Out of the Mouth of Babes

 WITHOUT ANY prompting, ask your child these questions and write down EXACTLY what they say. It is a great way to find out what they really think. When you re-post put your Child's age.

1. What is something mom always says to you? (7) be your self and I need to use the bathroom (5) I love you!

2. What makes mom happy?  (7) when we give her gifts, hugs and kisses (5)giving her hugs, kisses and writing her notes

3. What makes mom sad?  (7) when we don't listen the first time (5) when she doesn't have friends to play with

4. How does your mom make you laugh? (7) when she chases us up the stairs and tickles us(5) saying something funny like blugabluela

5. What was your mom like as a child? (7) light hair and  lonely(5) she loved to go to school even when she was sick

6. How old is your mom?  (7) 39 (5) 19

7. How tall is your mom? (7) 100" (5) almost as tall as our car- minivan

8. What is her favorite thing to do? (7) spend time with us (5) snuggle with us

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?  (7) she does some work around the house (5) clean our rooms and all the rooms

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?  (7)because I will be famous then my mom will (5) I am not sure

11. What is your mom really good at? (7)sewing thing and fixing them (5)sewing

12. What is your mom not very good at?  (7) nothing (5) she doesn't know how to fix things, but daddy does

13. What does your mom do for a job?  (7) makeup for bobbi brown (5) work for makeup

14.What is your mom's favorite food? (7) the food that I don't like... Cooked vegetables (5) a breakfast bar

15.What makes you proud of your mom?  (7)that she looks like a superhero (5) her running and we can watch and cheer in the race

16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?  (7)super glooper dooper hero mom in the universe (5)Dorothy from Wizard of Oz

17. What do you and your mom do together?  (7) play games (5)sometimes we play games like busy Bees or candy land

18. How are you and your mom the same?  (7) I am her first make up assistant and we both like reading (5)cause sometimes we wear matching lipsticks

19. How are you and your mom different?  (7) because she is good at sewing or better than I am (5)cause we don't have the same hair

20. How do you know your mom loves you? (7) I love her and she loves me and she gives me gifts on my birthday and Christmas (5) cause I give her stuff and I knows she loves me

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?  (7) that he is her boyfriend (5) he kisses you when he gets home and sometimes makes dinner and gets flowers

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? (7) Glory Days (5) Cracker Barrel

23. How old was your Mom when you were born?  (7) 29 (5) 6

August is Awesome

August is awesome! I have enjoyed this summer with my daughters and treasure all the memories we have made. The girls enjoying helping prepare meals, they played in a huge puddle in our street thanks to water line flushing. The tooth fairy made a visit to Sophia for her second tooth. We attended float night at the pool, ate Duck Donuts, picked out sister heart necklaces and had a sister sleepover. We ended the month with yard sale/lemonade/doughnut stand for Alzheimer's.   On top of all that awesomeness, we also went to the beach and the mountains (stay tuned for those posts soon).

Sophia helping with macaroni

Waterline flushing on our street.

Sweet Sisters

ByeBye 2nd tooth

Sophia said she was ready for "baby school"

My cute dates for the marathon team party

Float night, boat night

Duck Donuts (in Richmond!)

U + ME = US magnetic heart necklaces

One mile walk in our hood

First official sister sleepover at home!

Diving Board Games

Enjoying Sophie snuggles at the pool

Sophia, the sunglass snatcher

Lemonade, donuts and yard sale fundraiser for Alzheimers

New backpacks for a new school year

Its hard to believe there is only one week of summer left!

Yorktown

Yorktown beach is one hour from Richmond and perfect for a day trip.  We all enjoyed warm sand, refreshing water and no sharks! We could have done without the jellyfish but it was a good day.

Lovin' the Pool Life

The pool has been a great outlet for our family this summer.  Swim team wrapped up with banquet  and awards ceremony. The girls were proud of their medals, especially Sophia!

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Water Country

Last Ribbons of the season

Swim Team ended with a splash....at WATER COUNTRY!  We met the swim team at the pool to get the last ribbons of the season and also to caravan to Williamsburg.  Isabella was thrilled to receive a first place ribbon.

Water Country was SO MUCH FUN!  Isabella was concerned that there were not seat belts on the rides but once she rode one water slide she was hooked.  It was a blast for all. We were at the park from open to close.  It was a day of sunshine, thrills, laughter and good friends. In fact, it was so much fun that Sophia fell asleep while we were waiting for Isabella's last ride of the day.

The Swim crew at WC (Becca, Bella, Tony & Sophia)

Swimming Sophia

Water sliding Bella

Bella and Becca

Tony and Sophie

Sophia fell asleep while Isabella went on the last ride of the day