oh yes, she did

objects in camera may move faster than they appear

Lena has quiet time in her room each afternoon for an hour.  The quiet comes, mainly, from separating the kids into different corners.  It is needed for them, and for me.  PJ & Lena take the chance to play with the toys in their room, and Jack and I usually each take a couch, our island, and read or catch up on e-mail, etc.

Sometimes Lena takes a stowaway into her room.  I remember doing this to dear old Jasper, too.  I only allowed the torture to continue until pictures were over...then we disrobed the prima ballerina.

the grass is always greener

Could you hear our victory yelp when we discovered that Jack, at a whopping 80 lbs., was now heavy enough to hold the seat down on the riding mower? That means THAT BOY CAN MOW!

Like most new things and kids, he was thrilled to do it. Spoiler alert: we'll revisit that enthusiasm in August, eh!!!

Too busy to stop and pose for Mama's pictures (or I forgot to teach him how to break?)!

The down side is, I love to mow! I should be teaching these kids to do the jobs I DON'T like to do. You know, the ones...they don't involve sitting for long periods with my own thoughts and not being disturbed!!!

ol' blue eyes

People are always saying "Here comes the boy with the big, blue eyes". 

It doesn't strike me, though, as I look at our kids all day with those clear eyes.  When I look at the dog with her big brownie eyes, then it strikes me as something different.  But with PJ's dark hair framing his face, maybe his peepers are more noticeable.

He still remains the baby of the family, for sure, even though he is growing like a weed these days.  I don't know if PJ is really that funny, or if it's just that the other four of us love laughing together at (with?) him.

The other day after he finished in the bathroom, I said "Pull your pants up".  To which he replied, "You pulled them down, you pull them up".  It was so funny to tell that story to Paul as well as to Jack & Lena and laugh about it over again.

The other thing he is very well known for amongst us is having to be HEARD.  He gets so angry if he's trying to tell us something and another talks over him.  He says "No, GUYS".

It's good to write these things down.

Collage

:: New Smyrna Beach : 2012 ::

There were so many pictures to choose from!  I'd like to write out some of the memories and accompany more pictures.  And now that I have my laptop up and running, thanks to Paul!!!, I'll get on that!