Summer Diaries.

Ahhhhh Summer summer summer time.  I'm approaching my first week of Summertime with these sweet children.  EASIEST summer yet.  I know, I know....I should probably watch my mouth.  But seriously....2/3 potty trained, all can walk, and all are eating food that isn't from my body.  PRETTY freakin sweet.  Crazy to think about how last summer this all was not the case.  WOW.  A. Time flies, B. I rule.  Russell and I were just talking about how we dig our parenting style, because we put a decent chunk of personal responsibility on our kids.  Yes you will put on your own pjs, YES you will put your towel back on the hanger, wash your body, wipe your booty, get your own cereal, put dishes in the sink, dress yourself, put away clothes after they have been washed, etc.  So far this is working out for us, quite well I must say!  Now in the morning I am able to workout downstairs, or sleep-in (I chose this one today), while the littles take their cute booties downstairs and put on Netflix.  I sometimes go back and forth with the "is this ok that they watch a hour of cartoons in the AM?"  Then I realize I'm pretty sure I did that, and these kids GET outside and do stuff the rest of the day.  So I'm not really that concerned....

When I found out I was preggars with DSnow, I was a bit shocked and terrified.  The thought of 3 of them was daunting.  But wow...these 3 were meant to be siblings.  They get along fantastically (usually) and I don't quite know what I would do without them.

Heading into this summer I feel so fantastic.  I just can't get over how good life is...I actually had a conversation with my DIL about this.  We wonder sometimes when things seem so good, if the other shoe with drop.  Both of us agreed it's best to just say, "NAH" and enjoy it.  Personally, my life rules.  I love who I am, what I do, how I parent/partner/live.  I love my partner.  I love my kids, my amazing house, where I live.  There isn't a day that I don't say to myself or outloud to the kids, "WOW-look at those mountains!"  I can't imagine not living here.  What a great risk choice we made! 

I just recently caught some bathroom reading and saw this quote..."Life is a terminal illness and we have no excuse to not live each moment like it's our last."  I mean HONESTLY.  Those are my exact thoughts too.  This life isn't forever.  Let's do this thang.....

Love you all,

Summer Diaries post #2343, with 500+ more to come

Momma

AJ's picture of our family

First Baseball Game

Last weekend we headed to our first baseball game as a family.  Super fun, and we didn't even see one pitch! DArn Rain delayed the gAme, but it didn't delay our fun.

We had the the legit furthest seats from home base, and we couldn't have asked for more.

Ryker could see trains for his seat and we had a little area that everyone could run around in!

We experienced stadium dogs, playing in the play area, standing for the national anthem, peanuts (& throwing them on the ground), and hanging with some friends! Oh and we took one of the coolest family photos all by ourselves!

Can't wait to actually catch a game;) Love, Momma

Summer summer time!!!

Ahh!!! Headed to my 4th summer in a school district. These summers off...it's a beautiful thing! Can't wait to have an amazing time!

Love,

Momma

Hello and goodbye.

Hello Grandpa.

Sweet grandpa who said the best "I loveeee you"s.

Grandpa who endured the losses of a wife and two children.

Grandpa who had so much patience, too much patience, it killed him.

Grandpa who created for me the best Aunties I could ever have.

Grandpa who created a mother that loved me so much.

Grandpa who tried in his own way.

Grandpa your dates with me will be something I will always cherish.

Grandpa the way you loved on Dempsey and watched my boys run around. 

Grandpa who didn't let the older age stop you from trying to catch my boys on the slide.

Grandpa who was a southern gentleman.

I loveeeeee you.

Your granddaughter

Keepin us on our toes.

The family (minus Ryker) was actively involved today with putting away clothes, organizing, and in general cleaning up. Ryker was somewhere else. It wasn't til he came upstairs with a blue tint around his lips that I I knew something was up. I smelled robin eggs, but that was only the start of it. I went downstairs to find the candy, And I discovered that he essentially shredded a cigar. All over the freakin place. Then we found his toes and finger nails were painted with a pretty pink finger polish. (Oh and this picture was taken when he decided to climb to the top of the stairs on the outside of the banister.)

Oh which, by the way, it wasn't only on his body. It was on the couch, the kitchen floor and god knows where else. While we were trying to find him to holler at him we legit couldn't find him. Eventually Russell found him underneath the coffee table, oblivious to our hollers, while eating more robin eggs. My bad-I guess me hollering at Him about the eggs wasn't enough to stop him from eating more. I swear it....he has told me tonight to quit talking, because he was talking to his daddy. He has continually said no, he isn't gonna do it. Heaven help us with this #2.  Rykerrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Momma