Happy Baby

Isaac havin' fun in his new ride & playin' w/ Mommy.

More Summer Fun!

We've had a busy few weeks. Birthdays, company, more sick kids, fun outings............

Had to catch all this snugglin' on camera. Unfortunately, Titus refused to be happy.

August 4th........Happy (or sad....?) Birthday, Titus Nathan!!! Already 3. Not the baby anymore...........but he's sure trying to be!!! :-)

Licking the candle made him feel better.

"OOOoooo.....just what I wanted!!!"

August 5th..........went to a pool party/BBQ with some of Justin's co-workers.

Daddy's mean. He just jumped right in holding Isaac. It was a bit of a shock.

But..........Isaac warmed up fast. He absolutely LOVED the pool!!!

End of July, Uncle Joshua & Aunty Heather came for a quick visit. They took the boys to the water park. The boys had a blast!!!! We also had a nice picnic at the park in 112 degree weather. Joshua & Titus have the same birthday, plus Emily & Sarah had their birthdays in July.......so it was one big combo-birthday party.

Monkeys

We went to a birthday party today. It was at this great park that had the BEST climbing tree. The boys were in HEAVEN. They played on this tree more than they played on the playground equipment. My boys were doing just fine, having a blast climbing, when along came the birthday girl, Cora. (She is 9, the same age as Jarod.) Jarod was perched contentedly on a branch that he had thought was perfectly adequate. He felt pretty brave sitting up there on his limb. I think Cora said, "Excuse me, please." as she climbed past him. She scurried with the confidence of a squirrel & quickly was on the same branch as Jarod, but higher up & farther out. So of course, Jarod had to follow her & go just a little bit higher than her. He was NOT about to be shown up by a girl!!! And even though he did go a tiny bit higher, I could tell he was a little nervous. Don't tell him I said so. And look at Cora just sitting there all relaxed like it's no big deal! So much for the girly gift I put together for her! (Which I must admit I had fun doing. ) I think this one's a bit of a tom boy. I did calmly advise them to both come in little closer to the tree trunk (and the ground). I am tired of the ER.

I don't think Gideon's going any higher.

My little tree frog.

Yeah, I stuck my baby up in a tree. So?

This Month in Pictures

This past few weeks have been a little crazy. There have been ups & downs. Good days & bad days. I've laughed, I've cried. To summarize, Seth came home from Summer camp with a bad cough which turned to pneumonia. My sister in law & brother in law, Micheal & Jubilee, came for a visit. We went to a river in the mountains to have a picnic & do some fishing. Seth was miserable, but it was very nice to spend time with family out in the fresh air. When Michael & Jubilee left, my brother Mark, his wife Tracy & my nephew Asher came to visit me. They stayed a week. It was wonderful to spend that time with them. I'm afraid I was a boring hostess. Seth was still very sick. Isaac also became quite ill with the flu for a few days. Seth is finally well now & Isaac feels MUCH better. I averaged about 4 hrs of sleep a night that week. Somewhere in the middle of all this was Auntie Rara's birthday & the 4th of July..........and other stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting. Now I'm a little sick & Isaac has an ear infection. I gave the pharmacist a "deer in the headlights" look when he asked me for Isaac's birthday. I don't even hardly know what TODAY is. I told him he was rude to put me on the spot like that. I'm just confused lately. I didn't even post these pictures in order..........but here they are anyway. See if you can make sense out of my life. I do thank God for His healing & for the chance to spend time with my loved ones!!!

Mark & Asher

I didn't do it!!!!

Look at that lip!!!

Lookin' good!!!

Tracy & Asher

Fun Aunty Emmy

Titus & Yaya worked on this mud-hill together for an hour!!!!

"Woah..oh...oh.....hitchin' a ride!"

Auntie Jubilee & Isaac

Gide-isms

Gideon is boy #4. He is 4. I think he is hilarious. I don't know where he gets his personality. If you don't think he's as funny as I do, that's OK. I just wanna keep track of his little quips for my own good.

Justin is a little on the hairy side. I think it's manly (even though I have to shave the bathroom floor). Gideon is on an "I Spy" kick right now. He came in the bathroom yesterday when Justin was in the shower.
Gideon: Daddy! Wanna play I Spy?
Daddy : Sure.
Gideon: I spyyyyyyy.......something.........FURRY!!!
Daddy: Is iiiiiit............ME?
Gideon: YEP! You guessed it!

A few minutes ago, I flushed an earwig down the toilet. Gideon said, "Goodbye, SUCCA!" Then, he sat on the floor talking to me while I was getting ready to go. I don't know what he was saying. He could talk the head off of a..........um........person. He could talk your head off. Yeah, that. Anyway, I was going, "Uh-huh. MMmm. Yup. MMhmm. Oh, I see." when I realized that he was telling me he wants to get a hamster & name him Elephant. I think that's a great idea.

New Baby Stuff, Doctor Trips, an OCD Melt Down & Cute Boys

Found: 2 good deals yard-saling last weekend. Excersaucer (walker w/ no wheels): $10. Portable light-up baby swing: $9. Both have been on my wish list for a while now, but I can never buy anything brand new. It seems like such a ridiculous notion to me. Both of the things I found were in great condition & I easily saved myself $50. Brought 'em home, cleaned 'em up. Good as new. Isaac LOVES his new stuff. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves (with the aide of captions of course). "Yeah, me!!!" (Look at his dimples! Love 'em!)

"E=MC2"

"Whoa, dude. This is like totally gnarly, man."

"OOooo......pretty lights!!!"

Getting ready to go earlier today (to take Micah to the Dr for a really infected mosquito bite), I made Titus wear (GASP!!!) shorts, instead of long pants. I try to ease him out of his comfort zone now & then. He doesn't understand the concept of shorts. It's just all WRONG. WHY would ANYONE wear HALF a pair of pants??!!! They don't even go down to your feet! "And WHY doesn't my shirt have SLEEVES??? MOMMY!!! HELP!!!" *Sigh* The horror.

Micah's face aptly depicts how I felt about being at the doctor's office for the umpteenth time this month. I forgot to blog Jarod's ER trip last week. For a few days he had been having pains very similar to Seth's appendicitis. I didn't think lightning would strike the same family twice, but I had to be sure. Apparently constipation can mimic appendicitis. I was glad to find THAT out..............$600 & 3 hours (w/6 kids) later!!! Of course I was thankful it wasn't serious. Micah's infection is not serious either. He's doing OK. You can see the bite on his leg there though. It's a doosey.

Jarod helping out in the Dr's office.