Had a busy weekend here at the
homefront. I was delighted Wednesday morning to get an e-mail from a high school co-cheerleader/college sorority sister and resident blog
fashionista Holly saying that she wanted to come visit Thursday and spend the night! We had the best time! She has three
bambinos (boy, girl, boy- just like me!) and they all got along so well. We went out to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner and let the kids play on the playground while we gabbed and then after they were all in bed we stayed up talking till one in the morning! Here are the little ones in the morning- they are only a month apart (even thought Tuck looks like he could eat
fashionista baby).
Fashionista boy and
Marky got along so well- and slept in the bunk beds-
Marky was so excited- "my first sleepover in the new house!" We took them to the
McWane Center Friday and they did everything you can do.
Fashionista girl and
Juliabug are only 7 months apart in age and had a blast hanging out in Julia's room and sticking together throughout the trip.
Holly it was great to see you! As we've said, it's a shame we weren't closer in college- but here's to rekindling friendships!
Friday night after our fashionable friends left, we had the end-of-the-year upward bound flag football pizza party. Here's Marky and some of the team. Yes, there was a girl on the team. :)
On Saturday they had their last game. I prayed in the car that
Marky would get a touchdown and HE DID! His first one of the season during the last game.
Marky is very coordinated, but I wouldn't call him a super-athlete. I will say he is
extremely coachable. If you correct him, he will be corrected. He's come so far so fast this season. He got both a defense and offense star at the end of the game for doing well- he actually dove to get the flags off some of the guys- I LOVE watching football.
Here they are at the
pre-game prayer.
Marky is #3 for the Holy Trinity- just kidding- it was totally random. :)
I know you see who the Head Coach is yet again, for the fifth team in a row now- Coach Daddy. He did a great job, but I think we need Daddy on the sidelines with mommy at least one time so mommy can watch the game and not be chasing babies.
I was proud of Marky sitting and watching the team and cheering for them when he wasn't playing.
Good game, good game.....
Doughnuts to celebrate!
Post-game prayer with Coach. And now I have my Saturday mornings back! (The games were at 8 am!)
This was the only game I actually sat and watched this season because I'm always baby wrangling the two little ones on the side. Tucker WILL NOT sit still and it's so exhausting- I even skipped a few games b/c I couldn't muster the strength to fight with him over sitting still. I was determined this last game to sit in a chair and watch so I strapped him in, brought tons of snacks and just kept telling him to
chillax. You see he was not pleased. Don't give me the angry eyebrow little man!
Sissy found ways to amuse her lighthearted, happy self.
And now random pics- I bought gluten free yogurt and tried it out on the three kids and left the room- when I came back Tuck Tuck had gotten all three- apparently the big kids were convinced it tasted bad. Not little Tuck- the more the merrier!
Just a pic of an everyday
occurrence here,
Marky the craft addict making up some craft to do while Julia watches. Yesterday- tiger masks out of paper plates.
"
Marky made me this, oh, thank you, thank you
Marky!"
And today when I went to wake up the "baby", I thought he looked rather big. Is my baby really filling up the entire crib now? Didn't he just get here?
On Sunday BB and Poppy came to visit and on Monday
Memaw and
Pawpaw came too! We all went and looked at houses, just casually, in case somebody might want to move closer to us one day. It was great to see them. I'm so happy when I have a house full of family- I LOVE it. Julia loves it b/c she got to sleep in
Marky's bunk beds while BB and Poppy got her bed.
Marky acts like he doesn't like it, but I saw him write her a thank you note for "staying over and having fun". Whew, that was a long post, but I wanted to get my pics off the camera and into blogland. :)
Today we had our annual homeschool All Saints Party (tomorrow is All Saints feast day). This year Marky went as St. Benedict. He chose him as his saint all by himself. Sadly, little Sissy Joan of Arc could not make the party b/c Mommy made the mistake of saying "If you don't eat your lunch you may not go to the party," and then I was forced to follow through. Next time I will think of a different consequence. :)
Each kid gave clues to their saint, Marky did well- I was surprised he was brave enough to talk. He said, "I was born in 480 in Rome, I am the father of western monasticism, I had a sister named Scholastica, and I have a famous medal." Protestants are saying, "huh, what?", but everyone in the room knew exactly who he was!
Then they played games and did activities for candy. 
