Duke on the Potty

Yesterday morning  I heard Duke yelling "mommy! mommy!"  I walked into the bathroom and this is what I found!  He was saying "potty."  He got the little seat out and put it on the toilet by himself (and backwards).  Somehow he climbed up on his own too.  I think he just might be easier to train than Landon & Sadie!  I hope so!

Happy Father's Day!

Check out the slideshow to the right of Daddy with his kids.  He's a wonderful father.  He absolutely adores his children.  Some of their favorite things to do with him are playing soccer, drawing, jumping on the trampoline, flipping, hide & seek (duke), watching movies (landon) & watching ballgames (sadie)!  Happy Daddy's Day to you!!

Downtown Disney

Me & my husband!

Tim & Greg...trying to act cool?

Future business partners??

Me & Jess

Last night Greg and I had a "date night!"  It was partly for Father's Day and partly for the sake of having alone time.  We weren't completely alone...we met up with my brother Tim and his wife Jess in Downtown Disney.  We had nice relaxing dinner at a cool restaurant called House of Blues.  We had a great time.  Here's a few pictures we took before heading home.

"Princess Medicine"

Last night we went on a family stroll to the tot lot.  The weather was great...a little cooler and a nice breeze.  On our way home we started playing a game of chase.  Landon and Sadie were in the front and Greg was pretending to "get them."  They were going at a pretty fast pace down the sidewalk.  I was pushing Duke behind Greg and also jogging along trying to "get them."  It was all fun and games til Sadie took a massive crash right on her face.  She was almost in front of the house too...so close to being home and she wipes out!  Luckily it's just some bad scratches and not much blood or any lost teeth.  It's mostly her nose and she has a mark on her forehead too.  After a bath we got her to put some "princess medicine" on it.  (a.k.a. triple antibiotic)  When I took her to bed she told me she fell because she opened her hands.  She has this thing lately with running with her hands in a fist.  It's so funny cause she really gets her arms going back and forth and shaking that booty.  Hopefully the face heals soon and heals nicely.  These pics were taken during breakfast this morning.

A close up.

This is supposed to be her "sad" look.  The one above looks a little more sad to me!

To Infinity and Beyond!

Yesterday evening we finally made it down to our pool.  The kids had a blast and didn't want to leave.  They were all so brave, especially Landon!  All of them would jump in and go under water too.  Landon and Duke would have to do their Buzz Lightyear "to infinity and beyond" before each jump.  It was so funny!  Daddy was teaching Sadie how to hold her breath and put her head under water too.  She would get so excited each time she would do it, but then would go wipe her face off with a towel.  It was hard enough keeping up with all three with both Greg and I there, I most definitely couldn't do it on my own!  They don't quite understand that they need to WALK around the pool.  Landon did a nice "Pete Rose" slide right on the pavement.  It looked painful, but he got up and kept going.  They pretty much have no fear, so you never knew if they would just jump right in.  We definitely need to practice our "pool manners." Here's some pics of each of them taking a plunge.

Good Night Bible

We have a Good Night Bible that we read from just about every night.  Landon's favorite is the story of Zacchaeus and Sadie's is Queen Esther.  After we read a story of choice from each of them, there are two songs they HAVE to sing.  It is hilarious!  They learned them so quickly and Sadie even added motions to hers.  These videos were taken about 2 months ago, but I had to post them.   This song is called "Bedtime Rhyme."  I will write the words below just in case you can't understand them!  

"Twinkle twinkle starry-shine, now it's Bible story time.  We can learn of God above, read of Jesus and His love.  Let's get ready right away and be with God to end our day."  (to the tune of 'twinkle twinkle little star')

More Water Times

I found a park in Orlando with a splash pad.  We met up with our friends Cassie and her little boy Jim.  She also brought along two friends and their kids.  It was so much fun!  We were there for 3 hours!  Duke did get a bucket of water dumped on his head by a strange boy, but his mom made him apologize.  We played in the water for a long time, then on the playground before heading home.  Here are some pics of our fun time.

Landon trying to drink the water!

Covering her face as she's running through.

Duke laid back and chillin' while enjoying a popsicle!

Ready to go home...totally wiped out!!

I think all the kids inherited the red tomato face from Mommy!!