Adventurous August

When Kallie is crying or whining she now asks permission to stop. "Waaa! Waaa! Mama, I wanna stop cwying!". We can simply say, "Okay" or "Please" or "Good idea", but if we don't say anything she won't stop. She sure doesn't ask permission to start crying. If she's in her room crying and she wants to stop she'll open the door and yell that she wants to stop crying, until we come and give her permission.

The towels at the gym feel like sand paper. If my last shower was at the gym and then I take one at home it feels heavenly to wrap myself in my soft, plush towel. Maybe I should start bringing my own.

I can't get enough Jayda baby kisses! Her skin is so soft, cheeks so chunky, and smile so adorable with her little teeth barely showing.

Temple date with the hubs

I love the stage my kids are at right this moment. It's so fun seeing Kallie grow, learn and become her own little person. She is hilarious, and such a little actress (like my mom always says). In fact Mom, we decided her name sign will be "actor" with a "K". Jayda's name sign (for now) will be a "J" around the mouth like a smile.

I'm just now discovering the potential of a slow cooker. You can wrap a potato in tin foil and throw it in? Whaaat? Steak, chicken and veggies? Pasta? Probably tons of other stuff I haven't learned about yet? My life is changing.

napping at the water park

Jayda got hand/foot/mouth this month. First time that's happened in this house and I've heard it's super contagious and scary but no one else caught it and the only symptom Jayda got was a few blisters on her - can you guess? - hands/feet/mouth.

I've been meaning to start this particular weight training program for like 3 months but I still haven't been able to commit consistently. Either one of the kids is sick, or potty training, or I'm not fully prepared. I need to know exactly what I plan to do before I get there - and have it written down. Otherwise I mozy around and waste time trying to decide what to do.

diaper boxes are -of course- way more fun than anything we spend money on.

One time at the gym I finished my workout and went to a corner to stretch. I discovered in this particular corner of the gym there's a door with a window that looks into the daycare. Now whenever I go there to stretch, I slowly peek around to the door and try to catch a glimpse of Kallie. I love seeing how she interacts with others while I'm not there. This time they were having a kids "cardio" class and Kallie was right there participating. It didn't take her long to spot me and the second she did she yelled, "Mama! Mama! Mama! Hi Mama!" then looked at the daycare worker and said, "That's my mama!" so I quickly signed "I love you", blew her a kiss and waved goodbye before all the kids saw me spying on them. I went back to stretching with a huge smile on my face that lasted for a long time. Kallie's reaction to seeing me melted my heart.

Every night while we read a book to Kallie before bed we let Jayda crawl around the room and play. It's basically like having a dog because at some point, without a doubt she crawls right in front of us and lies down directly on top of our book.

When I listen to songs on the radio, a lot of times I really only hear the music because I can't understand what the artist is singing unless I pay close attention. If it has a good melody/harmony/instruments/beat I love it and I'll listen to it.  Then I'll read the lyrics and find out they're horrible. I hate when that happens. I can see why bad songs become really popular and hit the top of the charts. For the casual listener of music (like me) who hasn't learned about the artist or read the lyrics, I'm clueless about the controversy over such songs.

When Kallie wants to sit on one of the kitchen chairs she sits down on the floor right behind it and pulls it out toward her.

I discovered a deathly fear of Kallie's: the black strips at the bottom of the lazy river at the water park. We were just floating along and suddenly she freaked OUT when she looked down and saw she was about to float over a black line. I can't even describe how real this reaction was. She screamed like she saw Satan himself reaching up to grab her feet. I was so surprised I had to laugh after the third or fourth time of seeing it happen.

I accidentally left my baby carrier at that same water park and tried really hard to track it down and get it back but I was unsuccessful. The manager did however compensate me with two free water park passes. Little did they know, I was given that baby carrier for free. *Scoff* I can't believe I actually have to buy one when I have my next kid.

Kallie is also not a fan of water slides. I literally had to carry her to the top and push her down against her will. I did it again two more times to see if she would get used to it. She never did. She does however love sitting in the water at the bottom and cheering on her friends as they come down.

My friend Savin moved her family into a new house in a new neighborhood out in the sticks and we went to visit them. They took us to their neighborhood water park and ya'll, if we were staying in Florida we would buy a house next door to them tomorrow, just for the water park. It's not just a pool, and it's better than any water park I've paid to get into. There's a pool of course, but it has that beach incline for kids to play. It has two huge water slides. A zip line. A lazy river. And it also has an entirely separate splash park for the toddlers. Let me tell ya, I love a splash park just as much as any kid. I can sit back and relax in the water, without having to actually swim, and let my kids play without trying to keep them from drowning ALL at the same time. A good splash park is way better than a pool (when you have small kids). I was in heaven. If we lived in a neighborhood like that I'd be the happiest stay at home mom that ever existed. Talk about non stop fun all summer long.

I was drying off Jayda after a bath and when I lifted up her legs to put a diaper under her I found a plastic sea shell in her butt crack.

My kids don't like plain scrambled eggs but they'll sure as heck eat them with salsa or Jimmy Dean sausage.

Kallie's too fast for her daddy.

The gang. Chad, Savin and their 4 girls. I'm hiding behind Kallie.  Brad's taking the pic.

Brad and ladies

What is that underneath me?!

Kallie Words Phrases:

As Kallie and I were sitting on our porch it started thundering really loudly. Kallie ran up to me and said, "It's okay Mama, thunder not hurt you."

Brad: Kallie, you're crazy.

K:  I know.

Me: Kallie, do you need to go potty?

K:  No, I need ice cream.

I so funny. Watch me!

Dada, you need to hug me and love me.

It's not a toy Mama, it's a book!

It's not cereal Mama, it's oatmeal!

(Upon looking at poop): It's like a worm. A different time: It's like cookie.

(Upon looking at pee): That like egg! It's lellow.

(After drinking water): Is that so yummy?

Phoot fly (fruit fly)

Jay-ya, stop cwying!

I wanna watch Spicka Me 2 (Despicable Me 2)

Where's Gamma & Gapa in the peer? (computer)

Mama you have pigtails just like me pigtails!

Daddy's bwushing his cheeks!