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: Roman
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?”
Roman’s First Project…
Roman has been asking me, “What homework do I have in preschool?” So, he was pumped today to get to work on his “All About Me” puzzle piece. Â I cut the pictures out for him and helped arrange them, and he glued them on. Â I know he’ll be so proud to connect his puzzle piece with his classmates puzzle pieces on his classroom wall. It will be interesting to see how they all fit together!
Roman’s Get Acquainted Day…
Roman was SO excited to go to preschool today to meet his teachers and his classmates!!!
He’s been ready to go back to school since Jonas started back towards the beginning of August. Â He’s been chomping at the bit…
He waltzed right in and had his picture taken, found his name and signed in with an “O”, did a little coloring, gave Tom and I a tour of all the different centers, and set right to work with his buds (Barry and Will) from last year building block creations. Â I have no doubt he will have a BLAST this year. Yay, Roman!!!
Sunflowers…
Here’s Roman beside one of the sunflowers he planted in our garden!
My Pet Rock…
I’ve been so amped up and occupied with settling everything and everyone back in from vacations and getting ready for school lately that I’ve been much more of a human “doing” than a human “being”. Â The boys and I have all been a little worse for the wear, and my heart has been aching in the midst of it all…trying to remind me of what really matters. Â This morning Roman asked if he could paint some rocks he brought home from our lake trip. Â Instead of outing with the “not right now” phrase I’ve been using so much as of late, I said “okay” and I’m so thankful that I did. Â We just sat on the back porch in our pajamas and painted rocks. Â Those preciously colorful stones will be Ebenezers placed sweetly by the hands of my child, who God uses so often to character me, in my garden.
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!!!
Feeding the Turtles…
Feeding the ducks turned into feeding the turtles at a small local pond we like to visit. Â The ducks were not into our stale bread for some reason this time around, and then out of nowhere…a whole bale of turtles swam up to us in a feeding frenzy. Â It was so cool!!!
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.
Monster Truck Ride…
The boys and I had the unique opportunity to take a ride on a monster truck this morning! Â We went to a birthday party for one of Xander’s best friends from preschool, and his dad works on monster trucks for a living. Â How cool is that! Â I was probably more excited than the boys…especially thinking that I finally got to do something Tom hasn’t done yet…ha!
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!
Pool Time…
We have REALLY enjoyed having this wonderful pool right down the street from us this summer!!! Â What a blessing.
Grocery Shopping with Roman…
Roman and I did a little bit of grocery shopping after dropping Jonas and Xander off at VBS this morning. Â He loved giving his Ah-Ah a ride and pushing a Roman-sized cart.
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…
Fire Department Fun…
We enjoyed running around in the water from the fire hose at the fire department this afternoon with Firefighter Tom and a slew of other moms and kids from our moms’ group. Â I didn’t snap many pictures but here’s a few…
