Lemonade!

Drew has been begging to make his own homemade lemonade. So, while Matt was working and Jett was sleeping, today was his lucky day! He squeezed the lemons...

Poured in the freshly squeezed juice...
Added the much needed sugar...
Added water and stirred...
Cheers!
It was delicious!
And just because he looks so angelic...
It was the perfect, hot, summer day for lemonade!

Boys will be boys.

Jett's shirt says it all:
What do you think any young boy would picture as Heaven on Earth? I think it's a creek, with running water, rocks, sticks, maybe a few fish swimming under their feet...at least my boy thinks this, I'm sure! We have found what will become the park of choice over the next summer months. We've been meeting some friends from church here during the week, who ALL have boys! It's pretty insane really. It is comforting to know that I have such an awesome support group of moms with all boys; God is trusting many of us to bring up warrior men of Christ, which is certainly not an easy task...and I'm just in the beginning! Here are some pictures from our day in the creek...




Then to top off our all boy outing...a snake!!! Perfect...for them.
Jett and I stayed dry at the top of the hill and enjoyed our mommy, baby time with the other mommies and babies (all boys too).

The imperfect person I am...

I heard an awesome quote today: "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

I, for one, am a self proclaimed imperfect person. Boy, am I ever! I humbly tell you that recently I have received a few compliments from some VERY kind ladies telling me that I always seem like I have it all together. Psshh...If they only knew. I graciously told them thanks and then told them I always wanted to be an actress. I certainly am so incredibly far from having it together. Let me explain(and I can not believe that I am posting this picture)...this is me:

In no make-up, tired of my sick baby crying so I put him in a sling that is too small just so I don't have to hold him constantly or listen to him scream, Drew is watching tv- which I let him do way too often, I just restarted the washing machine because I forgot about it and it has been sitting for 2 days (and you know that smell that starts to leak out of the laundry room- not pleasant),...I'm bossy, and impatient, hard headed and challenging. With all of these shortcomings, Matt loves me, the imperfect me, the me that forgets about the laundry and wants to play outside instead of do my mommy chores...even though these shortcomings frustrate the fire out of him, I know he loves me regardles...he sees the imperfect person perfectly. (Or he's a really good actor!)

My afternoon with Drew...

While the sickies napped this afternoon, Drew and I played outside. It was a day of tree climbing...


Playing catch...
Watching bees...

Finding rolly pollys...


Making a house for the above mentioned pollys (a gatorade bottle)...

Then to end the night, we had a date with Marmaduke!
which was -in Drew's words- "hilarious"!! I can hear him snoring in his room as I sit in the kitchen typing this. It was one of the best days we've had together in a long time. Just me and my big boy.

Has her nurse hat on today.

Oh, the many hats we wear. Today, it's nurse hat day. It was suppose to be dolled up wife day since we were going to a wedding and then a wine tasting with some friends, but well, sometimes nurse hat day surprises you.


Matt went to bed fine last night. (side note) At some point in the middle of the night, Drew came and got in our bed. Even though it's "our bed" he ends up glued to MY back. Every time. So when he wet the bed about 5:00 this morning, he wet me too. Such a nice way to wake up. (end side note) So while Drew and I were sleeping on the couch, Matt woke up not feeling well, but left for work anyhow and then ended up going to see the dr. When I got his text after we woke that simply said "got strep", I was a little confused. He is home sleeping now.

Jett has had a consistently runny nose for what seems like a month now. Yesterday he had gunky eyes and a cough. So I got the kids ready and took him to the dr this morning too. Sinus infection. Better than pink eye though...atleast in my opinion. He was prescribed the antibiotic that turns his poop red. (Which they did not tell me the first time he had to take it and I freaked at the sight of the spaghetti sauce looking filled diaper. Gross, I know, but you didn't have to change it!) He is home sleeping now.

Drew is actually quietly watching a movie...that he surprisingly turned on himself. The beginning stages of independence are really nice! I'm sure he'll enjoy serving Daddy his soup in bed later and loving on his sick little brother.

So, I'm off to wash sheets, take temps and cook soft things for my family...just don't start ringing a bell for me. This nurse hat can be changed at any second!