Wow, the summer is going by fast. The weather has been rainy for the past couple of weeks with some sunshine thrown in here and there. I am hoping it warms back up so that we can go on another camping adventure. The kids ask me almost every day when we can camp agian. I've been really missing Isaac this past week he's been gone a month now and I still have close to 2 more months before he gets home. He's doing well, he gets homesick alot in the evenings when things are quiet and he's going to bed. He's on the swim team down there and in July he'll start going to a day summer camp and he can't wait for that, he's excited to see all his friends from last year. I'm glad the time is going by quickly I always feel like he takes a part of me with him when he leaves and I'm not whole until he gets back. Madelyn has really been missing him I gave her my locket that I usually wear when he's gone with a picture of him inside it. She wears it every day and talks to his picture and when she wants to him to see something she'll open the locket so he can see. It's so sweet and I think it's been helping her feel closer to him. Last night Josh put on his shoes and I asked him where he was going and he said "to the airport to get Isaac, it's time for him to be home now." So I had to explain that Isaac wasn't at the airport yet, but Josh being only 2 doesn't have any concept of time yet. So he asks like every other day if it's time yet. Josh is a funny little guy. He really likes shoes and wants to wear them all the time, even to bed. I bought him new tennis shoes and a football the other day and he slept with them both, which I thought looked really uncomfortable but he was happy as can be. He's getting so big and talking so much, I keep finding it surprising, I still think of him as my little baby and here he is trying to have a conversation with me! Madelyn too is growing taller every day. There are moments we look at her and catch a glimpse of what she may look like as she gets older, its so strange sometimes she looks like my little baby girl and other times she looks like a wise young lady. There are moments that I wish I could just freeze time it just goes by so fast. I can't believe that Isaac is going to be 11 this fall, I can't help but look at Josh and think about Isaac when he was that age. I feel like I'm rambling but I'm so tired. Josh still doesn't sleep through the night and I think its affecting my ability to concentrate. anyway that's it for now I've got to get myself to bed, so I wake up in time for church in the morning

Silly Songs

So a couple of months ago the kids and I were sitting around being goofy and Madelyn and Josh were taking turns pretending they were babies while I sang the song "Hush Little Baby" to them. We started making up new lyrics with Isaac's help as the kids told me what they wanted mama to buy them next. So here's our version of Hush Little Baby:


Hush Little Baby don't say a word Mama's going to buy you a mortocyle
And if that motorcycle don't run mama's going to buy you a toy gun
And if that toy gun don't shoot mama's going to buy you a basketball hoop
And if that basketball hoop fall's down mama's going to buy you a funny clown
And if that funny clown runs away I'll still be with you forever to stay.

Here's another one the kids came up with:

Hush little baby don't say a word mama's going to buy you a pile of rocks
And if those rocks get lost in the dirt mama's going to by you a basketball shirt
And if that basketball shirt gets dirty mama's going to buy you a football jersey
And if that football jersey rips mama's going to buy you a big bag of chips

Josh really really likes these songs and in fact makes me sing them to him every night before bed and if I accidently sing the "original version" he corrects me and tells me its "the wrong song" I want "the Joshie song" he says. So that being said there are some nights after I've song these songs 100 times that I really regret we made them but at the same time I don't want to ever forget the song the kids made together so that's why I'm posting it...more for myself. I know the day will come when they tire of hearing it and I will definetly tire of singing it but the fun we had making it up and how Josh loves this song that was written just for him is one that I don't want to forget.

Summer

Wow, I've so meant to blog more...it's been over a month. So lets see what's been happening?

First Isaac tested for his yellow belt in taekwon do and passed! He was so proud of himself and we of course are proud of him too. He left at the end of May to spend the summer with his dad and I miss him so much. He sounds good and upbeat when I talk to him though and think he's going to have a great summer. It's just so hard because I want the time to go by fast so that I can have him back but I also want the summer to last and to enjoy every minute of it because I know the long, cold winter is coming and its so much easier to survive it if I make the most of the summer.

We went on a mini camping trip last weekend, it was our first time going since Josh has been born. We could only camp out for one night since that's all Michael's school and work schedule left us, but it was an awesome time. The kids loved every second of it and it was so nice to get them away from the toys and tv's and the noise and business of life and out into nature. We camped out at the lake so the kids enjoyed playing in the water, catching tadpoles, building sand castles etc. The most beautiful sight to see was Madelyn running through a feild of yellow daisies, chasing butterflys with little Joshie at her heels. It was one of those sweet, priceless moments that captured that carefree, innocent time of childhood and I didn't have my camera with me! But the image is forever engraved on my heart and mind. After we cooked hot dogs over the fire which the kids thought was cool and then we roasted marshmellows with them for the first time. Madelyn loved it but when we showed Josh he looked at us with disgust and ran away, he didn't like the way the marshmellow looked as it browned and got melty in the fire. I think he thought we were hurting the marshmallow, it was so funny. The kids enjoyed sleeping in the tent and actually slept better out there then they normally do in their beds at home. and Michael and I enjoyed sitting by the fire and talking without any distractions, we talked for hours about our lives, politics, religion we talking about every thing , we don't do that at home and then we lied in a grassy field and just enjoyed the silence, well silent aside from the chimpmunks and birds, it was so nice, we are definetley going camping as much as possible this summer. Even if we can only spend one night at a time it was so nice for all of us Michael and I got to reconnect and we each got to spend some alone time with each of the kids. Micheal and Madelyn went for walks along the beach, catching butterflys and befriending a squirrel that Madelyn named Princess P. While a sat on the beach burying little Joshies legs with sand. It was so relaxing and nice but we were sure exhausted when we got home.

So summer is going great so far we're planning a camping trip for Father's day and our just going to get oustide as much as possible. Michael will be finished with school at the end of the month and then the job hunt begins. We will be so glad when he's done with school and we can move forward with our lives. we are going to be getting his resume out there and praying that we find something.

So that's it for now, will try to keep this updated more :)