Navy created this sweet “bowling set” out of all of our clean plastic cups.
I am always amazed at her attention to detail, and her love of organizing….and I feel like both were represented here.
Her bowling rock took out about six cups.
But do you see that stick in the bottom right corner of the pic?
Scout’s stick took out all of the rest of the cups.
Then there were hurt feelings and a little reprimanding.
I think one of the luxuries of little boys is that they can go potty in the bushes if needs be.
Unfortunately, Dash has not gotten the message that potty and Poop aren’t the same thing.
See what I mean.
You would think that I would have one clean eater besides Scout.
But I have just come to realize that Pippi can hang with Navy and Dash — the two messiest eaters around.
And her latest favorite….mini wheats.
And when she is done with her food, she climbs on top of her high chair to scream at me until I get her down.
An Email exchange I recently had with Ms. Lee, Scout’s teacher.
Ms. Lee: “Something interesting (hopefully you would also find it to be interesting) : at times Scout would not have a snack. He would problem solve. He would walk over to his sister’s backpack and help himself to a snack. I didn’t catch him the first time, but I did the second time.”
Me: “I DO find that interesting! What a weasel….and I will talk to him. And if you ever see that, please inform him he isn’t allowed to do that.”
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A. No wonder Navy has complained of me packing her too lite of a lunch.
B. Ms. Lee….”problem solve”….you give him too much credit.
C. For the record….that kid always has a snack!
D. No, I don’t find it interesting. I find it annoying!
You know why I like Christian so much?
Because as much as my kids were loving the Jeep ride with their cousin, he was loving it just as much!
That Christian is making some really fun cousin memories with my littles.
My mom was in charge of the primary program for the first time in the new ward.
So during her dress rehearsal, she wanted to get it right, so put me in the pews with the kids to keep them on point and quiet.
Which meant that Skylar was in charge of Pippi.
All I know is that I saw Pippi in the arms of about six different people as Skylar flirted with her buddy Nate.
And when I got my phone back, this is what I saw….
Skylar “taking a picture of Nonnie conducting” AKA her boy toy Nate.
And a picture of Pippi cruising around unattended.
Just two guys creating a spooky haunted house — full of adjectives and nouns — for homework.
Pippi loves anyone who plays with her.
Which puts Seth close to the top of her list when he is in town.
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But nobody supersedes the other guy Seth brings into town.
The guy who oohs and aahs over her like crazy.
The guy who doesn’t let anyone else touch her because she is his.
The guy who will cruise with her in the wagon or stroller for as long as the Pips wants.
Which guy is that?
Good ol’ Christain.
This is the third time Dash has dumped out all of the Legos. The first two times, I asked if everyone would help clean them up because he is young, and there are a LOT of Legos. They obliged. But as they dumed out this time, and the big kids started helping, I quickly relieved them of their helping hands. I told Dash that the third time is a charm, and that he was going to clean up his mess ALL BY HIMSELF.
I kid you not…..it took an entire afternoon….possibly four hours….but Dash picked up every single one of those spilled Legos.
And upon completion, Dash announced, “I cweaned up all dose Wegos all by myself. And I not ever gunna do dat again! Never….NEVER….NEVER EVER!”
I may have been included in the Ragnar Trail Run as the “in case someone else is hurt” runner.
I may have been totally freaked out when I saw what the “trails” involved.
I may have been called upon once - out of necessity, and once more out of - out of “you will be bummed if you don’t run at least two legs”!
I may have ran 4.9 & 3.5 miles along the ridge line of the above picture — and yes, we started at ground level.
I may have been glad I took part.
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