This week...

*Super Target opened up and we took a field trip
*another week of swimming lessons - Maddie is learning the breast stroke and Marky is learning the crawl
*church
*being picked up by Grandma Oman after swimming lessons one day and getting a treat at Starbucks
*the big girls getting a birthday party invitation
*mommy celebrating a friend's birthday by going to the movie "Mama Mia" and gabbing over chocolate birthday cake and guacamole chips
*health club child care
*sewing doll clothes with Marky and Cassidy
*Patrick calling to say he would be home in an hour
*CUTE $5 shoes!!
*visiting with my mom in my living room
* finding a little brown mouse at the pool
*counting down the days to Florida
*reading "The Snow Globe Family" with Meredith
*rain!
*email from Ashley
*friends
*lunges and squats
*God's word
*sweet kisses from my sweet son
*knowing that God is always with me... no matter what. Psalm 121 "where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of Heaven and earth".

Cuties!!

Bubble Yum

Earlier this week, I let the 3 girls buy their own packages of bubble gum when we were at Target. For some reason we are very into gum these days. So, we've been talking about gum, chewing gum, blowing lots of bubbles... you get my drift. Meredith is so happy that now she is a "big girl" so she can chew gum. (Interpretation of big girl - 4 years old. ) Michael has asked if he can have gum and has been told numerous times that he can't because he's not a big boy yet. (All 3 sisters as well as his mommy have told him that.) Well, he came downstairs to ask me if he could have gum and he said "I a big boy". Patrick was with me, and he said "no, you're not a big boy yet." Michael said a little louder, "YES - I'm a big boy like YOU, Daddy". After a few exchanges like this, Michael accepted his little boy status and asked Daddy if HE wanted the piece of gum that he had in his hand. Patrick said no, he didn't want it. Michale looked confused (why would you turn it down if you COULD have it?) and then made a conclusion in his sweet little brain. "Gum is for girls, not boys."