Things Only Kids Can Say

I handed the phone to Jenna the other day to talk to her Mimi, who just had a birthday. I could only hear Jenna's side of the conversation, so I'll replay that for you.

"Mimi, you're 60 now. That's old.....yep, then you'll be 70, then 80, then 90, then 100.....you'll probably die then."

Good thing Mimi's crazy about Jenna!

Happy Independance Day or How Rednecks Get Hurt

We hope you all had a great day--ours was so much fun, and no one got hurt, but it makes a good title for the photo.

We started the day the Bethany Freedom Fest Parade where Jenna rode with her Poppy on a political candidate's float.

Then we swam at Mimi and Poppys pool and took naps.

In the evening, we headed out to Tuttle to a friend's farm and swam and ate. Aaron taught Wyatt the fine art of blowing stuff up, and all the other men (and I use that term loosely) were thoroughly enjoying the detonations. In fact, they ran back into town for more fireworks.

Then as dusk set in, we could see all along the skyline the fireworks from about 10 different cities. It was truly gorgeous, and was excatly what the holiday is all about!

In The Good Old Summertime

Hello! We are enjoying the lazy days of summer, and I'm working toward my "Mom Of the Year" merit badge in math this summer by working with Jenna on some of the math and money counting that was a struggle for her last summer.
She is reading really well, but still wants me to read to her. She reads every (and I mean every!) billboard on the highway, and can sound out some really big words, like "adventure." Huh?
The kids are taking gymnastics class together, and are both getting so brave! Wyatt's class has 5 three-year old boys, who run 5 different directions at once. The instructor is a college boy who tried to be nice the first few weeks, but now has started cracking down on them. Wyatt has learned to jump bravely off anything and everything, and swings from the high rings like the monkey he is. Jenna, not surprisingly, is an excellent jumper off the spring board, and taught herself to do a near-perfect cartwheel.
For last week's adventure we went to the OKC dog show, and the kids were amazed at all the different shapes and sizes of dogs. Wyatt befriended a St. Bernard who's gigantic face was at eye-level with Wyatt's. When we turned to leave, the dog snuck up behind Wyatt and licked his neck--Wyatt thought that was so fun.
The next day, the kids told grandma that their daddy was taking them to get a dog the next day--Ha!
As for me, I"m laying off running for awhile (my mom will be happy to hear that!) due to burn-out and back trouble. Sticking to pilates and cycling for now..... I"m working on a new website that will be ready in just a few weeks--I'll keep you posted!