i just saw ANTIMICROBIAL pencils for sale.
seriously.
it kind of cracks me up. what good are antimicrobial pencils going to do, when the kid is sitting at a germ covered desk with germ covered text books. not to mention the sneezing kid walking past.
yeish.
to pray for this mom.
i've never met her, but she's a friend of a friend and could definitely use your prayers tonight and in the days ahead.
she's in the hospital, 24 weeks pregnant with her 4th child.
her little baby has a serious heart condition.
they are waiting for a miracle.
you know life is exciting when you post about kitchen gadgets. but seriously, these are my new favorite thing... ice cream sandwich molds from martha stewart.
granted mine don't look exactly like the ones below since i used a yummy tube of store bought cookie dough (instead of the recipe provided by martha) and the kids applied the sprinkles. but who cares... it was lots of fun & very yummy for under $10 :)
update: i found my mold at macy's* in the martha stewart section. so much fun stuff to buy! i also bought martha's number set of cookie cutters. (sorry i can't find a link.) ok, that has nothing to do with this past, but i figured caryn would be interested :) i thought they'd make cute b-day treats for olivia & garrett to take to school this fall. a change of pace from the usual cupcakes - especially since olivia doesn't even like cupcakes. (i mean, she doesn't like the cupcake underneath the frosting.)
*ok, this is a little funny but doesn't quite deserve it's own post... i went to macy's to get some lipgloss. actually replacement lipgloss. my favorite gloss has been missing for over a month. i knew the best way to find it was to buy a new one. seriously, it always works. so i bought the gloss on tuesday. a few days later my dad found my gloss in the back of his car. see it works!! unfortunately, since it had been in a hot car for over a month i'm guessing i shouldn't use it. i read somewhere that makeup can "spoil" if left in the heat. so it was a good thing that i bought a new one (plus a few other things...i have a hard time saying NO at the makeup counter.) anyhow, i digress...
i love how fat ryan looks. he was such a tank.
"what am i doing in this large lime green squishy seat?"
seriously, is there any other way to watch miley cyrus on the today show???
about a year ago, garrett was completely a WHY kid.
it was both funny and annoying all at the same time. we could say anything to him and he'd respond with "WHY?"
me: garrett, use the bathroom before we leave the house.
garrett: WHY?
me: because we are going to the store.
garrett: WHY?
me: because we need milk.
garrett: WHY?
me: to put on our cereal.
garrett: WHY?
this would go on and on and on...
and often times it still does.
about 6 months ago, garrett entered the WHAT phase.
me: garrett, get your shoes on.
garrett: WHAT??
me: get your shoes on.
garrett: WHAT??
me: get your shoes on.
garrett: WHAT?? say it in my ear.
that phase went on for a while.
after an ent/audiologist visit, it was determined that garrett hears perfectly :)
and now... it's time for the HOW phase.
the big difference with this phase is that it's all about God.
here are a few of the discussion we've had in the past few weeks...
garrett: HOW did God make that place that he lives?
me: you mean heaven? well, i don't really know HOW he made it. but he's really powerful.
garrett: well, where did he stand when he was making heaven?
garrett: HOW can God hear us?
me: he's really powerful and can hear everything.
garrett: but HOW?
garrett: HOW can God see us?
me: he's really powerful and can see everything.
garrett: but HOW? and HOW does he see us when we're in the car?
garrett: when we die, HOW do our bodies get up there with him?
me: well our bodies get buried in the ground at a cemetery, but our soul goes up to heaven. (like a 3yr old knows what soul means!)
garrett: but HOW does it get up in the air?
with all these questions, i feel like my answers are so lame. garrett is a curious kid who wants to know how things work. heck, so do i. as much as it pains me to say this (ha ha, just kidding), garrett is a lot like me. i love facts. i'm all about concrete information. (have i mentioned my love of encyclopedias as a child - i'm totally serious. sad, but true. but that's another post!)
unfortunately we aren't given too many facts as to exactly HOW God does things. HOW do i explain that to a 3yr old?
when you're watching your older brother pee on a tree in the yard, be sure not to stand too close.
especially if that brother does not aim well.
it never fails. we are all outside playing. i'm sitting comfortably in a chair feeding josie. that's precisely when garrett needs to use the bathroom. he can't open the back door himself.
hence the tree.
garrett loves it.
ryan is curious.
man, i could video some pretty funny stuff in our yard!!
happy birthday to you
josie knows she 5 months old.
she knew it was time to change things up in her world.
out of the blue, we have a whole new baby.
up until now, josie was our little sleeper. she was awake only to eat. people would ask us if she could smile yet. the doctor asked if she could turn her head to noise. i could only shrug my shoulders and say "i don't know." she was never awake enough to notice what she could and couldn't do. don't get me wrong...the sleep routine was great. especially at disney world. josie truly slept through that trip (thanks to my awesome hotsling!)
but now she's 5 months old.
time for a change.
josie has no need for sleep.
except for when she's in the sling (but that's getting kind of hot!) or at night when she totally zonks out (horray!)
but she can finally smile :)
and turn her head to noise (no shortage of that here!)
since josie felt it was time for a change, so did i.
today is day #1 of crying herself to sleep at naptime.
hopefully by this time next week i'll have a baby who takes naps again :)
