I just had this conversation with Megan...
Megan: "What would happen if we didn't have teeth?"
Me: "It would be really hard to eat."
Megan: "Oh.....what would happen if we didn't have gums."
Me: "Ummm, I don't know."
Megan: "We wouldn't hang our teeth?"
Me: "What do you mean."
Megan: "I mean, we wouldn't have anything to hang our teeth from."
Me: "I guess you're right"
Megan: "Yeah, and then our teeth would hit our tongue."
She is such a funny girl and comes up with this stuff out of the blue.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
MIA
I know I have not posted on here in a while and am getting caught up tonight. I will have to get caught up with pictures later. We have been busy this week trying to get ready for Bethany's party on Saturday! Can you believe she is turning ONE!?! This year sure has gone by FAST! I am going to stay home and get things ready tomorrow for this party. We just invited the family, so we are keeping it small and trying to keep it simple. I just have a couple of more things to get and we will be set. Tomorrow I am going to pick up the cake pan so I can make her cake on Friday. I know I am insane after the last fiasco I had trying to make Megan's "castle cake", but I am keeping it simple this time. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will turn out at least semi-good. I will post details and pictures after the party for sure! Next week I will be busy getting things together for 2 showers. We are having one shower Friday night and one on Saturday. I am helping host both, what was I thinking? I really don't have to do a whole lot for either one, but still have some things to go get. I also have to prepare the games for the Friday night shower.
We are all doing well. We just try to enjoy our time together and soak in as much as possible. My favorite thing these days is to watch the girls play together on the floor. It usually ends with one or both crying because Bethany is "messing up" Megan's stuff, but I still try to enjoy watching them while they are playing nicely. Bethany is still trying to walk, but just hasn't quite gotten it. She will be up and running soon I'm sure.
So, I guess that's about it. Have fun catching up with us. There is lots of new stuff on here tonight, so keep reading..... I hope you all have a great week. I will post soon to let you all know how the party went. Love you all! Good night!!! ~Amanda
We are all doing well. We just try to enjoy our time together and soak in as much as possible. My favorite thing these days is to watch the girls play together on the floor. It usually ends with one or both crying because Bethany is "messing up" Megan's stuff, but I still try to enjoy watching them while they are playing nicely. Bethany is still trying to walk, but just hasn't quite gotten it. She will be up and running soon I'm sure.
So, I guess that's about it. Have fun catching up with us. There is lots of new stuff on here tonight, so keep reading..... I hope you all have a great week. I will post soon to let you all know how the party went. Love you all! Good night!!! ~Amanda
VBS again
Megan getting a prize out of the treasure chest.
Shai getting a prize from the treasure chest.
Megan with some other kids playing a "helping" game!
Shai singing the hippo song.
The church where Mom and Dad attend had VBS this year. Mom invited us down to go. So after our visit here with Shai we went home with them and took the two big girls to VBS. They had so much fun. Megan loves going to "school"! They had a small group, but still had fun. Megan is still singing all the cutsie little songs. We enjoyed our time with Mom and Dad too. They were tired and trying to recoup from their vacation too. Wednesday I went with Dad so that I could drive him home after his doctor visit. I'll have to tell you about that sometime, it was quite the experience. Mom said that Dad and I bonded. haha We also got to see Mom and Dad's new bulldogge puppies. There are only two left, but they are just too cute! Megan loved to hold them and I think Bethany liked them too. Mom made Bethany's birthday outfit while we there. It is a little pink dress with a poodle on it, it has a matching bib that says "Ooh la la, Bethany is ONE". It is very cute! That about wraps up that trip. James came down and spent the weekend and we came home. Thanks for having us Mom & Dad. We always enjoy our time at your house!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Shai's visit
Read on for the full story...
Craft Time - This went on at various times throughout the week. This was a little house they made for some miniature bears Shai bought at Walmart. I think they were putting their handprints on it here.
Shai at Jumptown coming down the slide
Megan at Jumptown
Bethany at Jumptown
Shai at the pool
Megan at the pool (Too busy to look at the camera)
Bethany at the pool - that little girl LOVES the water
Shai on the waterslide at the birthday party. She had a blast!
Megan on the water slide, she only went down once.
Bethany on the water slide. She was not too happy!
Here we are at the aquarium. If you look straight down from here you see the top of the water exhibit.
Looking at the fish - I think this was the Australia exhibit.
Us by the jaguar. I think this was one of Shai and Megan's favorites. I must admit it was kind of cool to see one that close.
Shai by the orange monkeys, her other favorite.
Shai by the penguins - She had been asking all day to see them, and we finally got there.
Megan by her favorite thing, the flamingos.
And Bethany's favorite, the underwater viewing area. She stood there for quite a while.
Mackenzie, Shai, and Megan watching a movie during the sleepover.
The "roller coaster" at the mall. I think they all enjoyed that.
Wheeeee! More roller coastering.
Shai finally got here Wednesday afternoon. We were all really excited! We got all of her stuff in, ate supper and went to church. Nothing too exciting. Thursday we spent at a friends house just hanging out and having fun. There were a couple of kids there close to her age, so she was happy. Friday we got up and went to JumpTown. It is an indoors and has several bounce houses, jump mazes, blowup slides, etc. Megan didn't really like it, but Shai had a good time. Bethany liked it too. We bounced around a little bit too. We stayed for about 45 minutes.
We then had lunch and went swimming. All went well. My friend has 2 boys, ages 10 & 8, so Shai had them to play with. We then came home, changed, and went to our nephew's birthday party. They had a blowup water slide which was a big hit. Of course Megan didn't like it much, but Shai had a blast! We also got to see Grammy there, she finally got back safe and sound from Australia. She had lots of stuff for us from the Land Down Under and lots of stories to share. I'm sure she will be sharing more with us soon. Saturday we went to the Dallas World Aquarium. There is so much there, everything from monkeys to frogs to jaguars to alligators to birds, and of course lots of fish and other aquatic creatures. It really is a neat place. The shark tank was really cool. You can walk through a large tunnel and the sharks are swimming above and beside you, or you can go to the top and look down into the tank. The HUGE aquarium with all kinds of fish, turtles, manatees and such are in there. Shai's favorites were the "orange monkeys" which put on quite a show and the jaguar. She kept asking the whole time when we were going to see the jaguar. We finally got there and he was laying right by the glass. It was cool to be that close to one. I think Megan's favorite was the flamingoes, we had to drag her away from them. That evening Shai and I went to see Cars. It was just as funny the second time. I will probably go see it again when it hits the dollar theater. Sunday morning we went to church and out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. That afternoon we all took a nap. Everyone was tired and a little cranky. Sunday we went to church and a Chinese restaurant for lunch. We came home and everyone took a nap. We were all tired a little cranky. Sunday evening we went to church and to Wendy's. Shai played with the preachers daughter and ended up having her spend the night. Monday, I did some laundry in the morning and then took the kids swimming. We stayed for a long time and had lots of fun! My friend has 2 boys, ages 10 & 8, so Shai had someone to play with. The preachers daughter and son were also there, so that helped too. That evening I went to a ladies Bible study and left the kids with James. He took them to the Big M (McDonalds) and let them play. I came home, finished laundry, and got us all packed up. We got up Tuesday morning and went to the mall. I had been promising Shai we would go to the mall, so we squeezed that in before Grandmom and Grandpa got there. Shai had fun spending ALL of her money. I even gave her a couple of dollars to make her last purchase. Mom and Dad met us at the mall for lunch. We went back to the house, loaded up, and we off to Mom and Dad's house. We had such a good time and I am so glad Shai got to spend some time with us this summer. Last summer she didn't get to since I was dealing with the pregnancy and new baby. I hope she will come back next year. Maybe we can get her here sometime in the spring so we can go to the zoo. She always wants to go, but it is just too hot in the summer. That wraps up our visit. I love you Shai Lee.
~Aunt Manda
Craft Time - This went on at various times throughout the week. This was a little house they made for some miniature bears Shai bought at Walmart. I think they were putting their handprints on it here.
Shai at Jumptown coming down the slide
Megan at Jumptown
Bethany at Jumptown
Shai at the pool
Megan at the pool (Too busy to look at the camera)
Bethany at the pool - that little girl LOVES the water
Shai on the waterslide at the birthday party. She had a blast!
Megan on the water slide, she only went down once.
Bethany on the water slide. She was not too happy!
Here we are at the aquarium. If you look straight down from here you see the top of the water exhibit.
Looking at the fish - I think this was the Australia exhibit.
Us by the jaguar. I think this was one of Shai and Megan's favorites. I must admit it was kind of cool to see one that close.
Shai by the orange monkeys, her other favorite.
Shai by the penguins - She had been asking all day to see them, and we finally got there.
Megan by her favorite thing, the flamingos.
And Bethany's favorite, the underwater viewing area. She stood there for quite a while.
Mackenzie, Shai, and Megan watching a movie during the sleepover.
The "roller coaster" at the mall. I think they all enjoyed that.
Wheeeee! More roller coastering.
Shai finally got here Wednesday afternoon. We were all really excited! We got all of her stuff in, ate supper and went to church. Nothing too exciting. Thursday we spent at a friends house just hanging out and having fun. There were a couple of kids there close to her age, so she was happy. Friday we got up and went to JumpTown. It is an indoors and has several bounce houses, jump mazes, blowup slides, etc. Megan didn't really like it, but Shai had a good time. Bethany liked it too. We bounced around a little bit too. We stayed for about 45 minutes.
We then had lunch and went swimming. All went well. My friend has 2 boys, ages 10 & 8, so Shai had them to play with. We then came home, changed, and went to our nephew's birthday party. They had a blowup water slide which was a big hit. Of course Megan didn't like it much, but Shai had a blast! We also got to see Grammy there, she finally got back safe and sound from Australia. She had lots of stuff for us from the Land Down Under and lots of stories to share. I'm sure she will be sharing more with us soon. Saturday we went to the Dallas World Aquarium. There is so much there, everything from monkeys to frogs to jaguars to alligators to birds, and of course lots of fish and other aquatic creatures. It really is a neat place. The shark tank was really cool. You can walk through a large tunnel and the sharks are swimming above and beside you, or you can go to the top and look down into the tank. The HUGE aquarium with all kinds of fish, turtles, manatees and such are in there. Shai's favorites were the "orange monkeys" which put on quite a show and the jaguar. She kept asking the whole time when we were going to see the jaguar. We finally got there and he was laying right by the glass. It was cool to be that close to one. I think Megan's favorite was the flamingoes, we had to drag her away from them. That evening Shai and I went to see Cars. It was just as funny the second time. I will probably go see it again when it hits the dollar theater. Sunday morning we went to church and out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. That afternoon we all took a nap. Everyone was tired and a little cranky. Sunday we went to church and a Chinese restaurant for lunch. We came home and everyone took a nap. We were all tired a little cranky. Sunday evening we went to church and to Wendy's. Shai played with the preachers daughter and ended up having her spend the night. Monday, I did some laundry in the morning and then took the kids swimming. We stayed for a long time and had lots of fun! My friend has 2 boys, ages 10 & 8, so Shai had someone to play with. The preachers daughter and son were also there, so that helped too. That evening I went to a ladies Bible study and left the kids with James. He took them to the Big M (McDonalds) and let them play. I came home, finished laundry, and got us all packed up. We got up Tuesday morning and went to the mall. I had been promising Shai we would go to the mall, so we squeezed that in before Grandmom and Grandpa got there. Shai had fun spending ALL of her money. I even gave her a couple of dollars to make her last purchase. Mom and Dad met us at the mall for lunch. We went back to the house, loaded up, and we off to Mom and Dad's house. We had such a good time and I am so glad Shai got to spend some time with us this summer. Last summer she didn't get to since I was dealing with the pregnancy and new baby. I hope she will come back next year. Maybe we can get her here sometime in the spring so we can go to the zoo. She always wants to go, but it is just too hot in the summer. That wraps up our visit. I love you Shai Lee.
~Aunt Manda
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
A movie, an anniversery, & much more
Well here it is Tuesday and Shai is supposed to be here. Somehow the lines of communication got crossed at Dad's work and he was unable to get off until tomorrow. Oh well, we will not have to adjust our schedule much. Megan took the news like a big girl, but I'm not so sure about Shai. Mom said she was still "wailing" tonight.
We have been busy this last week. James and I went to see Cars on Friday night. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It's a really cute movie, good for adults and kids! I haven't seen a movie that good in a while. EVERY character is a vehicle of some sort, including the flies. I think Mater is my favorite, he is too funny. I think the tractor tipping is my favorite part. Saturday we went and played 42 with some people from church. Fun, but Bethany was not good. She fussed the whole time. Sunday was church and we had Papa here for lunch and he stayed for the rest of the day. We really enjoyed having him here. Then we went out last night for our anniversary. We have been so blessed over the last 7 years. I pray the Lord continues to bless us on our journey!
The girls continue to grow and amaze us every day. They have really started interacting together lately. Sometimes that is good and sometimes....well, you know how that goes. Megan likes to "share" things by taking them away from Bethany. Sometimes Bethany lets her have it, and sometimes she holds on with all her might. They were fighting over a purse today, and I think Bethany won! They were both crying, but somehow I found it humorous. May I always see the humor in their squabbles! :) Bethany is starting to say a few things. She can now say Momma, Dada, ball, bite, and bye-bye. She loves to play ball, she is pretty good at catching it and then tossing it back. It is too cute! Megan likes to get in on that action and sometimes throws it a little hard, but Bethany just laughs at her. She sure does think her big sister is funny! Megan's favorite things these days are her jump rope and playing chase. I bought her a jump rope for a dollar and we have definitely gotten our money's worth out of it. I have been getting my exercise lately. She also likes to be my "big helper". No matter what I'm doing she wants to help. Sometimes I feel like I have a little shadow.
We will be busy this week with Shai here and then off to Mom and Dad's next week for VBS. I will try to update when I can.
We wish Grammy a safe trip back to the country. She should be here around 1:30 on Thursday. We will be so glad to have her back here close to home! Also want to wish Amy and Rob good luck tomorrow as they close on their new home and Saturday as they move in! I know they are really looking forward to being in their own home again. There really is no place like home. I hope you all have a great week!
We have been busy this last week. James and I went to see Cars on Friday night. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It's a really cute movie, good for adults and kids! I haven't seen a movie that good in a while. EVERY character is a vehicle of some sort, including the flies. I think Mater is my favorite, he is too funny. I think the tractor tipping is my favorite part. Saturday we went and played 42 with some people from church. Fun, but Bethany was not good. She fussed the whole time. Sunday was church and we had Papa here for lunch and he stayed for the rest of the day. We really enjoyed having him here. Then we went out last night for our anniversary. We have been so blessed over the last 7 years. I pray the Lord continues to bless us on our journey!
The girls continue to grow and amaze us every day. They have really started interacting together lately. Sometimes that is good and sometimes....well, you know how that goes. Megan likes to "share" things by taking them away from Bethany. Sometimes Bethany lets her have it, and sometimes she holds on with all her might. They were fighting over a purse today, and I think Bethany won! They were both crying, but somehow I found it humorous. May I always see the humor in their squabbles! :) Bethany is starting to say a few things. She can now say Momma, Dada, ball, bite, and bye-bye. She loves to play ball, she is pretty good at catching it and then tossing it back. It is too cute! Megan likes to get in on that action and sometimes throws it a little hard, but Bethany just laughs at her. She sure does think her big sister is funny! Megan's favorite things these days are her jump rope and playing chase. I bought her a jump rope for a dollar and we have definitely gotten our money's worth out of it. I have been getting my exercise lately. She also likes to be my "big helper". No matter what I'm doing she wants to help. Sometimes I feel like I have a little shadow.
We will be busy this week with Shai here and then off to Mom and Dad's next week for VBS. I will try to update when I can.
We wish Grammy a safe trip back to the country. She should be here around 1:30 on Thursday. We will be so glad to have her back here close to home! Also want to wish Amy and Rob good luck tomorrow as they close on their new home and Saturday as they move in! I know they are really looking forward to being in their own home again. There really is no place like home. I hope you all have a great week!
Monday, July 03, 2006
Another Monday....
Well, it's Monday again, and here I sit. Not much to post really. We had a quiet weekend. We did have a housewarming shower on Saturday for a couple at church who moved here from South Africa. It is always fun to get together with our church family for whatever reason. Megan started coughing Saturday and got progressively worse. She has now had to have several breathing treatments, but seems to be getting better. I hope we do not end up at the doctor's office this time. She is also sporting a nice little cut/scrape and sligt bruise on her left eye. At the shower on Saturday, Ethan somehow hit her with the handcuffs. It was definitely an accident. You just gotta look out for those preachers kids swinging handcuffs. haha Bethany is doing well. She is eating but seems too have developed a dislike for vegetables. We will have to work on that. We are now in countdown mode until Shai gets here. Just 8 days to go. I got the living room clean and am working on the kitchen. I am trying to do some deep cleaning, so each room takes a little extra time. We are excited about her coming. James had his review last week. It went "okay". He got a whole 1% raise. BIG DEAL! They can keep it as far as I'm concerned! (Can you tell I am not happy?) Not much else to report. Remember us in your prayers as we also pray for you all daily. Also, please remember James' aunt in your prayers as she continues her treatments, you can check on her at www.elizw.com
Love, Amanda
Love, Amanda
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