Growing Everyday

We had a small sandbox in the backyard.  Well, after so many times of rain getting into it, the sand is gone.  Now yesterday it rained and water collected in what used to be the sandbox.  Beka and Jared decided it would be fun to play in.  It started out innocently enough with them taking shovels and scooping the water into buckets to then water the grass.  The activity ended with them pouring buckets of water over each others head until they were soaked through.  They kept asking if they were wet yet.  I ended up stripping them and sending them straight into the tub.  They were so wet.

I was just having a conversation with my children about what to have for lunch that made me laugh. Sometimes I like to tease them about what we will eat when they won’t tell me what they want.

Mommy: “I think we should have worms for lunch.”
Beka and Jared: “NO!”
Mommy: “How about some beetles then?”
Beka: “No, Mommy, we eat people food.”
Mommy: “Okay then we will eat feet. Feet are people food.”
Beka “No, no I want real food.”
Then Jared pipes up with: “Guys, guys, guys, calm down a little bit.”

He was so sincere. He acted like we were fighting.

And then he cracks up laughing at us. It was just too cute.

If you read my Weekend Update post, you might have noticed that Saturday was missing. This wasn’t intention, it was just that it was missing from my brain as well. I had to look at the camera to remember what happened on Saturday. Could have been related to waking up at 5am this morning to train people in Peterlee, UK how to use some software.

Anyway, on Saturday, we took a trip to the outdoor mall in town to walk around. Afterward, we walked over to the RC car track to watch some guys practice.

(ok, skipping Sunday, you already heard about that)

Today, it rained most of the day. Beka and Jared enjoyed playing out in the rain. It was ok since they were getting a bath tonight.

Busy weekend as usual. On Sunday I did announcements at Church so we had to take separate cars so I could stay for 2nd service. The church is growing too fast for us to keep up. It’s not uncommon for me to ask someone if they’re new and have them respond, “No, I’ve been here 6 months.”

Beka skipped her nap on Sunday and came outside to help Jen and I pick up branches from the yard. We have 2 “ugly trees” that grow like weeds. I had to hack them down a bit to keep them from growing up over the house and invading the gutters. I got to use my battery-powered reciprocating saw (home depot gift cards for christmas are great) quite a bit. We all got covered with sticky sap and had to take a mid-day shower.

After that, we took a walk and went past the Pastor Jim’s place. They live a block over from us and were having an open house. They had a big huge chocolate lab for over 10 years. All I’ve got to say is stanley steemer knows how to get a job done. Their carpets looked great. Can’t say the same for my own. I’ll have to check them out in a couple of weeks.

In the evening, the Gibbs stopped by to chat for awhile. They were in the neighborhood after finishing off Reggie’s gift card to weaver ridge golf course. He said S. was doing better so that was good to hear.

I finished off the weekend with 2 episodes of Quantum leap season 1 on DVD after the kids went to bed.

Beka made this poster for preschool. They are going to put it in a book so all the students can learn about one another. Beka picked everything that is on it herself. She has her family and her favorite princesses. (Although all the princesses are her favorites, we couldn’t find pictures of all of them.) Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus is one of her favorite books right now. Yellow has always been her favorite color. On the day we made the poster, pizza was her favorite food. As an afterthought, she decided to add the glitter glue in the corner because she likes to decorate things. It was a really fun project to do with her. I am waiting to see how her favorites change over the years.

Beka had her first day of preschool today.  She was so excited.  Beka went to the same school for about two months last year, so she knew the routine.  She was all smiles.

Jared, on the other hand, started out happy for his sister.

But after we left her at school, the tears started.  Jared made his feelings very clear.  “I waaaannnntttt my Beeeeekkkkkaaaa.”   “I love my Beka, where is she?”  Once we picked her up, he was back to his happy self.  I guess we will have to see how the year goes.
As for Beka’s day, she was a good helper and made new friends.  She can’t wait to go back on Thursday.