Jonah and Bridget

Bridget just made my day. This morning she was outside riding her bike and Jonah and I were inside playing a game. Jonah was trying to give me an Indian snake bite, so I was pretending to try and pinch him back. Bridget walked in as Jonah was screaming, "No, don't get me...don't get me!!!"

Bridget marched over and in her best 'mommy' voice, sternly told me, "Don't you hurt my JoJo! You leave him alone." She was so serious...it was very sweet. I'm glad to see that she's willing to stick up for her big brother! :)

Wordless Wednesday

Sweet Henry

I was talking with my wonderful new neighbor yesterday and the kids came crashing through the living room where we were sitting. I don't remember the exact context of the conversation, but I started teasing Henry about something. He was loving the attention, so I said "And he's really humble too, can't you tell?"

He answered, "No, mom. I'm not humble. I'm not humble at all. Just sweaty."

I love my sweet sweaty little boy! :)

Bridget Updates

Bridget has always had a way of making us laugh...she knows just when to use her sweet little smile to lighten the mood. She is now nearing three years of age and the things she says sometimes are just precious.

My kids all have a really good vocabulary (and please don't think I'm taking any credit for this, it's just something they've all possessed from a fairly early age), but Bridget still cracks me up with her words sometimes. The other night Sam had given her a bath and gotten her pjs on her and she went running away before he could comb her hair. When he asked her to come back, she stopped walking away, pointed her pudgy little finger at him and said, "No Dad. I'm going downstairs to have a conversation with Mommy." It was just the cutest thing.

This afternoon I gave Bridget a glass of milk. While she was drinking it I asked her if she knew where milk comes from. She shook her head no. I was holding a little foam cow that she had gotten at the library this week and I said, "We get our milk from cows." She responded by saying, "Oh!" and then saying, "Oink, oink!" followed by hysterical laughter. What a weirdo. Then I said, "You know cows say moo, right?" to which she replied, "And sheep say 'Baaa'!"

In other Bridget news, Bridget potty trained this week! On Tuesday I woke up and realized we hadn't made any plans (which is unusual since we've had a VERY busy summer thus far!) and spontaneously told Boo that she was done wearing diapers. She reacted fairly positively, so we proceeded to work on it. That first morning I sent the boys outside with instructions NOT to come in for anything other than water breaks or emergencies. They complied quite nicely, which allowed me to give my full attention to Bridget.

She did wonderfully! She wasn't sure about it at first but had only one accident during the training. She had zero accidents yesterday and only one today, so I'd say she's officially done! (And to be fair to her, the accident she had today happened IN the bathroom while she was trying to get her shorts down. She knew she had to go, but she just waited a moment too long!)

I'll still put her in diapers at night for the time being, but the last two nights she has woken up dry. Way to go, Bridget! It's amazing how this simple act has made her seem so very grown up all of a sudden. While I'm ready to be done changing a two-year-old's diapers, I wasn't quite ready for her to seem so independent all of a sudden! Goodness, the time goes quickly, doesn't it? It's like the old saying goes, "The days are long but the years are short." SO TRUE! :)

Henry's 7th Birthday

Here's Henry all decked out in his cowboy gear. He got the fancy new vest for his birthday (hand made by the talented Aunt Kelly!) and the belt buckle was a gift from Sam and me.

On May 27th, Henry turned seven years old. Wow. I can still remember the day he was born like it was yesterday, and I suppose I always will. That is the day that forever changed my life and gave me a new name and title--Mommy.

Henry started out his birthday morning by opening presents. He was so excited to find out that the HUGE box that had arrived from Grandma and Jim was a set of REAL golf clubs. He also received a new belt buckle (see above), a camo hunting hat, and a slick flashlight that has knives and tools built into the handle.

Later in the day two of Henry's good friends came over for a sleep-over. Cole (Henry's cousin) and his friend Elijah came around lunch time. The boys ate lunch, played outside and had all sorts of adventures in the fort. After a while we headed into town to meet some other friends (Bella and Ian) at Chuck E Cheese for some more play time.

While we were there we had cookie cake and drinks and played lots of games. They all cashed in their tickets for some great prizes before we left. The sweet lady working the prize counter helped the kids all come out mostly equal with their little trinkets, which made my life a little easier!

After we left Chucky's, we headed to the local farm/ranch store. I had told Henry earlier that we would have to stop by there to pick up some chicken food that Daddy had forgotten to buy. He wasn't too disappointed with an extra stop since he loves that store. He was actually pretty excited to show his buddies all the fun things like baby chicks and bunnies.

Henry was totally shocked when I told him the real reason we were stopping there was to let him pick out his new rabbit! Henry has been wanting a rabbit for a long time, and Sam decided that this was the time to get him one.

He picked the most adorable one there and named her "Carrots," which was suggested by Cole. Isn't she cute? She always looks like she does in this picture, with one ear up and one ear down. Henry just loves her and so far has taken VERY good care of her.

When we finally made it back home, the kids enjoyed a lovely dinner of corn dogs and french fries (as requested by the birthday boy), played on the trampoline a while and then settled in for a movie. They had popcorn and watched on of the Ice Age movies before finally going to sleep. It was a late night!

The next morning we had a big breakfast and then headed up to the pool to swim a bit before the boys had to go home. It was such a fun time.

You'd think the birthday celebrations would be over after all that, wouldn't you?

Not quite.

Henry still had another party coming. He invited some more friends and family to celebrate with him that weekend out at the lake. So there was more cake and swimming with friends.

I'd say that Henry had a pretty memorable 7th birthday! :)
Whew. Now I just have to gear myself up for ONE more birthday...Bridget turns three in a little over a month...then we'll have a break for a while. :)

Jonah shares his math workbook

This was from a while back (when Jonah finished up his preschool math book) but I just found it again and thought I'd post it here. I just love this sweet boy! :)