Happy Father's Day

To all those wonderful Father's out there, I hope today (and everyday) is Happy!

I have a wonderful Father, as do my children, as does my husband.  We are "triply" blessed!

Today, my husband is taking 3 of our children (the ones who can ride) bike riding.

(Happy Mother's Day to me!)

Here are some pictures of all we have done this weekend, so far.

Demolition Derby

Down syndrome Association Picnic

(Taken with my phone camera because Randy had the other small one at the derby and I didn't want to haul the big camera, so bear with me)

Planted Daddy a Salsa Garden for Father's Day

Took Training Wheels off T's Bike

He just took off, no help.  Amazing!

Don't be hating because you don't have a shark fin bicycle helmet.

And the day is still young.  Lots more to do!

Summer Vacation

Some Moms are those cool "Home Ec" Moms

You know the ones

They have something useful planned for each day of summer vacation

Artsy stuff

Cooking stuff

Field trip stuff

Some Moms are the "scheduler" Moms

They schedule their kids for camps

They schedule their kids for sleepovers

They schedule swim lesseons

They schedule every moment of their kids summer vacation

Now, I can play either of those roles.

Really I can.

I'm a super good scheduler Mom.

I'm an okay Home Ec Mom

But some days I like being the "fly by the seat of my pants" Mom

I just let the day "BE"

What comes, comes and we go with it.

In fact, since most of the year is 'scheduled'

I like to have my summer less scheduled.

I like to let my kids just 'be'.

Come up with their own plans and do it.

My favorite saying is: "I'm not your entertainment coordinator"

That being said, I also have to watch out and not be the
"Don't do that because you'll get hurt or you'll mess up my kitchen" Mom

Today, they wanted to build a vending machine.

My first instinct is NO, you'll mess up.

Then my "Let it Be" Mom took over and came up with a compromise.

You may if you do it out on the back porch!

AND you clean up when you are through.

This is what they are working on:

T isn't working as much as he is talking.

Don't know how long they will work on it.

I do know they came up with idea all on their own

They are working together without arguing (so far)

And they are having fun.

Can't ask for any thing more.

Experimental Fun

Nothing better than corn starch and water.

Lots of cheap fun and not too bad to cleanup.

Why Yes, my table is that junky.

Thanks for asking.

If you are like me and holding chalk creeps you out,

Don't touch this stuff.  Same ick factor.

But it is quite interesting.

Press down and it is hard.

Pick it up in your hands and it runs right through your fingers.

Wow! Wonderful Weekend.

We had great cool weather.

(enough said for Hotlanta)

Randy worked outside on Saturday.

His comment,

Feels like football weather.

We crammed a lot into this weekend.

Haircuts. (Check)

Tooth fairy.  (Check)

Picnic. (Check)

Yard work. (Check)

I try not to think of the $$ this mouth will cost.

 The picnic was for families who adopted from Ethiopia.

Fun!

A few years ago, I had a lady tell me Ansley was not Chinese/Taiwanese

She was Korean.

Today, I had a lady (From Ethiopia) tell me Turner was not Ethiopian.

Truly, he does not have the typical Habesha looks associated with peoples from Ethiopia.

All I can say, I do not have typical children.

I'm good with that.