On Friday night , we went to a block party at our friend's house. The kids had a lot of fun getting their faces painted, hitting the pinatas, and playing with all the other kids. I was bummed that I didn't win the pie bake-off. I mean, really, who wouldn't pick the double layer chocolate pudding pie with graham cracker crust that took me a whole 5 minutes to make?! :) Maybe next year I'll pay off one of the judges! :)
Saturday night , we went to Chuck E. Cheese's with some friends. Rylee is still scared of Chuck E., (but not nearly as scared as some of the other kids that were sitting near us!) and since Devynn saw Rylee's reaction, she had to get scared, too. They both sat in the booth, clinging to my arms until Chuck E. went back in his room. Silly girls! :)
Yesterday, Devynn started saying "bless you" when she hears someone sneeze. It is just about the cutest thing I've ever heard! Andrew keeps "fake sneezing" in an attempt to get her to say it again. She's too smart, though, and won't say it unless you really sneeze. Too cute!
Weekends are always fun in my world with the world's most adorable kids EVER!!!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
WooHoo! :) Ouch!:(
Last night Jessie had a soccer game. Our team won 5-4! WooHoo! Last time we played this team, we lost 3-1. I think the other team came out last night thinking they were going to beat us again....Boy were they wrong! Our girls were on fire! And my little Jessie is improving sooo much with each game...it's really cool to watch her confidence level go up every week. She even came close to scoring a goal! YAY JESSIE!!! :)
The only downside to last night was when poor little Rylee got hit in the face with the soccer ball. OUCH!! Unfortunately, the field that we were on last night has very narrow sidelines. Rylee and Andrew were laying on a blanket watching the game. The action started getting close to us, and before we could scoot them back, the ball got kicked out of bounds and smacked Rylee right in the face! She cried, but sure is a tough little girl. And then, for the rest of the game, she kept pointing out "the girl with the braid with the two circles on her back (#8)" and telling me that she was the one who kicked the ball at her. I think she wanted revenge!! Fortunately, her face isn't bruised today. And luckily, RyRy doesn't know the name or address of the girl who kicked the ball! ;)
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This little story didn't take place last night, but it happened on Saturday at Jessie's game, so I thought I would mention it. Andrew was getting bored sitting watching the game, so I was trying to keep him entertained without having to take him to the playground because I didn't want to miss any of the game. I asked him if he wanted to play "rock, paper, scissors". To make sure he would be interested, I told him that I bet I could beat him 3 times in a row. He said ok and then quickly folded his hands, closed his eyes and bowed his head. He was praying! He said he had prayed that he would beat me 10 times in a row. That's my boy!!
He ended up beating me 6 times in a row, so I lost, and he was satisfied with that. :)
The only downside to last night was when poor little Rylee got hit in the face with the soccer ball. OUCH!! Unfortunately, the field that we were on last night has very narrow sidelines. Rylee and Andrew were laying on a blanket watching the game. The action started getting close to us, and before we could scoot them back, the ball got kicked out of bounds and smacked Rylee right in the face! She cried, but sure is a tough little girl. And then, for the rest of the game, she kept pointing out "the girl with the braid with the two circles on her back (#8)" and telling me that she was the one who kicked the ball at her. I think she wanted revenge!! Fortunately, her face isn't bruised today. And luckily, RyRy doesn't know the name or address of the girl who kicked the ball! ;)
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This little story didn't take place last night, but it happened on Saturday at Jessie's game, so I thought I would mention it. Andrew was getting bored sitting watching the game, so I was trying to keep him entertained without having to take him to the playground because I didn't want to miss any of the game. I asked him if he wanted to play "rock, paper, scissors". To make sure he would be interested, I told him that I bet I could beat him 3 times in a row. He said ok and then quickly folded his hands, closed his eyes and bowed his head. He was praying! He said he had prayed that he would beat me 10 times in a row. That's my boy!!
He ended up beating me 6 times in a row, so I lost, and he was satisfied with that. :)
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Creature of the Night
So for the past month or so we've had an animal that comes into our backyard in the middle of the night and makes our dogs flip out. We could see it sitting on the fence post in the corner by the pool, but we weren't able to tell what it was from our vantage point...and since it always happened in the middle of the night, we would just tell the dogs to stop barking from our bedroom window and would go back to sleep. Usually this elusive animal would go away and we would continue with our night's rest. Well, the other night, the dogs started barking around 12:15 am. I got up and told them to stop. Sampson obeyed, but Harley kept at it. I could see him in the back corner so I knew the critter was back. And since Harley wasn't letting up with his barking, we knew that the critter wasn't leaving, and we ended up having to get up out of bed and go outback.
It was dark in the corner of our yard, and with our flashlight shining, all we could see were the critter's eyes. We still couldn't tell what it was though. And since we didn't know what it was, we really didn't want to get too close. Ryan tried throwing rocks at the fence to make it move but that didn't work. So he tried his b.b. gun. That didn't work either. Nothing was even making this animal turn his head. He kept his gaze right on us. So Ryan decided to turn the hose on and squirt it. At first, it didn't seem like that was going to work either, but the critter finally jumped down into our neighbor's yard. When it turned, we were able to get a better view and realized that the critter was actually just a big possum. We were a bit surprised because in over 5 years, we haven't once seen one out here.
Now, as ugly as possums are, I actually have no problem with them coming into my yard in the middle of the night. I figure he probably comes to drink from the pool, which I have no problem with. I just wish he would do it quieter so that my dogs wouldn't notice him and wake the whole neighborhood with their barking.
He hasn't been back the last couple of nights, since he got hosed, so I'm really hoping he stays away. It's been nice not having my sleep interrupted by barking dogs.
I probably just jinxed myself.
It was dark in the corner of our yard, and with our flashlight shining, all we could see were the critter's eyes. We still couldn't tell what it was though. And since we didn't know what it was, we really didn't want to get too close. Ryan tried throwing rocks at the fence to make it move but that didn't work. So he tried his b.b. gun. That didn't work either. Nothing was even making this animal turn his head. He kept his gaze right on us. So Ryan decided to turn the hose on and squirt it. At first, it didn't seem like that was going to work either, but the critter finally jumped down into our neighbor's yard. When it turned, we were able to get a better view and realized that the critter was actually just a big possum. We were a bit surprised because in over 5 years, we haven't once seen one out here.
Now, as ugly as possums are, I actually have no problem with them coming into my yard in the middle of the night. I figure he probably comes to drink from the pool, which I have no problem with. I just wish he would do it quieter so that my dogs wouldn't notice him and wake the whole neighborhood with their barking.
He hasn't been back the last couple of nights, since he got hosed, so I'm really hoping he stays away. It's been nice not having my sleep interrupted by barking dogs.
I probably just jinxed myself.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Weekend Update
Yay, my little Rylee Belle is home! And boy, she slept so good last night! It must've been good to go to sleep in her own bed because she was sound asleep so quickly...even with Devynn calling out "Ry Ry!" I think Devynn was glad to have her big sister home, too! :)
In other weekend news, Jessie had her first official soccer game yesterday. Unfortunately, they lost 3-1, but it wasn't due to lack of effort. Jess played well, and I think she will continue to improve as she gains more confidence.
Andrew went to the sprint car races with Bachan (Ryan's mom..."bachan" is "grandma" in japanese) and Papa Lou last night. He was so excited. He hasn't stopped talking about all the different things that happened there, and all the different cars, and who they were rooting for. One of the most exciting things for him was the fact that they got "little, tiny pencils that they could keep and they were free! But they didn't have erasers on them." It's the little things in life that make him the happiest! :)
Today, after church we decided to go eat at this little mexican food place near us. When we pulled in the parking lot, this man that had been driving behind us for awhile pulled up alongside and informed us that there was a pair of glasses on our bumper. Turns out, we had been driving around with Andrew's sunglasses out there since yesterday! I still can't believe that they never fell off. Thank you, kind stranger!
Lastly, I have to give myself a pat on the back. I made it to the top of the hill on Benton/Pourroy! Let me tell you, that hill is much steeper than it looks...and it looks pretty steep! Go Me!! :)
It was a pretty good weekend in my world!
In other weekend news, Jessie had her first official soccer game yesterday. Unfortunately, they lost 3-1, but it wasn't due to lack of effort. Jess played well, and I think she will continue to improve as she gains more confidence.
Andrew went to the sprint car races with Bachan (Ryan's mom..."bachan" is "grandma" in japanese) and Papa Lou last night. He was so excited. He hasn't stopped talking about all the different things that happened there, and all the different cars, and who they were rooting for. One of the most exciting things for him was the fact that they got "little, tiny pencils that they could keep and they were free! But they didn't have erasers on them." It's the little things in life that make him the happiest! :)
Today, after church we decided to go eat at this little mexican food place near us. When we pulled in the parking lot, this man that had been driving behind us for awhile pulled up alongside and informed us that there was a pair of glasses on our bumper. Turns out, we had been driving around with Andrew's sunglasses out there since yesterday! I still can't believe that they never fell off. Thank you, kind stranger!
Lastly, I have to give myself a pat on the back. I made it to the top of the hill on Benton/Pourroy! Let me tell you, that hill is much steeper than it looks...and it looks pretty steep! Go Me!! :)
It was a pretty good weekend in my world!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Ry Ry!!!
I miss my RyRy!
She's been with my mom since Wednesday! I'm glad she's coming home today. Can't wait to see her pretty little face. And I'm sure she'll have some wacky thing to tell me! Like the other day, when she informed me that it isn't fair that my brothers and I all have the same parents. She was quite annoyed when she found that out. Then she said that I was just making it up. I don't know where she comes up with these things!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Silly Little Girls
Last night after we had put Rylee and Devynn to bed, we could hear Devynn calling out "Ry Ry" over and over again. We laughed about it, and soon enough all was quiet. This morning when I went to get Devynn out of bed, I discovered why she had been calling for Rylee. She could see the toys in their dollhouse, and wanted Rylee to get them for her. So Rylee, being the sweet big sister that she is (or maybe just to get Devynn to be quiet), got out of bed and gave her what she wanted. So Devynn slept with a Bratz stroller, 3 Barbies plus a Barbie baby, a little princess doll, a baby doll, some Barbie clothes, some baby doll clothes, a Barbie baby carrier, and a little toy car.
In other news, Rylee informed me today that since she's 4, we aren't suppose to spell her name with a "y" in it anymore. Apparently, we are suppose to replace the "y" with a "4". Guess my teachers never taught me that rule. ;)
Little girls are weird in my world!
In other news, Rylee informed me today that since she's 4, we aren't suppose to spell her name with a "y" in it anymore. Apparently, we are suppose to replace the "y" with a "4". Guess my teachers never taught me that rule. ;)
Little girls are weird in my world!
Monday, September 1, 2008
The Adventures of Bathroom
Yesterday, while Andrew was sitting on the toilet, he started calling for me. Since I was busy with Devynn, Ryan went to see what Andrew needed, thinking he needed some more t.p. or maybe help with a stuck zipper.
Ryan: "What do you need Drew?"
Andrew: "Who is Batman's enemy?"
Some things are just too important to wait until you're done in the bathroom!
Ryan: "What do you need Drew?"
Andrew: "Who is Batman's enemy?"
Some things are just too important to wait until you're done in the bathroom!
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