Interesting Day

We have had an interesting day so far. We spent the morning just doing a few chores around the house and the kids playing in the backyard. Then, we had playgroup at Sonic at noon. The kids had a blast playing outdoors and I wanted to let them get some outside time before all of the rain starts. I snapped a few pics of them playing at Sonic.

Then, around 2:00 p.m. , my husband calls me and tells me that our house alarm is going off. I answered, "I'm not at home, what do I need to do?" He said that he'd call our alarm company back and have them notify the police. So, I leave to go home, so that I can let them in. I beat them to the house. So, I wait outside, in the van. The policeman gets here and has me unlock the front door and then return to the van after I pointed out to him that the back door into the yard is open. He calls for back up and waits in the doorway until the other officer arrives. Of course, I have a feeling I know what has happened now. They come out and tell me there is noone in the house and everything looks fine.

Our back door can be very hard to shut. You have to lock it to make sure you get it fully shut. I remember having Connor shut the door after they came in from outside, but I forgot to check it when we were leaving. I think he just didn't get it fully shut and when the wind started blowing, the back door came open and set our alarm off.

So, we got a visit from some of our finest! I'll be checking that door everytime we leave now!

Have a blessed day!

Growing by leaps and bounds

Hello all! This is our Sunday picture -- we have to take pics of the kiddos all dressed up! Aren't they all so adorable?

After church today, we ate at Super Salad! with G & G J. K got some icecream that she absolutely loved. She makes a face when she first tastes it because it is so cold, but keeps going back for more. GJ go to feed it to her. No wonder she is Grandpa's girl!

K is growing by leaps and bounds. I just pulled down the 12 month clothes from the attic and she is already in them. She is pulling up and cruising around a lot and will be 9 months old on Tuesday. The other day, I snapped this picture of her exploring on the stairs. She made it up onto the landing and then up three steps. Isn't it amazing how fast kids grow up? You always here it, but don't know how true it is until it happens to you! I can't believe that C is about to start Kindergarten, either.

Have a blessed day!

Picnics and walks

Last night, we had a picnic in our back yard. Connor asked if we could eat outside, and since the weather was so nice, we decided that would be a great idea. So, we ate, and then watched the kids play for a little while.

Then, after Mother's Day Out today, C, E, K, and I went on a walk. Kara got to ride on the tricycle for the first time and she absolutely loved it. Emma is learning to pedal her bicycle. She is doing ok, but trys to pedal backwards. She ended up walking most of the time. Connor rode his bike and spent most of his time waiting for us to catch up.

Kara got her first taste of chocolate this afternoon. She was crawling on the floor and found a M&M. A blue one. She had blue all over her face and looked as pleased as could be.

Hopefully, this nice weather stays put for a while! Have a blessed day!

Fresh baked cookies

Don't you love the smell of cookies baking? I have been baking peanut butter cookies this afternoon. I was in the mood for cookies, and since I have limited myself on what I can have, I had to make some. They use an egg, splenda, peanut butter, and vanilla. They are OK for me to have and taste good, too! Yummy!

Connor decided to monogram the inside of my pantry door this afternoon. He wrote the letters-- C, C, E, L, and K with a permanent green marker. He tried to not let me open the pantry door (that was my first clue that he didn't want me to see something.) Then he stood directly in front of the spot to hide it. (clue #2) After I saw it, he proudly explained to me what the letters stood for -- our initials.

Kara has found a toy that she loves -- a ball! One of the big, round ones. She played with it in my class this afternoon and chased it around trying to bite it. It was so funny to see. Every time she'd go to bite it, the ball would shoot out from her grasp and off she'd go chasing it again.

Also, I have a new baby niece. Her name is Jaylie Janae Teeter. She was born yesterday, March 3, 2009. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 18 3/4 inches long. I can't wait to see her when I'm in over Spring Break! Congratulation Brooks and Cheyenne and Robert and Brianna! I'll share a pic soon!

Have a blessed day!

Lunch With Daddy

Today we had lunch with Daddy. C and E have been wanting to do this for a little while, but we just had not gotten around to it. So, today they picked going to lunch with Daddy and then to the Science Place over going to Incredible Pizza with playgroup. They love their Daddy so much! They would have liked to have done lunch with Daddy and then Incredible Pizza, but when I said they had to choose-- Daddy won out! So, we made the hour drive there, spent an hour with Carlton, and then drove back home by way of The Science Place. It was fun and great to see Carlton in the middle of the day.

Let me brag on my husband just a bit--- I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and my kids are so blessed to have such a great Daddy! A lady asked me at church recently, "Do you know how blessed you are to have that man in your life?" I, of course, do realize that and answered accordingly! Carlton is the most loving, understanding, gentle, helpful, Godly man... (the list goes on)...he is just what we need and we are truly blessed to have him in our lives. It is so sweet to see the way he is with C, E, and K. They adore him, as do I! Thank you, Carlton! We Love You!

After lunch with Daddy, we went to The Science Place in Fair Park. We haven't been in a while, and C has been asking to go-- we just haven't made the time. So, today we went and all three kiddos had a blast! Even Kara! It wasn't very crowded and she could crawl around and explore all she wanted to. We went through the Children's museum part, and as we were leaving we decided to go through one of the newer exhibits on buildings. It had a lot of hands on experiments and things to do and they loved it. As you can see, I took lots of pictures!

Have a great day!

The Race Is On

The race-- When someone leaves our house, C and E like to race them. They start off by lining up with the car that is parked in front of our house (the one that is leaving.) Then, 3, 2, 1, go! Off they run. They can race two houses down and see if they 'beat' the car. They love to do this when anyone leaves our house. The pics this afternoon are of C and E racing Aunt MaryAnn as she left.

We also took some pics of them in their church clothes so that they could show them off like Kara did earlier.

Also, here are the kids playing on the Wii Fit balance board. Co is doing yoga. He loves to practice the yoga moves on the Wii Fit. And he does a pretty good job of imitating the trainer to accomplish the correct pose! Emma is hula hooping. She had to have a little help, but she loves to try to get as many rotations as possible. She is up to 15 with a little help!

Hope you have a blessed week!

My Responsibility As a Parent

What an awesome responsibility God has given to parents. Kara was pulling wipe after wipe out of the wipe box a bit ago, and she looked up at me when I spotted her, and you could tell she knew she was caught. It made me pause and think that even at such an early age, kids begin to realize basic right from wrong and that God has given parents the responsibility of shaping the direction that their kids are growing. It may seem as if I am just trying to make it through the day to day, but ultimately, there is a bigger picture. I need to and do realize that each little decision I make and each action I take is shaping C, E, and K! Wow! I don't take that lightly and will strive to teach them God's wisdom and His Word.