Fun at the Beach

Recently, we went to the Outer Banks, North Carolina with friends.  We had fun at both the beaches we visited!  Naomi's most memorable event was being knocked off her feet by a wave.  She hadn't planned on getting in the water at the time, but the ocean had other thoughts.

Soundside

Oceanside

Careers

Five-year-old Naomi had a very enlightening experience at Career Day.  Her new philosophy:

I think I know how people choose what they're going to do. It's because of their hair and body. If a person has the hair and body of a nurse, then they'll become a nurse. If they have the hair and body of a fire fighter, then they'll choose to be a fire fighter. If they have the hair and body of a veterinarian, then they'll learn how to be a  veterinarian.

And my favorite:

If they have the hair and body of a rock star, they'll be a rock  star!

Fun with Bubbles

The girls decided to "grow" facial hair.  Or something like that.

Snow Fun

Five hours.

That's how long the kids stayed outside playing with the neighbors instead of going to school.

Snowball fights!  Guess who usually had the upper hand?

Just happy to be included.

Showing off his ammunition.

Her Indian name is Runs In Snow With Apple.

Playing Fox & Geese

I think this one should say, "And here we have a nice red minivan driving by for your viewing pleasure."

And what was Abigail doing this whole time?  Reading books, playing with lacing cards, and prancing around like all good three-year-old girls...

...in her swimsuit.

Love Letter from the Five Year Old

It says:

I (heart) loove (heart) mom (heart) anD (heart) DaD

HigH mom  HigH DaD

1 26 5011

Naomi

I love the date.

 

But I especially love how she spelled 'hi'.

Overheard in the Car

Observations by the four-year-old; comment by the two-year-old.


NE: Ewww! It smells like crabs in here!

Me: Crabs? You think so?

NE: Yes! I think Daddy and Uncle Matthew got crabs and ate them in the car on the way home from the airport.

Me: chuckling and confused (Uncle Matthew is half-way across the country.)

AE: Yah, it stinks! I think Uncle Matthew pooped in here!

Me: laughing so hard I'm crying


Of course I had to call Matthew, and inform him that our two-year-old thinks he needs to work on his personal hygiene.

Misnomer

Names our fourth child has been called:

Noomee


Nemo




Namer or Namee



Nawmee


Nay-Nay



Nie-oh-mee


Nummy




Numer



Wyoming

and last, but not least,

Mary
(multiple times by another four-year-old)

Another Chapter in NE's Book...

I laughed, and then I cried.



Perhaps you've heard of the book Pinkalicious. If not, go find it. It's great. Though we all love Pinkalicious around here, apparently one member of the family decided to take her love to the next level.

Introducing REDalicious:


She also decided to cut her hair so it would be "short and pretty like L...'s". All little girls want to emulate their older sisters.


We will be taking a trip to the salon tomorrow to see if it can be fixed without being completely chopped off.

Amazingly, almost all of the hair was put carefully in the garbage, and there was no lipstick on the walls or bedspreads or couches...or anywhere besides her face and hands!

I blame myself for this one. Whilst organizing the bathroom closet, I got side-tracked and left a whole heap of stuff (including, yes, you guess it, lipstick and scissors) on the counter. It was apparently too tempting for the three-year-old to leave alone.

All those beautiful brown curls!!! The hair will grow. The hair will grow.

NE's Shopping List

Me: I need to go to the store. Do you want to come with me?

NE: What store are we going to? Walmart?

Me: Nope. I just need to run to the grocery store close to our home to get a couple things.

NE: I want to get some things at Walmart.

Me: Well, what do you want to get? Maybe we can get them at the grocery store.

NE: I want sandwiches and ham and hamburgers and butter and turkey and ham and five books. And are there snakes in there?

The Evolution of the Healing Thumb

A couple weeks ago, NE slammed her thumb in the back screen door--really hard! She had been crying anyway because I was making her come in, so it took a minute for me to realize that that's a real cry, not just whining!

She is one tough cookie. Of course, she didn't like it when Dad had to squeeze out the infection about a week after the event, but all in all has really been a trooper. There's still a bruise, but she doesn't seem to notice it at all anymore.

I wondered if this might cure her of her thumb-sucking habit, but she had no problem switching thumbs!

Three Year Old Pictures

I have a hard time saying "no" to such cute pictures! Portrait Innovations is my new favorite place to spend more than I should...

Look Who's Been Busy

NE, staying true to form, has added another chapter to her book entitled, The Art of Mess-making. An exciting adventure, this latest installment includes a two-year-old, a wall, a picture frame, a floor, three pillows, two chairs, a table, two stuffed animals, three books, a shirt, and a GREEN PERMANENT MARKER. I say "exciting adventure", but that all depends on your viewpoint. For me, it was actually scarier than Psycho.

Here is a picture for your viewing pleasure.

The previous chapters involve water overflowing from the kitchen sink, dry lemonade mix in the living room, and decorating with a book of stamps. Stay tuned for more tales of her escapades! (I can't hope that this is the end, though I want to.)

Mean Greens

While making lunch today, N.E. commandeered the half-full can of green beans. With a mouthful, she proclaimed, "MMMmmm! I love these mean greens!"

Can you guess what our 2 yr old is learning to do?

Skittles work! I am not above bribing my children to get desired results. N.E. is so proud. She got to pick out new panties ("Dee-Dee-Dora"), and when we are home she keeps those panties dry 90% of the time!