I know I didn’t post this weekend AND it is now Monday afternoon and still nothing…
I started a brief summary in pictures of my weekend’s activities 2 hours ago, but then 5 phone calls and 3 kids up from there naps later and I am still left with this….
yea, so…. I am now feeding my kids some scrambled eggs and then am off to drop my kids off at a friend’s and head to set up for our MOPS meeting tonight….
Our two year old as gotten quite attached to her baby doll. She mothers her in all sorts of ways.
She reads her stories at nap time.
And arranges a spot for her (and almost every one of her stuffed animals) to sleep beside her at nap time.
She gives her a nebulizer treatment because she had a bad cough.
She even started potty training her this week!
I gotta confess from the start, this is not quite Wordless.
As I was tidying up the house during nap time this week, I found this in my kitchen. I bent down to pick them up and decided to snap a quick picture first. Because some day, my kids will be grown and in school, and I won’t find half dressed baby dolls lying on the floor beside toy guns with my vacuum attachment stuck on top to turn it into a light saber.
My son had his first soccer game last weekend. I couldn’t have been a more proud mom on the sideline as I watched him play. He grinned from ear to ear the entire time he was out there. By looking at these pictures you’d think he was the star of the game. (of course in my eyes, he was) Check him out as he blows past the other team and heads for the goal.
My husband was grilling burgers for dinner the other day. I had set the buns out on the counter to defrost earlier in the day. I’d also set out a stick of butter because I planned to bake cookies this weekend and knew I’d need the butter to be soft.
I had seen my 2 year old daughter over by the counter asking about the bread, but I didn’t pay that much attention.
My son is an individual. Despite the fact that his parents are crazy football fans and could care less about baseball, he decided when he was about 2 that he loved baseball. He’d willingly sit and watch it on TV. We’ve even Tivoed a few games for him or let him watch portions of Sports Center. We’ve taken him to a few minor league games in the past, but tonight we took our oldest two children to their first Major League Baseball Game.
Do you see it? Look closer… notice anything different? That extra sparkle in my eye…The chest swelled with pride…
I crossed yet another mommy milestone this weekend.
First came the diaper bag….no longer could I leave the house with nothing but my purse, leaving the house suddenly entailed making sure I had diapers wipes, spare clothes, pacifiers, toys, bibs, the kitchen sink…. then came child two and mysteriously the diaper bag actually shrank as I realized I don’t' need everything on those lists in the new mommy books….
I don’t typically attempt this task on my own. Not since baby number 2 arrived anyway. But my husband had to work that day and it had to be done, so the task was left to me. And my three kids.
I pulled into the parking lot of our vet’s office, put both girls in the stroller, grabbed the dog leash, and had instructed my son to walk beside the stroller.
Here are the top 10 reasons why my family loves to go camping.
10. It’s cheaper than a hotel
($20 a night versus $150 a night)
9. Smores!
8. It ensures that the ground will get the water its been deprived of all summer long.
7. Beautiful views
6. Togetherness
(look how cozy our beds look in there…we almost always wake with at least one kiddo snuggled up next to us)