“Aunt” Britni has come through with her new place.
It is a place where the two of us + babies can enjoy the air conditioning while the other hoodlums are going crazy in the sand and surf just through the window.
My kind of paradise!
And when the festivities are done…she whips up some “chocolate shorts” — her fancy chocolate milk +ice cream delicacy.
And then it’s time for the tube.
Clearly they played hard — poor Grey was done in within the first minute of sitting down!
Keep up Grey….you are dealing with the mighty weasels!
Scout got his new surfboard from Seth and Cade, so it was time to try it out.
We headed to Doheny for Family Night.
But first, Micah tried to teach Scout hoe to get up on a board..using a towel.
Dash did a little dabbling too.
Then we were off.
And then they were off.
Meanwhile, these two played in the sand.
And fought in the sand.
Micah taught him what it was like to stand, and they practiced that a bit.
And then he rode a few waves in.
Not bad for day 1.
I could have killed Navy and Dash for getting into my confetti!
Killed them for wasting it and for making a royal mess!
I didn’t catch on to it until Dash was napping, so Navy was in charge of cleaning it up solo.
But of course Scout, the ultimate big brother, helped out.
That is…after he played in it with her for a bit.
Ever since Scout’s birthday, Dash is constantly claiming that it is his birthday.
I tell him it isn’t, but he keeps assuring me that it is!
So I let him think it is.
But I am wondering if her ever catches on that he doesn’t ever get any gifts?!
Look at the double breakfast in bed I got this morning!
This girl is as nice as it gets!
On our way to swim, Dash threw up.
We obviously skipped swim, and headed home to a sick bed.
After the whole morning, he seemed to be feeling better.
But when I went downstairs while putting a movie for him to veg out to, I came back up to one tuckered out little boy.
Sound asleep.
I feel badly that Scout hates so many foods.
I feel worse for him that I am determined to get him to eat some of them.
I came up with the bright idea of cooking eggs in front of him so he could see every step.
He was sold.
So I cracked, added milk, added salt, added butter to the pan, and cooked.
He was still sold.
After one bite, he ran over to call Micah and exclaimed, “Dad! I like eggs!”
We were all excited and this really is a big fete.
But as I watched him, I saw his gag reflexes kick in a few times — poor guy!
But I am proud to report that Scout finished his whole plate!
I am sad to report that he insinuated that his egg excitement would live and die with this one experience.
(Not if I can help it!)
Guess who found her feet, and is always playing footsies with them!
The second Dash wakes up he is looking for me, and then his Pips.
But after his nap, I felt cheated on.
I heard his door open, and I kept waiting for him to come in and announce “I hear!”
But instead, I had to go track him down.
There he was, cuddling with the Pips.
I always thought I was his first stop, but today proved otherwise.
Apparently, Pippi is number one and I am two.
That’s okay…I’ll take second after the sweetest little girl a mom could ask for.
When I picked Scout up from school he told me he had a treat for Navy that he couldn’t wait to give her. He wouldn’t tell me what it was, but it was “something Navy would LOVE!” Fast forward an hour, when Scout gifted Navy a bag full of roly polies he had collected for her at recess. How sweet/gross is that!
She was literally thrilled, and “took them outside immediately” just like she was asked to do.
All was well until the next morning when I thought she was “checking on her kitchen” a whole lot.
When I followed her to her kitchen sink, I saw about two moving roly polies, and about fifteen others that had seen their day.
Just like my girl….
she didn’t listen to the “outside” instruction.
she killed them off by man handling them too much (could have been the bag as well).
she was way more stoked on roly polies than anything frilly.
| DESIGN BY