He is Home

Rare.  Rare is seeing all 3 of my children home at the same time and sitting still.

 This has been an extremely busy summer, and I have already promised myself that next summer we won't tackle as many activities.  We will take time to stay home and do nothing.

Last week I took the littles for an eye check up 3 months after Sister got glasses, Bitty got new glasses and he started wearing his patch.  Annie is doing great.  We are supposed to keep wearing the glasses all the time.  Bitty's bad eye improved from 20/40 to 20/25.  Our patching is working!!!!  I, myself, wasn't ever an "over-achiever", but with my kids I tend to be.  The doctor told us in March to patch 2 hours a day.  We had been patching at least two hours, maybe more on some days.  Naturally, I think this is a fantastic idea and we will conquer this lazy eye once and for all.  Well, she informed me to ONLY patch 2 hours a day and no more.  Of course I asked "why".  She said he could end up using the bad eye too much and actually weaken the good eye.  Oh my gosh, now I have to freak out and try to only patch 2 hours!!!!!!!

 I LOVE to mow.  We have 9 acres and one of those zero turn mowers.  Trey won't let me mow the "good grass" right around the house, but the weeds are fair game.  The other day I went for my therapy mow session and after 20 or so minutes I decided I better check on the kids.  The boys were playing baseball and Annie was putting on "lipstick".  AKA- eye black!!!!!!

 The Barbies fell victim too.

 If you don't know about eye black, it doesn't come off too well!!!!!

 The Bit... He's been sporting this Paw Patrol shirt since September 2015.  It's old.  It's faded.  But it's special to me.  He got this shirt on the last shopping trip I went on with my mom.  Bitty accompanied us and Gran bought it for him because he needed it badly!

 He's got 9 championship rings!  Bling Bling

 The man wife always begs for a date night.  I try to explain that between baseball and church we have no time.  Well, last week I decided we would have a date night.  I arranged the sitter, told Trey when to be home, and planned a great "dude date".  We went to the farm and rode the gator all over the 1,000+ acres, enjoyed nature, talked without little people interrupting, and finished the night off with a Como Steak House meal!  And the best part was that I wore my t-shirt, frizzy hair, and 5:00 AM make-up to the date!

 This past weekend we concluded our 4 month run with baseball.  Ford has been playing coach pitch and this was the first kid pitch tournament.

 Friday they won 5-1.

 Saturday they lost 15-2.  I don't think our boys do well with overnight traveling.  They weren't ready to play ball.  Later that day we played again and lost in an extra inning 3-2 to conclude the season.  Tears were shed.

Cousin Jack came to stay with us on Sunday-Tuesday.

 The boys went for a run while I followed in the golf cart.  Running isn't exactly my thing!

 Bitty is an animal.  I think he ran close to 2 miles.  I told Trey he could be his personal trainer.

Today's questions by Bitty were as follows:
How deep is the ocean?
What's the fartherest someone has ever run?
Yes, I had to google these!!!!

 Ford is attending Ole Miss baseball camp this week.  I think it's a great experience for him.  It's hot, but he's loving it!

My brother and his family spent the last 4 months fostering a precious baby with Downs Syndrome.  Last week Kylen got sick and today he went to be with Jesus.  It can be so difficult to understand how a child's work could be done here on Earth in just 10 short months.  He was the cutest, fattest, softest, and  best baby I've ever been around.  We know this life is but a vapor and we are only passing through.  Kylen is with Jesus.  He is HOME!

The party and a toilet

Birthday parties tend to stress me out a bit.  There are so many factors that go into such a production; location, invitees, food, decor, entertainment, etc.  Bitty wanted a football party.  I told him no one his age even knew how to play football.  Then he decided he wanted a baseball party.  I told him it was June and we'd all die from the heat.  I knew we needed water.  Therefore, we settled on a swimming party, and play baseball if you want, at Puddin and Pops's house!

We arrived early to set up and the kiddos swam.  Sister was giving orders as usual!

 Ken and Kylen, the baby they've been fostering for 4 months.

 Ashley hijacks my phone often.

 He picked out this cake from Wal-Mart.  Whatever works at this point...whatever works!

BITTY IS SIX.....

What is your favorite food?  Chicken

What is your least favorite food?  Bananas mixed with a squeeze

What are your favorite things to learn about?  Tractors

What’s your favorite color?  Green

What’s your favorite number?  1,000

What are your favorite games to play?  Tractors

When you have free time what do you like to do?  Play on Momma’s phone

What is your favorite book?  Tractor book

What is your favorite TV show?  Wild Kratts

What is your favorite holiday?   Christmas

What are some things you do well?  Play tractors

Where are your favorite places to go?  Disney World

What do you like to do with your family?   Hug momma

What’s your favorite thing about home?   Cause my family is here

What’s your favorite thing to do outside?   Ride a 4 wheeler

What’s your favorite chore?   Cleaning baseboards

What’s your least favorite chore?   Clean the downstairs

What is your favorite song?   The tractor song

What do you want to be when you grow up?   Farmer

Where is somewhere you’d like to visit?   A farm

What was your favorite thing about being five?   Hugging momma

What was something sad that happened when you were five?   When I got my goose egg

What do you like to do when you get up in the morning?   Watch TV

What is your favorite part of each day?   To hug momma

What’s your favorite drink?    Diet Coke

Where do you want to go to college?   Ole Miss

Who do you want to marry when you grow up?    Nobody

Where do you want to live when you grow up?   Momma’s house

What is something new you want to learn this year?   How to tackle daddy

Clothes size: shirts 4-5  pants: 2t-5t   shoes- 10-11

Height: 43.5 inches

Weight: 39 lbs. 

 I've always thought that Ford looked like my brother....here's proof!

 I don't understand men, and I won't pretend to.  We spent a long time designing, planning and building what we thought would be the perfect house for our family.  It was complete with six toilets.  SIX!  That wasn't enough.  So we have now added another toilet, Trey's "man toilet" so that he can have one in his hunting man room.  There really are no words...seven toilets now.  Seven!