Attention Please

Scene: Skylee is sitting at the table doing something, eating a snack or coloring, can't remember...as I'm walking by doing housework...

Skylee: MOM, Gimme attention!

Me: Give you attention?

S: Yeah, Give ME attention!

Me: Ok, what kind of attention do you want?

S: Ummmmm...Princess

I guess it makes sense? Don't think she really knows what she's saying sometimes, but she's pretty entertaining either way. She had never said that before and hasn't since? Maybe I really do need to give her more "princess attention"!

Not Quite Yet

He's a big boy for not even 4 months old yet, but not big enough for food yet. We had a little taste testing time, to experiment if he was able to eat solids. Not so much. He was eating so much and wanted to constantly eat, that I thought "maybe if he gets a little more solid food, then it will hold him over a little longer, and he'll be happier?" It was just a growth spurt and he's back to normal. We won't try solids for a few more weeks until he shows signs that he's able to handle it! He's so big, I think the time is going by faster with him than it did with Skylee. He's such a good little boy, I just love his guts!

Yummy Blondies!

In our house, we bake A LOT! This particular night we decided to make Blondies! Skylee was eager, as always to help out in the kitchen, mainly because she gets to help taste-test. This time I gave her her own bowl with flour, and sugar in it so she could mix it all by herself. It obviously was a mess! Why did I let her walk around the house stirring this bowl? It got everywhere!
Here's a little interview: (Sorry it's so dark!)

Pancakes? Potatoes? SUGAR! Classic.

Little Bonquisha...

A little version of my alter-ego "Bonquisha" for those that know me well :) Really, Ryan wanted me to try this do out on her, and since we were having a quiet Sunday evening, I gave it a try. It brought back some girls camp memories too! She has such fine hair, it was a little challenging, but she likes it and Ryan and I get a kick out of it ;)

I GOT It!

I got the first LAUGH out of this little guy yesterday. I got some good advice while our water was off (thanks Sister Hathcock), to relax and play with my kids. Well I couldn't really relax, but I did have extra time to play with the little ones...and it paid off. BIG TIME. I've been waiting to hear his little laugh, and it was GREAT! He is pretty ticklish!

Oh Water Where Art Thou?

I don't know what's going on..."they've" been doing contruction around here for a few weeks and last week they broke our water main...GREAT! Luckily we were out for most of the day, and it was back in the evening. YESTERDAY it happened AGAIN, or at least that's what I'm guessing, since I haven't had water now for 24 hours! I've tried calling the water dept. but no answer, they probably figure it's someone else calling about it and they're already working on it? Maybe?

How does this happen on a Monday, when I allow myself to be lazy on Sunday and not do the dishes so I can spend time with Ryan while he is home, therefore, I have a lot of cleaning to do every Monday. Not to mention, laundry, cleaning the bathrooms, doing the dishes, running the dish water, brushing teeth, washing hands(thank GOODNESS for Purell!),and bathing! I got a shower in yesterday before this all happened, so I'm not too smelly yet, but I'm not going to the gym today since who knows if I could get clean afterward! And here we are, now Tuesday, still without water!

Ever thought about how much you rely on running water? My life revolves around it!

Our 4th...

The 4th of July in our house is more special than it probably is in yours because it's also Ryan's birthday! This year he turned 25...old man!
Ryan and I celebrated his b-day the night before by getting a babysitter and going to a movie, then dessert afterward. It's nice to have a special reason to get out! Skylee had lots of fun with the sitter and we took Parker, thankfully he slept the whole time!
Since it's his b-day, he gets to decide what we do every year on the fourth, which I kinda don't like :) We let him sleep in a little while we blew up balloons and made a breakfast of an omelet, bacon and fresh fruit. I spent the morning baking the cake, and other goodies(those hamburgers in the slideshow above. They kida look more like sloppy joes!). Once we were all dressed, we headed to Crooked River State Park, here in nearby St. Mary's GA. We had a nice little picnic, Skylee played on the playground, then we found a little beach. We really wished we would have known about the beach part, we would have come prepared. Skylee dove right in and got filthy in the sand and couldn't resist going in the water. Parker was having a rough day so he and I stayed in the shade and took the pictures. Ryan brought his fishing pole and even caught a little fish (actually his first one!) We tried to use it as bait, but didn't have as much luck with that. It was a really nice day, and we're planning on going back prepared next time, we look forward to having more fun there.
When we finally made it back home, we fired up the BBQ and had ribs, garlic mashed potatoes, and a fruit salad. That's what the birthday boy requested, and it turned out delicious! He also wanted a chocolate birthday cake with chocolate frosting (one of the many reasons I married him), he blew out all 25 candles and then we went in our yard to let off our own fireworks. Ryan's not a big fan of big crowds, especially with two very tired little kids, so we didn't go to the big show. Having them at home was a lot of fun, Skylee loved holding the sparklers. We had such a nice family day, a little late but...HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN. And Happy Birthday AMERICA!

Odds and Ends

I thought I'd recap a little, I missed posting a few things.

After we got back from our trip, it was hard adjusting the the time zone here again, so Skylee would take really late naps and not be ready for bed until late, so one evening we decided to have a movie night. Skylee and I went to Blockbuster and she got to pick out a couple movies. Her choice "Charlottes Web" and "My Little Ponies". We laid our blanket out in the family room, made some popcorn and ate candy. It was really fun to do a movie night with her.

We've had a couple tea parties with Skylee, her favorite ones are the times we use real snacks and juice, she asks for tea parties all the time :)

Father's Day:

For Father's Day this year we got Ryan a good ole fashion...GRILL! We had one at our last place, but never have had one of our own, and I thought it was about time! Nothing spectacular, but it does the job.

Hawaiian Luau- Enrichment Night

One of my callings is the Enrichment leader! Fun right? We had our summer enrichment night on Tuesday, a Hawaiian Luau theme. I was super nervous how everything was going to turn out, it was my first time planning something like this for so many ppl. The hardest part was actually knowing just how many ppl were going to show up. BUT, everything went really well. I got a few comments on how fun and great it was. Even a "this was the best Enrichment Night our ward has ever had!". We started the evening off with a speaker, Margie Tinney, who spoke on the "Spirit of Aloha", she did an outstanding job,and it really set the tone for the night, exactly what our ward needed to hear! Then we had dinner, hawaiian haystacks, which I heard turned out yummy! We ended our night by seeing a hula dancing demonstration and then we got to try it ourselves! I was shocked to see how many women participated in the hula dancing, it was great! A sister from another ward in our stake, Maxine Maloney, was our hula instructor, and brought her beautiful daughter Tia along. Thank you to EVERYONE that helped and participated in our lovely evening!

Funny little girl

This is totally classic and VERY much like Skylee to say randomly:

S: Mom, this is a joke

Me: What's a joke?

S: This house is a joke

Whaaaaat? She says funny little things all the time, I don't know where she makes these things up, but they make me laugh :)