Introducing Jim AKA Jungle Jim

The kids have given Uncle T a new nickname. They call him Jim which is short for Jungle Jim. They gave him this nickname after a fun evening playing kick ball and hot tubing at Grandma and Grandpa A's house. This makes me smile and now we all call him Jim. These kids love their Uncle T oops I mean Jim!

The Sensitive One

If someone would have told me when I was pregnant that out of my three wonderful children, my most sensitive one would be the boy, I would never have believed it. However, that seems to be the case these days. I am not sure if it is a boy thing or just a sensitive thing but K is so sensitive. Just tonight, we were having a conversation at dinner time about Jesus and Easter and why he died to save all of us. I know it is kind of deep but the kids kept asking me questions and I was just being as honest with them as possible. From this conversation, we started to talk about death and of course GG Del came up. I was trying to explain about heaven and earth and why people die. I was trying to explain what heaven was and that it was not a place to be afraid of but one that would bring us all such joy. K then asked why we feel so bad when someone dies. I thought this was pretty deep for a 4.5 yr old but I explained that we feel sad because we won't see those people again for such a long time that we are sad but that the people who die (AKA GG Del) are happy. The next thing I know K had watery eyes and he would not look at me because he did not want me to see him cry. I gave me a hug and told him that it was okay to cry about it and that I still feel sad and cry about GG Del too. This is just one example of his sensitiveness.
Whenever we are leaving people that we don't see very often, like Grandma and Grandpa E, Uncle Bern and Aunt Lorretta, and various others, K always gets watery eyes. He hates good byes and he can't stand to think it will be awhile before he sees that person again. This breaks my heart but I know that he is just having natural human reactions to sad things like saying goodbye or see you later to loved ones.
For me, I hope that he continues to have this sensitive side to him when he gets older. I think it important to have emotions and be sensitive. I am not sure how Jon feels about this but I do know that I am married to a rock. A man that I love with all my heart and soul but one that does not show emotion very often at all. The fact that he married someone like me...Ms. Emotional, amazes me but I think it is God having a sense of humor much like giving me 3 babies at one time! My hope is that maybe K's sensitive side will rub off on Jon a little cause can you really be a rock forever? Can you really walk your daughters down the aisle or watch them get married and not shed a tear? I guess only time will tell. For now, I will continue to be that caring mom to two beautiful loving girls and one handsome sensitive boy! After all, that is what I do best these days. God bless!

Have you seen the lamb?

These pictures were taken by our friend Sue this past weekend. I thought I would post about it because it really shows the love for baseball that K and E have. Even when it is below 50 degrees outside. At this point, nothing is going to stop them. K especially loves to play! I just signed all three kids up for Tee Ball this spring. That starts in less than a month so lets hope it gets warmer out by then.
We have some spring fever going on around here but it just seems as though Mr. Winter is trying to hang on far to long this year. There are rumors that we are supposed to get some snow tonight and tomorrow and it does not look like we will get above 45 degrees all week! Booo Hoooo! This weather is getting OLD! What happened to March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb? Hmmmm, the lamb forgot to show up so if you see him...please let him know we are all missing him!

Planes, Trains, & Mini Vans

Yes, we were back at the travels again this past weekend. This time we were off to GA to visit my Aunt and Uncle. We all had a BLAST! They were so hospitable to us and the kids loved all the attention and treats. They had so many fun things planned and it was nice to get to their house and have the whole weekend planned out for us. My Aunt Lorretta told me the first night we got there that even if the kids had toys throughout the whole house...it did not matter. That was music to my ears. We were all so comfortable there. So if you are reading this Aunt Lorretta or Uncle Bern THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for such an awesome weekend.
Saturday we all headed to Atlanta to go to the Aquarium. Not only the kids but all of us loved it. My favorite was the beluga whales. They were so cool.
We had lunch there and then we went through the tunnel underneath the gigantic aquarium and we saw large sharks, sting rays, and a ton of fish. It was really cool. We also saw beluga whales, sea otters, crocodiles, and many other things.
After the aquarium, we headed across the street to the Olympic Park. It was neat to see where the Olympics took place and the kids enjoyed playing on the large outdoor playground. It was a gorgeous day at about 70 and sunny! It felt great. After Olympic Park we decided to head over to Fernbrook museum to see the Dinosaur exhibit. I love the picture above because Aunt Lorretta was so proud to be with the kids and she loved to take them around and show them her "town"! We had no idea what a hit Fernbrook was going to be with K and how taken he was with the dinosaurs. It was really need to see him get so excited and want to learn so much about them. We will for sure find another museum to go to so he can learn even more about them.
After Fernbrook we headed to D&B's for dinner. This place was a blast too. We spent at least 2.5 hours there and the kids loved playing the games and getting the tickets. Aimee won the horse race many times but the first time she won she was thrilled about all her tickets. I wish I would of had it on camera because her face was so cute and it was if she had just won the lottery. We all had a good laugh about this. We had dinner at D&B's and after we used up all of our game tokens we traded our tickets in for some treasures and headed back to Bern and Lorretta's for bed. It was really late but the kids were troopers all day.Sunday we got up late and we all got ready so we could go to church. As always, the kids were excellent in church and after church we drove around Athens looking at all the bull dogs! The kids loved doing this.
After a late lunch we all went back to Bern and Lorretta's and changed so we could go to another park and play. I was a good girl and ran two miles while Jon, Lorretta, Bern and the kids played baseball on one of the empty fields. Uncle Bern was very impressed with K and E and how well they could hit the ball. Oh and did I mention that the weather was 75 and sunny on this day! It was awesome.
Sunday night Lorretta invited some of their close friends, Karen & Bob, over and we all had dinner together. The kids were smitten with Karen and there were many belly laughs.Monday, we got up late and hung out until it was time to pack our bags and hit the road. It was sad to say goodbye to Uncle Bern and Aunt Lorretta but we all needed to get back.
We did not have confirmed seats on the Monday afternoon flight so we stayed a night in a hotel in Charlotte but the kids thought this was such a fun adventure. We did get out on Tuesday morning and arrived home safely. Now we are starting to plan for our next trip since we are becoming such seasoned travelers. The kids just told me tonight that they like to travel and they can't wait until they can do it again! YAHOO!

Wordless Wednesday~Seasoned Travelers

A boy & his dinosaur talk

I wanted to share this video with you and I apologize it is sideways. We went to Fernbrook in Atlanta to see the Dinosaur Exhibit and K went nuts. Here he is telling me all about how the Dinosaurs went extinct! It was so cute how excited he got about all of this. I will have to find something around here that I can take him to about dinosaurs. Oh and in the end his sisters decide they need the spotlight too!

3 Mothers

The girls have taken on the role of "mothering" K. This might have something to do about his listening skills or lack there of lately. To many people bossing him around. I will have to keep my eye on this but below is from an email that my friend Sue sent to me about what happened when they were at her house this past weekend. It made me smile.

As you know, the girls are little mothers to K. Several time during the day one or the other of them would tell K to do or not do something. At one point the girls and I were playing Cootie, Denny had given K his Lightening McQueen car so he was playing with that on the kitchen floor while we were at the kitchen table. I had my back to K and E looks up and says "K, don't do that!", and he starts to reply "you are not my..." and E buts in, "I know I am not your mother but DON'T do that" (I don't even remember what he was doing).

Poor K, he is stuck with being around 1 big mommy and 2 little mommies all day long! I do believe that he will be a great catch someday with all this female influence in his life!!! I do feel sorry for the little guy though as training can be tough!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Easter is on its way!

Hello Sunshine

Today we had awesome weather! It has been such a long winter that it is really helping all of us appreciate this sunshine and warm weather we have been having! God is great to give us such beautiful weather these past few days. This kind of weather puts a skip in my step and a smile in my heart.
Today my oldest (not age wise but friendship wise) and dearest friend Kristin was off for her spring break from her teaching job and she wanted to get together. I gave her the choice of library reading time or the zoo. We headed to the zoo and I am so glad we did. The sun was out, I felt great, the kids love Kristin and the zoo so it was such a nice day. Grandma Mary graciously made everyone a lunch so we ate lunch in the sun and just really enjoyed the scenery and company amongst us.
One of my favorite exhibits at our zoo is the Grizzly Bear. Today one of the Grizzly Bears was swimming around in the pond having a great time. It was fun to watch and you can get so close that there is literally about a 4 inch piece of glass between you and the bear. He got so close to us that K jumped back. All the animals were out at the zoo. We saw the tiger, the camels, the bears, monkeys, otters, wolverines, etc.. I guess the animals must love the spring weather as well.
I am so happy that spring is amongst us. It makes us all feel so much better and so much more alive!

Be a good neighbor...

Today the kids were invited over to Sue's house after Sunday School. They love to go to Sue's house and I love for them to go to Sue's house because it awards me some time to get the house picked up, the groceries purchased and even get some laundry done or get to the gym for the much needed work out.
The picture above is the kids in their rain boots and spring coats. Sue told me that often when she takes the kids on walks they want to pick up junk off the streets. She always tells them that they will do that on a different day. According to Sue, today was the day to pick up junk. The kids went out with bags and picked up trash off the streets. They loved it and I am sure the neighbors did too.
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It was such a nice weekend around here. I know we all have spring fever around here now. It has been a long and cold winter and we all can't wait for spring and new life to begin around here. Signs of spring are in the air and it feels great. The kids spent a lot of time outside this weekend and they loved it. There favorite thing right now is to put their rain boots on and go walk in puddles. They get very muddy but they sure do have a good time.

Today, K asked Sue if the Mud around here is the sinking kind. I think he meant quick sand. Sue told him that we don't have that kind around here. He then turned around and got both of his feet stuck in the mud. He then told Sue "we sure do have sucky mud around here"!

It is great to feel refreshed going into a new week.

FriendShip Friday

Today was one of those days when you wake up and smile to yourself because you have so many fun things planned. This morning I met 3 of my favorite friends (all triplet mommies) at a local gym so we could all put ourselves through Pilate's together. It was a win win for everyone because our kids love to play together and they all got to spend a ton of time in the childcare center while we tackled Pilate's together. After Pilate's we had lunch D, L, & T and their mommy. It was a fun afternoon and it is always nice to catch up with Mommy Tina!
We left our play date and headed home to pack our bags. The kids were off to Grandma and Grandpa's house and Jon and I were headed to a party with some of my oldest, dearest, bestest friends. It was such a fun night and we all laughed and laughed and laughed. That is such good exercise for the soul.
It was such a fun day and Jon and I really enjoyed our night away with some of our oldest and dearest friends. Saturday I woke up feeling refreshed and happy! Life is good!

Wordless Wednesday- Longing for Summer

Wordless Wednesday ~ Relaxed