King Boo Boo has struck again. I think this boy comes in with at least two “boo boo’s” each day, but every few days there is a doozy — bike crash, head bump, stair trip, etc!
And this fat lip was one of those doozies.
Poor King Boo Boo.
King Boo Boo
Waking Up With Friends
Sometimes When I hear Pippi walking towards me first thing in the morning, I get my camera out to snap a picture.
When this girl turned the corner this morning, I was SO HAPPY I had my camera on hand.
Have you ever seen a cuter scene in your life?!
Just a girl with her friends she slept with.
All of her friends!
Bow Tied
Just the most handsome boy with his handmade bow tie.
After “dressing up” he asked me if I wanted to go on a special date with him.
I told him, all day every day!
Cabana on the Beach
I took the littles down to Baby Beach, but it was torn apart, because they are bringing in new sand.
Good thing I have a good friend who has a cabana on the beach.
I was in the shade — my favorite, while the kids played in the sand — their favorite.
And as a special thank you, Dash left our friends with some of his scent.
Yogurt
Just a Yogurtland date with a cross-eyed girl, and some of her buddies.
I think by looking at this, you can tell who the hardest player at school is.
Her knees are dirty, her pants are stretched out two sizes, her bow is two inches in front of where it was placed, and not pictured are the “monkey ring” calluses and dirty fingernails.
In case you didn’t guess….”her” is the Ickity Dickity Dock!
Potty Management
Dash hasn’t always been known to have good potty management!
Basically, he does the potty dance, and then we have a three second window before everything goes downhill.
Today was no different.
Correction….today was very different, because we weren’t in the comfort of our own home, where there are 6 potties conveniently located.
Dash and I were checking out the waves crashing over the jetty at the harbor.
He looked at me with those big eyes, and started in on the potty dance.
Knowing there were no bathrooms around, and being a huge fan of “solve your own problem”, I told him to open the door and to go potty in the gutter.
The door was opened.
His pants were almost down.
His potty management was tested…..and he failed.
Check out that puddle on the ground.
Not bad.
But then check out that door and window….that were completely sprayed down with urine, and created a different puddle in the side door.
A closer look, to reiterate those potty management skills that really need some work.
And by the way — how much liquid can one boy hold?!
I guess if you wait until the last microsecond, it is quite a lot!
Sticky Bath
I have a truth.
Suckers and Popsicles are way less annoying to a parent, if the child is in the pool.
Or in this early-morning case…the tub.
Big Boy
How is it possible that this boy is getting so big! Every once in a while, he stops me in my tracks, when I notice how grown up he is becoming. It is so fun in some ways — I love his personality, and spending time with him. He is getting so funny, and witty. He is getting more responsible, and slick. Even though I try to stay ahead of him, I still have three other kids, and he gets me sometimes — but not usually. He is my total buddy, and my favorite times with him are late at night, or early in the morning…when it is just the two of us in his bed.
On the other hand…where is my baby?!? Where is the always-smell-good boy I birthed? Why does he need to challenge so many things I say? And why does school take him away so much of the day, when I want to be with you?
Scout,
You are rad. I love being your mom most days. Those other days…I remember the good days! Always adore your siblings. Always be kind to others. And mostly, always stay a hero in your mom’s eyes. I love all 8.75 years of you!
Love, Your Mama
Navy’s Hospitality
Don’t be surprised if you ever come to our house, and Navy has set up gifts with notes and goodies in each.
And to boot, she has decorated them festively — with a different colored balloon for each child to enjoy!
How awesome is Navy.
Peeled Oranges
Dash ran in to me to see if I’d peel a few oranges off of our tree for him.
Next thing I saw was Dash and Pippi in their unders, eating peeled oranges on our front porch.
I also spied his bike out front…which leads me to believe that he was riding in his unders before picking the partially under-ripe oranges.
But don’t let me put any sort of a damper on this moment…because I will take siblings being nice to one another over anything!
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