Toy Story 3 and Shrek Forever After

So last night we went to the Drive in to see Toy Story 3 and Shrek Forever After. I remember going to the Drive In as a kid, my brother and I always wore our PJ's and we took a big bag of popcorn. The movie I remember seeing the best was E.T.

Anyway saturday we took our three kids and a friend of ours son, our neighbors and another friend of mine and her kids all went. It was a lot of fun. The kids all piled in the back of the truck with foam mats, blankets and pillows.

Toy Story 3 was great I almost cried at the end it was so touching, I can't wait to see it again! Shrek Forever After was good but I really like the first Shrek the best. I think it is worth seeing if you like Shrek but I wouldn't pay the movie theater prices, wait for the dollar movies or the DVD>

The Karate Kid

Last night a moth got in our house, O is deathly afraid of all bugs so this moth might as well have been a gun wielding maniac the way she screamed. B said, "I'll take care of it!." He ran to the kitchen rummaged through the drawer and came back with our barbecue tongs and ran around the living room trying to catch the moth with the tongs, Karate Kid with the chopsticks style. lol After about 10 minutes of laughing, I opened the front door and the moth left. It added a little excitement to our otherwise dull evening. :)

Free summer fun!

One of our favorite things to do is go to the movies and there is nothing better than the free Family Summer Series at Wehrenberg theaters. Last Thursday 6/17 we saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and today we are going to see Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. We own both of these movies but for some reason the kids enjoy them so much more in the theater and I enjoy getting out of the house!

Water Fight!!!

Tonight as the Mr got home we were outside with B while he was swimming in the little blow up pool. When all of the sudden they both turned on me and chased me around throwing buckets of water on me. It was fun but I was soaked from head to toe. Then the neighbor girl came over and after I changed her and B chased me into the house and they stood outside with buckets of water trying to convince me to come outside. I love summer!

My own Alex P Keaton

Anyone remember that 80's show Family Ties? Michael J Fox played Alex P Keaton the money hungry son. Well I often joke that B is Alex because he is definitely motivated by money. Sunday night the Mr bought some scratchers and let B and O each scratch one well they each won $10 so he took them to the gas station down the road and let them get their money. Today I was looking for some cash to pay the guy who cut our grass and I said to B where is your $10 and he said, "In my dollar drawer." I said, "Show me." He hesitated and begrudgingly agreed. We went back to his bedroom and the bottom of his bookcase has 4 small drawers he opened one and it was full of ones and the two fives he got Sunday. I started counting and he had at least $20 he wouldn't let me keep going. lol I took the $10 and started to walk out and he said, "Hey when are you going to pay me back?" lol I am proud of him for saving his money but am a little curious as to where it all came from... :)

Seizures...YUCK!

So D is having break through seizures that we cannot get under control right now and it is wearing the poor guy out. His neurologist is out of town so we can't really make any medicine changes right now. He came home from school and just wanted to nap, he didn't even want his lunch until after nap time. Please keep him in your thoughts.

Nail time

Today I went for a pedicure and took O with me and she got both her fingers and toes painted and they only charged me $3. She LOVED it, she was talking about getting them painted pink all the way there, when we arrived she picked orange. :) A bright neon orange that she just loves and is showing to everyone over and over again. This is without a doubt the best part of having a girl.

Fathers Day

Today is a Fathers Day and a great time to thank all those Dads for everything they do for us. Our family spends the day with my husbands family out at a small lake where we all swim and eat great food. Happy Fathers Day!

Yemmy Yem's

I know kids all have things they pronounce incorrectly, I love to hear them. My niece who is now 17 used to say, “I got forgot.” instead of I forgot. She said it so frequently that my husband and I still say it regularly. B calls a fly swatter a fly snapper and Ms O says Yemmy Yem’s for M&M’s and it is without a doubt my favorite mispronunciation of all time, it is so cute that I will not let the Mr correct her instead we all call them Yemmy Yem’s now. Lol

Love Day!

Is there anything cuter than a 3 year old making “Love Day” cards for the other kids in the neighborhood in the middle of summer? I was watching the movie Valentine’s Day which was not as good as I expected with the superstar cast I found it quite boring and lacking in a real story, anyway Ms O heard it and decided to make Love Day cards. Lol

The bad Mommy award

So we went to the hot tub after we put the kids to bed. Ms O woke up and couldn't find us so she sat in the living room screaming, I came in and heard her and she said, "I couldn't find you." It was so sad, I felt like the very worst Mom ever. The lesson here…bring the baby monitor to the hot tub.

Picture Time

Today my friend Donnell took pictures of B and it was hot, the thermometer in the car said 101 degrees. Anyway we walked around downtown Kirkwood and jumped into the shade whenever possible and she got some awesome pictures. You can see the pictures at Donnell Probst Photography's Blog She does a great job and I appreciate her patience in the heat when B was being a pain. :)

Beauty Shop!

Ms O has taken a sudden interest in other peoples hair, she likes to brush it and fix it as best she can. Yesterday O told the Mr (who shaves his hair) that he has tiny hair. Tonight we played beauty shop and at one point I had 28 bows in my hair. Before we finished she took them all out and just put in one Halloween bow (yes it is June) I walked around with it for the rest of the night. <3 I never got to be the hairdresser only the client. I did however get to be the nail girl and painted her nails blue. She wanted to paint mine but I declined because the last time I let her paint my nails my fingers from my knuckles to the tips where all painted. Lol

The big boy

Little Ms O who is three has the sweetest voice (when she is not screaming at her brothers) said the nicest thing today. When B got on the bus for the first time to ride it to summer school, I said out loud, “He looks so big.” O replied, “He looks so big and handsome.” It was one of those moments when I wished others were around to hear how sweet she can be to her big brothers.

It's Show Time!

So last night Ms O had her very first dance recital and while she didn't necessarily do the entire routine, I was so proud of her. The whole recital was great and she could not have looked any cuter. She is shy by nature and I think it is amazing she will get on that stage and not even be phased by the huge number of people in the crowd.


Aside from the dancing they had a raffle for an American Girl Doll and O won Lanie the doll of the year. She was so excited and all the little girls were excited to look at the doll, it was the perfect end to a great night!

The smartest Mom

I know he is only 5 but I once again impressed B with my “vast” knowledge of computers. (Really my knowledge is limited to turn it off and turn it back on and ctrl, alt, delete.) When the computer shut off by itself and I turned it back on and got it past the safe screen, the exact quote from B was, “Wow Mom, you are brilliant.” I wish I would have had a video camera going because in a few years I am sure I won’t know anything.

It's that time of year!

The Ticks are back! YUCK! This one was found on B's head.

The Visitor

Just saw a turtle walking down the middle of the street in our subdivision. I stood out there not sure of what to do, I bent over to pick it up three times and got scared. Finally I had to get one of the neighbors sons who is 7 to pick it up and put it some where safe because there is no way I could touch the thing. When asked why I didn’t just pick it up I have no answer other than it is gross looking and the head kind of looks like a snake. Lol

The Baby Store!

Today I was told by B that we used to be rich and live in a big house with a pool. Not remembering this time I asked when it was and I was told, “Remember it was before I moved in, you know when I was still at the baby store.” This baby store business all started at The Little Gym. There was a Mom there with a baby and B said, “I like your baby, where did you get it?” The Mom laughing replied, “Babies R Us.” He said, “Oh we should get one Mom.” lol