cheap summer fun

We had the yard aerated yesterday and we forgot to mark the sprinkler heads so D went out there today to test the sprinklers. We found some cheap summer entertainment; the kids loved running through the water. After dinner tonight, we let the kids (well The Mayor, D carried Love Bug) run through the water. The screams of joy coming out of The Mayor were exactly what summer should be. About the time we were done with the sprinklers, Big Daddy and MeMe came rolling up into the driveway.

We are super excited to see Big Daddy and MeMe again this weekend, but saddened for the reason they are here. Big Daddy's younger brother passed away last night; we will miss Uncle Jake. Aunt Nat, Uncle Tom, Trey and Luke should be rolling in any time now as well. This weekend will be a tough one, but we will relish the fact that we are surrounded by family.

did I sleep through spring?

It is June 1st and the temps are already in the mid-90s. So I am assuming the couple of weeks of nice weather was Spring? And now it is over? Good to know...and if it is this hot June 1st, I don't even want to think what August will be like.

Temps like this with a 3 year old and 1 year old means needing to find lots of fun things to do indoors...with air conditioning. It is almost too hot to even enjoy the pool especially since neither of my children can swim. After lunch, we headed to an indoor bounce house place and let the kids run free. Love Bug loved the ball pit and the big blocks. I took her down the slide once and she didn't love it (as you can see from the photo below). The Mayor always loves the slides and did a great job of playing with Love Bug. He hung out in the block section with her and helped her build towers (well, he built the towers and she knocked them down, he would rebuild, she would knock them down...). A birthday party for some older kids started kicking up and it got a little chaotic with all of these older kids and my little peanuts...so we left and got some ice cream.

We've just finished up dinner and it will be early bedtimes for all. We are all wiped out. And I need to think of some creative things to do for the rest of the week. Weather report says it is just going to get hotter...yuck.

jump!

he LOVES the slide...

...she does not

giving her "fishy" face

flirting with her reflection

sweaty haircuts

The Mayor got a haircut today. And usually a picture would be posted of his new do, but this picture speaks volumes to how the haircut went. What you are seeing on the back of his shirt is not wet from water, it is wet from sweat. Today, for the first time ever, I was mortified at my child's behavior.

I do not get embarrassed at all when or if my children act out in public. Every single child does it...my kids are no exception. So people who are around us either get it because they have been there/done that, and if they haven't yet had the pleasure, then they will. And if they do not ever have kids, then I don't really care what their opinion is anyway. But today was crazy.

We have been going to the same kids haircutting place and seeing the same person since The Mayor was 14 months old. He sits in the same chair, eats the same lollipops and watches the same TV every single haircut since he was 14 months old. And we have never had an issue. But today The Mayor was not interested in sitting in the chair. He fought getting into that chair and getting the cape put on him. I asked him if he wanted to hold my hand, and he said yes, but the second the scissors started cutting, he started screaming. I asked him if he wanted to sit in my lap, and he said yes. So I grabbed him, put him on my lap and sat in one of the chairs. He screamed bloody murder for the entire haircut. You would have thought he was being stabbed by the scissors. I had to hold his arms down and his head still while our poor hairdresser frantically tried to get this haircut over with. The Mayor screamed and screamed and screamed and the few mothers in there just "awed" and "poor babied" us while the screaming continued. This screaming wasn't like "I want that toy" screaming, it was like "you are ripping out my toenails one by one" screaming. It took only the great grace of God that The Mayor and I came out of this haircut unscathed. I seriously considered leaving him there...or beating him. He had sweat dripping off his face which meant all the little hairs stuck to his face and his arms and his mouth. He and I were just covered in hair.

After the disaster, we went into the bathroom and attempted to wash as much hair off of each of us. As we walked to the bathroom I counted to 10 (about a dozen times) and took in some deep breaths. I didn't want to scream and I didn't want to spank him. But I wanted to get serious with him. While essentially bathing ourselves in the bathroom, I had a very short, simple and stern talk with him on his behavior. After our "bath", I made him go up to Derick (the poor soul) and apologize. We rode home in complete silence and then we both had to take a shower.

And on another dramatic note with my children...Love Bug bit The Mayor today! What the? Love Bug was attempting to destroy The Mayor's train track. The Mayor put his hand on top of the track and politely (shocker, sometimes he really can be nice) asked her not to. Apparently, Miss Priss did not like this because she looked at me then looked at him and opened her mouth. Luckily only 4 teeth are completely in, but there were 4 little teeth marks in The Mayor's forearm. He looked at me like "did that just happen"? She didn't like being told no when it came to biting and naptime for her came early. She woke up 3 1/2 hours later...my old sweet girl. Let's hope this doesn't become a pattern.

So happy this day has come to an end and the kids are sound asleep. Hoping today will be a funny memory one day and tomorrow will be awesome.

trying to calm ourselves down

enjoying her first lollipop

she loved it. She kept going "mmmmm"

all showered, clean and calm

Next time I will have to bring my good camera. Only had my phone...wasn't thinking today was going to be worthy of pictures. Boy, was I wrong.

3 steps!

She did it! Love Bug took 3 steps...all on her own!! And of course, I have not been able to document this via video or picture...YET...when I get the camera out, she refuses to walk. She has taken 3 steps twice...and it literally looks like a new baby calf just getting her legs. It is so funny to see the amount of concentration and balance that goes into her taking those steps. But she did it!! So happy!! As soon as I get pictures, I will post them! But for now, the date goes down in the history books...Sunday, May 29th...our Love Bug finally took her first steps!

i'll be carrying her into kindergarten

Love Bug will be 15 months old in a just a couple of weeks and Miss Priss still isn't walking. Between her not walking and The Mayor not pooping in the potty...let's just say, I'm pretty sure I'll be carrying her into kindergarten and packing nighttime pullups for The Mayor's first week in college. Love Bug is getting better, she will walk behind some toys and will hold on to your fingers and walk. And she will stand on her own and look like she is going to attempt to take some steps, but then she falls back on her bottom and crawls.

We are also working on her speech. And she is already a little sass. I look at her and tell her to say "mama" and she looks at me and says "dada". Then grins. I'll remember that when she is begging me for some designer jeans in a few years.

We are enjoying our weekend. MeMe and Big Daddy are here and spoiling the kiddos. We have no plans and that is just the best part of the weekend. Fly by the seat of our pants. I think we may do some shopping later and maybe even go to the pool. And we really love that tomorrow is a holiday and we get an extra day with daddy at home.

Miss Sassy

The Mayor assisting Love Bug in walking

at least she is belted in

Miss Love Bug is really starting to come out of her shell. She is still content to sit quietly and play but when she wants to turn it on...she will. And if you have something, you better be prepared to share it with her. It doesn't matter if it is a drink, food, toy, remote, whatever, if you have it, she wants it.

I had Miss Priss belted (pretty tightly I might add) into the cart at Target this afternoon. And wouldn't you know she found a way to wiggle herself so she was facing backwards. And every time I pushed the cart, she would stand up and start dancing. The Mayor got a kick out her and she got a kick out of him so the two of them were just cracking up while we walked down the aisles. At least the belt was around her waist so she didn't go flying out.

She isn't even 15 months old but I feel I am going to have another little character in this household.

summer routine kicking into gear

The Mayor is done with school and we are settling into our summer routine. And all I know is this momma will need to make sure we keep a pretty tight calendar because my two munchkins will be bored if I don't. We had a lazy day today and I don't envision us having too many of those this summer; nothing bad happened but by 3:00 in the afternoon, The Mayor was giving me looks like "seriously, is this what we are going to do today"?

Luckily we have a play date tomorrow and I am praying my sister-in-law and nephews decide to come up for a visit this week. The first week in June, Meega and I are taking the 3 kids to Ohio to visit Aunt Jenny for the week. A couple of weeks after that trip, me and the kids will tag along with D on a business trip. In July we are going to Richmond to visit family and friends and to cheer on D when he competes in an Olympic size triathlon. In August we will tag along with D again for a business trip (this trip will be at the beach!) and then school will start. So now I just need to fill in the blanks...lots of play dates and LOTS of time at the pool. Can't believe summer is here.