Grant me patience
to deal with my
BLESSINGS!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Rain, rain go away...??? No way!!!!

While we were staying at grandma and grandpa's home, we got a lovely and beautiful rain storm! How many of you love the smell of rain??? Oh, I LOVE it! I love the smell and the sound of the pitter patter.....it's great!
Well, Aunt Chels...the crazy woman that she is, jumped up off the couch and practically yells like a little child...."Lets go play in the rain!!!" Her enthusiasm got Anna and Olivia curious and excited too....so they all went running outside and started jumping on the trampoline! It was great! They were squealing and screaming and laughing!
Oh, Chelsea, don't we wish we had as much vim and vigor for life as you do!!! You're the best! Thanks for making such a great memory with Anna and Olivia!

Lollipop, lollipop.....oh lolli, lolli, lolli....

Anna was soooo excited....Aunt Gill gave her a dollar! So, we went to the store so she could pick out whatever treat she wanted! Oh, the choices....all the choices! Anna saw this huge lollipop and HAD to have it! I tried coaxing her to get anything else knowing that a sucker this big would only cause havoc for me!!! But she insisted! She was so excited to show everyone!
BUT.....as much as she loved that lollipop for the first ten minutes, it was long forgotten afterwards....I think maybe her tongue got a little tired just licking and licking!!!

Kids....*SIGH*......oh kids!!

A few weeks ago, we went to Pocatello to stay at grandma and grandpa's home. Poor Carter got sick...as you can see... he got a head cold and "goopy" eyes. I was enjoying the morning, surprised that Carter was still asleep, but glad that he was getting some rest to help him recover.
As I was reading in the living room, I hear the faintest sound...the sound of a door clicking...only a mother and a mother's instincts would allow such the faintest sound to be heard....Immediately I knew what was happening! I went to the room where Carter was sleeping to find Anna inside happily waking him up! As I walk through the door, Anna cheerfully says to me, "Mom-mom, I wake Bubba up! Tum on Bubby, Time to dit up!"
This is not the first incident where Anna has decided to wake Carter up! I wasn't happy, and had to spoil all her fun and put her in the corner for doing something we talked about that was not OK! Silly kid! Of course, I had to take a picture of her in Time-Out....she was making her classic scowl I get whenever she's in trouble and upset with me!