Let's just pretend that it's not already October 6th while I'm doing these August phone pics, mkay? To say that I'm behind on posts is an understatement. I'm not even going to waste my time apologizing about it. When I finally get all these backlog posts done, you'll see why I haven't had time to sit down and type...we've been busy!
Just like every other month, we did some swinging in August. :)
Just in case you think it's always rainbows and unicorns around our house, here are some real life pictures of Thomas. Sometimes he leaks a little.
But sometimes he's silly and does things like walk around with "gobbles" on his head. The little stinker has also learned to wake up every single morning in the 5 o'clock hour so that he can get in bed with us. And somehow he always ends up with the bed all to himself while he enjoys his bottle. Kid has the life!
His sister keeps us laughing everyday. She put her shirt on like that by herself. And that picture on the right? I walked into the bedroom to see her watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with those glasses on. First it scared me, then I couldn't stop laughing, then naturally I had to take a picture. I'm not even sure she was aware I was in the room.
In August I finally got to road trip to see my bestie, Emily, that moved away from me. I picked up my other bestie, Sarah, on the way and we got to spend the weekend scoping out Em's new home and neighborhood. We also hit up the farmer's market, did some window shopping, had a cajun lunch, and looked at antiques. It was a super fun weekend and the only picture I have to show for it is the one below. Anyone know whose house that is?!?
If you guessed the Duggars, you are correct! We saw a couple of people outside but couldn't tell who they were. Did you know they have a security guard that sits outside their house?! I guess it's to keep crazy stalkers like us from just pulling into the driveway. :) Wouldn't you love to be invited over to their house after a fresh snow so you could sled down that hill in their front yard?!
Moving on...one night we had friends over for dinner and some fun in the sprinklers!
I love this one of Katie Wynn and her best buddy, Addi Clare. They take turns pulling each other around in the Cozy Coupe car.
And then there's this one of Thomas. Gah! Can't you just imagine him as a teenager trying to pick up chicks in his truck?! (Hopefully he'll have lost the paci by then...) (On second thought, if it keeps the girls away, maybe this Mama will let him keep it! Ha!)
We had a day where it was slightly cooler than the typical 100+ degrees outside so I had my Dad drive me (and our wagon) up to daycare to pick up the kiddos and walk them back to his house (they live about a mile from daycare). They were so excited to ride in the wagon! But shortly into our walk I realized it was a lot hotter when walking and pulling a wagon than it was just standing still outside. And the kids finished their snacks and drinks before we'd ever even turned off the first street! So it was a bit of a longer adventure than I had planned but we survived!
August means birthdays for the "twin cousins!" Bren and Parker were born just 8 days apart and this year they both turned 7! Can you believe how big they're getting?! We celebrated at Mimi's and Poppy's with dinner and cupcakes.
I already wrote about our visit to Indiana, but here are just a couple more pictures I had on my phone. Katie Wynn "drove" the boys in the tractor trailer.
We had an after-dinner dessert of chocolate ice cream. It's amazing to me how messy they can make one tiny scoop of chocolate goodness! Just like their Mama and Daddy, the LOVE the "brown kind!"
I took the kids to a neighborhood park one day after school to run off some energy. Katie Wynn usually gets caught up in the people-watching when there are other kids running around, so after running down the sidewalk, she didn't even climb up on the playground equipment! She just watched everyone else. Thomas, on the other hand, got into going down the little slide on his belly and did it over and over and over again.
This picture of Thomas cracks me up! I found these hand-me-down polo khaki shorts in his drawer during August and, seeing that they were size 12m, thought I had missed my window for him to wear them. I put them on him for school thinking we could at least get one wear in only to realize they looked huge on him! Matt and I laughed about it but I said I wasn't bothering with changing him. Direct quote from Katie Wynn she saw him: "Hey Mama, why him wearing them big pants?"
Katie Wynn did some Mint Tulip modeling for me. These were just too cute not to share.
And finally, I'll leave you with these solemn faces. These are the looks I get when I ask to take a picture of them in their Sunday clothes!
I plan on posting September's phone pics before this month ends. Fingers crossed! :)