magical.excuse.me

Meredith and I were sitting on the couch together a couple of days ago.

Me: Did you toot?
Meredith: Yes.
Me: I can smell it.
Meredith: Excuse me.

A few moments later:
Meredith: Wasn't that magical?
Me: What?
Meredith: After I said "excuse me" my toot didn't stink anymore. It's magical!

Unfortunately, it wasn't magical, but it was funny.

 

let's.go.fly.a.kite

This was fun. We were able to head to our local park a couple of weeks back and fly our kites. It was a blast for all of us!

Josh did a lot of helping to get the kites back in the air. Claire was really good at flying her kite. She figured out how to run into the wind to keep the kite up in the sky!

A little airplane flew by while we were there.

And when we went to play soccer, Amelia ended up tangled in the soccer net. Who hasn't had this happen to them? :)

So, the next time that you say, "What should we do on this breezy day?" Definitely consider taking your kids and your kites to the park. Fun. Fun. Fun.

 

first.day.of.school

I know we're a little late in this, but I just had to post about our first day of school.

So, if only Meredith had an ounce of personality, her pictures would have been much more exciting. First day of Pre-K:

Claire's first day of first grade:

Meredith telling Grandma all about her first day of school:

Claire telling Grandma all about her first day of school:

And who can forget Amelia....doing what she does best.

 

kickball.game

We had so much fun a few weeks ago when Josh's company hosted a kickball game! How much fun is that?!! The kids even got to play!

It was a fun little family outing complete with Cracker Jack and Lemonade. We can't wait to do it again next year!

 

meredith.style

I picked these up at our local resale about a month ago. They're a new favorite. A tutu and hot pink cowboy boots...that Meredith is such a trend-setter.

 

seriously.august 28

Claire took Meredith's guys (her stuffed animals that she sleeps with) and hid them in Amelia's room. This obviously didn't go over well with Meredith. She ran, screaming through the hallway to find Claire.

I took off after her since she was screaming so loudly. She hit Claire. (Claire totally deserved it, but I just couldn't let it go.)

Me: Meredith, when you are upset with someone, you need to use your words. You need to tell Claire that you would like your guys back. You may not just walk up to her and hit her.

Meredith: (as sincere as possible) Well, sometimes I run.

The Lord has the best sense of humor when he creates these little ones!

Seriously.

fletcher.love

So, my parents got this dog, Fletcher, in March. Saying that the girls love him would be an understatement. They think he's the best dog ever.

Remember, once you had kids, when your parents stopped talking to you when they walked through the door? They started every conversation with, "How are (insert names of children here)?" and "Tell (names again) that we love them...oh and you too of course!" Really, they just throw that in to make you feel better.

Well, the tables have turned at Grandma and Grandpa's house....excuse me....Fletcher's house.

Meredith says to me the other day, "You know those people that live with Fletcher?"

I burst out in laughter. "That would be Grandma and Grandpa."

How quickly you have been replaced with something more exciting. :)