And this is what Tommy was up to last week while I wrote my blog post. I seriously can't keep up with that little destruction machine! The photo doesn't do it justice. There were sprinkles everywhere. I left them out after letting the girls decorate their morning oatmeal. My mistake. Bubba and sprinkles means a whole lot of Mommy clean up! No wonder he was letting me work on the computer without interrupting me every few minutes.
I think I have the only children who like visiting the bank. Tommy is so excited about this toy. They get upset when I turn into the drive through window to make deposits or withdrawals. They love coming in to play with this toy.
Tommy ate a lot of Cheetos during our trip to Seattle and back last December/January. I didn't buy an Cheetos in January to give his little body a break. I decided to pick up two bags on our trip to Sam's Club this week. He was overjoyed to see that bright orange bag. He hugged it all the way to the cash register and would barely let it go so the checker could ring it up. I think it's safe to say this kiddo is a salty snack lover like his Daddy.
Lily is getting so excited about Puna and Papa's visit. We started a countdown to help her track the days. She reminds me each morning to change the number. Annie just thinks all our grandparents should move to our street so she can walk to their houses and visit them every day. We think that's a pretty good idea too.
I decided that baby number four means I need to find some ways to simplify my days. I decided to try going short with my hair. I figured now was a good time. If I didn't like it, I had time to grow it back before the baby comes. Well, I love it. Annie wants my long hair back. Jeremy does too. But I can get ready so fast now. And no matter how windy the weather is, my hair looks great. I am really enjoying the change.
The one drawback is super crazy morning bed head. This was a more mellow hair morning. Lily loves coming to see my crazy hair each day. It's fun to get a good family laugh to start off every day.
The weather has been in the 50's! The snow is completely gone now. We've been outside taking walks, visiting neighbors, riding bikes, jumping on the tramp....it feels like Spring and we love it. Our neighbors across the street have a little motorized Jeep that the kids just love to drive.
Warmer weather means it's almost time to wear sandals. Annie has already been asking for sandals - and she wears them with socks. We had a girl nail polish party during Tommy's nap. Annie wanted neon green, Lily has pink sparkles, and Mommy has bright red for Valentine's Day.
Tommy got out to enjoy the last little bit of snow before it disappeared. His little hands were frozen when we went back inside. He ate as much as he could and savored every bite. All of our kids love to eat snow.
Sunday morning was 48 degrees - in the morning! Now that we have church so late in the day, the kids love to play in the yard Sunday mornings. They were in the middle of some imagination adventure when I caught them on camera.
Lily painted this watercolor Sunday afternoon. It is a jungle tree with vines hanging off the branches and bright colored flowers growing on the ground. The red flying in the sky is a scarlet macaw bird. The details didn't photograph well. She is so proud of her painting. And notice the shirt? I think she wore it two or three times this week. I washed it over the weekend and she put it on again this morning for school. Her teacher is going to think the poor girl doesn't have any clothes.
We had a baby check up this week. Everything is great for me and the baby. Unfortunately, as I was leaving my appointment I crossed paths with my cousin Angela in the doctor's office. I could tell when I saw her that something was wrong. She collapsed in my arms and burst into tears. The doctor let us use his lunchroom to sit down and talk. Angela was due to have a baby the week before me, but the baby died a few weeks ago. She didn't know anything was wrong until that day when she came in for her check up. She said she was so glad I was there so she had family to talk to right away. I'm glad I was there too.
See you soon Puna and Papa! Grammy and Grampy, your valentines are in the mail!
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