100+

I have lost count of how many days have been over 100. 101, 102, 103, 104. My car said 107 the other day. It is ridiculous!! I have sank to a new low today. It is so hot that I am not requiring my kids to wear clothes. What is the point? Jillian takes them off in 2 seconds and Rocco is sweating like a pig.

This is Jillian teaching Rocco how to "hide from Mommy."

Under the blankets there are no clothes. (I just noticed how much bigger his arms are than hers. ha ha)

We cannot stay out of the water. We usually swim at least two times a day. In the morning, we swim at our house and in the afternoon after naps, then we swim at Poppy and Grammie's house.

These are her new sunglasses!!

There is a rumor going around that it could be 99 tomorrow! We could only be so lucky!!

Feed Me!!!

Yesterday, we started Rocco with rice cereal. I always have this policy that I taste the foods I give my children. Why do I have this policy?? Gosh, that stuff is disgusting!! I don't know why we make them eat this stuff!!!

At the start.....

At the end.....

Rocco took it like a champ! Well, he took it better than his sister ever did!!

Goodbye Old Friends

I have been struggling for many months about what to do with my dogs. Five and a half years ago, I drove by myself to Denton, TX to buy them from a breeder. They were my pride and joy.

They were the cutest puppies ever!!!!!

and....then....I......had....kids!

With two children age 2 and under, Boscoe and Gizmo were not getting the time and attention they deserved. I just cannot do it all.

So I decided to place an ad in my local paper for two free dogs. I got two responses. I decided first come, first served. I called the first lady back and arranged a meeting for Saturday at 9:00. Nine came and went, no lady. She called twice and said she was coming. 10:30 came and went, no lady. Bryan and I were both so upset and Bryan said "I don't care when she comes, she is not getting these dogs."

So I called the other lady. She sounded nice but she had a chihuaua and wanted to bring her dog and see if she meshed with our dogs. She arrived right.on.time! She was sweet and kind. She lived on 1/2 an acre with a big, fenced in yard. SHE WAS A CHAPLAIN AT OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. A CHAPLAIN. It was the sign I was looking for. My dogs were going to be loved and taken care of by a chaplain. The Lord had answered my prayers!! All three dogs played for a while in our yard and she said she wanted to take them home. I am so proud. I did not shed a tear. I said goodbye and I know in my heart, dear Madeline the chaplain is going to take care of them.

Here they are in my closet where they loved to chew my shoes.

Here they are swimming in the pool!!!

We even did the cheesy Longhorn jerseys. Why do I do such ridiculous things???

Goodbye my sweet Boscoe and Gizmo, I will miss you!!!

Training

Well, Jillian has stepped up her potty training to a whole new level. She now is demanding two lipsticks when she goes in the potty. She also gets a couple of M&Ms. Grammie has bought her Disney Princess panties and so after she uses the potty then she gets to pick out a pair of panties to wear. There are a LOT of rewards for going in the potty but she is doing pretty good!!

Otherwise, Bryan went back to the Dr. and he has three more "spots" of staph infection that needed to be cut out. To put it mildly, he is miserable.

I leave tomorrow for Austin to attend a teacher kinder conference. Hopefully, it will give me lots of new ideas for the upcoming school year. See ya'll on the flip side!!!

Poor Daddy

Sorry for the delay, we have had technical difficulties with the internet.

Sunday morning, Daddy celebrated Father's Day with an emergency trip to the Dr.'s office to cut out another staph infection. This time in the arm. Totally Awful for him!!!!

Jillian was a good nurse!! They both were tuckered out!!

Since Daddy could not swim, Jillian had to find another swim partner. Thank goodness cousin Roy stepped up to the plate. He must have jumped with her 100 times!!!

In other news, guess who is sitting up??? You got it!! That's big man Rocco!! It is actually pretty easy for him since the biggest part of him (his bootie and his thighs) act as a big anchor on the floor. Ha ha!!

But of course, all good things must come to an end.



See that big bootie I was talking about!!

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Yesterday, Rocco and I were playing together while Jillian was napping. He discovered the Fisher Price Stage aka a lighted mirror. He loved it!! He happily played for over 30 minutes. Here are some pictures and a short video:

Hey Mom, look what I found!

It's me!!!

I look good enough to eat!!!!

VBS 2009

We ended the week on a high note. Jillian had a great time with her friends and loved that Mommy got to stay in her class. She got to sing "Bible" songs. We learned about Moses and the "fire" bush. We learned that that God wants us to "Fear Not!"

She played with the parachutes.

She played with her friends on the playground.

She got to go for a ride in the Bye Bye Buggy.

Today was the end of the week finale and Jillian got to go to the sanctuary for the first time.

She had a ball and loved watching the older kids dance. She decided she would dance for Jesus!!! Isn't that what it is all about????