August Happenings

Herndon had a really cool Trucks show for kids, it was really great. We went there and they had hard hats for all the kids. The kids loved getting to climb into all the trucks and equipment. Their favorite part was getting to use the siren on the Police Raid Truck and the demonstrations of the diggers and bobcats. And of course Firetrucks are always a hit!

Boston thought driving the raid truck was much better than riding in the back...

Riding in the back
This one is for Papa

We also kept a pet turtle for about week. While Todd was away in California interviewing we found a turtle in our backyard. I could not figure out why Sassy would not stop barking and then I finally went to investigate and there he was "Speedy". Of course we had to keep him until Daddy came home so luckily our house has so many bathrooms we had a bath tub to spare. This was our second "Pet" found at our house. We also found a frog in the garage that lived in a cookie for a few days. Kya made sure to feed her turtle veggies and take him out for fresh air a few times a day. When it was all said and done we snuck him over to our neighbors back yard and set him free.

Poop

Well I guess I can't make it at least one year without a poop blog. Like my life wasn't crazy enough with trying to pack up a HUGE house with a Husband who's M. I. A. interviewing and what not, but then I also get to clean messes like this.

I walked into Kaprice's room and the smell hit me right off the bat. We're talking ALL over the room. I didn't even know a baby could produce enough poop to make a mess that bad. All over the carpet, the door, the walls, her bed, bedding, blankets, the air mattress, not to mention her face and body. She'll never go to bed without pants on again... makes the diaper too accessible!

I'm Really Sorry Mom

Just Kidding

Juju and Papa come to Virginia

Right after Todd got back from taking the bar my parents flew in. This is the first time my Dad has come to see us so I was REALLY excited! The first thing we did was head out to Home Depot so the kids could do a workshop with Papa. We were planning on heading down to Six Flags but then my Dad was acting weird and we thought he might of had a baby heart attack so we kept it local instead. So we went to the Watermine a local little water park it was a blast. Kaprice would not get out of the water and we were there for like 7 hours. Kya went down their biggest slide I was so proud of her and Mia was a little water dog. Boston had fun too but insisted he go down on his belly on all the slides. The next day we went to the Zoo another fun day at the Zoo and it was pretty dang hot. We also went to the mall so Papa could ride the train with the kiddos and we got to see the chick-fil-a cow so the kids thought that was cool, and after a near death experience on the escalator with Mia, we had lunch and went home but not before piercing Reece's Ears. I know 3yrs old was my rule but everyone kept telling me how much she looked like Boston and I couldn't handle it anymore, not to mention my kids are tougher when they are younger it's the older they get the bigger wieners they become. So anyways she looks stinkin cute and I wish I would have done the other girls earlier too.

So I had my Mom smuggle some freezer jam across the country because her raspberry is my favorite. And after 4 days my Dad had eaten at least half the container I flipped out so my Mom sent Todd and I out to get raspberries and we brought back 3 times what we needed... Yeah for us we'll have jam forever! The kids had fun helping Juju make the jam and squishing the berries. After all the crazy running around we even managed to squeeze in a little Grandparent Photoshoot.