Hodge Podge

I haven't had anything to blog about this week. So I kept waiting to post. But now I have an assortment of thoughts to throw out there. Here ya go.

Best. Husband. Ever.
Every year there is a scrapbooking convention down in Charlotte. I think I've gone for the past 5 years. Even though I don't spend a lot of my time on that hobby anymore, I still enjoy it and like learning new things. The convention was this past weekend. My AMAZING husband agreed to keep all three kids all day long. He's usually a homebody when he's in charge of the munchkins, but not this time. He even took them to his company's summer party. Impressive, right? I left the house around 7:30 in the morning. I called him at 5:30 to see how things were going and if it was OK for me to stop at Concord Mills and shop for a while. Not only did he say things were going great, but he even suggested that I SPEND MONEY while shopping. Wait, are you sure this is Andrew on the phone? Did I hear you right? Well, when he makes a suggestion like that, I have to take him up on it. I turned off the ringer on my phone (in case he called back in his right mind) and quickly hurried to the Skechers outlet and purchased two new pairs of sandals. Ahhhh....retail therapy.

Andrew handled Saturday like a champ. I was SO grateful to have a little getaway. It was the first time in Caroline's life I'd been away from her that long. It caught up with him on Sunday. He fell asleep after church and had the hardest time waking up from his nap. He originally fell asleep downstairs on the couch. Then the phone rang, woke him up, and he came up to the bonus room where the kids and I were playing. But he just laid down on the floor and fell back asleep. The kids proceeded to torment him while he was in and out of consciousness. Brandon thought it was hilarious and grabbed the camera and took these pictures. Poor Andrew. I thought it was funny, too, so I didn't even tell the kids to stop. (SOOO not the best wife ever.)

Basket over head and gun in hand

Plus a Little people doll on chest.
You know he was tired if
he slept through all of this!

Olympic Fever
You gotta love the Olympics. We have become total couch potatoes as we watch elite athletes compete on the international level. Do you see the irony here? The kids are so into it. B and W don't care if it's swimming, volleyball, cycling, or the women's marathon. They are glued to the TV and cheering with excitement.

What has been your favorite Olympic moment so far? Mine was easily the men's swimming relay when France was talking trash and we came back from what looked like an impossible margin to barely edge them out for gold. YESSSS!!!! I was yelling at the TV like it was my own family out there swimming.

I wish I had the body of a beach volleyball player. Maybe we do need to move closer to the ocean so I can start playing that sport.

Do you watch any of the events and think, "I bet I could do that."? I've found myself thinking that on several occasions. I could do the uneven bars. How hard could it be to spin around like that? I could ride a bike really fast if I trained for a while. Oooh, I bet I could be really good trampolinist if I tried.

Water park
We have REALLY missed going to the water park this summer, but it's just not the best outing for a mom of three with a newborn baby. (I guess I'm not THAT adventurous!) But at the end of the season, they run a special where you can buy a season pass for next year and use it for the rest of this year, too. Since Caroline will be 1 by next summer, I thought this would be a perfect way to sneak in a couple of visits this month and then we'll be ready for next year, too. Andrew took the day off from work and we spent it frolicking in the sun and water. LOVED IT!

Brandon has decided he is NOT into water slides so just wanted to swim and do the lazy river. I was SO bummed because I LOVE water slides and was hoping to go on them with B since he's tall enough for all the rides now. Luckily Whit pulled through and went on a couple with me. Wheee! Andrew and I took turns hanging out with Caroline in the shade. That was actually a really great excuse to take it easy. It wasn't nearly as exhausting as usual.

Drew taking his turn with the baby

W having fun.
B...maybe not so much.

Drew and the kids on the lazy river

Me and Caroline relaxing in the shade

Did you know Whit was learning
to walk on water?

Caroline
Of course I can't update the blog without a few new pics of Miss Caroline. She laughed for the first time this week. Her little giggle is totally contagious, but I've only managed to get her to do it twice.

Her eyes are still that pretty gray-blue.
I hope they stay that way.

B took these first two pics. He's good at
getting her to smile. Sweet big bro.

She LOVES her hands right now and sucks
on them all the time. She also drools a lot.
She's at that point where the front of her shirt
is always soaked. Ahhh, the joys of babyhood.