Trapped Tuesdays

 I would make the kids hang out with me all summer and called it "trapped Tuesdays."  The best thing I ever did.  They would fight non-stop this summer.  But somehow looking back at all the pictures you only remember the good moments.  We deep cleaned the house, went to the planetarium, went swimming, went to Lagoon, to go get ice cream.  We never made it to Pineview.  We seemed extra busy this summer with sports and what not.  As always it went by too fast.

Quinton Baseball

 He was a great hitter.  He would get a triple or a homerun each game.  And he always wanted to be catcher.  The summer nights were spent at the park most nights.  It was fun watching him.

Funnies

December 2004 Lucas 6 years old.  "Can I have a vending machine for Christmas?"

April 2025  

--6 years old Lucas: "Mom makes us clean everyday. And that how she destroys our lives.  

--"Mom can you let me into the computer?  Come on mom I haven't got all day!"  His plans just changed.

--Lucas: " Mom should we get rid of all the spider webs in our house?  I don't like spiders."

--Jessa: "Lucas why do you like jello so much?"

                Lucas:  IDK because its so jiggly."

--Quinton: "I don't have a girlfriend.  Moms my girlfriend.

 June 2025 

--Quinton 9, Lucas 7: My conversations on the way to swim lessons getting Gas.

    Lucas: "mom! Can I roll down the window to smell the Gas?"  Takes a big whiff..."that's the stuff."

    Quinton: "how much is a cyber truck cost? 

     Mom: "Siri, says 40-130,000." 

    Quinton: "Whoa!  If we got that w would have to start acting poor.  We would have to borrow money."

    Lucas: "And cut holes in our shirts!"

--Next time on the way to swim lessons. Lucas: "Mom! Can we go get Gas so that I can smell it?"

--Lucas talking to Jessa while she's driving.  "You're driving slow like an old grandma!"

--Lucas comes in and sees Jessa's free hair and says "OOOOOOOooooOOOO.  Jessa your hair is so fluffy.  Not as fluffy as mine.

Swim Lessons

Just down to two kids now for swim lessons.  I remember doing this from the very beginning always with a little baby in tow, but now I'm down to two.  I've had fun every summer.  I'm going to miss this so much!

 

Took Mikey and his friends to Surf N Swim.  I suck at getting pictures for birthday parties.  He had a blast with his friends.  He is such a sweet kid!  Can't believe how fast the time goes by.  I finally get what it feels like when people say it feels like only yesterday when we were bringing him home.

 

Lagoon with the cousins.

Got to spend the weekend with cousins at Lagoon.  I remember that the older uncles and aunts would take care of my kids when we would visit, playing and entertaining them.  Now its my children who are entertaining them and playing with the little cousins.  It's crazy how things can change like that!  Garret and Wade were obsessed with Jessa.  He finally had to hide from them because they just wanted to wrestle with her 24/7. LOL.  It was a good time!

 

Lucas's 7th Birthday Party

We took the family to go see How to Train Your Dragon and went to chic-Fil-A.  Food is Lucas's love language. 

 

Juneteenth

 

Family Reunion

Spent the family reunion in Enterprise.  It was a mad house, but so much fun.  Complete with a talent show that didn't disappoint and the annual water fight.  It was a good time.  The kids look forward to this every year.  They absolutely love every minute of it.  This is what they want to do every year.  I'm so glad they have amazing cousins to spend time with.