Another Post About My Love For Summer

So I'm realizing now that the only times I post is in summer... weird!  I love summer though, I hate being cold and wet (which it has been still here in Oregon)...but today the sun is out and it feels awesome.  I'm going to tear myself away from the computer and the boys away from Dora and go for a walk.  Our family got a membership to the YMCA and we've been swimming like every other night.  We got to hang out with family this last weekend and went rafting in Southern Oregon, it was  awesome!  Savannah's learning to ride her bike without training wheels and she loves making homemade ice cream, that pretty much rocks!  I love not having to drop my kids off from school, I love that next Tuesday is $4 admission to Portland Zoo so were going!!!  Camping, Swimming, Fireworks, Strawberries, Cherries, Swimming, BBQ's, Swimsuits, Siting On Grass And Not Getting your Bum Wet, Lemonade, Hiking (and not getting wet), Swimming, Biking, Swimming, and yeah Sprinklers...what's not to love!!!  

What!? I'm in the mood to post today!

Hallelujah!  Just got news that our insurance actually paid more towards Jackson's dental surgery...so I actually get $$$ back!  Woohoo!  I can't tell you how much anesthesia + surgery center + dental bills has amounted to cost wise!  Like Mike and I could have had another baby this year!  It's insane!  But oh so worth it!  Check out that sweet smile (healthier too!)...worth every penny!

Savannah Can Climb a Tree

Savannah errs more on the side of caution.  It's her nature.  So you can imagine my surprise when she decided the other day she wants to climb a tree!  Well ok, sure!  And she did awesome.  I'm constantly amazed at her capabilities! What an inspirational daughter!

DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE!!!

We waited all summer for a ice cream truck to finally come to our neighborhood.  And ya' know what the last couple weeks of summer vacation she finally came!  As soon as we heard the melodic tune the kids and I scrounged up what cash we had and ran after that truck.  It must have looked ridiculous a woman and her three little ones in toe chasing down the ice cream truck!  But luckily she saw us and turned back around and our summer dreams finally came true!  I can't tell you how excited these lil' ones were!  And for a girl who grew up in the country(far away from the luxuries of ice cream trucks and delivery pizza), how excited I was too!

See this Lil’ Rascal here?

Well this morning while I was busy in another room, he reached into his diaper and pulled out some poop!  Yes the four letter p-o-o-p!  And I had no idea!  And my daughter had mentioned to me “umm…mom, Miles is looking for you”.  So by the time I saw Miles he was in our poorly lit hallway and I could tell he was distressed about his hands.  Lately he’s been pinching his fingers on things or hurting his hands somehow and he ALWAYS wants a MOMMY KISS to make it all better!  So I thought, he was playing and must have hurt his hand, so out of habit I bent down and kissed his lil’ hand.  To my horror, it smelled a lot like POOP on that sweet angelic hand!  That’s when my daughter exclaimed “mom, I don’t think you want to do that” (thanks for the fore-warning Savannah)!  Oh my gosh, one of my worst fears was materializing before my very mouth!  I must say though, usually I go into all panic mode whenever poop is involved. I’ve been known to up and  walk out of my house, get Ben and Jerry’s Magic Brownie Ice Cream, leaving my husband to do the so called dirty work (ok so maybe that only happened once, but I swear I’d do it again if needs be that poop ends up all over my floor(again)-I hates da poop!).  But today it must have been one of those miracles I’ve been praying for because I calmly hosed down my loved one, quarantined the culprit’s room, and proceeded to sanitize vigorously sed room.  Not to mention the washing, brushing, and gargling of every inch of my mouth.  I told my husband, which he thought was hee-larious!  And now I’m telling you…I’m not laughing about it yet, but maybe someday I will or I can share this story with his future girlfriends or something!  Anyhow you’ll have to excuse me now I’ve got to go a gargle/brush for the trillionth time today!!!!

Our Garden, Part Deux

So here I am reporting 2 months later that our garden is doing awesome!  We’ve been eatin’ zucchini from our garden the last few nights.  You’ll may have noticed the over-crowding of the garden, that’s on account of when I go out to buy vegetables I go buck nutty!  But so far it’s been good!  And Mike assures me that in a couple weeks we should have carrots!  Mmmm….fresh garden carrots!  I’m so stinkin’ excited for that day!

Right now its midnight, what I should be doing is sleeping.  No actually what I’m really supposed to be doing is cleaning out my garage, but I can’t I’m too pooped!  But I’m too wired to sleep yet…does anyone else do this?  Also right now I have my bedroom window open to let the cool night air in…and I can hear Mike and Jackson outside on the hammock talking (I guess someone else who’s supposed to be sleeping isn’t)!  It so sweet though, they’re looking at the stars and camping out on the hammock tonight, Jackson loves it, he is in heaven.  I’ve heard them talking about bears, transformers, and Christmas.  Mike is truly an amazing dad…he loves giving our kids so many opportunities to experiencing life!  Thank you Mike for teaching me countless valuable lessons about parenting, love, and life as well.