The Perfect Day

When my cousins and I would go for walks on the beach during our vacations, we would always ask each other, "what would your perfect day look like?"  I joked with them last week that I think I found mine!  On July 11, Josh was post call and came home in the morning and I took these cute girlies out for a run.

We got free Chic Fil A

 AND free slurpees from 7-11

 on our way to hang out with some of our favorite people we don't get to see too often

 and watch the kids play with their cousins.

 Josh indulged my need to take advantage of free food, but I think the day  was perfect for him because he got to play a good game of soccer- his nephews and brother are getting to be good little competitors!

Sadie Bug

Our little Sadie Bug is 16 months today!  

 She loves her brother and sister, she wakes up about an hour earlier than the big kids usually and points to the door just waiting for them to wake up.  She wants to do whatever they are doing, so daddy's office chair just got a little more crowded for bedtime youtube videos!

 She gives the best hugs

 and loves her mommy if you couldn't tell.  If I am not there she will be happy for pretty much anybody but if I am close by she wants me.  I thought I'd be glasses buddies with her.

Which speaking of glasses- I took her to a pediatric opthalmologist in Indianapolis last week because her glasses are not completely correcting her eyes like they are supposed to.  So she is going to have surgery in probably a month or so to fix it, which I was nervous about going into the doctor, but after talking with was confident was the right decision for her.  But the kicker was that I asked him if she would still need the glasses after and he said they were going to try to discontinue them for awhile and see how she does.  What?!  I just got used to her in glasses and now she may not be wearing them anymore?  She even has a little glasses tan line!

She is not saying a whole lot but she understands everything so I am hoping it will pick up in the coming months.  She has already started some of the "I want to do it by myself" stuff and can be a pretty determined little girl when she wants to be.  She is the cutest to watch at the pool, she is a little water baby and her favorite thing to do is "jump" off the side of the pool and will just kick herself around in her floatie happily, and loves to go down the slide into the pool and cracks me up every time when she gets to the bottom.  She has two more months and counting til she can go to nursery at church but she loves going to primary with me third hour and getting all the attention from the big kids, and they sure love her though I feel bad she is kind of a distraction!

Miss Marissa

Man is this little girl a cutie, and it's a good thing cause she can give me a run for my money some times!  I have a feeling her daddy is going to be in for it when she gets older!

We had a couple weeks there with a LOT of meltdowns, but they seem to be slowing down some.  On one particular meltdown she did NOT want to leave the Y without playing in the kids gym, and I had to drag her out and she screamed the whole ride home, "Mom!!!! I. Want. To. Get. Out. Of. The. Car!!!!".  I tried to ignore her and when I was stopped at a stoplight and couldn't take it anymore I pushed the button to open the door and told her sarcastically, "okay, get out of the car."  And she stopped crying and said, "Mom, get me my shoes so I can get out of the car"- she was ready to jump out in the middle of the intersection!  Needless to say she has spent a lot of time in time out (which Sadie likes to imitate), and it has been a work in progress figuring out what works for her.

 And then in the next breath she can be the sweetest little girl on the planet.

One of her favorite things to do is to walk to the lake and throw rocks in it, and if given the choice she will almost always pick to wear a dress and "two ponytails" in her hair.

 She is my best little helper around the house, still the best little eater, and I am looking forward to getting some quality time with her while Shane is at school this year.

Shane Man

Oh how I love this boy!  Do you notice how his shorts are on backwards?  I am beginning to think he tries to do that!

 He is really into numbers right now, he is always counting or asking me about numbers or math problems and I am continually amazed at his number sense and the way his little mind works.  So things like dot to dots or putting stickers on a 100s chart are super exciting to him right now.

 He has been doing chores to earn this Octonauts set, and I don't know which he enjoyed more- getting his prize or counting and figuring out how many boxes he had left on his chart every day!

 He has been playing baseball and has really enjoyed it.  It is coach pitch and he has already hit the ball two out of three games without needing the tee, so he has already surpassed his mom's skills!  (I still vividly remember being super upset that my parents missed the one game I made contact with the ball- even though it was only a foul ball!)

 He is a super big brother and adores his little sisters, he tells them all the time, "Marissa you're beautiful!"   and "Sadie you're cute!" and gets offended if they don't want to hug or kiss him.

Can't believe this little man will be leaving me for kindergarten in a few weeks!  He is pretty excited!