WATER BUG!

I love summer for a lot of reasons. One of my favorites is the water. I just LOVE to swim. I have always loved it. My daughter, who is like me in more ways than I would like, has taken after me in my love of the water. She learned to swim the first day of swim lessons. Like, truly, really, learned to swim. Off went the swimmies and lifeguard Katie came out. I am a little calmer these days. She is a natural in the water. She was pushing to the bottom of the 5 ft part of the pool just to touch the bottom and come back up. She popped up like she had been doing that forever. She pushes off the steps and just floats for a minute then turns around and swims back. She jumps from the side and swims to the steps. I don't even have to be in the pool! Drew was working on his diving on vacation so of course she worked on that as well. She turned some heads when she went to the 8 ft deep end, dove in and swam to the side.....all 35 pounds of her! I got a lot of "How old is she???" My little water bug....here she is in action. Well, in pictures....I can't upload my video from the camera I used. :(

This pic needs explanation. They want to do cannon balls. This is their version of that. They jump in yelling "JUMPING BALL!" at the top of their lungs. We tell them for the millionth time that it is "Cannon Ball" and they jump in again giggling, yelling, "Jumping Ball!" Crazy kids!

You rarely see her face at the pool! Hahaha! :)

Mommy is extra proud of you my Kennedy. :)

My BABY

My BABY will be 2 in a few weeks. This leaves me a little sad because I realize how fast he is growing up. They say you don't pay attention to the second as much as the first. So far, I have not found that statement true. This little boy demands our attention and we give him just that. In fact, I might just baby him a little too much. I find myself still saying, "Where is the baby?" in reference to Whit. I wonder if I will always say that?....poor Kennedy. She was so never referred to as the baby at 2. Whit already stole that spot for 6 months by then!

He's getting to be such a little boy. He is starting to LOVE the things his daddy does. He is also attached to Greg at the hip. If I had a dollar for every time I heard, "Wait, Daddy, wait!" I just might be rich. It makes me giggle because Greg is not used to being demanded for by his child. I will try to put him to bed and he says, "No, Mommy, Daddy read book." :) Sweet boy loves that Daddy. He loves golf and baseball. He loves fishing. It's like he is Greg Olliff in a Sartin body. I find it quite humorous.

He is talking so much it amazes me. Every parent thinks their child is a genius. You know you do. They do something and you think, WOW. I bet no other kid this age can do that. I think it is just part of watching them grow and develop. The child that I birthed less than 2 years ago can now carry on a very long drawn out conversation with me. That in itself is pretty amazing. He is well beyond 2 word phrases. He can now talk in sentences minus prepositions. For example he might tell you, "Go Daddy" which translates as "Go with Daddy." Today he came home from golfing and said, "Hit it, like this (swings his arm) turn around, like this (and turns around)" I am not sure how turning around is involved but he is pretty good at describing things. I adore this little age. It does come with its fits, but they all do at some point.

I love this little boy. I'll never forget the day we looked at this house and walking in their rooms thinking that someday they would be filled with our children. Then the days I spent praying in those rooms that God would grant us at least one child to fill the room. We have been twice blessed and this Mommy will always know to appreciate it. They are my little miracles and I am proud to call them mine.

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Happy Father's Day Greg!

This post is early because it is vacation week! :) I made a slideshow of Greg's first Father's Day on here. It still makes me happy to go back and look. I added some new flavor and of course another child to this one. It might bore you if you aren't family, so this one is for you Greg. Your daughter wanted to get you a new truck. Then she said, "But, Mommy, how will we wrap it? Let's get him a new toothbrush. He would really like that."

Their eyes light up when you walk in the door. They talk about you constantly when you are gone. Your son adores your every move. If you are golfing, he wants to golf. If you are on that lawn mower, he sits and stares as you ride it until he is aloud to have a turn. Kennedy has started ratting you out lately. Whit says, "Daddy, work?" Kennedy says, "No, buddy, he is going to play GOLF!" :) I love you and I love our children. They are truly blessed to have you as their Daddy. Happy Father's Day, dear.

Love,

Your Super Awesome Wife. :)

Summer Fun

It's a fun day around here! :)

All Grown Up

Do you ever stare at your children and wonder what they will be like when they are all grown up???

Whit has just moved to his big bed. This has posed a lot of bedtime issues around here. I refuse to lay down with my children for them to fall asleep. I just don't want to get in that habit. I have time now, but during the year after 8:00 is my only me time. I need that to survive! All this to say, I was putting Whit to bed tonight. He is sick today. He was running a temp when I put him to bed. He just looked at me and says, "Mommy, lay down, bed." My drill sargent self would have said no, but the mommy in me laid with that sweet baby until he fell asleep. I adore that. He's so little. He is a petite little boy. He has the tiniest features, yet is so strong. His muscles outweigh his fat by far. I just kept thinking that someday this little boy, that is begging his mommy to lay down with him, will someday be a man. Long will be gone the days when I get to do this. I stayed a little longer tonight. I prayed over him for the millionth time. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I love what being a mom has done to me. They've made me a better person. I hope and pray I am raising two people that do good in this world. I hope that the days of my little boy wanting just me will last forever. I am fully aware that they will not, but these memories, these moments will not be forgotten by this mommy.

A Day in Our Summer Lives

Just for documentation sake...

We get up around 7. 6:30 these days thanks to Whit's big boy bed. He used to be my sleeper! Then we play around the house in the morning. This is when I get things done like laundry or cleaning something. Then we are off to the pool everyday for a few arounds around 11. We stay until one or a little later. When I pull out of the parking lot Whit is sound asleep. EVERYDAY...without fail. :) Kennedy goes down for a nap shortly after we get home too and the kids sleep a good 3 hours. Now, that puts it at 4:00....time to play a little more, dinner and baths.... then a little snuggle time with my babies and it is bed time!

Did I mention I love my life? Oh, my, this is WONDERFUL.....:)