Wordless Wednesday: The New Sonic Playground

Our small town has had a Sonic for as long as I can remember (big surprise, when the headquarters for Sonic reside in our great state). I am addicted to love their Cokes. Hubby likes their Sweet Tea.

Great. Now I’m thirsty.

Anyway, we now have a brand new Sonic that includes a fenced-in playground.

Looks like I’ll be getting my fix in Cokes for awhile {there goes the water-only drink diet}.

Well, it was supposed to be a wordless post. But, wordless might just be beyond me. Oops

Originally posted at Amy Loves It!.

Labor Day Weekend Trip to Great Wolf Lodge

"Labor" Day...

Well, Labor Day is almost over, but I saw this post on DoodlesPlace, and I just had to participate!

So, here are my "Labor" Day stats:

How long were your labors?
Abby Grace – 22 hours, 15 minutes
Ella Reese – 11 hours, 1 minute
Meleah Faye Estelle – 1 hour, 30 minutes

How did you know you were in labor?
Abby Grace – major back pains and regular contractions
Reese – regular, hard contractions that woke me up
Meleah – when the nurse was about to give me Pitocin, and I had 2 contractions within one minute

Where did you deliver?
Abby Grace - hospital in Ada, Oklahoma
Reese – the same hospital in Ada, Oklahoma
Meleah – the same hospital as her sisters (are you seeing a theme here?!)

Drugs?
Abby Grace – Epidural
Reese – Epidural
Meleah – none

C-section?
Abby Grace – no
Reese – no
Meleah – no

Who delivered?
Abby Grace - our *favorite* student-nurse-midwife, Kyanna
Reese - a midwife (whom we liked!)
Meleah – a doctor who I had never met before (and who almost delivered her bare-handed!)

(And a bonus question) How long were you pregnant?
Abby Grace – 41 weeks, 1 days
Reese – 39 weeks, 6 days
Meleah – 39 weeks

Story Time...

The Letter, "b," brought to you by Reese!

Look at my 3-year-old! Isn't she doing a WONDERFUL job writing her letters? I am so proud of her!

Another Day of Homeschool!

Wow! The girls are really loving school. Both are very cooperative, engaged, and excited about their lessons. I am very proud of them. It works well, because Meleah lays down for her morning nap, and gives us quiet time to focus on our lessons. We do our reading and quiet time in the afternoon while Meleah takes her second nap.

Here are a few pictures from our day! Enjoy!

You'll get it when you get to Heaven...

After church today, we went to McDonald's for a nice, healthy, family meal. We had a really good time.

As we were getting back in the Tahoe, the wind blew out one of Reese's Sunday school papers. We did not catch it... it was long gone. On the way home, Reese was a little upset about losing her paper.

Abby Grace tried to comfort her:

Abby Grace, "I see it! Jesus is riding on a unicorn and he grabbed it!"

Reese, "No, I don't want Him to get my paper. I want it."

Abby Grace, "It's okay... you'll get it when you get to Heaven!"

Pause.

Abby Grace, with a big smile on her face, "Isn't that NEAT?!"

Thank you... Cookie Monster???

I asked this question on Twitter today: Is it blasphemy when your child ends her prayers, "Thank you Jesus Cookie Monster."?

I received several great answers to this question, but none beats Aaron Rudd's answer:

"cookie = sweet, monster = unseen"
"thank you 'sweet' Jesus who I 'cannot see'"

Perfect! Thanks, Aaron. Made me feel better :-)

Reese and the "Guy"

After a VERY specific and looooong prayer, Reese concluded with an exuberant, "Amen! Thank you, guy!!!"

The little girl and the potty

Reese is using the potty and wearing panties (during the day)! I have tried for a year now to encourage her to forgo the diapers, but until lately, she was not interested. Last week (while she was sick), she threw off her diaper and hollered for panties. She has only had two accidents since, and yesterday she took a nap in her panties. Daddy and I are so proud of our little big girl. It is certainly going to save us a LOT of money!

My little shopping buddy

I went to Tom Thumb, Wal-Mart, and CVS last night. I had every intention of being back by 7:00 for church. I *blush* didn't make it home until almost 9. That was around three hours of shopping. Hey, it takes awhile to get all those bargains! When we put Reese to bed, she was NOT happy. It seemed as though nothing would calm her down... until I asked if she wanted to hear about my grocery shopping trip.

At first, she shook her head no, and then immediately said, "Yes." So, I crawled into bed next to her and proceeded to tell her in detail about my trip. She LOVES to go to the grocery store, especially when it is just the two of us. She is great help, and I have nicknamed her, "Mommy's Shopping Buddy." By the time my story was over, she was asking to go see the nice ladies at CVS. When she woke up this morning, she asked me if she and I were going to the store today to see the nice ladies. When I told her, no, not today, she started crying! She said that she, "really wanted to go to the store with Mommy!" I guess I'm going to have to take her to Homeland soon so she can get her "grocery shopping fix"!

A New Form of Art

Last night, I went to the store and the girls stayed home with Shane. I was gone about 40 minutes. Here is what the girls accomplished in that time (this is not including pulling out every toy they own!). And, in case you are wondering, I did not get mad. I took pictures. Things like this (hopefully!) only happen every once in awhile. The girls were so proud of themselves. I have to say, I was speechless for a few minutes. I think that spoke volumes to Abby Grace, because she looked at me and said, "Mommy, we weren't supposed to put stickers on the wall, were we?" I told her that, no we only put stickers on paper, but that she wasn't in trouble this time. As it turned out, the hallway wasn't the only place the Sticker Bandits hit. My dining room table, chairs, hutch, desk, and bedroom wall were hit. Just this morning, I found a sticker on a flip-flop I left in my bathroom.

Reese's letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

Hi! I would like some Barbie dolls and Princess Polly’s please. Please bring my big sister Abby Grace some good toys because I like to play with hers. And, I have a new baby sister. Please bring Meleah her own baby doll.

Thank you,
Reese Norton
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