Xander was SO excited to bring Gingy the Gingerbread Man home for the weekend!!! Â Here are some pictures of her adventures with Xander and the boys…
Category: Jonas
Funny Family One-Liners…
MOMMY
“You don’t guzzle sprinkles!”
“Did you put gum on the ceiling?!?”
DADDY
“Jodi, why doesn’t your womb produce anything quieter?”
JONAS
“I’m older than Dad in dog years.”
“The pool is an automatic trash can for boogers.”
“Mom, how old do girls have to be to get a baby?”
XANDER
“JoJo, will you love me forever?”
“I’m wearing the kind of shoes that God has.”
“Dad, what does salvation mean?”
ROMAN
“You are a beautiful mommy…I love your girl outfit.”
“Mommy, the clouds are like whipped cream.”
“Mommy, why does everybody need protein?”
Zoo…
Xander, Roman, and I went to the zoo this morning. Â We loved checking out the new turtle exhibit. Â The boys even got to feed them!!!
Jonas’ First Day of 1st Grade…
It’s hard to believe it, but Jonas had his first day of 1st grade today!!! Â Here he is with his “When I grow up, I want to be…” sign, trying to smile with dear old mom in front of the school (he was not super enthused to be wearing khaki shorts and a polo), and greeting his sweet teacher…Mrs. Watkins…outside the classroom door. Happy 1st grade year to my one-of-a-kind, Jonas Benjamin Seyfried.
Pump It Up…
Mommy was having a rough time of it and decided to take the boys to Pump It Up to burn off some energy on a rainy day. Â Tom, being the awesome husband and father that he is, dropped by to offer his wife moral support and encouragement and to roughhouse with his wild boys.
VBS…
Roman was SO excited to get to go to VBS with his big brothers this week! Here he is with Jonas and his crew leader.
Peach Picking
The boys and I met MeMe and PaPa at Pratt’s Orchard this morning to do some peach picking…what a treat!!!
Music City Star…
This afternoon my dear and inspiring cousin, Heather, invited the boys and I to join her and her sweet children, Val and Annabella, on our greatest adventure of the summer!!!
We met up and rode the Music City Star, Nashville’s commuter train, downtown to play at the Cumberland Park Sprayground and back. Taking Heather’s advice, we backpacked it up, and it worked great (so well, in fact, that I’m going to look more into this kids-carrying-their-own-gear thing). Â I think I was even more excited about the train ride than the boys (which is saying a lot because they were super excited). They had fun playing at the spayground with their cousins, while Heather and I enjoyed catching up.
One of the things that makes traveling so interesting is the unexpected. The bus that carries people to the last train out of downtown was caught in car accident traffic, so we had to sit and wait for that traffic to clear and for the bus to arrive before we could head back home. Â The kids were all restless and hungry but ended up either entertaining each other or being entertained by other kids. Â We finally made it back to the station and enjoyed more time to play and catch up over pizza with Heather, Val, and Annabella at their house before heading home for the evening.
We’re looking forward to our next adventure together!!!
Mr. Rich’s Super Science Show…
The boys and I all thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Rich’s Super Science Show at the library this morning!!! Â He made four little kids’ shoes light up at the same time, sent mini electric shocks out to brave volunteers, gave anyone who wanted one a bubble brain, created a giant bubble, and made cotton candy for all of the little people. What an educational entertainer!
Grandma, Grandpa, and Cousin Kaitlyn…
We are so grateful that Grandma, Grandpa, and Cousin Kaitlyn came in town to watch the boys for us so we could go to Cape Charles, VA to celebrate Tom’s best friend Jim’s 40th birthday!!! Â They are already having a good time hanging out…
Crockett Park…
We went to Crockett Park this morning, which is one of the boys’ favorites. Â We ended up on the empty ball fields most of the time…just hanging out. Â Here they are running the bases and showing off their names in the sand while marching to the beat of their own drummers.
Blueberry Picking…
The boys and I went to Golden Bell Farm this morning just down the road for some blueberry picking this morning in celebration of Xander’s 5th birthday!
VBS Brothers…
Jonas and Xander are having a BLAST this week at VBS at our church!!!
Fishing…
MeMe and PaPa bought the boys fishing poles a little while ago, and they were SO excited to put them to good use today!!!
After a worm search at every gas station in town, Tom ended up digging some up from our very own backyard. He’s been working on a water feature, so there were several hanging out in the mud. Â While he was working on that, sweet little Xander puckered up and started crying because he realized the worms that Daddy found were going to have to go on the hook and were eventually going to die so we could catch a fish (he’s so much like his Mommy). Â He recovered and had fun fishing with the best of them. Â We didn’t catch anything, but we had fun trying…
Sculpture Class…
The boys went to a sculpture class at the rec center for two mornings this week and had so much fun!!! Â They made so many fun things…I had to bring a bag to help carry everything home. Â Here are the boys with one of their favorite sculptures they made with toothpicks and gumdrops.
Cumberland Park Sprayground…
The boys and I went to Cumberland Park Sprayground downtown this morning with our moms’ group and had SO much fun. Â We loved looking at the perennial flower garden, digging in the sand, playing on the seesaw, splashing in the water, eating a picnic lunch, climbing the rope web and climbing wall, riding the elevator up to walk across the pedestrian bridge over the Cumberland River, and finishing everything off with an ice cream sandwich. Â Yay for summer!
Pinkerton Park…
Today was a cooler, gray, wanting to rain kind of day. Â The boys and I took a rest at home yesterday, so even though everything was a little soaked this morning we decided to hit up Pinkerton Park anyway. Â We had fun!
Happy 40th Birthday, Tom!!!…
Tom turned 40 today, and he wears it well!!! Â The boys and I gave him cards and presents this morning, and we enjoyed the funnest birthday party ever with him and friends and family this afternoon. Â Here’s to the next 40!!!
Strawberry Picking…
The boys and I kicked off the summer with another trip to Valley Home Farms for strawberry picking. Aside from Xander busting his knees on the gravel when we first got there and Jonas breaking the rules and sitting in time out after walking over strawberry plants to change rows (to the tune of another mom feeling the need to correct him and alert me to that fact even though she had four kids in tow…obviously two older girls…and I was trying to help my two younger boys pick responsibly), we had a good time. Ha! We picked enough to make strawberry pancakes for dinner and a vat of homemade strawberry ice cream and to fill a gallon freezer bag with fresh strawberries for later. We love that place and are looking forward to picking their blueberries this year.
