We Out

Once a year my work decides to take our show on the road for hearings. Of course we have to stay in West Virginia but there are some really nice resorts around this great state of ours. So tomorrow we are headed to Stonewall Resort. I've never been but it looks really nice and even better, it's on a lake! This year (unlike that last two years) Steven and Sophie are going to tag along. My friend from work is also bringing her two kiddos. And that's not all. Wait there's more you say? Yep, Steven's parents are also coming down since it's about half way between our house and theirs. So we'll be doing some swimming, boating, and s'more makin' tomorrow!

I forgot to mention in my last post that we finished off our Sunday with a trip to DQ. Yay for sprinkles!

Boy Toy

Sunday was a jam packed day. We tried out Sunday school with Gracie, which seemed to go well. I'm not really sure what all they did but I did hear some singing coming from upstairs at one point so there must have been some Jesus singing going on. After church Gracie came over to play and then a BOY came over! AHHHH! Actually, Ben is one sweet and adorable little 18 month old. Almost makes me want one of those myself. Ok so not really. Just trying to keep up the shock value. 

Anyway, what is it with kids wanting, in the pool, outta the pool. Outta the pool, in the pool. NON STOP. And along with the in and out comes the grass on the bottom of their little piggies. UGH. I seriously need to get a grip with the whole mess thing. 

So here's one of the "out of the pool" moments. Little Bit showing Ben how to take the sand from the "sand side" and put it in the "water side" because driving her mommy crazy is what my child lives for. (Again, I need to chill, big deal, what's a little sand right?)

I had to post this one because dude looks like some kind of bathing suit model pouring water over his head for a photo shoot. Ah, refreshing. 

And as for these two, I give up. They NEVER want to look at the camera at the same time. I probably now have 897 photos of their backs! 

Brace yourself....

for some serious cuteness. Are you ready?

This was one of those moments where I snapped the shutter and thought YES! I just happened to look up and Steven had put this little number on Little Bit's head. When it comes to hats, you literally have .02 seconds to get a picture because she rips them off fast! 

So it's been hotter than ten kinds of H-E-Double Hockey Sticks here. And since I've yet to get the one thing that I've always wanted my whole entire life, all 30 years that I've walked on the planet (an in ground pool), we had to opt for the giant baby pool. I wanted something that I could fit my giganto butt in but I didn't realize just how big this pool was gonna be (Janice I think you had the same one last year). It took poor Steven forever to pump it up with an air mattress pump! But it's perfect for Sophie to play in this summer. This morning Gracie and Ben came over for a swim. Pictures of them tomorrow! For now, here's another one of girlfriend in her cowgirl hat. 

VBS

So it's summer time and that means that churches everywhere will be having Vacation Bible School. I loooooved me some VBS when I was little. And I think that Sophie would be all over it, ESPECIALLY the singing. Actually, only the singing would probably interest her. You should hear her sing "This Little Light of Mine." She can "hide it under a bushel, NOOOOOOOOO" better than anyone! 

So I emailed a lady this evening about signing Sophie up. And this is the email I got back, totally cracked me up:

Hi Kimberly,
I'm sorry, we start at age 3.  We did 2 year olds a few years ago, and it ran off half my helpers. lol.  Last year, I had many specifically state that they would help, so long as they didn't have to help with preschoolers. So I had to move it up to age 3.  

I can't say that I blame them, but I just found this to be hilarious! Two year olds banned from the Lord's House. Go figure. Of course a group of two year olds would probably have driven Jesus himself crazy after an hour. These two would have him running on water. In the other direction. 

 

My Ten On Tuesday

They'll probably be read on Wednesday but here's my Ten on Tuesday. It's all the rage these days. 

1. This morning started out on a rough note. I somehow locked my keys in my car. And guess what. My spare set was INSIDE my car! So as I was thumbing through the phone book to call a locksmith, Steven yelled that he managed to get the car open by using a coat hanger. I told him that I wasn't quite sure if I should be proud or concerned that he knew how to do such a thing.

2. Steven's "honey do" list is a mile long and it seems like I add to it everyday! Paint the shed, clean the garage, wash the windows. Maybe I should start calling him Cinderella! I don't say it enough but Sophie and I are super lucky to have such a good man around the house! He always stays on top of things like the mowing. Wish I could say the same about the house work. Most of the time he ends up pitching in on that too! 

3. So lately Sophie has been very mean and demanding when she wants something, i.e. "I want milk now!" So Steven and I have been telling to her to "ask nicely." She of course took that literally. So yesterday morning she came into our room and said "Daddy, juice, nicely." Is that not the cutest thing!

4. Yesterday we received a "thank-you" note from our nephew Jacob who broke his arm. We had sent him a get well card and some cash. So what did he do with his cash? Yeah, he bought a hermit crab and named it "Garbage." 6 year old boys are a hoot!

5. I desperately want to see that new M. Night Shyamalan movie with Marky Mark ( I know he's Mark Wahlberg but he'll always be the Marky Mark in the Calvin Kleins to me). I love all of his movies....except for Planet of the Apes, with that girl ape who looked like Michael Jackson.

6. I'm also trying to talk Steven into taking a soccer class with Sophie on Saturdays. Oh what I could do with two hours to myself! 

7. Steven is in charge of ordering Wiggles tickets in a few weeks (I'll be driving to the beach when they go on sale but he'll be flying down 2 days later because he's in a wedding) and he's a little nervous about the whole thing. No way we can be in the nose bleed section for Anthony, Murry, Jeff and the new fella. There was a time ladies and gentlemen that I'd be stocking Ticketmaster the day that Dave Matthews tickets went on sale. My how times have changed! 

8. I would really like to have some adults over for a GTG, especially now that our  patio is up to par. I have a whole bucket-o-margaritas and I'd hate to have to drink the whole thing myself. But I will. The 3 foot crowd is driving me to drink!

9. And I'm just gonna throw this out there, I know a lot of you like him and I personally have nothing against the guy but I'm calling it now. And i soooo don't want to start a political war. But Barack Obama just might be the anti-christ.  The man sure knows how to mesmerize people. Wasn't there another man like that once? Around the 30's? What was his name again, Rudolph? No that's not it. It will come to me later I'm sure. 

10.  Although she Hates it with a capital H, Little Bit looks ADORABLE in her Dora bike helmet. We finally broke it out over the weekend. 

Wide Open Spaces

On Saturday we headed over to the farm to visit my dad and check out "operation pumpkin patch." It's sloooowly coming along. But it's hay cutting season and there's over 200 acres to bale so that takes precedent over our little pumpkins.  

And you can't hang out in Lincoln County West Virginia and NOT ride a four-wheeler. And helmets? We don't need no stinkin' helmets! Of course they putting around at snail speed but Little Bit didn't want to get off of the thing.

Unfortunately, there was a little "incident" while we were visiting. Sophie accidentally tripped over a sleeping Boston terrier. Of course it startled the dog, so he turned around and snipped at the Soph, IN THE FACE! OUCH. It left a small mark and his paw caught the corner of her lip so of course blood went everywhere. Little Bit was a fireball of emotions. Hurt, scared, and TICKED OFF! She screamed "BAD DOG, NO HURT SOAPIE!" So for the rest of the day she left the little dogs alone and instead played with the huge weimaraners. Go figure, it was the little ankle biter that did the damage. 

Pooped

That would describe Steve-o and me somewhat, although he worked much harder than me, this evening. We worked like D-O-Double G's on our patio this weekend. Power washing, mulching, laying blocks, planting flowers. The whole enchilada! Now normally I'm not "allowed" to buy flowers because without fail, they wither up and die.  However, this year is different. It's different because my shadow, i.e. Sophia Carr, is a WATER NAZI! So our flowers have no chance in the world of dying due to lack of water.

Yesterday evening Sophie got a HUGE treat for helping out with the flowers. All of the sudden we heard music, and saw this fella....and yes, he's cruising around in a "short bus," rolling through the hood. 

And he was selling these puppies! 

Needless to say, she has a new best friend!