I'm Still Here

I just haven't been blogging lately.  I haven't taken any actual photos of the kids lately so that's partly to blame, but my absence is mostly due to having a life to live and not being organized enough to blog about it. 

And you know what?  I don't even really feel overly guilty about it.  Gasp!  My kids will have a couple month gap in frequent photos of their daily lives.  So what.  I'm (mostly) over it. 

I'd like to say that I've been using my extra time to catch up on sleep or travel to exotic places, but I'd be lying.  I did get a couple of closets organized though, so that's almost as awesome. 

You know what else is awesome?  It's summer break.  Summer break, baby!  As E said today, "We have more Jack-Jack time!"  I'm feeling so blessed to be able to spend the majority of our summer days with my babies.  Most days, that's better than sleeping or traveling. 

Speaking of sleep, I need to catch some. 

Until next time...

Expressions

Although he was a bit hesitant with his smiles, this sweet lil' guy was full of great facial expressions.

 

 He cracks me up!



Breakfast of Champions

Steve has this runner following thing down to a science.  Because of his fantastic navigation skills, I was able to get smiles and high fives from my most faithful fans eight different times during this morning's half-marathon.

The first thing J said to me when we found each other after the race...

J:  Mom, we had donuts and Funyuns this morning!

Me:  Oh.  Well, I guess somebody has got to make up for the 1300 calories I just burned.

Under Pressure

J:  Mom, I can do a surface dive down to the bottom of five feet.  I think I should try to go down 12 feet.

Me:  J, that's pretty deep.  Maybe you should try something a bit more shallow to start.

J:  I think I can do it.

Me:  You know, you'll have to hold your breath a long time.

J:  Yeah, and that's a lot of pressure, too.  Do you think I'll get the bends?

Hush, Little Baby

I won a scripture lullaby CD at MOPS (yay for MOPS!) yesterday.  That sparked a conversation with E that left me questioning my mothering skills...

E:  Do you know the words to "Hush, Little Baby"? 

Me:  No, not really.

E:  Did you sing that to me when I was a baby?

Me:  Yep.

E:  Did you know the words then?

Me:  No, I just made up my own words because you were a baby, and you didn't know what I was saying anyway. 

E:  What were they?

Me: Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
       Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

      And if that mockingbird won't sing,
      Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring.

     And if that diamond ring won't shine,
     Mama's giving up and drinking wine.

Hey, at least one line of the song is truthful.

Spend Wisely

J:  I've been thinking.  I don't think I'm going to live in California when I grow up. 

Me:  Oh?

J:  No, I still want to be a marine biologist, but I think I want to do more animal rescue work.  I'll probably live in the Southeast, somewhere like Florida.

Me:  It's always good to have a plan.

E:  J, will you drive all the way from Florida to visit Mom and Dad?

J:  Well, I could fly.  But that's really expensive.  I don't want to waste my money on that.

Love you too, J. :)