This is what happens when Ben gets into the fridge... He gets a whole container of cherry tomatoes and puts them into JJ's cage one-by-one... I need to actually remember to use the fridge lock I bought and put on the fridge.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Monkeying around at the playground!
When we spent the weekend at the beach a couple of weeks ago we took some time to play at the local park.
It's a great park and the kids really liked it.
Taylor looks like she is an Olympic gymnast in this picture, concentrating and preparing for the big competition.
Katelyn was hanging out.
Connor climbed, like a monkey, on anything he could!
Fireman Ryan!
Ben took time to have a little drink.
Look at that sky above this adorable little boy!
I love watching and listening to my children play at parks. In the beautiful sunshine and with friends there isn't much better!
It's a great park and the kids really liked it.
Taylor looks like she is an Olympic gymnast in this picture, concentrating and preparing for the big competition.
Katelyn was hanging out.
Connor climbed, like a monkey, on anything he could!
Fireman Ryan!
Ben took time to have a little drink.
Look at that sky above this adorable little boy!
I love watching and listening to my children play at parks. In the beautiful sunshine and with friends there isn't much better!Thursday, September 9, 2010
Fair time
It's fall and one of the things that comes along with fall is the fairs. We love a good fair! I wish they weren't so darned expensive though, we would go to more of them.
Last weekend we went to one of the fairs and had a really great time.
Here are a few pictures of our adventures...
Maggie tried the "jumpy thingy" and seemed to like it a little but she wasn't able to get very high. Give her a couple more years and I bet she will be doing flips in the air.
Maggie and Katelyn went on a roller coaster and really enjoyed their ride.
Then Chris talked Katelyn into going on a "big ride" with him and although she was nervous she trusted her daddy.
Well, I think it will be a loooooooong time before she trusts him with such a thing again. She cried and cried on the ride and for a few minutes after. Chris hugged her near and I almost ran up to tell the guy to turn the ride off! I think we will wait on the "big rides" for a few more years.
Connor enjoyed the jumpy thingy too and, unlike Maggie, was able to get some pretty good height going.
WHEEE.... This is the only "ride" Ben went on today. The BIG GIANT slide. So fun.
Then we got to go see all the animals. See this cute, adorable baby cow??? The kids didn't think he was quite as cute when he had yucky poops right after I took this picture and it splattered on their legs.
Ben was so brave with the goats. I was surprised that he was willing to get down and hang out with the goats. He doesn't usually like to be close to animals, he just loves them from afar.
And Maggie, oh how sweet, this mommy and baby goat. Loved them!
Last weekend we went to one of the fairs and had a really great time.
Here are a few pictures of our adventures...
Ben LOVED the lemonade and held on TIGHT when anyone tried to take it away!
Maggie tried the "jumpy thingy" and seemed to like it a little but she wasn't able to get very high. Give her a couple more years and I bet she will be doing flips in the air.
Maggie and Katelyn went on a roller coaster and really enjoyed their ride.
Then Chris talked Katelyn into going on a "big ride" with him and although she was nervous she trusted her daddy.
Well, I think it will be a loooooooong time before she trusts him with such a thing again. She cried and cried on the ride and for a few minutes after. Chris hugged her near and I almost ran up to tell the guy to turn the ride off! I think we will wait on the "big rides" for a few more years.
Connor enjoyed the jumpy thingy too and, unlike Maggie, was able to get some pretty good height going.
WHEEE.... This is the only "ride" Ben went on today. The BIG GIANT slide. So fun.
Then we got to go see all the animals. See this cute, adorable baby cow??? The kids didn't think he was quite as cute when he had yucky poops right after I took this picture and it splattered on their legs.
Ben was so brave with the goats. I was surprised that he was willing to get down and hang out with the goats. He doesn't usually like to be close to animals, he just loves them from afar.
And Maggie, oh how sweet, this mommy and baby goat. Loved them!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Our "good doggy"
My kids are such "pretenders" and love playing make-believe.
Apparently Ben has another thing in common with his big sisters and brother because the other day he began pretending to be a dog for the first time. He must have enjoyed the reaction we gave him because he pretends to be a dog a lot now.
When I throw the ball he fetches it.
And brings it back.
So I can throw it again.
I'll tell you, this new pretend play is so funny and as a bonus it is really helping him take his medicine at night. We pretend he is a doggy taking his medicine and when he takes it we tell him he is a "good doggy" as we pet his head!
Apparently Ben has another thing in common with his big sisters and brother because the other day he began pretending to be a dog for the first time. He must have enjoyed the reaction we gave him because he pretends to be a dog a lot now.
Here he comes, crawling towards me, panting and barking.
When I throw the ball he fetches it.
And brings it back.
So I can throw it again.
I'll tell you, this new pretend play is so funny and as a bonus it is really helping him take his medicine at night. We pretend he is a doggy taking his medicine and when he takes it we tell him he is a "good doggy" as we pet his head!Love it!
Monday, September 6, 2010
fishing
I have been madly in love with my husband since we were in high school! It's just a fact.
Often he does something that reminds me why I absolutely love him with all my heart!
Like this morning, when he purchased and printed a fishing license off the computer and then went to Walmart and bought fishing poles for him and the girls. (Connor already had one that he got for his birthday.)
Oh, and he bought worms too! Then he came home and assembled the new fishing poles while the kids practiced casting them in the yard.
Off he went with the three big kids, poles, and worms to find a fishing hole. Or pond. Or stream. Or... You get the point.
But the kicker is, Chis HATES fish, and worms, and most things slimy. But, he did it. You know why? Because he adores our children and they love fish, and worms, and everything slimy!
This is one of the many reasons I am still so madly in love with my amazing husband after all these years!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Maggie and Drew's special day
Maggie filled up her gem jar. Oh, you don't know what that means? I shall try and remember to do a post about that soon.
Ok, back to what I was saying before I got side tracked, that happens so easily to me.
Because Maggie filled up her gem jar she got to pick something special to do without all her siblings. Not surprisingly at all she wanted to do something with her best buddy Drew. Who just happens to be son to my best friend Neala.
So we went to the mall for a few hours of fun and fun we did have!
Starting out at the fun play area...
Followed by Build-a-bear. Maggie took a while to chose her animal.
While Drew chose his right away without even a bit of doubt. He picked an army bear.
Then he picked a heart for his new friend.
Maggie finally picked a bunny, the same bunny that Katelyn picked last time. She figured the two bunnies could be friends.
She also picked a heart to put in her new friend. I, for the life of me, can't remember why they rubbed the heart on their nose.
Then after their new special friend was stuffed and the heart filled with love and magic was put in they had to give them a shower.
Next was time to dress their new teddy bear and bunny.
Finally it was time to make a birth certificate for their new friends. This is where Maggie named her bunny Ellie and Drew named his bear Army.
After Build-A-Bear we moved on to the carousel. They picked the spinny thing and pretended they were being chased by the horses. Not a single one caught them!
OK, OK, I will admit that I posed this picture. They were walking side-by-side and looked so stinkin cute that I told them to hold hands so I could take a picture.
Maggie rode in a space shuttle.
And Drew went on a roller coaster.
Then they went into the hurricane-wind-thingy. I have never been in it but they seemed to like it. Maggie's hair and dress were flying around like crazy!
Ok, back to what I was saying before I got side tracked, that happens so easily to me.
Because Maggie filled up her gem jar she got to pick something special to do without all her siblings. Not surprisingly at all she wanted to do something with her best buddy Drew. Who just happens to be son to my best friend Neala.
So we went to the mall for a few hours of fun and fun we did have!
Starting out at the fun play area...
Followed by Build-a-bear. Maggie took a while to chose her animal.
While Drew chose his right away without even a bit of doubt. He picked an army bear.
Then he picked a heart for his new friend.
Maggie finally picked a bunny, the same bunny that Katelyn picked last time. She figured the two bunnies could be friends.
She also picked a heart to put in her new friend. I, for the life of me, can't remember why they rubbed the heart on their nose.
Then after their new special friend was stuffed and the heart filled with love and magic was put in they had to give them a shower.
Next was time to dress their new teddy bear and bunny. 
Finally it was time to make a birth certificate for their new friends. This is where Maggie named her bunny Ellie and Drew named his bear Army.
After Build-A-Bear we moved on to the carousel. They picked the spinny thing and pretended they were being chased by the horses. Not a single one caught them!
OK, OK, I will admit that I posed this picture. They were walking side-by-side and looked so stinkin cute that I told them to hold hands so I could take a picture.
Maggie rode in a space shuttle.
And Drew went on a roller coaster.
Then they went into the hurricane-wind-thingy. I have never been in it but they seemed to like it. Maggie's hair and dress were flying around like crazy!
These two best friends had a wonderful day full of adventures. I didn't even get pictures of lunch or shopping in AC Moore!
Neala and I had a wonderful day with some time spent with just one of our children. It was so fun and special and we can't wait to have a chance to do it again!
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