And Then There Were Four

A picture says a thousand words, but I'll just add a few more. After all, I'm starting to feel half alive again finally. Some of you may have noticed my lengtly blogging slumps over the past four or five months. Beside cold after cold after cold that our family battled in the first few months of 09, there was our confernce (we had 10 guests stay with us for the weekend), more colds after conference, then spring hit with a vengence - being a lot warmer than usual and bringing the alergy plagues with it. On top of all that, there's been the general spring/summer busyness that seems to just whirl us into non-stopness for weeks on end. And through it all I was exhausted with no time to be tired. Definitely not a feeling I'd wish on anyone else!

Today we're celebrating PC's 3rd birthday, and the kids all got new t-shirts to wear for the day. I expect they'll cause quite the stir - but we thought we'd do something different this time. Anyway, I'll let the pictures do most of the rest of the talking since I have a few phone calls to make before the party.

Dolly's shirt


PC's Shirt


Excited Kids


Here's the reason why


Emma's shirt - the give-away.


A little better look

So, July 9th is officially the first day of our sixth month, and now that the news is out... I can dig out some more comfortable clothes! And wait until November 8th-ish. 'Cause we're gonna have another baby!

Checklist

PC is turning 3 on Tuesday. We're having his birthday party on Saturday. So, for my own organization this will be a check list for what I have left to do. I might take pictures later, but right now, there are priorities. :)

Bake cakes
Make jell-o
Wash dishes
Unload and load dishwasher
Find tape
Wrap presents
Assemble cake
Make and color icing
Ice cake
Make taco filling
Chop vegetables
Grate cheese
Get matching shirts ready for kids
Take garbage out
Feed birds
Take a shower
Clean bathroom
Make guacamole
Make iced tea
Sort through last clothing container
Wash Dishes (again)
Figure out how to get everything to the park or if we won't be going to the park(right now our car is dead)

There may be more, and I'll add it if I think of it, but right now it's almost 11 and I need to make sure the cakes are baked tonight.

Copy Cat

NaomiG did a Father's Day interview with her girls and just for fun I thought I'd see if my munchkins would hold still long enough to think about the questions if I asked them. Overall, they did pretty good and I did get a few cute responses. So, I'm copying Naomi and posting my kids' answers to her interview.... or at least most of the questions she asked.

What makes Daddy happy?

PC: The Word Je-uh. (the Lord Jesus)
Dolly: Being good. Taking him camping.

What makes Daddy laugh?

PC: A game!
Dolly: Like play with him.

How does Daddy make you laugh?

Dolly: By tickling me.
PC: Ohm, Daddy can be wike a giraffe.

How tall is Daddy?

Dolly: He's this tall (she indicates by tossing a dress into the air)
PC: He's dat tall (he indicates by tossing his stuffed pony into the air)

What is Daddy really good at?

Dolly: Games!
PC: My bir-day train.

What do you think Daddy did when he was a kid?

Dolly: Um, like not obeying his mom?
PC: Maybe he get in the garbage.

What is Daddy not very good at?

Dolly: Running.
PC: A game!

What does Daddy do for his job?

Dolly: He works. ..with the computer. Pays us money.
PC: He get money at work.

What is Daddy's favorite food?

Dolly: Lamb meat.
PC: Tea!

If Daddy was an animal, what kind of animal would he be?

Dolly: A giraffe because he's big like a giraffe.
PC: A Wion!

What do you and Daddy do together?

Dolly: I come with Daddy when he goes shopping.
PC: Play.

How are you and Daddy the same?

Dolly: We're not!
PC: I don't know.

How are you and Daddy different?

Dolly: Well, I'm a girl and he's a boy (then in a softer voice she added)I think that's what's wrong with me. (I know she forgot the word 'different' as she answered this question, but I had to include her whole explanation.
PC: I don't know

Where is Daddy's favorite place to go?

Dolly: Work?
PC: At work.

What does Daddy like most about Mommy?

Dolly: Your hair long?
PC: Being nice.

The End.

Happy Father's Day Sir, You're a great dad to our kids... even if they do think your favorite place to be is at work! ;)