I hope you think this is as funny as I did....

I am head over heels in love with this kid.

He is by far the most different of my children.

I try to keep him clean, but he is just one of those kids that no matter what you do he is always little bit messy.

He is also not much of a bath lover. He and I have an understanding that if I can't remember the last day he had a bath, then its time to fill up the tub.

Well Monday just happened to be one of the days that I was pretty sure it was bath day for Frank.

We were having a lazy summer morning that day, when panic struck and I remembered we had doctors appointments. I ran around like a mad women barking at the kids to get dressed, brush your hair, wash your hands.

We made it to the doctors on time and I was relieved. Things were going great. We did the usual pre-checkup things like getting weighed, checking height, answering questions and getting undressed.

We then waited for the doctor and Frank played with the toys and doctors spinny stool. That's when I saw it.......a HUGE skid on the bum of Franks underpants. I was mortified. What was the doctor going to think?

I decided to play it honest. I told her I had forgotten our appointments this morning and we didn't have time for bathes. I didn't specifically mention the skid hoping this was enough of an explanation. She probably understood the no bath but I am sure she thought "at least have him change his underwear."

I now find this story very amusing and I laugh every time I think about it. I am not so sure the doctor thinks it is as funny as I do.

What do You do in the Summer Time........

Play some games?

Go for a swim?

Enjoy the flowers?

Swing?

Go for a walk?

Feed the ducks?

It may be close to 100 degrees but I will never complain, summer time is the best time of the year. It will be these posts and pictures that get me through the long cold winter days and nights of January.

God knew what he was doing when he gave us the long hot days of summer.

Conversations

Our annual trip to Lava Hot Springs is fast approaching. The kids are excited and can't wait for all the fun that awaits them. At least once a day one of them asks the other two if they want to "talk about Lava." They then pick a spot to sit down and chat about a huge swimming pool with fast slides, a trip down the river in tubes, a restaurant that serves tater tots, and staying up late watching movies and playing with cousins. I hope this years trip to Lava is all that these conversations have made it out to be. I have a feeling that it will.

Growing Up

I have a confession to make. I HATE the fact that my kids have to get older. I wish I could put them in a box and keep them just the way they are right now. I love their cute faces, their kid voices, and the way they laugh hysterically at Sponge Bob and Scooby Doo. I love watching them play and listening to their conversations with each other.

People have told me that having teenagers is fun and that they loved that stage in their child rearing years. I know they are wiser and have been where I am going, but I find it hard to believe that life with teenagers can be much better than life with little ones. I guess only time will tell and I need to come to grips with the fact that time marches on and that one day all of them will grow into teenagers, then adults, and then leave me.

My goal? Enjoy every moment of these few years I have with my kids.

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?