Adult Supervision Required

They were having so much fun and then it happened.


Because of the thud at the end I (Neal) thought Dean was the main one hurt. Even though he cried a lot he was fine. Anna Grace was really the hurt one. Of course Courtney knew that from the beginning. We gave her some ice, at her request, and let her watch an episode of The Backyardigans even though it was already past her bed time. By the time she went to bed she felt fine. She said her and Dean were "falling down and it was fun".

Here's the busted lip:

Pink Doggie will make it all better:

Right of Passage

Dean busted his lip today while playing outside. He also scratched his upper lip in the process. It all just makes him more manly.

Our 1st Day of "School"

Today was Anna Grace's first day of Mother's Day Out. She thinks she has officially started school...we have not told her otherwise. This morning we got a quick picture before loading up the car. As you can see she is really proud of her lunch bag that she takes with her. She also wants to ride the bus - I had to tell her yet again that the bus does not go to her school so I will take her every time in our car. Anna Grace was instantly ready to go in her room and play; then when she saw that I had come back to get her, she ran the other way hoping for a few extra minutes of playtime. She did not eat very much of her lunch; however as soon as she got strapped into her seat in the car she said (in a VERY dramatic tone), "Mommy, I NEED food." Needless to say, she ate her lunch on the way home when she was not distracted. She told Neal and me over dinner all about the big slide she went down and climbing up the ladder to get to it; the Wheels on the Bus movie they watched and sang along with; and practiced her Bible verse for this month - Love bares all things. To sum it up, Anna Grace is a huge fan of MDO.

Dean on the other hand started crying as soon as he thought he MIGHT be getting dropped off and did not stop crying until I got him strapped back in the car after dropping Anna Grace off. He did enjoy his special time with me while she was away.

Until next time...

Caught in the act

Today Dean figured out how to crawl up onto the cart - his favorite toy lately - and sit down so he can throw all of the blocks out of the top.

How could anyone not love these two?

Homemade Popsicles

Yesterday I made my first batch of homemade popsicles for Anna Grace and Dean. After lunch they each had one and thankfully, I was ready with the camera.

Dean had a love/hate relationship with his.
I guess it was too cold for him but he couldn't make himself stop.

Anna Grace did not have the same troubles.

Our Family Olympic Games

Anna Grace and I decided to get ready for the women's all-around gymnastics; we went all out in our preparations and surprised Neal with our own meet when he got home from work. Dean was not really into the meet himself. Lots of silver medals (I could only make silver using the aluminum foil) were given out.

Watching the games.

My medal ceremony after a brilliant somersault.

Neal's clap-worthy head stand performance.

As you can see Dean had other on things on his mind.

Anna Grace's post medal celebration.

Off goes the medal and on to the next event.

Handsome Dean

One day he may get me for this but I just could not miss this photo opportunity. Dean LOVES wearing Anna Grace's necklaces but today he managed to get a hold of one of her dress up hats. He was having way too much fun playing chase with me in his costume.

Vacation

We had a wonderful vacation last week at the lake. We shared part of the time with some friends and family. Neal and I both agree that we did not do a good job taking pictures; we are committed to doing a better job next year. We had lots of fun though.

4th of July

Sorry we have been out of touch for a while. Here are some of the pictures from our time spent at the lake during the fourth.