Sunday, May 22, 2011

Fun in the SUN!!

We just couldn't resist... the sun was calling for us today. After church and some yummy BBQ Burgers, we shipped Ad of to work (on call) and got down to some serious water fun. We had the sprinklers hooked up to the slide on the playground and the pool set up for the little ones (though they all ended up in the pool eventually). Adalie had a blast... she is definitely a water baby! We played for quite some time and got everything cleaned up and put away just in time for a nasty thunder/hail storm. These kiddos are so exhausted and should sleep quite well tonight.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

A Beautiful Weekend

This past weekend got of to a horrible start. Adam woke up very, very early Saturday morning and was sick as a dog. Our plans to go to the Annual Jackson Rummage went right out the door. I was really bummed about this as I had been excited about going. I love rummaging... and now that we have a big family it's rather difficult to go (lots of driving, unloading, reloading... it's quite the process as you can imagine!). But in Jackson, basically the whole village participates so you can park at the end of a street, load up in the stroller and rummage for hours, sending your husband to the car occasionally to unload the purchases :). Anyway, it just wasn't meant to be this year, which was probably a good thing... we don't really need a bunch more junk, right?!?


Thankfully, Ad's illness didn't hang on too long and he was feeling much better by Sunday. We were able to get a lot of things done around the house... just basic clean-up stuff. We bought Sam a slip-n-slide and he was so eager to try it out. It was a bit chilly for it, but after about the bazillionth time of asking me I finally agreed. It's amazing how different their temperature gauges are... it hardly even phased him. Seth, on the other hand, practically turned blue and had enough after just one slide :)

Adam tackled another project... with a little help from the boys. He sanded down his rusty bumper and repainted it. I don't have pictures of the finished product, but it looks so nice. The boys love it when Ad works out in the garage... they are able to ride bikes and roller blade in the alley and build things with the wood scraps in the garage. Adalie, Aaron and I took walks around the block in the wagon and just really enjoyed being out and about.

Another highlight of the weekend was finally making it to the library. Sam, Seth, and I all got library cards and many, many books. When we grabbed our piles of books to head to the checkout, Aaron decided he needed his own as well. So he got 2 little board books and I let him put them on the checkout thingy himself and carry them to the car. He was so proud and walked with a big bounce in his step... it was so adorable and just one of those moments you wish you could remember forever. It's so funny how the little things they do can just melt your heart like that :)

It was really just an ordinary weekend but definitely a beautiful one! It was a bummer to send Ad back to work, but we get to look forward to next week... he's taking the whole week off! We just realized a few days ago that he has 13 days off to take before July so we are going to be seeing a lot of him over the next month.... yay!!!

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Photo Update

So, it's been a while... just thought I'd give you a quick little update on the kiddos:

SAM:
~is finished with 1st grade (yahoo. for everyone!).
~finally has a loose tooth... kinda.
~has a permanent tooth coming in behind his baby tooth.
~got homework from the dentist... to wiggle his bottom front teeth out (or he'll take them out at the next appt. in 6 months).
~reached the 50" mark and will be as tall as Mom before we know it (sigh!).
~is perfecting his roller blading skills.


SETH:
~is a very creative swinger (if that's even a word).
~has a sweet tooth that has caused him lots of grief recently (marshmallows and juice boxes keep randomly disappearing from our pantry).
~will eat any nearly any vegetable off my cutting board before dinner, but refuses to eat them served on his plate during dinner.
~is constantly telling me he loves me.
~gives the biggest hugs after a spanking.


AARON:
~is as attached to his "kiki" as ever (blankie... in case you were wondering)
~is really enjoying the outdoors and would spend every waking moment out there if he could.
~is fascinated by all little creatures (squirrels, neighbor's dog, ladybugs, etc.).
~has hair that would make most high school boys jealous.
~learned how to propel himself on the rocket glider.
~loves splashing in water... no matter how nasty or muddy it is, or how cold it will make him afterward.


ADALIE:
~loves to empty everything... the trash, cupboards, toilet paper tubes, recycling bin.
~loves basking in the sun and romping through the grass... if the doors open she's trying to get out there.
~had her first taste of a drumstick, though it was just a little too cold for her liking (didn't stop her though).
~likes to eat wipes (which she must have gotten from her cousin Eden somehow, cuz I have never heard of this before).
~makes the cutest little fishy lips.
~is now drinking some formula from a bottle and absolutely LOVES it.

P.S. I noticed going through my photos that the number of photos increases as we go down the list... this kindof disproves Adam's theory that the 4th born is somehow neglected. It's really based on who I can keep up with the best, obviously Addie wins... for now.
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