Mom,Where does the baby grow?

Now some people might think we are crazy for wanting another baby but I mean take a look at Annie, she's got ice cream on her face, she is wearing both a glove and a fire hat, and she's got a toy. If that doesn't make you smile then I just can't help you!

So yes, its true we are expecting Mini Wheat 3 in March. Now, the kids are fascinated about how the baby grows and how it comes out, etc... WOW... when I had Annie Claire was one so she didn't care at all. Today, Claire asked to feed me goldfish so that the baby could have some. She's pretty smart. Also, they really seem to understand where the baby grow as you can see below. Pray for our family as we prepare for the Trifecta!

When Good Ideas Go Bad

Claire Turned 4 on August 7! Hip Hip Hooray! I love my sweet girl!
This is my good idea gone bad. So ya know when your watching an infomercial and your like I need that. Well this is not the BIG TOP Cupcake but something I bought off ebay for half the the price. I think I need some practice on filling the to pans. Obviously, it was a little off.
Claire was still happy about it but sadly this cake doesn't travel well so it ended up upside down on my feet. Needless to say, she had a pink round cake instead by the end of the day. O well!

Whole Hog Roast

For a church activity, we roasted a whole hot in our backyard. I tried to spare you the pictures of the actual hog cause it was disgusting but , just in case, you ever decide to try this. Here are a few tips we learned along the way. TIP #1 The night before the we had about 7 guys come dig a giant whole in backyard. The tip is don't let them cut the phone line whilst digging.


Tip #2 Don't get rocks that will explode at 5 am when you start the fire. Its not very safe and your neighbors start to wonder what the heck is going on. The picture above is what the fire looked like after about 2 hours of trying to die it down. Apparently the men did too good of a job making the fire hot. At one point, the flames were like 6 feet high.
Tip #3 Make sure to where gloves while digging said ash out of fire pit and try not to singe your leg hairs.


Tip #4 Don't look at whats inside that foil... It is nasty. At least the meat was so tender that one of the rib bones just slipped right out.

Tip #5 Don't stare at this photo too long if you are weak like me. Make sure when the men pull it apart there are lots of latex gloves for them to wear. Also, latex gloves make great balloons for the kids later.



Overall, I thought we had alot of fun. Almost our whole church group came and I loved having a reason to clean my house. The weather was awesome. It was during the week in July where it was like 70 at night. I wore a long sleeves just cause I could!! I love having friends over and can't wait for the next party. What should we do next !! ??

Summer Pictures

Annie and Claire getting their graduation certificates from swimming lessons. However, Claire is not in this picture.....she's hiding on the side. Overall swimming lessons went well. They first day I was worried my kids might literally claw the concrete of the side of the pool when I had to drag them back in for their turn. By the 3rd day, though, there was much improvement. They were even sad when it was over and now have taken to playing swim class in the bathtub. Tigger bounce, Tigger Bounce, Tigger Under...

Also, this picture is random but is from when we went to Mud Island at the beginning of the summer.

A Wicked Question

After going to see Wicked, last week, I was thinking..... certain types of people probably identify more with different characters. For instance, Glinda the Good Witch had a certain quality that I really admired , I felt more like Glinda then I did the "wicked" witch (which I can't quite remember how to spell cause I've only seen the play once!!)... So my question is? Which Wicked girl did you feel you are more like? (YOU CAN"T SAY BOTH!!!!) Leave a comment and make it interesting. Much love and hopefully a pic or two coming soon of the girls swimming lessons! (ahem.. Cat.....)

"Do Your Girls Ever Fight?"

Well, what do you think?