Fordster

A Taste...

of life...

with brothers. 

Oh dear. 

Confession Time

-I like tropical storms.  The overcast days are a nice reprieve from the oppressive summer sun and it reminds me of growing up in Michigan.  I'm sad to see TS Debby go but glad that our backyard will be drying out.

-This morning I considered calling Jed, who is across town at work, to ask him to turn down the A/C using his iphone, just so I wouldn't have to climb the stairs to the thermostat.

-Oh yeah, I'm married to a technology geek who bought a thermostat he can control with his iphone.

-I tried to refill my coffee at the fridge water dispenser.

-Lately I've been found napping on the couch, while my kids are watching cartoons and Isla is chilling in her swing, about an hour after I get up in the morning.  It's kind of pathetic that by 8:30/9:00 I'm so exhausted that I have to catch at least one He-Man's worth of shut eye but thats life with a newborn. Especially when said newborn went from getting up only once at night (since birth) to at least 3 times in recent days.

-I took all five kids to Old Navy to buy myself some much needed summer clothes. Not only that but I forgot the sling. Isla's car seat took up the entire cart therefore Ford had to "walk" through the store.  Well, I can tell you that there is not a cute enough outfit in existence and certainly nothing at Old Navy that is worth what I went through... let just leave it at that.  And yes I am questioning my sanity after this one.

-I've allowed all three big boys to abandon their beds for the summer.  Currently they have their pillows and blankets lined up on the floor in one bedroom, camp out style, right next to one of their beds which of course none of them want to sleep on.  Why do they choose the floor over comfy mattresses?  I have no idea but hey, what are summers for, if not to pretend camp!

I know there are plenty more confession worthy things I've done lately but this is all I could come up with right now.  It's late and I should go to bed.

Good night.

First Smile

Caught on camera that is.  

Isla started smiling at about 5 weeks old.  She would only give brief crooked smiles at first, like the one below.

I've never had a baby do this, it makes me giggle.  

 At 6 weeks old she started giving the big open mouth smile.  I of course haven't been able to catch that but I got this adorable, goofy, big grin.  

Oh and today she rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time!  

Now if she'd just start sleeping through the night... a mom can dream right?!  

Snap Shots of Summer

With plenty of appointments and lots of other errands to run Isla is getting plenty of use out of her car seat.  This look of disgust pretty much sums up her feelings about it.  

Knowing how much work it is for me to get Isla and Ford ready when we need to leave the house, the older boys took it upon themselves to help Ford put his sandals on.  Thank you Evan and Seth!  

Speaking of shoes... I bought these for Evan less than 6 months ago. Thank goodness its flip flop season!  

We have discovered that our community playground floods whenever it rains.  Summer is our rainy season so I guess we wont be going to the park very often. 

Which is really too bad because Ford was just beginning to master his rock climbing skills! 

Oh well I guess he'll have to find other ways to entertain himself, like dressing up as daddy! 

The big boys are all about experimenting in the kitchen.  

I've been baking too!  Delicious whole wheat strawberry bread with chocolate chips! Yum!

We love summer! 

Smitten

The other night while watching a movie Isla woke up from one of her many naps to be fed.  Once she was done, as usual, each one of the older boys hopped up, on the couch, asking to hold her.  Kane was first, followed by Seth and finally Evan. 

Ford likes to coo and kiss his sister but tends to decline holding her.  However this night after I took Isla back from Evan he didn't even wait for Evan to get up, he plopped onto Evan's lap and stared at me expectantly.  

He's kind of turning into a ham these days so I thought he was waiting for me to laugh at him for sitting on Evan.  While I smiled at him like an idiot, he gave me an impatient look and then started jabbing his chubby little finger at his sister.  "Oh you want to hold her?!" I said.  He gave me a giant smile and nodded his head.  

 Is there anything cuter?  I suppose Isla could not be crying but that's kind of pushing it.

  

 Someone's smitten!  

  This morning he begged to hold her again.  I don't know whats gotten into him!  

Father's Day Events

We started off Father's day with a big blueberry pancake breakfast and gifts.  Jed and the boys played lots of Wii.  After a long nap we set up the paper slide for the boys and grilled out!  For dessert the boys ate the giant cookie they decorated for Jed while we had cheese cake we picked up the day before from the Cheese Cake Factory!  Yum!  

  

Thank you Jed for being such an amazing Father to our children!  We're all so very blessed!