Then we went swimming during the afternoon.
I know it has been weeks since I have blogged. Things have been SO CRAZY in the last few weeks. Here is why:
Needless to say I am POOPED and I am really starting to feel my age. I am getting old and have been trying to ignore it.
Happy late Mother's Day to everyone!
We had a very nice relaxing day yesterday after we rushed around all morning so we can take Mother's Day pictures before church. However they turned out like CRAP, so it is a good thing I brought my camera to lunch. Those pictures turned out a little better.
Apparently after rushing around all morning I didn't have myself as put together as I would have liked. We were just about 30 seconds from pulling into the church parking lot and Chris said "I think your shirt is on inside out." Yep it sure was! What a dork! So I yanked it off and switched it around right before we pulled into the parking lot.
Here are a few of my goodies that the kids made.
If you couldn't read the card very well, it says :
M - Magnificent
O - OU
M - Morning hair
M - Monopoly
Y - You are AWESOME!!
Caleb is so funny! I do love to play games, but not a huge fan of Monopoly, my hair is crazy sometimes, but dude, have you seen yours????
After I read the Mother's day card that the kids gave me I said "Chris where is my card from you?" He said "You are not my mom."
At what age do your kids STOP embarrassing you?
When do they stop saying (or yelling in the case of my 5 year old) inappropriate things in public? Things like "oh, I almost forgot to wipe" or "mommy I just got toilet paper stuck in my bottom." Both of which happened at Hobby Lobby this morning. It is even worse when they say things to complete strangers who don't know that my child is normally very sweet. After she informed me and the stranger in Hobby Lobby's bathroom that the toilet paper got stuck in her bottom she asked the lady why she uses a cane. She replied back very sweet with "it helps me walk." Then she asked why she had that thing stuck on her face. The lady replied with "this is where I was kissed by God."
Good thing I was still in the stall and I didn't have to face that nice lady. I think in about 8 years when she is 13 and hates her parents I will get her back for these and and the many more times she has embarrassed me. I think this day was pretty tame in comparison. I will have many years to think of something good to really mortify my children. The sad thing is that I will probably do it a lot when I am not even trying.
It has been so long I don't know how to start. I will just try to play catch up! The kiddos and I spent part of Spring Break down in Arlington visiting my family.
I know what you are thinking. . . Poor 3rd baby doesn't even get a bumper pad or cute bed decorations. She had a bumper pad, but tore it long ago. Plus this way I get to see cute things like this.
That is exactly what I thought when I saw her stats. She is so tiny now!! However, I feel like I got the best of both worlds. I was blessed with a huge AND VERY HEALTHY 9 lb baby at birth. She was so healthy that I never worried about whether she would "thrive." She was chunky until about 6 months. Now I have this cute little petite fireball! Since she still weighs less than 20 lbs (18 lbs 15 oz to be exact) so she is very easy to carry around when I need to.
Anyway back to the alien reference. She is in the 3rd to 5th percentile for weight, 10 to 25th for length and her head is in the 90 to 95th percentile. Short and tiny body with a big head. Thus the alien reference.
I don't remember if she was being chased or if she was chasing Caden. Either way that girl can MOVE!! Those little legs are starting to run fast. Oh and yes, that is a container of syrup on the carpet. Where else would it be?
When I was trying to take pictures of Cali running Caden of course wanted her picture taken as well. I can't get enough of this beautiful face!
