Kisses on the cheek from Aunt Ashley
Ashley stresses me out with her birthday party planning
skills. When I was a kid we all jumped
in the swimming pool and ate cake. If
balloons were involved the birthday party was big time. Now a days birthday parties are much more
elaborate. My sister in law, Ashley, is
so creative that I could stay up for several weeks straight and not come up with
all she does. She is a former teacher
and this party definitely had that teachery feel.
Here Ford is making his picture frame. She bought him a special one and his own foam
stickers so he wouldn’t have to have a pink heart and princess stickers next to
his bed! He is very proud of his
finished product might I add.
The birthday girl and her parents
Now Ashley didn’t discriminate against the fact that I am
pregnant and extremely large, she still asked me if I wanted to be a
princess. I am not sure that I could
have squeezed into any of those outfits!
Uncle Ken showing Ford how to fly
Ford LOVES the dirt!!!
I really can’t explain his extreme obsession enough, but its big
time. Anyway, on Sunday after his nap we
took him to play in the dirt with a friend.
He had a large time.
I come up with ideas a lot of times. Most of the time they end up being disastrous,
but at least I tried. Well, in saying,
Ford will be turning 3 next week and we are having him a construction birthday
party next weekend. I decided after searching
the internet, that I would make him an outfit.
NOT my brightest move yet. I
bought some fabric here in town at Cotton Treasures and went to Puddin for
help. If you will remember Puddin and
Pops gave me a sewing machine for Christmas.
Well, it’s still at their house.
It’s one of those things that I don’t feel comfortable doing alone just
yet. And to be completely honest I hate
to read directions and sewing patterns.
So, Puddin and I went to work making Ford some shorts from this material….
She would tell me what to do and I would sew. After a while we thought we were nearing the
end. WRONG! I had sewn the pants wrong and they were
deformed. I had to take the seam ripper
and undo all my hard work and start over.
And I will have you know that SOMEHOW I completely messed the pants up
AGAIN! I got frustrated, as did Puddin,
and I left. Puddin is a smart lady and
realized that we didn’t turn the material inside out on step 3. She finished the pants. I can’t take credit for the finished product,
but I sure did try for TWO hours!!!
Pictures to come next weekend.
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Funny things Ford has said lately…
Ford and I were discussing the arrival of John Brantley one
day. He said, “Momma, I will hold Toto
like this.” And he demonstrated how he would hold his brother. Then he said, “Momma, when we go to the beach
I won’t throw sand in Toto’s eyes.” That
sure is sweet of him!!!
Ford tends to ask “Why” about 200 times a day. He definitely abuses the word and it literally
drives Trey and me insane. The other
night Ford said something and I asked “Why?”
He repeated and I asked why again.
After the third time of me asking why he said, “If you say that one more
time I will put you in time out!”
Tonight as Ford and I were lying in bed winding down from
the day he said, “Momma, I will give you a kiss, and don’t you wipe my kisses
off either.” Sooo sweet!
“Momma, I’m so proud of you for tee teeing in the potty like
a big girl.”
Ford: Momma, can I call my Daddy, Butt Daddy?” Me: “No, Ford. That is not nice and we don’t say stuff like
that.”
Ford: “Can I say shut up?”
Me: “No, Ford.” Ford: “What
about dang it?” Me: No, and if you don’t quit saying stuff you
know you aren’t supposed to I will spank you.”
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