Tippy-toe Powers Activate!

C: When I am swimming, I can just activate my tippy toes and touch!

D: JJ, come screw with me!
(They were using screw drivers)

D: I have an owie on my arm.
Me: I'm sorry, how'd you get that?
D: I went running with Sarah.  And Dad.  And Mama.

Me: And soon you boys will get to go to preschool.
D: No, I want to go play in the yard.
C: See Mom? I think we should home school for the rest of the year then.

C: Do you want me to make a fart?
J: Yeah!  FAAAARTTTT!
Yay, boys!

(6/9) Work day for me, and Dad had the kids.  I'm liking his schedule, and the bigs just have one week left. I'm looking forward to a busy summer.

(6/10) Work for Dad today and I had the kiddos.  Granddad and Grandma brought over the chipper and we tore all the ivy down off the back fence.  It's been there since before we moved here over 7 years ago, so it was well entrenched, and we worked HARD!  Hopefully now I can keep it under control.  Nasty stuff.  I like how my yard is shaping up though!

(6/11) Work day for Dad and me.  Sarah met me at the gym with the kids and we got to Zumba before coming home.  The only bad part about doing that is that we get home late, and it's pretty much bedtime as soon as we walk in the door.

(6/12) Work day for Dad & me, and Sarah had the kids. I had to wake the boys and have them at Sarah's by 6:45a, and they were so tired D kept yelling random things like "That is not a toy because it's too loud!" The littles have taken to calling Sarah "Mom" when they're tired like that.  They've been pretty clingy, but also very cuddly. The teenager rode the bus home with a friend today, and the rest of us had a movie night.

(6/13) Work day for Dad, and I had the kiddos.  I wanted to take the kids to Zumba, but discovered Dad had the car seats.  Called Sarah and she ran one by and we got to Zumba only a few minutes late.  After class, we headed over to the boys' last swim lesson.  At the start of the lesson, 3/4 swimmers were sobbing, and JJ was bouncing up and down, happy as can be. D was sympathy crying with the others.  Swim was very fun and the boys really did great.  We went over to Grandma's for lunch and C stayed to go bday shopping and I brought the littles home to nap while I worked in the yard.  We went and played out in the yard later and got the boys nice and filthy before bath time.

(6/14) Fun day for me!  I ran to coffee with Sarah in the morning and then met up with another foster mom for a walk on the Centennial Trail, with more coffee! She was wearing a familiar race shirt, so we talked shop and running.  My mom (Nanan) requested 24 hours of my time, and didn't tell me where we were headed. Not being in charge of the plans is hard for me, but she offered no-kid time and wine, so I said I was in! We ended up staying at the Inn at Barnum Point which had a beautiful waterfront view and a great deck. We sat out, watched the eagles, and visited all afternoon. Very relaxing!  Dad held down the fort while I was away.

(6/15) Mom and I sat out on the deck and had cinnamon rolls and coffee and watched four bald eagles getting buzzed by smaller birds, or just hanging out at the beach.  Unfortuntately, my phone camera didn't get great pics, but it was still a treat!  We went for lunch and then watched a movie before I came back to reality.  I missed my kiddos!  I am out on vacation this week and it was a great way to kick it off!