Some Things I Forgot to Mention!

So I was getting ready to post all about my FABULOUS vacation, but I looked and saw some great moments that I had forgotten to share! And with kids, you just can't forget! They're TOO darn cute to skip stuff, especially if you actually went to the effort to document it in the first place!

So, here's what I forgot!

We found a fantastic water park! Now for those of you who will remember, we had a great water park in our small little school-town of Moscow, ID.

We got so spoiled living there, which was a surprise to me! But here we are in another small town, Sumter, SC.

ever the smiley girl

We found a water park here too, but it's at Ft. Jackson (the army base) in Columbia. We had so much fun! Just take a look!

Joseph also had another first! He was invited to his very first birthday party! He is still so little and his friends have just started having birthday parties for friends. So his friend Anna Miller from nursery at church. It was so fun. We've been having parties with Evie for a while (she's two years older), so it was exciting for my "big" boy to go to a friend's party. I was really glad we went too, especially because not many came. (something about Sumter keeps people from coming to events) Look how cute they are!

he ate THREE pieces!

such a princess and it's not even her party

Still Movin' and Groovin'

Well, I knew it would happen, I just hoped it wouldn't, but it has.

What am I talking about? I am talking about the fact that as soon as something great and big happens that's so exciting to talk about and share, I get overwhelmed and avoid the whole "keeping up" section of the blog/post situation.

So the amazing thing that happened to get me avoidin' again was the wonderful anniversary trip we took in August. We went on a cruise to the Caribbean for 10 days. It was fantastic! I have so much to tell you and so much to share about our family since then.

For example: every day of the cruise was FULL of things to do and some of the hours were spent NOT DOING ANYTHING! It was so nice and to be honest, a bit scary for a mom of four little ones. We had a great time and did a lot of fun things and had great friends to help us watch my babies. We've celebrated a few birthdays and my kids grow and do super cute things every day. So you know I've got lots to share!

So keep checking because from here on out, there WILL BE posts comin' at you like Chris was deployed again. (Don't worry, no deployment, but we did have two TDY's since August.)

See you soon!

A Child's Perspective

So today, I was going through the mail while the kids were eating snacks at the table. As I was going through the letters I was telling them whether they were good letters or bad letters. One of the letters told me I could have 7,500$. Evie was very excited. Then I told her it wasn't a good notice. It was an offer for a LOAN!

I told her it was bad money. She gave me a funny look. So I gave her an example.

I told her that I wanted to go to the water park with her, her brother, her two sisters and daddy. But I told her I didn't have the money because daddy's paycheck wasn't here yet. So I borrowed $100 from the people who sent me the letter. She smiled. She apparently believed we had a good time.

I asked her "if we borrow something do we have to give it back?" She, of course, said "yes." Good girl.

So I asked her "if I borrowed the $100 should I give it back?" She agreed that I should. I then told her that not only would I have to give the $100 back that I borrowed, but I'd have to give the notice people an extra $10 for the kindness of borrowing their money. She seemed to take that in for a moment.

At this point, I wasn't quite sure she had understood, until she looked at me and said, with a priceless look of incredulity on her face, "THAT'S BAD!" I laughed so hard.

I totally agreed and then reminded her that was why I had thrown away the notice. Then I told her to tell anyone she could find to let them know that it's bad to borrow money. (I'll let her know later how unavoidable borrowing is sometimes, but I think I'll keep the exceptions to the rule to myself for now!)

Things seem so simple when you're 5, don't they?

Aren't kids great?!