It breaks my heart....

My Bubba is the most emotional and the most interesting of my three kids...of course that'll change over the course of time but for now, he's the one that's either got me crying or laughing or both! I just had to share the "interesting" conversation I had with him as I put him to bed tonight and let me preface it by saying that by the time I did tuck him in I was totally grumpy because their bedroom was Super Messy, AND I had to ask him to get his PJ's on "like 20 times"..y'all know what I mean. Anyhoo, here's how the conversation went~

Me: C'mon Bubba GET in your bed NOW! And seriously, you DON'T need all of these stuffed animals and books in bed with you!

Bubba: (sigh) Mom, it breaks my heart when you are grouchy to me.....(sad face, but I know it's all an act...right?)

Me: Oh YEAH?? Well it breaks MY heart when I have to ask you more than two times to hurry and put your PJ's on!!!

Bubba: sorry mom....but it still breaks my heart...

Now how can you stay mad at that?? Of course I kissed him goodnight and apologized, but man oh man the kid made me want to scream and laugh all at the same time. And it didn't help that as I'm leaving Hannah adds for good measure, "Mom, maybe you should ask him 200 times next time!"

Photo Courtesy of Alvord Photography

Summertime

Summer is almost over and Aaron will be home in a week!! WooooooHooooooo! This was probably one of the quickest longest summers in my entire life..okay not my entire life, but just about. It's been fun though and we've been able to do some fun things! For example, Henry got to be Huck Finn (if only for a few minutes):

We also had a dessert contest and had some yummy Pavlova (1st place winner), Lemon Bars, Baklava, Pigs Feet, Peanut Butter Brownies, Cow Tongue, Texas Cake, and some other stuff that I don't remember....


And best of all, we got a new clothesline (this ones for you D. W.). It's super long, and it's actually quite a long walk you have to take just to hang your laundry but it's well worth the walk outside to see that there is still room for your laundry too..that wasn't always the case last summer. Summer also came complete with a teenage boy that one of our WSV kids fondly called "our Giant Friend". For as much as we may have "wondered" about him, he was a big help to some of us moms who needed a "Big Kid" to pull the wagon or to hold a crying baby while we pushed another child on a swing (okay, I'll admit, he helped ME most of the time okay..ya happy? hehehehe). He and his family have since moved to Iowa and my children miss him and still talk about him quite a bit. That's him posing at the clothesline, what a funny kid!

There will be some new haircuts tomorrow too, that will close out the summer and start out the Fall Season, so I'll be sure to post pics of that when I get a chance. 'Til then TooDaLoo (how IS that word spelled anyway? Anyone..anyone...)

sidenote: For those of you who may have read a Blog I previously posted, please note that it has gone the way of Blog Heaven. Do NOT attempt to comment on it via this blog post..it too will go the way of Blog Heaven..I'm just sending out that Warning.

How Time Flies....

My awesome photographer friend Randa needed a subject to practice on so she called one day asking for Hannah....little did I know that her practice session would produce pictures worth a fortune!! How much do I owe ya girlie? Oh, and is it alright if I post these on my Blog? I can post your pricing list here too if you'd like :-)!!

Oh how time flies........I remember when Hannah was so little...

and so innocent...looking...I hope she stays the same!! :-)