Monday, August 15, 2011

Birthday Boys

Saturday, August 6th we had a pool party for Ben and Jack to celebrate their 5th and 3rd birthdays. Unfortunately Rob was in Little Rock but we got some good pictures!

Ben and his friend Ivy.

Ben with his friend Brayden from preschool and Uncle Matt.

Christi and Mommy with Emma and Jack.

Jack and the new kick board Eric and Christi got him.

The boys getting ready to blow out their candles while Brendon (left) and cousin Havyn (right) look on.


We also had the kids "fish" for party favors. Thanks to Uncle Eric for "hooking" the prizes onto the ends of the fishing poles.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

She Walks!

Emma walked out of the boy's bedroom and half way across the living room today! Before this she has only ever taken 4 steps max. I think we can officially call this walking now!

Monday, August 1, 2011

August... Finally!

Friday, July 29th

Jack (comes inside crying): Mom, Ben spray water in my face!
Me: I'll bet he didn't do it on purpose honey. Here let's dry you off.
Jack: No! I want you yell at him!

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Emma is walking a couple of steps here and there, but lately she has been walking around on her knees a lot. The weekend before last we were down in Little Rock to visit with Memo who has been in and out of the hospital lately. Rob's cousins from California were there and Graham was playing peek-a-boo with Emma. She is now doing that a lot either with her hands or her blanket. Speaking of her blanket - she seems to have chosen that to attach to instead of her lamb or her bunny which she throws out of her crib. =-) She can also now point to her nose, mouth and teeth if you ask her to.

Jack has been waking up a lot lately. The paci fairy came and left him a toy for giving up his pacis, but he found a teething chew thing and has adopted that as his paci.

Ben finished his last day of preschool last Thursday. It was sad to say goodbye to his teachers (for me, if not for Ben). I love that place! Hopefully Jack can go next year. We got a letter from Prairie Grove Primary that Ben's kindergarten teacher will be Mrs. Pruett. Orientation is the 8th of August. Ben got a new Spongebob lunchbox for his birthday, and we have a Spongebob backpack on order that should be coming in this week. This weekend is tax free shopping for back to school so we can get school supplies and a few outfits.

It's still hot, and getting hotter. High of 104 today. C'mon fall!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

How Ben Gets Out Of Trouble:

Me: Do not get out of your seat until you're finished eating. Repeat that to me please.
Ben: Do not get out of your seat until you're finished eating.
Me: Good. Thank you.
Ben: But can I hug you?

Saturday, June 25, 2011

=-)

While I was lying on the couch with my eyes closed...
Ben: It's okay Emma, Mommy's not dead.
Ben: I want Iloveya yogurt.
Me: You mean Activia yogurt?
Ben: Yeah, they have it at Harps.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

More! More!

Ben: Look! They're building a Chick-Fil-A.
Me: No, that's going to be a church, remember?
Ben: Well, there's a sign that says "This is not going to be a church, this is going to be a Chick-Fil-A". I saw it.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Further Funnies

Ben: My feet hurt.
Me: Then stop walking around and go to sleep.
Ben: I need a wheelchair.