Kids at the park

It was a great day yesterday to be a kid at the park! The weather was perfect for being outside so we took advantage of it and went to our favorite park. Morgan and Lainy played on the playground and threw rocks in the creek before we had a picnic. We are all too aware that these perfect summer days are coming to an end so we are trying to enjoy them.

Sister baby..

I had an interesting conversation with Morgan today that went something like this:
M: Mom, I want a sister baby.
Me: What do you mean, honey?
M: A sister baby! I want a sister baby.
Me: (still slow and not getting it) What do you mean, the cartoon about the baby?
M: (clearly aggravated at my lack of understanding) No, mom, you know, a sister baby!!!
Me: Oh,.. you mean like a baby sister...uhhhh well, God gave you a baby brother instead.
M: (looking at Ry with clear disdain) But I don't want him!

Had to laugh at that one. She was clearly disgusted with my answer that she probably was not going to get a "sister baby" no matter how many times she asked me "but please mama"!. Got to love the mind of a three-year-old! Got to be honest with myself too, as I realize that lately I have been less than thrilled with what God has given me and looking to get something else that seems better....so please forgive me Lord and ignore my "But God please"..I will be happy with exactly what I have.

What a week...

The kids have had a tough week and a half with illness and being away from home as I have had to work at the shop all week. Rylan got a fever last Thursday and ran it until Tuesday of this week...no other symptoms, just fever and obvious misery. I know that his front teeth are coming in so I am assuming it is related to that. Poor thing...and poor mama who has been up every night with him for so many nights in a row!! This week our office manager is on vacation which means I am at work all week. Thank goodness for help from my sister and a really good friend and grandma!! No daycare for these babies!! We are looking forward to the weekend. I will try to post pictures from the week when I can get my house and life back in order. Hats off to women everywhere who work full-time outside of the home...do not know how you all do it!!!!

Sandy Boy...

The kids have spent a lot of time this summer out in the sandbox. Morgan loves to construct and Rylan loves to destruct :)! Here is a shot of him playing in the sandbox and no your eyes are not deceiving you, the sand really is purple!!

Did you notice...

Sorry, I have just noticed that the 's' on my keyboard is not working well, hence the typos in the above posts...I will try to be a better proofreader!

Grandma came to see us..

My mom came from Colorado in July and stayed for a few weeks. The kid really enjoyed seeing her and we sure do miss her now that she is back home. Here is a video of the kids playing with "Granny" .

We Mis You Aunt Sheri...

We are sending out a "hello" to Aunt Sheri (seen here with Aunt Holly) all the way over in Mozambique.. we love you and miss you lots!