Doing it Right

So tired

We have been very fortunate to have kids that seem to have a pretty good immune system. Occasionally, they get  colds or may seem to have a bit of a fever...but usually you can only tell by a slight grumpy behavior and runny noses. Or the fact that I will end up sick. When I was younger, I would rarely get sick. Now that I have kids, I seem to catch it anytime their noses start to run. Thankfully, not usually bad. Just enough to be irritating. Colin has had the flu once, but that is it. Knock on wood. Randomly, Meli caught a cold a few weeks ago...and it just put her out of commission. It was so obvious she did not feel well. She does get sick often, but when she does she does it right. Meli and I spent almost a week laying around feeling yucky together. Colin manage to escape it. He acted grumpy and was not sleeping well, but otherwise he was fine. He actually was getting so stir crazy from not doing our normal activities.



She slept a lot

Things are now back to normal. We have been enjoying the last few weeks of summer. Colin is excited for 1st grade. We started getting back into "homework hour" to get ready. Meli has been doing "homework" too. She wants to be just like Colin. The kids started a choir chart this past week. They enjoy getting their stickers for each task. She is almost always in underwear now (except at night)...she still has a problem telling us about #2. Very annoying. I know she knows to tell us, she just has decided she does not want to yet.

Peek-a-boo



She wanted a flower in her hair

Meli loves to pick out her clothes. Sometimes it is a very interesting combination.

her outfit she picked, plus accessories

The kids are working on earning a pet fish (or two). Hopefully, this weekend there will be a new addition to the B family.

 

My garden is going crazy. The bell peppers are doing well and we have tomatoes at every meal. Hard to keep up. The cucumbers are starting to show up now. I am excited to look at the next season veggies soon.

Playground fun

Colin tidbits:

C - "Mom, we need another baby. I want a brother. Your belly is good for babies"
Me - "what do you mean my belly is good for babies"
C - "oh, you know"

Me - "what if you get a sister?"
C - "um....well, I would really like a brother"

Colin has been learning prayers at nighttime. He is so sweet. He told God what he was thankful for, then he asked for what he wanted. The first night, his "wish" was to be nice to everyone. Love my baby.

when she was still recovering