Cars and Soccer Men

Early morning playing…  

Playing after bath…

the boys

A few funny and loving things the boys have said lately:

Coe: Mom, you know I love you so much!
Coe: Mommy, who loves you the most?  I do and you love me the most too!

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Mac (in a super serious voice): I don't think I can invite Jay (his 7th grade chapel buddy) to my 6yr old birthday party

Me: Why? (While thinking to myself 1) it's 9mo from now and 2) Jay is 12 and probably doesn't want to come to your birthday party)

Mac: because you wouldn't believe it (dramatic pause), he cheers for Auburn!  But we said we both don't like GA so it's ok.

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Last night I took Coe’s paci away.  I have been thinking about it for a while now and I keep talking to him about the “Paci Fairy” who is going to come and take his pacis and give them to all the new babies since he is now a big boy.  I have been met with resistance and have had to do lots of reassuring that the Paci Fairy is not going to give all his pacis to Finley and Aunt Forrest is not the Paci Fairy…no idea where he was getting these thoughts :)  Anyway, last night I couldn’t immediately find his paci (yes we have 800 stashed in various places around his room but none were in plain sight), so after he and I both looked in his bed and under his bed I told him maybe the Paci Fairy came and took them.  He asked me to look harder and whimpered for about 3 seconds.  Then he asked for his Bs and wanted me to cover him up and the pacis haven’t been mentioned since.  Today when Katie put him down for a nap, he didn’t even ask for a paci.  When she came ot get him up he said, “What are you doing?  Sight Words?”  Bye Bye paci.  Hello sight words!

On the sight words topic, Mac has learned another 35 sight words form the list his teacher sent home a week ago.  We are now moving onto the second list which includes another 50 words.  He is doing GREAT!  Although we did practice sight words over the summer, I can tell a huge difference in his ability to sound words out since he started school. I had his parent teacher conference today, but I’ll have to do a separate blog on that one.  I’m so over the top proud of him right now I can’t put it into words!

Here are a few pics of my favorite boys from a weekend or two ago…

 

Fridays with Fin

On Friday Finley got to come over and play b/c she was finally fever free for 24 hours.  We were all very happy to be outside and enjoy the rain free start to the weekend {something we haven’t had for a while in Pensacola!}.  I used the opportunity to take a few pics of the kids.  I tried to use what I learned in my photography class, but getting 1, 2 and much less 3 kids to be still, smile and look at the camera is nearly impossible.   

Finley is not a huge fan of the grass so I decided to see if she would sit on Coe’s old Piwi bike and try to walk.  Apparently that was even worse than having to sit in the grass!  She kept looking for her mommy to come and save her from the crazy lady with the camera! 

There is one person that can always get her to smile for the camera! 

August iPhone and Instagram photos

  #HannahKate clothing show!

 

Coe who do you want to rock you tonight, Mommy or Dadd?  “I want Mackey”  #momIgotthis #lovemyboys

 

#movienight in #mommyanddaddysbed #howmuchpopcornisinmysheets

 

End of summer presents.  9 days til school starts #mybabiesaregrowingup #starwarsbattle

Going to Finnie’s house #whereisshe #finnieiamcoming #backback, #lasergun and #babyjunior

 

#takingaride in #finniescar.  #Pinkcarsarecool

 

#toweldriedhair #postshower #wildman

 

Began the day #readingtoFinFin who came over for breakfast to see G.  #cousins #helovesher and #sheloveshim

 

Great day at the beach with G (and mommy).  #weliveinparadise #endofsummer #lovemyboys

 

Looking at a new dino book with Yaya #gingers #helovesher and #sheloveshim

 

Back to school gifts from Yaya!  #gogopowerrangers #rangerstogether #yayaisthebest

 

Murder Mystery dinner at PCC with Iguana Trump #letthefunbegin

 

Boys can cook too. #lickingthebattersisthebest

 

Very tired after playing football with the big kids for the entire AL game! #waypasthisbedtime #itsonly8:15