My Little Pumpkin

I don't really have a comment about this, except this: Isn't he a doll? In other news, Little Sissy went potty on her potty chair for the first time ever tonight. Yeah!!!! We're not really training her yet, except for several months we've been putting her on the potty chair before bath. Tonight is the first time anything actually happened. I yelled so loud I almost made her cry, but I just had visions of only one in diapers, and I got REALLY excited!

This is So Hot!

Yes, that's a vacuum in his hand. Good lovin' starts with love and respect, but it sure doesn't hurt to vacuum the house--in a white t-shirt and jeans. Just a tip, guys...

Harmony Bear Gets a Night Out

Big Sissy's preschool choir has a little mascot named Harmony Bear. All the 3-year-olds get to have a turn taking him home for a week. He comes with a fun CD, scarf to dance with, and rhythm sticks. They are supposed to draw a picture of him, write down some things they did together (I assume the parent is supposed to do that part), and take pictures of some of the things Harmony Bear got to do during his visit. We took Harmony Bear with us to the Magic House tonight. Thankfully he still made it home. We lost Mayzi somewhere along the way. This is supposed to be April's replacement. *sigh.* We also met up with some fun friends there. Maybe I'll do another post with the real children. For now, here's Harmony Bear's night with the Brimms.

Shopping in the grocery store

Having a pancake in the kitchen

Splashing in the water area

Going down the slide

Eating in the pizza parlor

The All-Purpose Dress

Has anyone seen the recent pictures of Angelina Jolie on the tabloids? OK. Stop rolling your eyes. I know I'm not the only one that flips through US and People while I'm waiting in line at the grocery store. She looks amazing...11 weeks after delivering TWINS. First of all, it probably helps to be extremely underweight before you get pregnant (not that I'm recommending that, of course). A little extra flesh just looks much better on her. When asked what her secret is, she said, "It helps to have a good dress." OOOHHHHH!!!! Why didn't anyone tell me this before??? I've been wasting my time in sweatpants all this time when I could look like THAT in the right dress. It helps to have good accessories too. I'm talking about her shoes, of course--not her famous "partner." All I know is, I gotta get me one of those dresses.

The Family is Together Again!

Hubby has been gone on a business trip since Monday. That's not a long time, but man...we sure missed him. Here are some things that are hard about when he's gone...everything. I always look forward to relief around 5'ish so I can get supper ready. We have great teamwork in the evenings. I give Little Buddy a bath, then I get him ready for bed while Hubby is getting the girls bathed. Then I clean up the kitchen while Hubby is getting their snacks and movie ready. Then I read them each a story, Daddy reads the Bible, we all pray together and the day is done. On Wednesday nights I take Big Sissy to choir and go to a Bible study while Daddy stays home with the little ones. This week no one got to bed on time, I had to skip my Bible study, I'm pretty sure we didn't read the Bible every night, and I'm still in my pajamas now at 1:30 in the afternoon.

Here's what I like when he's gone. I sleep so much better. I know...that sounds crazy. I always hear women say they can't sleep when they're husband is gone. I don't know why. I don't really get scared to be alone, and I LOVE having the bed all to myself. My favorite way to sleep is diagonally in the bed. And I don't have to listen to snoring all night. Heavenly. But if I had to choose, I would still opt for less sleep and my hubby by my side. I'm so glad this trip is over. I'm singing the Dora theme song...We did it...we did it...lo hicimos...we did it. Welcome home!!!!

Nickname

Some people call him Jesus, and some people call him God. I guess one is His nickname.

Guess who...

A Needle in a Haystack

Sunday night we went to a "Fall Fest" at my sister's church in South County. It was lots of fun, and we were everywhere--riding ponies, eating funnel cake, looking inside a firetruck, changing diapers in the nursery (that's not really the fun part), riding tricycles on the parking lot, watching fireworks. It wasn't until the way home that I realized the diamond was missing out of my wedding ring. Part of the frustration was that I just had the prongs fixed at the end of May. I hadn't worn it for the end of my pregnancy, and when I put it back on it seemed a little wiggly. Hubby got it fixed for me, and I haven't taken it off since. It hasn't even been 4 months!!! We both were silent on the way home. I was on the brink of tears--trying not to put too much weight in material possessions and yet feeling very sentimental about my wedding ring. It's probably the first big purchase my husband ever made, and it was for me. He suggested we go back and look for it, and I didn't want to. It was dark. There were probably a thousand people there. We had been so many different places. It would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Today Hubby took the ring with him and stopped by the jeweler on his way out of town. He was going to see if some kind of warranty would cover the prong repair--or the diamond loss. It was closed. My mom was off work today and came over to help out with the kids (and make some yummy meals). That was such a HUGE help. While she was outside playing with the girls and Little Buddy was still gnawing on his baby biscuit, I started sweeping the floor. I noticed a pile of crumbs in the corner over by the stove and went over to sweep. One of the crumbs seemed a bit shiny, but not shiny enough to be a diamond. I wouldn't have even noticed it if I weren't thinking about my diamond all day. But I picked it up, turned it over, and sure enough. It was my diamond. I guess I lost it before we even went to the Fall Fest. I still can't believe I found a needle in a haystack. Apparently it IS possible!!!