Fun Few Days: Kman Sleepover, Girls Day, Swim Day

 Karter has missed his friends so much since school has been out.  He has talked about Kade almost everyday.  It was a sweet surprise when Kade's mom asked if Karter wanted to spend the night Thursday night after VBS.  He counted down the days until it was finally Thursday. 

He had a great time :) I was thankful that Amy sent me several pictures :). 

Their mataching PJs :)!

Karter stayed with Kade and Sophie stayed with Babee.  She had been asking and since Mom is off on Fridays it worked out.  I am glad they all have such a close relationship with their grandparents.  As much as I want them under my wing all the time, I don't want to deprive them of time spent with their grandparents.  These are moments and memories that they'll always remember. 

Mom sent me this on snap chat.  I asked her if she missed me and Sophie mouthed, "NO".  Mama laughed and said, "Not even a little?".... she said Sophie smiled and said, "Tell Mama a little bit".  It was like she wanted to tell me something to hush me up :-)!

 Since Karter was with Kade, us girls rode to Enterprise to get pedicures :)!

These guys were tired after their fun trip to the park.

 Sophie thought we just had to go by and get some yogurt :)..... I was glad she wanted it.  It was very good.  It has been a while since I had any.

 Friday night was Family Night at VBS.  All of the kids did such a good job.  We are in need of a new video camera.  For some reason ours will only record a few minutes (on a new disc) and then tell you the disc is full.  I have been having to record some on my "real" camera and try to take pictures and honestly, it is a nightmare.  In the video you can see the pause where I snapped a picture.  I finally quit recording with my camera and started using my phone.  Anyway, I said all that to say I have not uploaded those pictures yet.  :).... so I have just the ones from my phone for this post.

 My friend, Meredith, sent me these of Sophie.....

I love this picture of Kman that I was tagged in.

 Once all the singing was over we enjoyed a very nice and yummy catfish dinner.  

Saturday we spent the day at Mama's.  I took the slip-n-slide for the kiddos to play on :).....

 .... Sunday after church we had a family reunion.  Being with family is one of my most favorite things.  I love having a close family.

Sophie LOVES Aunt Mandy......

I snapped this of Uncle Bruce with his granddaughters, Amelia & Mamie.

 Yesterday morning Karter & Sophie had to get fillings.  I was a NERVOUS wreck.  I'm not sure how Kyle always lucks up and is at work when this happens.  Karter is wonderful at the dentist.... even for fillings.  Sophie is usually a nightmare for a filling.  The past two times we have been she wouldn't let them do it.  PRAISE THE LORD she let them do one yesterday.  I was so proud of her :)!!! 

 They wanted Taco Bell for lunch :).....

 After lunch we headed to Kyle's Moms to swim.  We stayed there.... ALL DAY!!  They had no desire to stop swimming :)! 

I saw a neat quote yesterday that just made perfect sense......

The tan lines may fade, but the memories will last forever.

VBS Journey Off the Maps

 This week has been a fun and tiring week as it always is the week of vbs.  BUT I LOVE IT!  I love all the chaos and having 16-18 3year olds in one room each night.  

Heidi, Karter, & Sophie have had the best time.  They have learned so much and not only that, they have got to be with their friends every day this week.

I am thankful for sweet teachers to send me pictures of them.

I was just thinking about these 3 this morning and thanking God for allowing me to be their mother.  Such a blessing.

Sophie and her good pal, Evan.

Best friends.

Love this picture Yana sent me of them being silly in crafts.

 ....Heidi looking all studious :)....

Evan was reading the Bible and Sophie was taking notes.

 They talked about Daniel and the Lion and made lions in crafts that night.

Sophie's teacher, Mrs. Stacy, sent me this video of her last night..... made me laugh.  

Tonight is family fun night.  I am excited to watch what all they have learned this week.

Karter Asks Some Tough Questions.......

I knew as a Mom that I would eventually get some questions that really make me think and some that make me wanna go..... WWWHHHYYYYY ASK THAT NOW???

Recently he has asked me several and I thought I would share some of them.

(1) When will we stop going to church?

Me: Buddy we won't stop going.

K: Why not?

Me: Because we always need to learn about Jesus.

K: Well what if we learn all the pages?

Me: Then we can teach others about Jesus and the pages.

K: Okay.

(2) When do you get married?

Me: When you get older and you fall in love with someone

K: So you like fall....... and love?

Me: *giggling* No buddy...... you will love someone so much that you can't stop thinking about them.

K: Oh.... I am never doing that.

Me: Yes you will :).  There is someone very special that God wants you to marry one day.

K: So how can you not stop thinking about them?

Me: When you are in love with them you just want to be with them all the time.  They are always in your mind.

K: Oh, brother!

(3) How do babies get in your tummy?

Me: Well Buddy..... God puts them in there.

K: BUT HOW?

Me: Well.......... He...... well.......

K: HOW DOES A BABY GET IN YOUR TUMMY?

Me: It is a miracle.

K: Ugh..... how is it a miracle?

Me: When two people are in love and are married then sometimes God chooses them to become parents and he puts a baby in the mommy's tummy.

K: I DON'T UNDERSTAND *he is getting very frustrated*.... BUT HOW does God put the baby in there?

Me: Okay..... it is a miracle Karter.  God takes part of the Daddy and part of the Mommy and makes a baby.   

K: Ugh..... nevermind.

 

(4) What is the last number..... ever.....?

Me: I don't think there is one. Numbers go on forever and ever.

K: Yea, but what's it called?

Me: There isn't a last number.  Numbers never stop. 

Facebook Interview of the Kiddos

 

There has been this interview people have been posting where they ask their kids questions and put exactly what they say.  I thought it would be fun, but I don't put a lot of status updates on FB, so I thought I would turn it into a blog post. 

The directions are: WITHOUT ANY prompting, ask your child these questions and write down EXACTLY what they say. It is a great way to find out what they really think. When you re-post put your Child's age.


Sophie: 4 (will be 5 in 22 days)
Karter: 6
Heidi: 9

1. What is something mom always says to you?
S:I Love you
K:I Love you
H:I Love you

2. What makes mom happy?
S:Being nice to each other
K: Having fun in the pool
H: Helping each other like doing chores and stuff

3. What makes mom sad?
S:Fighting and stuff
K:Not doing good things
H:When we be mean to each other

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
S: Being funny
K: Like when you shake the booty dance (Not at all sure what this is LOL)
H:Like when Daddy messes with you and aggrevates you and tickles you.  I want to help you, but it just makes me laugh.

5. What was your mom like as a child?
S:I said the same thing as Heidi
K: She loved to play barbies
H: Babee said you was a little diva and drama queen

6. How old is your mom?
S:Umm 30
K: 30
H:30

7. How tall is your mom?
S: 5 ft
K: 1 ft
H: 5 ft 4

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
S: Do laundry and take out the trash (She is oh so wrong on these 2), play with us, play outside
K: Play with us
H: Love us

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
S: Do laundry
K: I don't know
H: Clean

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
S: get purty
K: rocking along on stage
H: actress

11. What is your mom really good at?
S: Doing laundry
K: I don't know
H: Taking care of us

12. What is your mom not very good at?
S: Sports, singing
K: Playing the guitar
H: Playing the guitar

13. What does your mom do for a job?
S: Yea like uh take care of us
K: being a sweet mom
H: take care of us, like stay at home mom

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
S: broccoli with cheese
K: Poop (He is such a boy!)
H: Japanese

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
S: tickling us, snuggling with us
K: kiss the nose with us (eskimo kiss)
H: cause you're like nice and not a strict parent and you let us sleep with you.

16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?
S: A Beach Boy
K: Star Fire on Team Titans Go
H: Dorothy

17. What do you and your mom do together?
S: just play together and tickle and stuff
K: love each other
H: jump on the trampoline together

18. How are you and your mom the same?
S: cause our faces
K: me and daddy look like each other (I think he got this mixed up LOL)
H: we look like each other and act like each other sometimes

19. How are you and your mom different?
S: because our faces are different and I don't have bumps (Thanks Sophie)
K:because you have long hair
H: Our hair color, you're older than me

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
S:ummm probably because you draw a heart on a paper
K:give hugs and kisses
H: because you always tell us and we can tell that you love us because you always take care of us.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
S:playing with him and tickling him and giving him back massages (Boy is she wrong.  I like receiving massages... HA)
K: ummmm loving him and kissing him and hugging
H:his face

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
S:to Eds (this made me giggle..... Ed's is a restaurant in DeFuniak).
K: disney world or anywhere
H: the beach or disney

23. How old was your Mom when you were born?
S: 1..... 21
K:22.... 19
H:21

American Girl Weekend

 This past weekend my sweet mother in law, the girls, and I loaded up and headed to Atlanta, Georgia to do the American Girl experience for their birthdays.  It is an experience that all little girls should experience at least once. 

We stayed here and they were so welcoming.

When you first get there they even check the girls in and make this experience extra special.

 The girls had beds for their dolls waiting for them when we got to the room.

 They were so excited!

 Once we checked in we headed to the mall.  We did some shopping and ate at The Cheesecake Factory. 

Heidi and Sophie took a couple selfies :)....

This one melted my heart.

 When we got back to the room that night we waited for a special surprise :-)!  They brought the girls and their dolls sugar cookies and milk.

All ready for bed.

 The next morning we headed to breakfast and then to the American Girl store.

 Kyle sent us some pictures too :)....

Kman playing with his new legos.

The girls sent them this one back to their boys rule snap :).

Checked out and ready to go.

 We bought..... way too much..... so hard not to go crazy in that store.  VERY thankful we don't live close to one *haha*!  While we waited for the dolls' hair appointments we let Sophie do the Carousal.

 Loved looking over and seeing MeMe and Heidi cuddled up :).  I got busted trying to get a picture.

 Before we knew it we had to head back to get their hair prettified :)....

This would be Sophie's doll, Callie. 

 Sophie has named her doll Callie since she got her.  When they were signing them in to do their hair, the lady asked her what her name was and Sophie said, "Ariel".  We all looked at each other like.... WWHHAAAA??  Soph just laughed.  

Oh and the lady laughed when she plopped Callie on the counter.  She asked Sophie if she held her out the window on the ride there.

 It is amazing the transformation......

The secret is water.  Lots of water and ONLY water and a wire brush.

Heidi's doll, Ellie, didn't look so bad :).

 After their hair appointment we did lunch in the food court.  I decided against the A.G. Bistro.  After eating the breakfast we ate, we weren't hungry enough for a $16.50/ea meal.  And they were fine without that part of the experience. 

She has a sweet tooth like her Mama.

We each got American Girl Stars for our Pandora bracelet to represent our trip.

Oh geez and we were stopped by a couple of ladies that just HAD to do their hair.  Those clips are just "oh so great... hold up so well.... last forever... yada yada yada".... HAHA

 We headed home shortly after that and got home about 7:30.  The girls LOVED getting all their goodies out to play with.  They had lots of people give them cash and a gift certificate to use since they knew it was for their birthdays. 

Sophie wanted to get matching swimsuits for her and Callie.

As you can see we had a BLAST!  It was definitely a girly girl weekend.  The guys had just as much fun being home.  They went to Chuck-E-Cheese and did lots of boy stuff.