Sending Valentines

I found a small package of blank Valentines at Michael's a few weeks ago and thought they would be good for a rainy day. Turns out they were good for a 'drive mommy crazy' day.

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Their wings were only a $1. You can't beat that. Hours of fun. Grasshopper took a lot of delight in chasing his siblings around trying to sting them.

Mornings

Cause some mornings you just need to take slowly.

Play Time

Our neighborhood recently put in a park about one street over. Since I can't see it from our house the kids have to wait until an adult can go with them. They are really enjoying having something to climb on. There's no shade so we have to wait til it's cool enough to be outside for awhile. Katie loves to go run around too.
The leaves are changing. I'm not sure if it is because it's fall or if it is because we haven't had rain in ages.

Faces Need

...paint. Grasshopper happily watched and didn't mind at all that he wasn't offered a chance to get painted on as well. I didn't figure he would hold still long enough anyway.

Puddle Jumper

Outdoor Fun

Yesterday was a beautiful day outside. There was no wind and a lovely 60 degrees. It was partly cloudy and perfect for playing outside. We spent most of it outside running around and playing. I'm loving the new telephoto lens Nathan got me for Christmas.

The End of An Era

Seven years ago this month I set up my first crib. AJ's due date was right around the corner and I couldn't wait for him to come. By this time I was off work because of pre-term labor and we filled our days with getting ready and putting a birthday hat on my belly. Auntie kept telling him to come out so she could kiss his face off. That's why I think he was late. He was worried about Auntie.
Since that time I have had a crib up in out house. When AJ outgrew his it was time to get it ready for JM. JM demolished that crib by knocking it over frequently. We bought a new one for Little Peanut and before she was out of it Grasshopper had arrived and had his own.
Last night we took Grasshopper's crib apart. Yesterday he wanted his blanket so he climbed into his crib and back out again. That's the sign, no more crib, it's time for a big boy bed. It was the end of an era here. Very sad. My babies are getting so big.
Here's a few pictures from the years. I searched and searched but couldn't find the picture of Little Peanut in her crib. So here are the boys. AJ almost seven years ago. JM. Grasshopper. Happy to be in his big boy bed. He did a good job staying in it too! It makes me a little sad to not have a baby in a crib. Now, when we don't have any more diapers I'll throw a PARTY!!!

Play Group

Not long after we moved her a fellow mom at church told me about a group of moms here in town called Crayola Moms. They have a website and organize activities for themselves and their kids. The moms come from all different backgrounds and all different ages but all have their kids in common. I've enjoyed getting to know these women very much.
Earlier this year we did a secret sister thing for 7 weeks and then all went out to dinner for the reveal. We had a blast. We're getting ready to start it again for the month of October. On Tuesday we had a fall kickoff get together at one of the moms house. My kids had fun getting out of our house and playing outside with other kids.
The water was frigid but she insisted. I found it hilarious that she was the only girl in a pool full of boys.

More Hair Fell

Yesterday was AJ's last day of school for the summer. Yea! Of course, that meant that everything in his cubby and desk came home, including his pencil box. In his pencil box were crayons, pencils, and his nice little scissors. Someone found those nice little scissor and decided to do a little styling of her own. I wonder who taught her that?
She was in the bathtub when we found the hair on the floor. We didn't see how bad it was until it dried. This morning I call my hairstylist and she was able to work us in at 3:30.
Now, typically, Little Peanut will not be sweet around strangers. She gives the dirtiest looks you've ever seen and won't smile or do what you ask her to do. I knew it was going to be important for her hold still and do what the hairstylist asked so I started talking up our little outing. I told her what a big girl she was to get to go to the salon, how fun it would be to sit in the big chair, she needed to smile pretty cause mom was going to take pictures. And the icing on the cake, a green apple slushie from Sonic if she was good and held still. It worked.
She was a little princess. She marched right it with her little sunglasses. She smiled and was sweet. She also blammed her hair mess on her older brother. She talked and chattered and everyone fell in love with her.
We got to Sonic just in time to catch the end of Happy Hour, half priced drinks, less than a dollar and a half. What was that? A small slushie doesn't cost a dollar and half???? That's because I got a large cherry limeade of course.
See, it was hot....I needed something to cool off.
And in other news, JM did this to Grasshopper this morning.

The Difference Between a Good Hair Cut and A Bad Hair Cut is...

not two weeks. More like 3 years in this case. He did this to her. He was disciplined like this. Sigh. He cut 3 inches off of one side of her hair. She's never had a hair cut before. That was three years of very hard hair growth. I'm not happy. Poor girl. She's going to be in a wedding this summer. Besides the fact that she's bald on one side of her head. He's also not allowed out of my sight today.

Leftovers

These are a few pictures that got left out of all of our Spring break posts. Enjoy!