(A random picture from them taking a bath — but this is pretty typically their personalities!)
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Here is a little peak into typical conversations between Smarty-pants Scout and Precocious Navy.
I had told Navy that she needed to finish her food if she wanted her yogurt.
She replied with, “Are you kidding myself….Are you kidding myself?!”
Then Scout interrupted her in disgust with, “Navy, that doesn’t even make sense.”
So she showed him with, “Scout, are you kidding myself!?”
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It’s amazing to think that when I was quizzing Scout on math today and asked him, “If Nonnie brought five soybeans to a party, but I got hungry and ate three of them, how many are left?”, Navy yelled “TWO” before he did. (And Scout is way ahead of his time in math.)
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So an airhead, she is not.
A three year old who thinks she runs the show — and every show, she is.
Forget teething rings!
A new and soft toothbrush is always my kid’s first choice when it comes to teething.
And when I put a dab of toothpaste on it — they are beyond sold!
And they get a jump start on excellent dental hygiene.
I was working pretty quickly to get out the door this morning. So I got Scout and Navy ready and then told them to “babysit” Dash. That means make sure there are no small objects around, and make sure he doesn’t go anywhere near the stairs while I quickly got ready.
When I heard crying, I realized that the my sweet boy had fallen down the first part of our stairs!
So sad — although I think it has happened with all of my kids about once.
I don’t condone it, but it keeps them away from the edge after that.
When I saw him, I grabbed him and sang/rocked him for a bit, and he was as good as new.
When I looked around for my uber-responsible son, and my slightly flighty daughter, they were in the toy room.
Apparently, counting Scout’s money was way more interesting than protecting their younger brother’s life.
So important that when they saw I had the camera, they climbed to the top of the counter and posed for a picture.
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I told them to run and get their shoes and head to the car while I got Dash finished up. And just as I walked out, I was glad to see Scout had already left to the car, and Navy had grabbed a pair of…
monster shoes.
When I objected, she objected to my objection.
Good thing that my objection to her objecting my objection trumped all.
One of Scout’s favorite things he put in our jar was to “Sleep In Th Fort”. The “fort” would be the awesome tree house in the Brockbank’s backyard. And this jar-pull didn’t disappoint!
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But before we get to the sleeping arrangements — let’s get to the day at the beach with our cousins.
Doey and Navy and Scout are best buds, and could play together all day long.
And in my opinion, Doey is the most helpful and sweet cousin for my kids to hang around.
(Trey is also in this bunch — but he is a water dude at the beach.)
But when he gets out of the water, he lets my kids bury him.
He lets them every time, and I think that is awesome!
For me not being a beach person AT ALL, my kids LOVE it.
Navy is pretty brave and will get into the water to her ankles.
(At 3 years old, I feel like that is kind of bold.)
I adore this picture of Scout.
He is super into sports things lately, so of course he was throwing the football back and forth.
I love the wind up he’s got going!
I guess Scout found this fish, but Icka was the one who would pick it up.
This girl is crazy about bugs and animals and would probably try to pick up a rattlesnake if she saw one.
While we were at the river, she made some crazy-huge and scary-looking bug her “pet”.
Another “lately” is Scout’s constant eating.
He never stops.
He must be going through a growth spurt, because even after a full dinner, he asks when we are going to have dinner. When I tell him we just did, he complains he is still hungry. So my rule between meals is “Fruit is a Freebie”, and he runs to grab himself 10 apricots!
One of his favorite things to eat — besides fruit — is nuts.
And here he is breaking open some peanuts for the guys.
Don’t you love the chilled out Icka playing in the sand while she rests her head on her hand?
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After the beach, my kids were wiped and headed to the fort in sleeping bags.
I was SO glad I didn’t have to sleep in there and that their cousins were all game!
My kids had SO much fun, and slept in like crazy.
My guess is that the combo of the cold night and a day at the beach put them into a coma that night.
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Then in honor of having the cousins over, of course Auggie planned some more fun events.
Scout’s favorite food before — at the Original House of Pancakes.
And after!
Then it was to the bowling lanes.
Where four decently tired cousins competed.
And Icka did snow angels on the floor and then laid on it to watch the bowling show.
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During the cousin extravaganza, Scout and Navy both accomplished a few more swimming fetes at their pool. Scout swam down to the bottom of their 11 ft. pool — which was amazing! And Navy jumped off the meter high diving board a gazillion times and swam to the edge.
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All I have to say is that my kids could not be luckier on their cousins whom they adore, and who adore them. And on top of that — they get the ultimate aunts in the world. Lucky kids, and a lucky few days.
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