And cry together (go ahead, call us mean mothers for laughing and taking the picture)! They were picked up shortly after this.
Everybody together now…”Awwwww”
That’s right! My first born son is now 5 years old! Ughhh…He’s grown up so fast. I’m sure I’ve mentioned here before how he is such a blessing to our family. God blessed us with Ace just four weeks after we had a sweet baby go to heaven by way of a miscarriage. I love this little man and wouldn’t trade him for anything! He asked for a cowboy party and so we willingly obliged. Fourteen children and some odd number of adults and we had a great party for Ace.
Papa gearing up for the barrage!
Getting ready!
I went cupcake crazy this summer, which was kind of good as I planned two birthday parties (not counting Mark’s), an anniversary party, and a baby shower…all in the span of a few weeks. I did manage to make the cupcake topper and the cowboy boots. Let’s all give a cheer for cupcake stands that make cupcakes cute and effective!
For an activity, they colored “Wanted” posters…
A sweet Georgia fan wearing the beautiful Crimson and White. We even got him to say, “Roll Tide!”
PRESENTS!!!
My find this year was this awesome castle for ONE DOLLAR at a yard sale! Yep, that pretty much rocked. Ace also received some pretty nice golf clubs and bag from Ge and Granddaddy. I know he’s going to have fun being taught how to play golf. My poor dad has waited for a loooong time to have boys to teach and share with! Now he’s got four (so far).
Blurry pictures included…but see if you can focus on his face.
I’ve cut the boys’ hair since Ace was born and I realized how much cheaper it would be for me to do it. I’ve gradually cut their hair shorter and shorter. This summer I pretty much buzzed it. It’s cool, easy to do and they love for the “tickle monster” to get them. This was Josiah’s second time with the clippers. He loved it! Really! After Ace got his hair cut he was trying to jump in the seat and get his done. When I turned on the clippers he just giggled and curled up.
Hence the reason I’m holding his head down!
He’s not upset, he’s just in the motion to pointing to his hair.
The day after he got it cut, he woke up and started rubbing his head.
Ace enjoyed soccer camp last week…much more than his sister (it was too much running). He got the hang of the techniques they taught and seemed to really enjoy himself. I like these two hour camps for five days. The kids get to try out different things and it gives us a good view of whether or not it is their “bent.” While Ace enjoyed the camp, he told me he didn’t really want to play it this year.
After spending 30 minutes clutching me on Monday, he warmed up to the coaches and also made friends. A little too friendly for me…this little girl followed him around and kept trying to hold his hand…but he just took in stride, one of the benefits of having a sister I guess.
Friday, the other kids got to enjoy it too!
What Ceili Rain enjoyed most out of the whole week…sleep when she could get it.
And they love each other too! Josiah was thrilled to have some one on one cuddle time with little sis! She tolerates him pretty well.
To read a little more about cloth diapering you can look at my post here. Still a big big fan of BumGenius!
Who can resist a two year old with powdered sugar on his nose??? And that smile…ughh, my kids are just too cute.
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No post on Ceili Rain would be complete without including a great video. This is her newest feat…talking…really loudly! She loves making sounds and “saying” all sorts of things…to her toys or to whoever passes by.
I figure it was getting pretty baby-less around here…so, without further ado…more pictures of Ceili Rain!
This has to be the act of a cruel mom somewhere…the oldest four went outside last week to play in the sprinkler. Our backyard has very little shade and is fully of ‘squitors so I opted to allow Ceili Rain in. I propped her in the Bumbo and sat her by the door to watch.
She enjoyed the show…better and more engaging than tv, I guess!
Ta Da! Ceili Rain can now sit in her exersaucer. By the end of the week, she was figuring out how to turn in it!
No, she’s not teething…she’s just got a lot of saliva! At one point, while trying to figure out how to put the bird in her mouth, she had a bubble drool that would rival Mark’s goatee!
So, we participated in National Cow Appreciation Day last Friday and dressed up for free food…all of us except for the one who has no teeth to eat chicken and always gets her meals free.
I wish I had gotten a better picture, but they were hungry, it was crazy, and when we started dressing them they just wanted more and more stuff. I really thought we’d have a couple of kids who didn’t want to dress up. I was wrong. They all wanted spots and signs and ears. Liam wanted cow fee, so I made a couple for his hands. I dressed in all black with white spots (don’t think that I’m not too scared to make a fool of myself for free food). Mark had on a white shirt with black spots and put them on his jeans as well. Josiah was the only protester, but Mark managed to get a spot on his back. We spent $4 to get a milkshake…that was it folks!
What’s really funny is Mark and I made a deal that we wouldn’t go out to eat this month, unless it was free. Ta da!
