Emilia: I love you, Mommy....but not when you spank me. Then, I just love you a little bit.
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Josiah: SMELL MY FEET--FEAR MY WRATH!!
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Micah: I'm never going to learn to read.
Daddy: Then it will be difficult for you to find a job.
Micah: That's fine with me. I'll just get money out of my bank account.
Daddy: You won't have money in your bank account if you don't work. Plus, you won't be able to drive.
Micah: That's fine. I'll just walk everywhere. Or ride my bike.
Daddy: Do you know how long it would take you to ride your bike to Iowa to see great grandma and grandpa? It would take you about 7 to 10 DAYS.
Micah: That's fine with me. I'm never going to read. I'm just going to be a super spy.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Iowa 2011 - Day 4
How did I ever let the last day recap end without putting a picture of the sunset on here? My grandparents live on a lake in Iowa and for as long as I can remember I have loved watching the sun set on the other side of the lake. It's so beautiful. Here is the sunset from our 3rd day:
The next morning we went to the fish hatchery.
The boys were most impressed with the albino catfish,
but Emilia was quite taken with the turtles. She stood up on the rail and watched them most of the time we were in there! She even had them all named. There was the momma turtle, the baby turtle and the daddy turtle.
Here she is holding her baby up so she can see the turtles, and I quote, "Look, baby. Look at the turtles. Do you see the turtles?"
This is my fantastic grandpa, playing along and pointing something out to the baby.
She was particularly excited when the momma turtle gave the baby turtle a piggy back ride!
Audra just had fun being cute :)
After hanging out with the big fish for awhile, we went to see all of the tiny, hatched fish. There were a LOT of them! The kids were all very impressed by how many little fish they had to be put in the lakes.
On the way home from the fish hatchery, we stopped at the store to get some night crawlers for fishing. I'm not much for fishing...too much patience required for that! But the kids and John had fun out there, even if they didn't catch any fish. I'm actually not sure if Emilia had more fun fishing or playing with the night crawlers, but either way, I know she had fun. :)
And then, that night--that's when it happened. The moment the kids had been counting down to the whole time. The moment we'd all been waiting for:
THE COUSINS ARRIVED!!!
Audra though Preston and Grammie (my Aunt Pam, but all the kids called her Grammie) were worth checking out. Turns out they're pretty fun to play with!
Poor Grandpa had so many more people from whom to defend himself
Emilia LOVED having GIRLS to play with! She latched on to Rylee almost immediately and wasn't far from her side for the rest of the time.
Audra enjoyed my cousins' girls, too. :)
That night Emily and Grammie took the kids to the park. We wish YOU had been there, too!
Grammie led all the kids in an obstacle course!
Time to calm down! Hanging out with Grandpa and cousins before bed.
What a wonderful day that was. So much fun. So much laughter. So much excitement. So much love. It just doesn't get much better than that. <3
The next morning we went to the fish hatchery.
The boys were most impressed with the albino catfish,
but Emilia was quite taken with the turtles. She stood up on the rail and watched them most of the time we were in there! She even had them all named. There was the momma turtle, the baby turtle and the daddy turtle.
Here she is holding her baby up so she can see the turtles, and I quote, "Look, baby. Look at the turtles. Do you see the turtles?"
This is my fantastic grandpa, playing along and pointing something out to the baby.
She was particularly excited when the momma turtle gave the baby turtle a piggy back ride!
Audra just had fun being cute :)
After hanging out with the big fish for awhile, we went to see all of the tiny, hatched fish. There were a LOT of them! The kids were all very impressed by how many little fish they had to be put in the lakes.
On the way home from the fish hatchery, we stopped at the store to get some night crawlers for fishing. I'm not much for fishing...too much patience required for that! But the kids and John had fun out there, even if they didn't catch any fish. I'm actually not sure if Emilia had more fun fishing or playing with the night crawlers, but either way, I know she had fun. :)
And then, that night--that's when it happened. The moment the kids had been counting down to the whole time. The moment we'd all been waiting for:
THE COUSINS ARRIVED!!!
Audra though Preston and Grammie (my Aunt Pam, but all the kids called her Grammie) were worth checking out. Turns out they're pretty fun to play with!
Poor Grandpa had so many more people from whom to defend himself
Emilia LOVED having GIRLS to play with! She latched on to Rylee almost immediately and wasn't far from her side for the rest of the time.
Audra enjoyed my cousins' girls, too. :)
That night Emily and Grammie took the kids to the park. We wish YOU had been there, too!
Grammie led all the kids in an obstacle course!
Time to calm down! Hanging out with Grandpa and cousins before bed.
What a wonderful day that was. So much fun. So much laughter. So much excitement. So much love. It just doesn't get much better than that. <3
Monday, August 1, 2011
Iowa 2011 - Day 3
Sorry for that longish hiatus...I've been attempting to plan for our upcoming school year and I've been bogged down by all of the choices!
My girls love to color. You should see all of the BEAUTIFUL artwork they create for me. (Really, you should. Send me your address...I'm all about sharing!) :) Almost every day that we were in Iowa one or more of my kids colored a picture or two or ten for my grandma.
I'm sure she kept them all. ;)
Later that morning, the girls went out shopping. And would you know I got the FRONT DOOR SPOT at the Emporium BOTH times we stopped there? (Yes, we went back to the first place we stopped at the end of our shopping. Ha! Makes me think of the first--and last--time my dad took me shopping. Seems I haven't changed too much.) Well, the girls had a great time out and about and it would seem the boys had a great time at home without us as this is what we found when we got back:
And here's little miss sassy pants and her new necklace...she picked it out herself and of course it's purple, her favorite color. Much to her dismay, mommy wouldn't buy her the hot pink, sequinned, heart cut out shoes. They were cute...they were also expensive!
After lunch we had some more time just foolin around. John fixed grandma's computer and the kids typed more letters to their cousins. Emily worked on her online class and I edited pictures to print for Grandma and Grandpa's wall.
That evening, however, there was no foolin' around as Grandma and I dominated the card games...AGAIN.
'Cause we're awesome like that. :)
My girls love to color. You should see all of the BEAUTIFUL artwork they create for me. (Really, you should. Send me your address...I'm all about sharing!) :) Almost every day that we were in Iowa one or more of my kids colored a picture or two or ten for my grandma.
I'm sure she kept them all. ;)
Later that morning, the girls went out shopping. And would you know I got the FRONT DOOR SPOT at the Emporium BOTH times we stopped there? (Yes, we went back to the first place we stopped at the end of our shopping. Ha! Makes me think of the first--and last--time my dad took me shopping. Seems I haven't changed too much.) Well, the girls had a great time out and about and it would seem the boys had a great time at home without us as this is what we found when we got back:
And here's little miss sassy pants and her new necklace...she picked it out herself and of course it's purple, her favorite color. Much to her dismay, mommy wouldn't buy her the hot pink, sequinned, heart cut out shoes. They were cute...they were also expensive!
After lunch we had some more time just foolin around. John fixed grandma's computer and the kids typed more letters to their cousins. Emily worked on her online class and I edited pictures to print for Grandma and Grandpa's wall.
That evening, however, there was no foolin' around as Grandma and I dominated the card games...AGAIN.
'Cause we're awesome like that. :)
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