Prepare yourself for lots of pictures; but, first, I have to tell you a funny story about tonight's fun! We went to dinner with dear friends and then stopped for some yogurt on the way home. They were wired when we got home - both laughing and telling incredible stories. I told them it was time to put their pajamas on and Bonner said, "No, mommy, we are at the beach!" I figured she was pretending so Ian and I played along and talked about building sand-castles, looking for pretty shells, and jumping the waves! In the meantime, Bonner took her dress off and said, "Now, it's a beach party!" To which Ian replied by taking his clothes off ... I thought we were good - hanging out in our diapers and "swimming" in the air. Well, clearly, that wasn't enough because the next thing I know, the diapers are off and both children are running around naked saying, "This is the best beach party ever!" Needless to say, no schedule, no rules :-) Bonner even asked me, "Mommy, do you want to take your clothes off and come to our beach party?" "Uh, not right now, Bonner!" They had a blast ... until "high tide" approached and both kiddos tee-teed on the hardwoods. As usual, all good things do come to an end! Ha!
First and foremost, I trust that each of you enjoyed your long weekend and the celebration of our great men and women who serve in our Armed Forces. They do an incredible job and make things as me typing about my naked children without fear of retribution possible ... and, for that, I am super thankful! We enjoyed our weekend with some pool time at the neighborhood pool and sprinkler/baby pool time in our front yard!
Step 1 (after putting on your floatie because there have been lots of sprinkler drownings lately):
Pick up the ball
Step 2: Place it in the middle of the "fountain"
Step 3: Hurry and look up to see the ball "floating" in the air (you can barely see that blue dot at the top of the picture, but she did it and was very proud of herself)!
Ian's Turn
And after much fun in the sprinkler, you really should rest in the cool water! Notice who is afraid to "swim" without HIS floatie now!
Monday night was very entertaining as Ian decided to dress up for us at dinner-time. Not sure what spurred it - other than he spends the better part of his day trying to put a smile on your face! Well, now that I say it, I do remember what spurred it - Bonner was, of course, wearing a tutu and the air conditioner was running a hundred miles an hour. Our vents are on the floor and Ian liked watching Bonner's tutu "fly" so he needed to try it, too ... however, why he needed the Snow White shirt and the princess hat, I'm really not sure - other than maybe it just completed the ensemble!
Below, both "princesses" are doing Ring Around the Rosey - the smiles on all of our faces were abundant :-)
And here are some more random pictures of the children! They are hysterical to me ...
I have been working like a dog around here to get things straightened up, cleaned out, and rearranged - especially since the kids can go downstairs by themselves! I had this storage bin sitting in the den so Ian thought it would be a great place to eat his breakfast. And, it was super convenient because it even had a "table-top!" He kept referring to it as his "nest"! "Breakfast in your nest" - hey, maybe we are onto something :-)
Mom babysat for me recently and Ian insisted on wearing his shoes to bed for his nap. Well, when I went in there to get him up from nap, this is what I found - our headless Woody in one shoe, Buzz Lightyear in the other shoe, Patch from 101 Dalmatians standing guard, and Baby Jesus resting peacefully in his manger. The funny thing is when I asked Ian about it, he told me that they were all "night-night" on their blanket, the Alien Al book :-)
We have a couple of tents/tunnels that have been put up for quite awhile because they just take up so much space. But now that the basement is liveable again, Ian enjoyed being a "worm". The next day, they children connected the 2 tunnels and told me "This is our neighborhood, mommy!"
This beautiful antique desk - I mean, hiding place - has literally been hidden with chairs in front of it - well, needless to say, "use them or move them" so I moved them! Ian and Bonner love "hiding" under here - or pretty much anywhere!
These next 2 pictures are of Ian "doing his hair". He has the play princess flat iron from Bonner's salon set ... very intense! Fortunately, for him, it doesn't take too long to get his hair straight!
I just love the shadows in this picture of Ian dressed up like Batman. Our sweet neighbors gave him this cape for Easter - one side is Batman and the other, Spiderman. When he puts on the Spiderman side, he only wants to sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" ... when he puts on the Batman side, he just wants to run, run, run!
This past Tuesday marked the end of our semester at Little Gym. I must say that all the children in their class have come a long way since January! The kids usually enjoy it alot, but on the last day, it's big fanfare with a gold medal presentation and a "show off" of the skills they have learned. Well, it pretty much seems that all the children talk somehow before we arrive and simply clam up from the moment they walk through the door ... however, both Ian and Bonner overcame their fears and showed off a little bit! Maybe they will hone their skills and debut for the world in the Summer Olympics of 2024!
Not sure who gets a better workout - the moms or the children!
Bonner doing the crab walk!
Step 1: Hold hands with teacher when walking on the big beam!
Step 2: Stop mid-stream because the teacher asks you to - hold your breath - and tuck your head!
Step 3: Roll over - get your bearings - be thankful you are still alive with your feet on that little ledge!
We are much braver on the little beam! "Look, mom, I can do it all by myself!"
Body Surfing - Bonner can almost do this without help which is pretty impressive for such a little girl!
They roll the round mat forward and then do a flip when their hands/head the floor mat!
Ian can do it - with alot of help ... but, hey, he's got alot more girth than his sissy!
Bonner "walking" up the wall...
Ian tackling Bonner down from the wall!
At Awards time, Bonner got up her nerve at one point but it wasn't her turn so when the teacher told her to wait her turn, she melted down. Ian tried to coax her up there with him, but she was over it! The drama never ends with her... but I am beginning to appreciate it more and more because that's totally who she is!
"ta-da!"
Not sure who is more tired at the end of the 45 minutes - the moms or the children!
And, what are pictures, without words ... I leave you with the latest sayings from 2 of the funniest people I know :-)
Ian-isms
- Me: "Ian, you really need to go to sleep!" Ian replied, "I need to go to sleep; Mickey needs to go to sleep; Minnie needs to go to sleep; and Professor Von Drake needs to go to sleep!" ... oh, yes, that pesky Professor Von Drake :-) I really would have thought he would have picked Donald or Daisy before mentioning the Professor but it was funny!
- Ian: "Mommy, you have pretty eyes!" Me: "Oh, Ian, thank you! You are just precious!" To which Ian replied, "I am!"
- Ian: "Mommy, we should teach Baxter to tee-tee on the potty." Me: "Do you think he can do it?" Ian: "No, he might fall in. We could take him to the pet store and teach him some doggie tricks instead!"
Bonner-Lingo
- I just have to brag on Bonner and her almost 3-year-old logic (which isn't very old if you ask me). One day we were riding past a little patch of land where we sometimes see a horse hanging out. As we passed, I noticed that the horse was standing underneath a big oak tree so I told the children, "Look, the horse is under the tree." Bonner immediately replied, "He is under the tree, mommy, so that he is in the shade and out of the sun!" Pretty quick reasoning for a 3-year-old who probably never even saw the horse that day because her mommy was speeding by :-)
- Bonner (to Ian): "Prince Charming, will you dance with me? I want to get married!"
- A friend from the office is letting us borrow a baby doll that tee-tees so I can show the children as the doll drinks water, she has to tee-tee... (you know, anything at this point to jump-start the potty training.) Well, the other night (after a couple of weeks using the doll), Ian asked me where I got the doll from. I told him that Miss Mary at mommy's office was sharing her doll with us. Bonner replied, "She is shining her light for Jesus, mommy, by sharing with us!" (That's when it hits you that Christian school, even for 2-year-olds, is so wonderful!
- Bonner: "Mommy, you make my love so happy! And you make my hurts feel better!" (Sometimes she can just melt my heart!)
I am off to Football 101 in Athens this weekend - hope everyone finds ways to beat the heat ... we will be sweltering in the middle of Sanford Stadium Saturday afternoon - and at this point in my life, I wouldn't trade it for anything! Go Dawgs!!
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