I bet when some of you read the title you thought I had a guest writing today's post. LOL By the looks of my house, van or anything else I am in charge or organizing, it certainly doesn't scream "Perfectionist lives here!" But that is exactly what I am. So much so that I put off doing things if I can't do them perfectly.
Todd has been asking me to update the blog and I just haven't found the time to get things caught up like I wanted. I have SO many things I want to write about! Many stories to tell and several that would require a series of blog posts. It is all perfectly laid out...in my mind. :-)
So today I decided to suck it up and just make a post. I am going to get posts done as often as I can. They may not be in any certain order and...um...that's okay. At least I think so anyway. ;-)
Have a blessed day!
~Tammy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Kids~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Thursday, September 20, 2012
But I didn't
No I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth, just busy I guess. Today we had a little funny I could share quickly though.
Sadie got mad at Evelyn and hit her with a toy. Evelyn retaliated and hit Sadie on the head.
I said, "Evelyn, don't hit. Sadie doesn't know better and we need to teach her. If she hits you, don't hit her back." Evelyn replied, "But I didn't hit her back." I saw it with my own eyes so I knew this wasn't true.
After a quick conversation I realized that Evelyn was saying she didn't hit Sadie on her back! It's fun to talk to a 4 year old. :)
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
Sadie got mad at Evelyn and hit her with a toy. Evelyn retaliated and hit Sadie on the head.
I said, "Evelyn, don't hit. Sadie doesn't know better and we need to teach her. If she hits you, don't hit her back." Evelyn replied, "But I didn't hit her back." I saw it with my own eyes so I knew this wasn't true.
After a quick conversation I realized that Evelyn was saying she didn't hit Sadie on her back! It's fun to talk to a 4 year old. :)
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Butcher, The Baker and The Pancake Maker
Wow we have been busy! I have lots of posts in my head but none on here. woops! I figured I had better get at least one done before the end of June. LOL
We had VBS last week. The kids were super excited because we haven't participated in VBS for the last couple of years. We were getting ready for the second day. When Avrie learned that we were going back for a second day we had the following conversation:
Avrie: I hope when we go to VBS tonight that I don't have to sit by the pancake maker again.
*At this point I am trying to figure out who in the world sat by her that talked to her about pancakes. Poor thing. Being reminded of a food she loves so dearly while we are grain free.....I truly believe we need to be grain free right now but sometimes I just feel terrible about it.*
Me: Who is the pancake maker?
Avrie: You know. That little girl that kept sitting by me. She would sit by me in the pew and sit so close that she would squish me flat up against the side. Just like a pancake!
Thankfully I have learned to keep things simple when talking with the children. There are often times that they are not thinking along the same lines as we are. I am so glad I didn't tell her how sad I was that we weren't eating grains. ;-)
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
We had VBS last week. The kids were super excited because we haven't participated in VBS for the last couple of years. We were getting ready for the second day. When Avrie learned that we were going back for a second day we had the following conversation:
Avrie: I hope when we go to VBS tonight that I don't have to sit by the pancake maker again.
*At this point I am trying to figure out who in the world sat by her that talked to her about pancakes. Poor thing. Being reminded of a food she loves so dearly while we are grain free.....I truly believe we need to be grain free right now but sometimes I just feel terrible about it.*
Me: Who is the pancake maker?
Avrie: You know. That little girl that kept sitting by me. She would sit by me in the pew and sit so close that she would squish me flat up against the side. Just like a pancake!
Thankfully I have learned to keep things simple when talking with the children. There are often times that they are not thinking along the same lines as we are. I am so glad I didn't tell her how sad I was that we weren't eating grains. ;-)
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Gators and Monkies and Birds Oh My!
We went to a fun little place called Jungle Gardens. They had all sorts of animals for us to see. We tried to grab a quick family picture here. Not the best, but at least it's all of us.
I thought this huge giraffe statue would make a good picture. I've really got to work on my photography skills.
They had several different types of birds. Forgive me for not knowing what type. I think they are all some type of parakeet. ?? I was too busy making sure the kids stayed together to listen. They did let us hold a bird on our arm for free though.
Silas was first. Such a strong arm! The bird hopped right on.
Ellie chose a smaller bird. They put a bit of food in her hand to feed it.
Avrie chose this sweet little thing. It wouldn't turn around to smile for the camera though.
They gave her some food too and that got its attention!
Now we're ready to smile. :)
"Oooh! That's pinchy!" is what she was saying.
Evelyn was right there with the others and wanted to have a try. Interesting how animals just "know". The volunteer worker said that they won't always step onto the arm of a smaller child because they sense they are not strong enough. They helper asked me to hold Evelyn's hand so maybe the bird would commit but it wouldn't step onto Evelyn's arm. She got to see it up close and was happy with that.
Todd wanted Sadie to have a picture too. :)
Another attempt at a group shot. I tell ya what....group shots are hard.
You try to get five children to look at the camera, at the same time AND smile. I figured I would just put them all on here. Between the three pictures everyone looks decent at least one time ....... I think.
Ellie and Avrie thought it would be funny to pretend they were being eaten by the crocodile. Goofy girlies.
Young man Silas wearing his hat that matches Daddy's.
I spotted this plant and grabbed Avrie for this shot. The coloring matched her dress so well.
Then of course Ellie wanted a photo shoot for her. :)
This last one I had to grab. Avrie's flip flop broke. Not a big deal, but it was a bit ironic. On our last little family vacation to a theme park, she lost her flip flop while boarding a log ride. It fell into the water never to be seen again. So this has now become a tradition.....go on vacation and buy Avrie some new shoes!
This concludes Part 7 of our Florida trip.
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
I thought this huge giraffe statue would make a good picture. I've really got to work on my photography skills.
They had several different types of birds. Forgive me for not knowing what type. I think they are all some type of parakeet. ?? I was too busy making sure the kids stayed together to listen. They did let us hold a bird on our arm for free though.
Silas was first. Such a strong arm! The bird hopped right on.
Ellie chose a smaller bird. They put a bit of food in her hand to feed it.
Avrie chose this sweet little thing. It wouldn't turn around to smile for the camera though.
They gave her some food too and that got its attention!
Now we're ready to smile. :)
"Oooh! That's pinchy!" is what she was saying.
Evelyn was right there with the others and wanted to have a try. Interesting how animals just "know". The volunteer worker said that they won't always step onto the arm of a smaller child because they sense they are not strong enough. They helper asked me to hold Evelyn's hand so maybe the bird would commit but it wouldn't step onto Evelyn's arm. She got to see it up close and was happy with that.
Todd wanted Sadie to have a picture too. :)
Another attempt at a group shot. I tell ya what....group shots are hard.
You try to get five children to look at the camera, at the same time AND smile. I figured I would just put them all on here. Between the three pictures everyone looks decent at least one time ....... I think.
Ellie and Avrie thought it would be funny to pretend they were being eaten by the crocodile. Goofy girlies.
Young man Silas wearing his hat that matches Daddy's.
I spotted this plant and grabbed Avrie for this shot. The coloring matched her dress so well.
Then of course Ellie wanted a photo shoot for her. :)
This last one I had to grab. Avrie's flip flop broke. Not a big deal, but it was a bit ironic. On our last little family vacation to a theme park, she lost her flip flop while boarding a log ride. It fell into the water never to be seen again. So this has now become a tradition.....go on vacation and buy Avrie some new shoes!
This concludes Part 7 of our Florida trip.
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
Quick, get the camera!
Why did we take a picture of Grandpa taking a picture? Funny you should ask!
Our little Sadie Bug was a bit messy after dinner. Grandma was super excited to give her a bath in the kitchen sink. Of course I was super excited to NOT have to give her a bath. LOL
Grandma wanted to document the event in a picture and had Grandpa run and get their camera. When Todd and I saw how cute it was that she wanted to capture this fun occasion, we wanted to document that very precious moment. That's all. :)
Here's a closer shot.
This concludes Part 6 of our Florida trip.
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
Friday, May 4, 2012
No Eating In The Shower
Yes, you read that right. No eating in the shower. I never thought I would have to make that rule. LOL
Ellie fell in the creek and had to take a shower. The rest of the kids were eating a snack of apples and....you guessed it....she took hers to the shower with her. Oh my. What will they think of next?
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
Ellie fell in the creek and had to take a shower. The rest of the kids were eating a snack of apples and....you guessed it....she took hers to the shower with her. Oh my. What will they think of next?
Have a blessed day! ~Tammy
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