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: Xander
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?”
Xander’s First Day of Kindergarten…
Xander had his first day of kindergarten today!!! Â He was so excited this morning. Â Then, as we were walking into school, I think the reality of it hit him and he started to get nervous. Â I love that we were able to walk him into his classroom, show him his cubby and his seat, introduce him to a friend at his table, and give him a big hug and a kiss goodbye. He immediately set to work on beading his gingerbread man necklace. Â When we picked him up, I asked him how it was. Â He smiled and said, “I liked it!” Then he smiled even bigger and said, “I didn’t like it, Mom…I loooooooved it!” Â On the way home I asked him what his favorite part of the day was…he took a while to think about it and beaming he said, “The whole day!” Â Yay, Xander!!!
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!!!
Kindergarten Screening…
Xander had his kindergarten screening today, and Mommy needed some quiet special time with just him beforehand. Â So, the bookends (Jonas and Roman) had play dates with dear neighbors, and Xander and I had a picnic lunch on the porch. Â It’s amazing how time slows down in moments like that, and you look across at your little guy and marvel at the boy he is and the man he is to become. Â Precious. I love my Xan-Man!
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.
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!!!
Hermie Herm…
Tom and I brought back a bag full of seashells we collected on the beach in Cape Charles. It has been sitting on the kitchen counter…sand and all…since we got back on Sunday night.
Xander and Roman sometimes like to take daytime baths, so I thought it might be fun for them to wash the seashells off while they were washing themselves in the bathtub. Â Once they started soaking, I ran downstairs to grab some towels to throw in the laundry. Â I was quickly followed by Xander who was screaming and crying unintelligibly. Â When I followed him to the bathroom, I asked him to try to calm down and tell me why he was crying…he just pointed to the bathtub. Lo and behold…a hermit crab was peeking out of his shell and skittering around the tub. Â Xander eventually started laughing about it and was excited to have a hermit crab as a pet. Â He named him Hermie Herm.
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…
Bowling with Xander…
Xander and I had some special time together and went bowling this afternoon…what fun! Â (We were all going to go as a family, but the bookends…Jonas and Roman…trumped that with their morning shenanigans.) Â We decided to bowl in the mini lanes, as they are quieter and more kid-sized. Â Xander had bumpers, and I did not. Being the excellent game player that he is, he beat me the first game and we tied the second game. Â HeHe!
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!
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.
