MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

WELCOME HOME! SUCH HAPPINESS!!

TOGETHER TIME IS BONDING TIME

Lots of hugs and kisses going around!

ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING ~ MAY 2012

   It's Never Dull with two 3 year-old boys in the house!  Last night, shortly after tucking the boys into their beds in the room they share, I heard talking so I poked my head into the room to tell them to go to sleep.  I found they had taken their pillows, blankets, pacies and snuffy/teddy, and cups of water to the floor.  I asked what was going on and they said "We want to camp out!"  They were both holding their flashlights and working together to get everything situated.  So I told them they could camp out if they would really sleep and not play around.  I started helping and then noticed that Grant had on just his pull-up without his pajama bottoms.  I asked if he had gone potty and he said, "Yes, but look, something's not right."  I looked at his pull-up and it seemed to be all bunched up in the front.  Then he turned around and in the glow of the flashlight I saw a bare bottom!  He turned back around and said, "See, something's not right."  When he tried to put his pull-up on, he put both legs in one leg hole so ... as he said, something's not right.  Talk about a wardrobe malfunction! 
   So we made all appropriate adjustments to the pull-up, pajama bottoms, and bedding on the floor.  Gracie decided it was a good night for a camp out after all and joined them.  Then she joined me at 4 in the morning with a sick tummy - she ate some crackers that had been produced in a facility that also processes tree nuts, apparently walnuts because this is what happens when she gets near a walnut.  She starts throwing up in the early morning hours until her stomach is completely empty, usually 4-6 times over a couple hours.  So between 4 and 5:30 she was a sick girl.  Then she and her tummy finally got some rest.  And I would have, except that happens to be when AJ woke up for her bottle.
   The *campers* took a little longer than usual to fall asleep and they woke earlier than usual.  We'll see about a camp out again tonight, if they make it through the day without being too cranky from their shortened night of sleep.  Never Dull with two 3 year-old boys in the house!

Amelia and the baby chicks

DARREN AND THE PERFECT PARK PLAY DAY

Church, two parks, and the library, all in one beautiful day!

 



So cool that we ran into Lily and Rinnah from church!



Thanks for the push, Lily!!

Ahoy, Matie! Come ride in my pirate ship

Hello from the Castle

Perfect end to a perfect day!!!

FUTURE GOLF PRO?

Will Grant be a pro golfer?

Or maybe a motorcycle cop?

HELP! I NEED MR. FIX-IT!

When the washer breaks down, it's time to call in assistant Grant
to help fix it.....

Mr. Fix-It and Pa



BIG DREAMS

Grant brought in his lights-and-sirens fire truck to play with.

"I like firefighters!" he said.

"I like firefighters! Someday I be firefighter....

but not today."

Darren and Ma

The other morning Darren and I had a rare few hours together,

just the two of us.

Sweet Boy

Love you, D!

GRANT-ISMS

As I was driving home the other day, Grace and Grant were drawing pictures with tablets and markers, talking and entertaining themselves.  Grant correctly counted from 1 to 10. I pointed out to Gracie what Grant had done and he started counting again but Grace started talking so he stopped.  I asked her to hold on for a minute so we could hear him count again.  He didn't start counting so I said, "Grant, can you count from 1 to 10?"  "Yes," he said.  "1 .. 10."  Grace and I started laughing so he joined in.  Finally he said, "Siwwy me.  Siwwy me."

At 3:15 this morning, a handsome fella crawled into bed with me.

He had blond hair, blue eyes, and two cold feet that

felt like ice cubes and that he stuck right under my legs.

Hey, snuggles are rare and precious

so I'll take them anyway I can get them!

BABY LOVE

Amelia and Grace

Amelia and Mama Jennie

Amelia Jane Brown
Born:  5/22/11
Stole our hearts immediately and forever!



OUR ADVENTURER CAN COLLECTING

Our church youth programs, Adventurers and Pathfinders,

have a long-standing tradition of collecting canned food in the fall

for distribution of food baskets during the holidays.

Gracie could hardly sleep last night,

she was SO excited about going for the first time.

Gracie is ready to go can-collecting
for the very first time!

I like can-collecting!

I walked four miles!

I can't believe I walked four miles!!!!

Great job, Adventurers and Pathfinders!!!
Thanks for your hard work!