This is How We Roll

Today was transportation day at Madelyn's preschool. The kids were asked to bring their bikes. Madelyn chose her bike rather than her scooter. She is upset with her scooter right now. Last week we took the girl's scooters to their cousins house to ride. Madelyn couldn't go as fast as their neighbor (who was a few years older than her). She took it to heart & has been upset with her scooter b/c it wasn't fast enough. Hopefully she will get over this pretty soon!

We've been taking lots of walks around our circle. Madelyn either rides her bike or scooter. Ansley has a trike that has a handle behind it so I can push her since she hasn't mastered pedaling. She drags her feet & gets on & off the trike. She even tries to push it herself. This was taking FOREVER. So we switched to her scooter. She also gets frustrated when riding that. She doesn't understand how to control the steering. As a result, she ends up in the grass. Then I tried to get her to just walk with me while Madelyn rides. This worked for a while but she wanted something to do. Finally I had the idea for Ansley to push her baby stroller on walks. So far, this has worked well. Oh, & by the way, I'm not so overbearing that I make Ansley wear a helmet when she pushes her stroller...she wants to be like Sissy (Ansley's name for Madelyn). Our walks are still pretty slow but at least everyone is happy!

Friends from Home

Charles & Angela Horn drove up for a visit yesterday with their 2 boys, Charles & Brooks. We met them at the Children's Museum (seems to be a popular stop for our visitors). I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't super crowded as I had expected. The Horn's came back to our house for dinner after making a quick stop at the mall. Angela wanted to shop at Anthropologie. I so wish I could have taken advantage of their huge sale selection but its hard to tell what size I'll be post baby. I have bought a few things already...a few casual shirts & some comfy pants from the Gap & J Crew outlet. The kids had fun playing together. It was a beautiful day...70 degrees & sunny by dinner time. It was nice spending time with friends from home!

Post 4th Party

We watched our 1st run of fireworks tonight at our neighbors post 4th of July party. The kids played potato sack races, water balloon toss, & egg toss. There was ice cream sundaes & cupcakes. Madelyn & Ansley had a great time. Ansley was scared of the fireworks. I held her the whole time, even when the sparklers were flaring. Jon is still working nights so he had to miss the fun. We've got some great neighbors around here with lots of kids for Madelyn & Ansley to play with!

Happy 4th of July!

The girls participated in our neighborhood's 4th of July parade this morning. Madelyn won 3rd place for best decorations! She won a gift certificate for some ice cream...yummy!! The girls had lots of fun!

We met Suzanne, Ethan, & Noah at The Children's Museum on Thursday. Then the Barnett's came over to our house. We took the kids to the playground. Then came home to eat tacos. It was good seeing friends from home. We love having visitors!

Speaking of visitors, Maw Maw & Paw Paw Day drove up from Louisville yesterday just to take the girls out to dinner! Too bad Jon had to work. We ate at Red Robin. The girls loved the atmosphere & getting a balloon. Then we ate ice cream at Cold Stone. What a nice surprise!!

1st Day of Summer Preschool

Madelyn is going to Centennial Preschool at the church in our neighborhood! Its so close we can walk to school. We did the summer preschool b/c Madelyn was so excited to get started. She will go every Tuesday from 9-1 for 6 weeks. Then she'll start back in September, Mon, Wed, & Fri from 9-12. Madelyn was very excited to get her new pink back pack. She has to bring her lunch as well. I packed a zebra cake that she picked out at Kroger for her special treat. Madelyn just dove right in with the festivities & hardly noticed when I left. Her teacher was surprised that she had never been to preschool before b/c she listened so well & is so smart! Summer preschool is very relaxed. They made name tags, listened to a Bible story, played outside, play dough, colored pictures, & they lightly go over preschool curriculum.

So what did Ansley & I do all morning? We went to Babies R Us to shop for the girls' baby brother. Then we ate lunch at Chic-Fil-A. Ansley got a pink balloon & held it proudly as she ate her lunch. She accidentally let it go in the playground but handled the loss pretty well! It was fun spending time alone with her.

Embarrassing Moments

A few funny stories to share:

I was sitting on the edge of the pool, keeping an eye on Madelyn & Ansley when another mom, her little girl, & the little girl's grandma sat down next to me. The mom asked how far along I was b/c she was pregnant too. I told her about 34 weeks. The grandma abruptly says, "You look to big to be 34 weeks pregnant, I thought you were due any day!" The daughter kept saying she thought I was the right size. The grandma even questioned my knowledge of how far along I was! They continued to debate my belly size, or how it should be, while I just sat there saying nothing.

The girls & I went to the deep end to swim. There was an older lady helping a little boy swim too. The lady had a large growth on the side of her nose. Not massive but definitely noticeable. Every time they would pass, my girls would say hello...it was all good. The third time the lady swam by, Madelyn asked her what that bump was on her nose! The nice lady just shrugged. Madelyn took it as she didn't hear her question, so she asked her again, only louder. The nice lady just shrugged again as she smiled at me. Madelyn then directed her question at me, in hearing distance of the poor lady. They did not swim past us again.

A few weeks ago, Madelyn was swimming in the big pool. A very, very large man walked passed Madelyn as he exited the pool. Madelyn shouts to me across the pool, "Mama, look at his big nipples!"

Happy Father's Day

The girls painted Jon picture frames at the library yesterday. Jon had to work from 7-1. I took the girls to the pool while Jon was at work. The girls were so excited to give Daddy their gift. I made Jon his favorite Eclair cake. Unfortunately it turned out soupy b/c I used skim milk! Jon's parents & grandmother drove up to eat dinner with us at Geoff & Brandi's house. The girls had fun playing with their cousins & seeing Maw Maw, Paw Paw, & Mama Dee. Brandi fixed a yummy dinner for everyone. Happy Father's Day Jon. Madelyn & Ansley are the luckiest girls in the world to have you as their dad!!