time was great,

Addison was so excited to celebrate!

A walk around downtown Grapevine came next,


To show off all their dresses and such,

What a cute looking group,


that helped us celebrate!

Here are a few of my other favorite pictures!

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate! The girls had an incredible birthday!

Until later,

Melissa

Toothless Grin

This little tooth

used to be in this sweet smile.

I can't believe he lost his first tooth. He pulled it out himself (even though it was very loose). His bottom teeth have been loose for about 2 weeks. So, I'm pretty sure the other one will be falling out very soon. He was very concerned with if the tooth fairy was a boy or a girl. I honestly didn't know how to answer that question and said, "It's just a fairy." He was very excited to put it under his pillow last night and wake up with $5.00. I'd be lying if I didn't say it breaks my heart a little. He is growing up way too fast!

Until later,

Melissa