Beads anyone?

Tonight Cody and I were in Maude's room putting her sheets on her bed. She was getting ready for bed and had her shirt off. She found some Mardi gras beads on the floor (Joshua got for his birthday) and put them on she then said "Girls wear these when they don't have shirts on." Cody and I knew she didn't know what she was talking about but it was really funny.

Boys Road Trip

I will just have to say I have an awesome husband. He took a 6 and 5 year old on a road trip (8 hours to Waco). What a great daddy! They went to Lewisville the first night and then on to Waco for the Baylor vs. Tech game. They had the best time, Joshua referred to it as the man's weekend. They went to Dublin on the way home to restock the Dr. Pepper for Cody.
Maude and I had a nice time by ourselves. She had a friend over the first night to spend the night. They were so cute! Girls are so different. They hugged played babies and pushed strollers the whole time. Saturday night we went to the WT football game with my parents and then spent the night with them.

Happy Halloween

Anybody need some candy? With 3 kids I think we have enough for the next two years.
They had a great time and Mommy was very tired by the end of the night. We only went to 5 houses. Aidan was Jango Fett, Joshua was a Clone Trooper and Maude was Snow White just in case some of you were wondering. I hope we made Mervyn proud.

Ever had one of those days

Joshua's face tells it all. His face is about how I felt when I found him like this for the second day in a row. Who gives a child non washable markers for his birthday?
Lucky he has a mask for tomorrow. Which by the way I will post pictures of the Halloween Costumes either Halloween night late or Thursday late.
Last there is a picture of Aidan, finally. He looks so grown up to me. It kind of made me sad :(

Hot Air

Maude chews her fingernails when she gets embarrassed. She had stopped but started up here a couple of weeks ago. So last week I got out the special fingernail polish 'stop that bite.' Every couple of mornings I put some on her nails. This morning I was putting it on and she was blowing her nails dry, she said "I am out of air, Can you blow my nails?" I still was painting her other hand, so I said I would in a minute. She then replied, "All my air is hot, I am just full of hot air."

5!

Joshua turns 5 today!
5 things (I could name a thousand)I love about Joshua.
1. I love that he loves God and Jesus and he loves to talk to them.
2. I love that he loves his family and cares for us.
3. I love how he always wants to give me a hug in the morning.
4. I love that he sees life in a whole new way.
5. I love that he has his own way of doing things.

5 things I have learned from Joshua
1. A smile is a powerful thing.
2. That feelings get hurt worse than cuts and bruises.
3. 3 year olds shouldn't have golf clubs when 2 year olds are running around.
4. That anything and I mean anything can be climbed to jump off of.
5. When you don't see him for a few seconds you should really go check on him.

5 injuries Joshua has had in his first 5 years.
1. Fell out of a kid chair, while mommy was filming him...broken nose
2. Cut both big toes open
3. Run in with sister...broken tooth
4. Run in with the Palm tree...cut leg open
5. Run in with sister...broken nose

Happy Birthday Joshua, We love you!

My Dad

After recent comments on my blog, I started thinking. You know the saying 'your paying for your raising' well I think we may be paying for someone else's raising. DAD! I have grown up hearing stories of my father's antics. There are a few I could tell but I thought his sister's might want to comment their favorite. I will leave you with this little one. I understand the story goes a little like this... My dad and his friend figured out how to put their car on the railroad tracks, so when a car drove over they could turn on their lights and run at the car acting like a train. So finally a car drove by and they turned their lights on to scare them and run at the car...much to their surprise it was a cop. So I am beginning to think it is only the beginning with Joshua. We one day will give this child keys to a car!