Honorable Mentions

These are all Facebook statuses that I almost posted. 
Tweets I thought of in my head, but didn’t really have time to write I rarely tweet anymore.  Or maybe I thought twice about posting them.   Honorable Mentions…Did you ever win an Honorable Mention?  It is a nice way of saying “thanks for trying”. 


-“The Side ponytail.  It’s back and I am rockin’ it.”
I am.  Now that my hair is longer, I find that I prefer a low side pony tail…especially on day 2 of a hairwash.  Side Pony tail.   Call me trendy.  Or stuck in the 80’s. 

-“I need diet coke in my sippy cup now please… says the 2 year old.  Uh…yeah, I don’t think so”
SO…maybe I am a little lax with #3 who has definitely had her fair share of “sips” of Diet coke WAY before any other child did.  But in her sippy cup?  No. 

-“Pregnancy dreams.  If they could bottle this in a drug, someone would make millions. Because these dreams are C-R-A-Z-Y”
Yeah, I thought weird pregnancy dreams came in late 2nd trimester?  But no… they are here in full force.

-“But I WANT to be a cat when I grow up. – The hysterical screams of a 2 year old after she was told she can’t be a cat when she grows up”    She may not be able to be a cat, but she can grow up to drink lots of Diet Coke…just not in her sippy cup. 

-“Someone please tell me I am not the only Mom who still let’s her kids lick the spoon when making brownies or cake.”  I guess I am just living on the edge, or maybe just think moderation is key (aka, not the whole bowl brownie batter) But I am not a bad mom.  I licked the bowl, and lived.  And gosh darn it, I let my kids lick the bowl (a few licks…we have a 2 lick rule)

-“The pumpkin shortage (or so that is what I hear)  is making me want pumpkin even more. And I don’t even usually buy canned pumpkin.”   It’s true--  I am not known for my “made from scratch” creations.  I stick to Pillsbury Pumpkin Bread (and toss in chocolate chips, or nuts,  cream cheese icing, etc.  I also like Betty Crocker’s Pumpkin spice Cookie mix (hard to find, but oh so yummy).  I make Pumpkin Pie with Pumpkin Pie Mix in a can.  But when something is in high demand or hard to find (like canned pumpkin) it just makes it more attractive.  I am such a follower. 

- “I may or may not have accosted the shelf stocker at Target today when I spotted some Pumpkin Spice creamer in his cart.  I may or may not have reached into his cart without asking, and taken 2 bottles.  And then I told him “I won’t tell anyone else you have this”  He probably thought I was a crazy loon.  And then I hid my pumpkin spice creamer under other groceries so my secret stash wouldn’t be found out.   I take seasonal creamers VERY seriously. 

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And now I am hungry for Pumpkin anything and a diet coke…maybe even a pumpkin spiced diet coke.  And I fully expect to have crazy dreams about 2 year olds growing up to be cats with side pony tails.    

And those folks, are my most recent Honorable Mentions.

Look Who’s Six!

Happy Birthday Charlotte!  I cannot believe you are 6 years old!

It feels like just yesterday we started you on Diet Coke 
(Just kidding…with all the toys we had, mommy’s empty bottle was a favorite. But it is never too early to start a Diet Coke Addict)

 

You have always been the life of the party.  Hammin’ it up  wherever we are!

 

You bring sweet smiles to our lives and Joy upon Joy.   Even at a very young age, you proved to be a great big sister…loving and kind and caring.

Your Childlike wonder and adventure bring so much life to our family.

 

You have shown yourself to be artistic and  very creative.  Always creating some great masterpiece or grand play idea. 

And somewhere along the past couple years you have lost all your baby chubs, and right before our eyes turned into a big girl. 
You are a joy and a delight.  And we are so thankful you are our daughter!  Happy Birthday sweet Charlotte!

What would it be Like?

I have 3 children and I assure you…I have never looked back and thought… “Man, I wish we’d only had 2” 

I simply can’t imagine our life without these three sweet children. 

However, I do imagine there are many out there who wonder...
            ”What would it be like to have just one more?”
            “Could we really do this again?”
            “Do we dare?”

And I am certain there are those who look back and think 
           “I wish we’d had more.”

 

I am thrilled to announce that we no longer will be one of those families wondering “What would it be like to have just one more”.  Because our “just one more” is arriving in Late April!

That’s right, dear friends! 

                                   We’re PREGNANT!     

And look at that picture—while it isn’t the best picture, that is a little head and 2 hands popping out.  At 10 weeks.  Isn’t Life amazing??

Thanks for sharing in our joy and for praying for our Little Babe who is being knit together as we speak!!  We are praising God for this sweet gift, and we will surely keep you updated!

Hoya Saxa!

Hoya Whatsa??   Hoya Saxa!
Our family had a great time at the first home Georgetown football game recently. David is a football chaplain for the team, and delivers a chapel message earlier in the day to the team.

I was so excited to find some kiddie Georgetown gear at a local Target, of all places…so Carson and Helen scored some great gear.  It is a little harder finding a size 6x cheerleader outfit, but Daddy came through at the campus bookstore.

Charlotte, our little Cheerleader, with Georgetown Campus staff Caitlyn and Mandy.

Little Helen with “Chaplain Dave”

Well, we attempted to take a family picture!     

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

It’s okay that Helen kept saying we were watching baseball.
She still had team spirit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They really were so cute I had to include all the pictures!  You can’t really tell in these pictures, but Carson is wearing a #1 Jersey.  Which just happened to be the only number Target sold… but it’s the number of a student we know really well that Dave leads in a Bible Study.  Carson was SO excited to wear Isaiah’s Jersey! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They’ll forgive us for having Panthers pom poms.  I had just dropped some cash on all the cute uniforms…so pom poms will have to wait. 

Yep.  Hoya Saxa!!

Bonus Points to the person who can tell me in the comments what Hoya Saxa means!

That’s SO Kindergarten

It’s official. We have a Kindergartner.  And we have one day of Kindergarten under our belt. 



Off she went today to gather with her class… with a teacher/student ratio of 1:6 (LOVE it!).  She has a cubby, a notebook, a pencil case, a book bag, lots of homework (as she likes to tell me), a desk (well, really 2 school tables—3 children/table).  And a very structured day.  Kindergarten is hard you know. 

Tomorrow starts day 2…. but it’s the Kindergarten REMIX edition.  That’s right friends, we are doing an alternative Kindergarten Hybrid.  Charlotte will go to the traditional class 3 days a week from 9:00-12:45. Then on Monday and Wednesday, she we will be doing homeschool curriculum…with ME!  I am SO excited about this blend of classroom setting and homeschool experience.  I really feel like it is the best of both worlds!


So…
Tomorrow the teacher student ratio is 1:1
          (well 1:3 some of the time) 
Dress code—come as you are!  PJ’s totally acceptable!
          (though I will probably make everyone get dressed)
Snack – Whenever we want!
Field trips— oh do we have field trips planned!
           (can you say Nation’s Capital!)

 

Mommy is slowly taking over has cleared space in the toy shelf for some homeschool curriculum, phonics readers, and learning books and games.

 

 

And we have a great school space ready (aka, the art table)

So, this little girl is growing up.  Kindergarten is her her great big sea, and she is off and swimming!  I am so proud of her and all she is going to learn this year.  I am so thankful for our school, the teacher, the other parents we get to partner with, and the great privilege it is to teach her myself.

Kindergarten is here girl….and you are going to soar!