Fathers Day

We had a great Fathers Day this past Sunday. We ate a yummy breakfast together, went to church and sang I'm so Glad When Daddy Comes Home, had bbq for dinner, and topped the day off with ice cream and popsicles outside.

I am grateful for my cute hubby who is a wonderful father to our four kiddos. They are lucky to have a dad who works so hard to provide for them and then has time to play with them after a long day of work.

Thanks to my dad who stayed up late and helped me with long division in the fifth grade, and who just last week came over to help me with my lawn mower. He is a great papa and all his grand kids adore him.

I am lucky to have so many handsome and great men in my life. Thanks to all of you.

Oh Frankie!

A conversation between Jeff and Frankie.

Frankie: Dad do you know what this costume needs?
Jeff: No, what?
Frankie pointing to his armpits: Pit hair.

So we made it possible. Is he the cutest and funniest thing ever?

Momhood

For the moms out there in blog land, don't you just love your job? I do. It makes me smile each and everyday. Sure there are days when I get frazzled but hey who doesn't?

Today I was grateful for the the three beds I made. Now you are saying to yourself I thought she has four kids. Well, I do but the two oldest have taken to sleeping in Henry's bed since the baby came. They stay up way too late talking and laughing and I have to get after them at least twice, but I hope they remember forever the time they shared a bed. I honestly don't know how I will get them to sleep apart ever again. I guess time will take care of that just like it does with wearing princess and Buzz Lightyear costumes to Costco.

I thank my Heavenly Father each day that he made me a mom. What a fun time of life. What do you love about being a mom?

Just some pics

I know I am their mom, but dang my kiddos are cute! I am head over heals in love with all four of my cuties.

Lucy

Lucy made her entrance into this world very quickly and very painfully, but I think out of all my birth experiences hers is my favorite. As Mandy says "I can picture Lucy inside knowing it was time to come out and being nervous. Finally she just closed her eyes and went for it."

The past seven years with Lucy have been the best. She has always been a good girl and very easy going. She has always had a great imagination and can play by herself for hours. Even to this day I can pull out the Little People and Lucy will be in her own make believe world for hours. Sometimes I peek around the corner while she is playing just so I can catch a glimpse of her lost in her own imagination.

Lucy has always loved to sing. I remember mornings laying in bed listening to her sing to herself in her crib. Her sweet little voice melting my heart and putting a smile on my face for the entire day. She is still a singer and I try to hold on to every note and lock it away in my permanent mom vault.

Lucy loves books. Since she was little she has always loved a good story. She began to "read" as soon as she could speak. She would find a comfy spot and a stack of books and begin to makeup stories to go along with the pictures. She can read now and I am so proud of her for that, but I will miss her "stories".

Lucy is an artist. Turn her loose with some paper and art supplies and you will have a gallery. I have stacks of papers with drawings of our family, flowers, hearts, ghosts, witches, ect. I guess someday they will have to be gone through and only the masterpieces saved but I just can do it quite yet.

I love my Lucy girl so much. I am grateful Heavenly Father blessed me with such a sweet girl.

My Friend

A friend who has been away for awhile came back for a visit today. She has been gone for a little over a year and I was shocked when she showed up. She has stayed away before and each time she comes back I find myself surprised at how quickly her absence seems to go by.

We have been friends for twenty years and I have grown accustom to her. Although accustom to her she always seems to find the most inconvenient times to drop by. It seems like whenever I have a vacation, holiday or party I am looking forward to she feels like she needs to drop by and say hello, keeping me from really enjoying myself.

I remember as a teenager being so embarrassed by her. I HATED her visits. I was always watching my back to make sure she wasn't following me too closely, because I didn't want anyone to know she was with me.

As time has pasted I have become less embarrassed by her. I don't hate her anymore I am mostly annoyed by her. She is one of those awkward friends that you don't quite know what to do with. You try to make the most of her visits but she makes you uncomfortable and grouchy.

Don't get me wrong, there have been times when I thought she had been gone for too long. I was glad when she finally decided to stop by, and I am afraid that if she decides to stay away again I might just go crazy.

Time is going to pass and one day she will not want to visit me anymore. I think I will miss her but I cant say for sure. As for now, I will wait for her return every twenty eight days.

Lunch Time Mayhem!

Lucy, Frankie, Lydia, and I met Mandy today at Fashion Place Mall to return some items and of course go shopping. We ended our day of mall fun in the food court for some lunch. As we stroll down the food court I ask the kids if they want Chick-fil-a which is what I wanted. They both tell me NO! I ask Lucy do you want a Hot Dog on a Stick, NO! She tells me she want Orange chicken from Panda. We make our way to Panda. There are four guys working behind the counter but apparently George is the only one who can take orders and cashier. So I wait as three people order and pay.

Next Frankie wants Hot Dog on a Stick. I make my way down to that end of the food court. There are three people ahead of me there as well. I wait as one girl takes the orders, batters the hot dogs, and places them in the deep fryer. Yeah I finally get my dog.

I make my way to Chick-fil-a (hey that rhymes). I order my number one combo and have it in a matter of two minutes. Another reason I love the Fil-A, delish and speedy!

I return to the table with my hot dog and combo meal just as Mandy is finishing her number one combo and has to leave. Bummer! Just as I get ready to eat my wonderful chicken sandwich Lucy informs me her orange chicken is too spicy. I give her my fries. Frankie then wants a taste of my chicken. He like that better than his hot dog. I break the chicken breast into strips so he can eat it with his hands. Lucy the sees that Frankie doesn't want his hot dog and asks if she can have that. I am now stuck eating orange chicken.

Moral of the story, just choose where you want to eat and make your kids eat there too, or just avoid the mall food court and go home to PB&Js.