well, i have alot to update......go figure! on tuesday night, john and his brother slept in a tent at my mom's house. they were reliving their childhood i guess. they kept jordan and toya as well as justin (john's nephew). i think they had fun. we roasted marshmellows and then they went to bed. On wed. july 4th, we went to a parade here in turner, then we went to john's aunt's beach house and had a get together. it was mainly just his family and me and my younger sister. it was nice, and the kids loved that they could swim. we then went to the fireworks at night. here is a slideshow (no videos):
on thursday, we got up and went to york's wild kingdom. we arrived at around 10:30 and went to see the animals. the kids of course loved it. we went out to have a picnic at around 1:00. we were waiting for the guys to come back from bringing the food back to the cars so we decided to change the girls diapers. my sister changed kelsey and told her that when we were all done we would go on the rides which are located right next to the picnic area. we all got to talking when someone asked where kelsey was. she was no where to be found! there were about 5 of us that split up to look for her. we knew she must have gone near the rides, but wern't sure which ones. it seemed like forever, but must have been only about 5 mins. and bob (john's brother) came around the corner by the big slides carrying her. he said he found her underneath the slides. goes to show how much they understand (she was told when we were done, and she was done), and just how quick it takes for them to dissappear. there were 7 adults right there, including me! it was scary, and had she been gone any longer, i think i would have lost it. things happen, what can you do. anyway, after that, we took the kids on just about every ride at the park. there were my 4, bob and cassie's 2 boys, and then johns' other neice and nephew. i think they all had fun! after that we went to eat supper, around 6:30-7. then we went to a park and the ocean for about a half hour. we didn't get home until 11:30 i think. here is a slideshow of that day:
on friday, sarah and john went to john's mom's house for the day. me and my mom and younger sister and kids went shopping per our normal routine on friday's. we went to the dr.s for kaylee's birthmark. we had noticed on tue. night that the bottom portion of it had turned black which scared me. then that same night she was crying that it hurt. we were told to bring her in just to have it checked out. we didn't get in till friday because of how busy everything was. turned out it must have been bumped somewhere along the way as the dr. said it was just bruised. after that, we did some shopping for the baby shower we were planning for my sister on saturday. baby showers are expensive! anyway, we went to the dollar store where kelsey got her fingers shut in the door of my mom's truck. what made things worse was that my mom had locked the truck and then as the door was shutting, kelsey put her fingers in the door. we had to wait for the truck to be unlocked, but we couldn't open the door as it was jammed. my mom had to crawl across the drivers side and into the passengers side to push the door open from the inside. she was quit tramautized by the whole ordeal. her fingers were fine though! on saturday, we had the baby shower for john and sarah. it was a coed shower. it turned out really good and they got quit a few things. mostly they got some gift cards as they flew home and were flying back so were limited with what they could get for gifts. i did a "daddy diapering kit" for john. it went something like this (as sarah read the poem, john had to do what it said), you can see pictures of him doing it below):
Daddy's Diapering Kit
This kit will contain a clothespin, plastic gloves (any kind from flimsy plastic ones to the big yellow heavy duty), goggles (check out dollar store or toy store), tongs (from kitchen section of dollar store), baby wipes (sample size will do) and baby powder. This is really funny to put everything in a tool belt. Don't forget diapers too!
First clip the clothespin to your nose...
This is just the beginning of your woes!
Carefully pull on each surgical glove.
Remember you do this out of love!
Don the goggles and you're ready,
Oh, the things you do as a daddy!
With tongs & diaper head for the trash
Setting a new record for the 3-yard dash!
Now those wipes will come in handy...
Just a little swipe and all is dandy.
Then sprinkle on a little smelly powder
And you just couldn't be any prouder!
Oops! ... Hurry and cover that little tush
Before you have a fountain gush!
And now your reward is one of bliss...
A great big slobbery hug and kiss!
then i did one for sarah called mom's survival kit. her's just contained cool things with explanations in a bag. she didn't have to do anything with them, just read them. here is her list:
Hershey's Hugs and Kisses -- for you and the baby for you both deserve them
Penny - for your thoughts
Pen & Journal - ( or the Journal Jar) -- to write down your thoughts
Clock - to remind you that time will pass by too quickly, enjoy every moment.
Mirror - to remind you that you are important too.
Marbles - to replace the ones you will loose.
Lifesavers - to save you from one of those days
Tissue - to dry those tears, the babies and yours.
Toothpick - to pick out the good in all situations
Lollipop - to lick all your problems
Eraser - to remind you that every new Mom made mistakes
Starburst - for energy.
Rope-in case you get to the end of yours
Nuts-to remind you to get a little nutty
Wiggle Eyes-those extra eyes for the back of your head
Fabric patch-to patch up the mistakes along the way
Asprin-for when all else fails--take two
they enjoyed it. i can't beleive she will have a baby in about a month! she is due august 18th. we did some fun things too. we played baby price is right (guess the amount of each baby item and then add the total ~ closest wins), we played baby A-Z (using the alphabet, you had to write down one word for each letter that either pertained to pregnancy, labor, or babies). we also played baby bingo (you handed out bingo cards and the players had to write one thing in each box that they thought she would get, and as sarah opened the gifts, you would mark them off on your card till someone got bingo). the best was a relay type game that we did. we got 5 couples and they had to work together to diaper and dress a baby (they could each only use one hand), then one had to feed the other one a jar of baby food, and then the other one had to be fed a bottle. it was hilarious to watch. can you guess who won??? the only guy/guy team (john and his brother, bob)....go figure...lol. here is a video of the game, and then a slideshow of the shower:
after the shower, they went back to john's mom's house and then they took them to the airport on sunday morning. they are now back in n.c. my hubby and i have talked about having just me fly down to n.c. just for a day or two to see the baby when it is born. it will have to be during his next vacation which is the end of august. i would really like to, as i don't think i can wait till they come home in november. we'll see what happens and how expensive plane tickets are on short notice. it will be hard as my hubby has not been left alone with the kids for more than a few hours, i am just always here. i know he is capable of it, it's me that has the issues. anyway, speaking of babies, i want to say congrats to another couple in our church, Cliff and Sara on the birth of their baby boy. He was born July 8, at 6:54 p.m. His name is Caleb (not sure if that is how they are spelling it). He weighed 7lbs. 12oz. Mom and baby are doing so well, that mom decided to go home tonight. We got to see and hold him before they left though. Here is a picture of Caleb:
I started this blog last night at around 9:00 pm. as you can see it has taken me a while to finish. Of course it didn't help that i received a phone call at about 11:45 pm from my husband who told me that his car had caught on fire on the way home from work and he needed me to come and get him. So, i called my parents and my dad came and stayed with the kids so i could go and pick him up. we ended up having to pay $70 for a tow back to our house and will have to pay more to get it towed to a garage plus the money to fix it. this is my hubby's only means of transportation to and from work, so i will be getting up at 5:30 am to bring him to work and then going back up around 11:00pm to pick him back up. thankfully since my sister is home from college, she can come and stay with us for a few days so i don't have to drag all 4 kids around with me. i could let him have the van, but with 4 kids, there is always somewhere i need to be and i need a vehicle to get there. anyway, hopefully it doesn't cost too much to repair. i hope everyone else has a great week!
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8 comments:
Wow Stacy! That was alot of catching up. Great pics and slideshows. It looks and sounds like fun was had by all. Your girls are really growing and changing.
Stacy! You have been so busy! Lot's of little mishaps, too, which are leaving my head spinning. I'm glad you found (was it Kelsey? I've forgotten already) quickly. I would have had a heart attack. For some reason I had a hard time loading your blog today. Maybe because it's so full of new stuff. Great pictures. Your kids are so cute.
sorry about the slow upload, you are probably right that it is because of all th enew stuff on it. hopefully we slow down a little bit and i can just put little updates :) it has been quit the busy, hectic summer! it was kelsey that we lost, and had i not been so busy looking for her, i would have had a heart attack too. :)
Stacy, nice slide show..We always check for updates on your family. I love reading and seeing the pics of your kids..You did an wonderful job on the shower on Saturday. It was great getting together with everyone. We have so much be thankful for. love, Joan
Wow... I hope things are calming down for you. -What a great shower! I am glad you've had so much time with Sarah and family over this summer. I'll be praying for Sarah to have a safe delivery. -Hey, was that Michelle in one of the pics? How is she doing?
PS~ I'll be praying about your car situation... we've been "there" before, so I can completely relate. Hope things work out better than you hope!
You have been one busy family! WOW:) Sounds like lots of fun though despite the lost and found child and smashed fingers...both Kelsey right?
I hope your husband's car gets fixed quickly and cheaply. No doubt an unwanted cost and inconvenience .
I forgot I had not fully read this post. I got interrupted. Anyway... WOW your busy. I thought we were busy. First the fireworks looked amazing, yikes on the lost Kelsey, and the worst was the smashed fingers in the locked door! I still cannot get over that. OUCH! We have a has so many showers for my sister... a lot of work. I hope you get a chance to get away and see the new baby, you SO deserve it. I also hope your husbands car is fixed, getting fixed by now. ((HUGS))
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