Jail break!

We went to put Andrew in bed tonight and this is what we found. Nana and Papa watched the kids today so Phil and I could go out of town for my aunt's funeral. Either Papa forgot to mention Andrew broke his crib or was too distracted by the dirty diaper he was going to have to change to even notice. Andrew still doesn't want to sleep in his big boy bed, so he is sleeping on the crib mattress in the floor tonight. I was prepared for the day he would climb out of his crib, but I certainly wasn't expecting this!

1st Shiner

Andrew got his first black eye today. We were playing upstairs while I folded laundry. He came to give me a hug and then ran back down the hall. I heard, "Hey E.." and then smack. He turned his head sideways to say hi to Evie as he passed her room and ran into his door/doorframe. He cried a lot, but it didn't look too bad at first. It is getting more blue by the hour though. It should be a real beauty in the morning. I guess he isn't having his two year old portrait this week.

Haircut

I gave Andrew his first haircut today. He needed a trim in the back and I figured Mommy doing it was less traumatic than the barber shop. I snuck up behind him while he was watching Curious George. Bye-bye baby curls...

Visit from Auntie Laura

Phil has been in Atlanta this week, so Auntie Laura came down to help out. We took the kids to the splashpad, the mall, the park, and the playground. Evie and Andrew loved having her here and were completely exhausted by the time she had to go home.

Lydia's Baby Shower

My friend Janet and I hosted a baby shower for our good friend Lydia today. It was a really wonderful shower and I think the mommy-to-be had a great time. We did a rubber ducky theme that turned out really cute. I will post pictures when I get some. I forgot to take my camera :( If you have read the previous post about baby Soapy you are probably wondering why we didn't go crazy with the pink at the shower. Stanley and Lydia got a big surprise on Thursday when they had a second ultrasound and baby Sophie is actually a baby BOY. We had to make some last minute changes, but it was just an excuse to go shopping and pick out cute things all over again. We are very excited that William is going to have a baby brother and you guys know I have a weakness for baby boys...they are just so sweet!

Conversations with a 3 year old

There has been a baby boom among our friends this year and I have been waiting for Evie to start asking lots of questions about it. We have three birth announcements on our refrigerator right now and Evie loves to look at the baby pictures and ask what their names are. She is obsessed with whether or not baby Jackson has a bear. I think we will be getting him one for Christmas, just so she is absolutely sure he has his own bear.

She saw all the stuff for my friend Lydia's baby shower and wanted to go through it. I told her that was for Ms.Lydia and that she was having a baby. Evie said, "Did she name him William?" I told her, "William is already here, but they are having a new baby and she is still in Ms.Lydia's belly." Evie just stared at me for a few seconds. I braced myself for questions about the baby being in the belly, how it got in, how it is going to get out. Instead, here is the conversation we had. What are they going to name him? They are going to name her Sophie. {Long pause}Does Soapy have a dress? Yes. What color is it? I don't know because she can't wear her dresses yet. Does she have a purple dress? She probably has one in her closet. I like dresses. My dress is blue today. Can she come play in our sandbox? When she gets bigger. Does William have to share with Soapy? Yes, because she is his sister. Okay.

If you have never sat down with a three year old and had a long conversation, you should try it sometime. The way their little minds work is so fascinating. They see the world in such a simple, sweet way.

Splashpad

We met Rhonda, Sydney, and Kaitlyn at the splashpad today. It has been so hot this was the only way the kids were going to get to play outside.

Andrew loved the buckets that Sydney and Kaitlyn brought

Kaitlyn and Evie

A group picture...sort of

Choo Choo

William came over this morning to play with us. We decided to head down to the playground. The kids were so excited to ride in the wagon. William made the choo-choo sounds for us. It was so cute. The wagon is made for 3 toddlers, but I learned that 75 pounds is a lot of kid to pull! We went down the slide a few times, but seeing the trains was much more exciting, so we watched the cars at the 4 way stop and waved at the trains.

The wagon was full for the first time!

Watching the trains

Lake

Phil decided you've never been a kid if you haven't thrown rocks in the lake, so we went to visit Granny Ani and took the kids down to the water. Of course they had a wonderful time!

Shopping

We went shopping yesterday to take advantage of the tax free weekend. Nana came over and we went to the mall. Apparently very few people knew the mall was opening early, so there were no crowds at all until we were leaving around 10:30. We let Evie pick out a couple of outfits on her own and of course it was all purple! She absolutely loved the mannequins. She thought they were big dolls. We got a lot of fall/winter clothes for the kids and a new backpack for Andrew. After we finished at the mall we went to get Evie's hair cut. They love playing at Kidz Fun Kutz. We had lunch at Calhoun's and Andrew sat in a booster seat for the first time. We finished up by getting Evie's dance outfit at Wal-mart. We ran into Rhonda, Sydney, and Kaitlyn in the store and Evie saw Sydney's new earrings. She definitely wants some of her own, but Sydney and I decided it would make a good 6th birthday present. The kids were really well behaved today and we got lots of great deals!

I think Andrew was happy to be home

Evie modeling her new dance outfit and Andrew's backpack