Sunday Funday

My parents came over today and spent most of the day with us.  It was such a beautiful day!  Anyone that wasted it away inside is just plain silly!  The kids had a blast splashing Nanny and dumping water on her...and I had fun watching.

Today is the last Sunday of summer break.  Back to work on Tuesday.  I am sad and excited at the same time.  This summer definitely went too fast but the kids and I had SO MUCH fun!

Nutty Buddy

Just a little funny...
Yesterday while in the car, Ava was talking to Brecken about playing baseball (he loves football, baseball, basketball, anything with balls!).  In the middle of talking to him about him wearing a uniform, practicing, etc., came this conversation:
"Mommy, does Brecken have to wear something on his penis so he doesn't get hurt when he plays baseball?"
I covered my mouth so she couldn't see my laughter. "Well, yes, he will at some point.  It's called a cup."
"And a cup will make him not hurt his penis?"
"Well, yes."
"How does it work?"
"Huh?" I asked, as I was trying to figure out how to answer.
"Do you just stick it on?"
"Kind of.  He could just put it in his underwear and it would protect him."
"Protect his penis?"
"Yes."
Oh my.  I was driving and trying not to pee my pants.
So, then Ava proceeds to tell Brecken all about the cup he will wear while he plays baseball so his penis won't get hurt.  Like a fifteen minute conversation, where B-man just kept saying, "Ya?"  and "Uh huh?"
Oh well.  At least his big sis is looking out for him.
http://www.nuttybuddy.com/baseball-gear.html

Pacifier Fairy

Last week we decided it was time to get rid of B-man's pacifier.  It went pretty smooth, thank goodness.  We did the same as we did with Ava and got a couple of balloons.  We attached his pacifiers to the balloons and he let them go up in the sky to the "Paci Fairy".  She takes the pacifiers and gives them to babies that need them.
The first night without was a little rough--he went to bed easily but was up for about an hour in the middle of the night.  It has gotten better since then, though.  And I am so happy that I don't have to worry about giving it to him each time he lays down and taking it away when he gets up!
Here is a video and a couple of pics!

Theater and Dance

Ava finished up her summer session of theater and dance classes.  She did tap, ballet, read stories, acted out the stories and did crafts.  She had so much fun that she is going to take the class again in the fall!  Her favorite part was "being on stage" and doing the plays.  I love that she enjoyed it so much and hope she continues to do so because I think it will help her come out of her shell a little more.  Enjoy the pictures and videos!

Photo Dump

Some of these photos may be repeats but I'm too lazy to look back. :)  These are just a bunch of pics I downloaded from my cell. 

B's first time at the dentist.

At the library.

From Ava to me.  Love this!

Checked on Ava before we went to bed and this is what she looked like.

Ava and Devyn

Making mud something-or-other.

And Brecken put mud in her hair.

At Mort's, enjoying a drink on our stay-cation.

Modeling underwear.

Swimming

Love when he lays like this.

A green smoothie...breakfast for most of the summer.

Love this little lady!

Slip 'N Slide

We went to Mimi's this evening and the kids had lots of water fun!  Slip 'n slide, water guns, water balloons, popsicles and pizza!  I put the camera away before the water balloons came out (just in case) and it's a good thing.  I got Erick a little bit, but he felt better after he dumped a bottle of water down my back.  Nothing like driving home in wet clothes.  It was a great evening!

Glow stick bath

Sixty-One

We celebrated the July birthdays in my family today, which included my grandpa, my brother and my mom.  It was a great morning full of family and yummy food.  We seriously need to get together more often. 

My mom turned 61 last week and we contacted some of her old friends and many family members and had them snail mail or email me some of their favorite memories with my mom.  We wanted to make sure we had 61 memories (one for each year of her life, of course).  We filled 61 envelopes with the memories and she opened them this morning and read all of them aloud.  It definitely took a while, but it was worth it.  It was fun to hear the memories that friends and family had of my mom! 
From Granny's Cookie Day to peeing to having to drink before getting on a plane to always being there for others...the memories were awesome and she appreciated hearing from everyone that took the time to write. 

Some of the memories spread out on my living room floor.

In the envelopes.

 

My beautiful mama.