Happy birthday America

While watching fireworks with Betsy, she said we should rename them.
"Boom wows" were her suggestion. Hope you had a happy 4th.
Blessings!

Corn dog

While walking through the freezer section at the grocery story, Betsy says, "meatballs on a stick? Eww!" I look over to see a box of corn dogs. I guess we won't be trying those anytime soon. Lol. Blessings.

Mollie 6.5

WITHOUT ANY prompting, ask your child these questions and write down EXACTLY what they say. It is a great way to find out what they really think.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Chew with your mouth closed
2. What makes mom happy?
Obeying her
3. What makes mom sad?
Disobeying her
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Read stories
5. What was your mom like as a child?
She had blonde hair
6. How old is your mom?
35
7. How tall is your mom?
Very tall
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Be with daddy and me
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Shopping
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Kind and loving
11. What is your mom really good at?
Being kind
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Sports
13. What does your mom do for a job?
Teaching us
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Coffee
15.What makes you proud of your mom?
Her smile
16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?
Olaf
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Shop
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Our hair
19. How are you and your mom different?
Our skin (your skin is like Betsy's and mine is like daddy's)

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
She kisses me
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
His loving and kindness
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Starbucks
23. How old was your Mom when you were born?
20
Pretty amusing. Especially since she has a little sister #8. Ha!
 So funny.  Especially since I am not tall and closer to 45 than 35!
But I do love that Mollie sees me and Andy as
Loving and kind parents. (Some days I feel far from either.)
Blessings!

Relaxful

Betsy says my bed is relaxful, and I totally agree-especially when she isn't in it!  Blessings

The green ring

Andy took the girls to the park tonight, and I had some down time at the house.  A green plastic ring was given to daddy for safe keeping. However, the ring fell out of his pocket or was left on a bench.  The girls were asking about it at home when that discovery was made.  Sweet daddy that he is, drove back to the park to search for the ring at dusk. He found it in the grass. The girls are happy, and I continue to realize how blessed we are to have him.  I know he is tired, needs to work, and would rather be doing any number of different things, but he took the time to go look for a ring that probably cost a dime, which made all of his girls happy!  Blessings

Frio

Betsy was putting up the weather cards, she chose snow and cold. Good choices for today! However, she noticed the Spanish side and asked me to translate.  I told her frio means cold. She asked, "did you say 'freeze-o'?" Not exactly, but it does make sense! Blessings

Sleeping beauties

Andy helped me (and Betsy) see that the goal isn't necessarily for her to sleep all night long, but for her to get up and down without waking us or her sister.  That is a better goal for sure.  The monitor is still out of the girl's room.  During the first few days, I would hear Betsy crying after getting up for a drink or to go potty.  She even came to our door a few times to request assistance to get back in her bed.  Poor thing, she was paralyzed by her fears.  The girls have a rather large night light, but she would say she was scared of the dark.  Once, I talked her through getting back in her bed from my door.  Then, I immediately walked down the hall to praise her just after she had tucked herself in bed.  She has cried a few times to gather up her courage to cross the hall and get back to bed, but I'm hearing her cries less as the weeks go on.  She is gaining courage.  She is conquering her fears. She may be sleeping through the night, I know that I am. Blessings.