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.

Kaprice Gets a Big Girl Bed!

After watching my 9mo old try to flip herself out of her crib and use monkey toe grip to climb the bars., I decided it was time for a Big Girl Bed. She loves it! She sleeps fine in it and feels so big.

Kya is a Youtube addict

Ok so we knew Kya had a gift when she could log onto the internet and check the weather before she was 3, by 4 she's surfing all the preschool gaming sites so what did age 5 bring... I found her on youtube looking up videos, mind you she's done all this without parental help, she's even picked up some German by singing to videos. These are some of her favorite videos...

4th of July Week of FUN!

These last few days have been a blast. It started Thursday when Emily and I took the kids to the Zoo. They lasted 5 hours it was crazy we got to see a lot. The weather was perfect and the kids loved getting soaked in the misters. Friday was pretty quiet I was still recouping from the Zoo trip but we did manage a trip to the park after getting to the library only to find out it was closed. Saturday started early with an 8am Breakfast in the church parking lot. It was so much fun the food was good and they had lots of activities for the kids including a giant sling shot for water balloons and a rocket launcher that launched 2 Liters with water in them and let's not forget Boston's favorite the Firemen with their Big Truck. After the breakfast we swung by Home Depot so the girls could make their monthly project a picnic caddy which was great because I used them later that night for our BBQ. After home Depot it was naptime, followed by a Gorilla Glue incident I'll explain later but just know you should always read the label before using and wear gloves! We ended the evening with a small BBQ with the neighbors and some friends. Than we had smores and went out front for fireworks. I had gotten the kids glow stick braclets which I have to say was the hit of the night. Next year forget spending money on the fireworks I'll just hit up the dollar tree again for more glow sticks!

Buddies at the Zoo

Baby Mia was chilling in her stroller so she missed this shot
Kya thought driving the truck was pretty coolBoston's Heaven
Our little Patriots

These two were eyeing the brownies
Getting the fire ready for Smores
Yummy Smores
Um I'll take that
Back off Kaprice

Our Neighbors The McCubbins

Getting ready for the fireworks

We ended our weekend of fun with a visit with some friends from Law School today the girls were really escited and it was a great visit Thanks Janalee!

Short Stories of June

The Library where we go to story time had a kick off to Summer Reading Party (Which I thought ended up being pretty lame), but the kids thought "Dora" was cool and Boston was deathly afraid of the Library's Mascot "Dewey the Fox" at which Boston screamed bloody murder "No Swiper No" every time he stepped in the room.

The Library also has a great playground. Kya wanted all three kids to slide down at the same time.

I think Boston just wanted the girls to leave so he could go down the big slide!

Kya's always been a Monkey

Boston and Mia were having a Strongman Competition

His faces were cracking me up

Oh yeah now I feel the burn

Kaprice has recently shown an interest in helping with the household chores

Boston decided to turn on the blender without the lid,while Daddy was making a smoothie.

While on the computer the other day I kept hearing this weird slurping sound only to find Boston on the stairs digging out handfuls of frosting and licking it up.

Kaprice is also enjoying the fact that she can now pull herself up on the easels and reach the crayons and markers

Surprise!- It's Boston getting caught eating something... this time it was a full pack of gum

I think the highlight of June for the kids was our backyard campout, they were so excited and Kya did an awesome job helping me set up the tent, 1 more yr and I bet she could do it by herself!