Hurricane Irene

Our adventures with Hurricane Irene... notes and pictures to follow soon!

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Soccer

Melissa and Kayla started soccer last week and they LOVE it! I decided to let them play because I heard that they do not make the younger kids hit the ball with their heads... so far, no injuries!

Melissa, after playing with her new teammates:

Mel, there with the ball over her head:

Kayla, there in the back on the left:

The girls before we left:

Brushing Teeth

Abbie LOOOOOVES to brush her teeth... and her Daddy's teeth. I just HAD to post these pictures. :)

Mean Mom

My Melissa is a sneaky, very mischievous girl! A couple weeks ago I was trying desperately to get us ready to start school. I was studying, cleaning, working on lesson plans, decorating and also trying to keep up with a cranky, teething Abbie... needless to say, I wasn't paying as much attention to my "big" girls as I usually do. Melissa quickly picked up on this and decided to use this opportunity to get into any and everything that crossed her mind. She poured water on the bathroom floor, re-arranged her room, painted her bedroom floor, and proceeded to eat sugar. Tons and tons of sugar. The cup below was 1/2 full (or empty) and she ate every bit of it. That would be 1/2 CUP of sugar....

A few hours later I found candy wrappers, open honey and this:

I decided that enough was enough and went into "scare mode". I love this part of my parenting strategy! I told Melissa that the peanut butter was some that I needed to throw away because it had expired. I then told her that I needed to call poison control to find out what needed to be done. We are fairly familiar with poison control around here, so she knew this was serious business. I then proceeded to (fake) call P.C. and get the instructions, which were to have Melissa lay completely flat on her stomach for 15 minutes. She couldn't move or speak and if she started to get sick I should call an ambulance... or her dad. She followed directions VERY well and hardly moved. Kayla became very worried and started praying for Melissa, begging the Lord to let her live. She was singing her songs and praying. Bless her heart. Eventually "poison control" called us back and told us she could get up again. Kayla began saying Hallelujah!! and praying her thanks to the Lord. Melissa also thanked Him and promised to never eat anything without asking me again. Mean? Maybe. Lesson learned? YES! :)

Kayla Turns 5!

Kayla had such a good Birthday this year! She had 3 (yes THREE) parties and LOVED every one of them. Thank you to everyone who was able to celebrate with us! We love you, Kayla Brooke!

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