I took the kids to the park because they were getting cabin fever after so many rainy days. I just didn't think that through this time... They had SO MUCH FUN! ...after I stopped the dragging.
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| Abi dragging Hyrum along |
I took three soaked and happy children home.
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| Everyone fell at least once |
While I was talking to a neighbor outside tonight, Abi was catching rolly polies and occasionally brought a handful of them over to show me. But then she walked up and said, "A worm!" False, it was a snake. My nightmare came true... no joke. I looked it up. Pretty sure it was some variety of Texas blind snake so no big deal but I didn't know that at the time. My heart is still beating irregularly 90 minutes later. Clearly, our snake safety talk did not sink in. I tried.
When I realized what she was holding, I grabbed her wrist and tried to fling her hand to the ground while saying, "Drop it, Abi, drop it!" ......but she obeys so well after the fifth time I ask, you know? So we're just standing there flipping her hand and the snake all over until she finally dropped it, with her saying, "Why, Mommy?" the whole time. I just don't have time to answer the why questions in the middle of such crises! As soon as it hit the ground it wriggled under the mulch so fast, I was sure it was not a worm. Had to Google it to know that it was in fact a snake.
This is how she wanted to sleep tonight.
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| Abi snuggling her snake |
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| My favorite people! |
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| Visiting the San Antonio temple |
These kids are getting big enough to enjoy the rocking horse - thanks, again, Granddad!
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| Audrianne rocking away |
Abi was so enthralled by the big big on live crawdads! It was very intriguing, I must say! She really wanted to touch them and I might have let her except this wasn't a pet store - it is a food store and somebody would eventually eat the food she had played with. That seemed weird, so I stopped her.
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| "Pinch! Pinch!" |
Why does she love this octopus so much?? She stopped and talked to him and look at her face!?! She has so much love in that gaze! Why!?!? Haha!
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| Look at the love in her eyes!!! |
The kids have discovered a new hobby - hunting for treasures outside. Abi digs in the dirt looking for snail shells. And Hyrum and Audrianne mostly find rocks and sticks and chalk. Such a fun age for this group!
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| Digging for treasures |
This moment made James proud! We have a future TP-er in our home.
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| We start them young |
Audrianne loves accessories - purses, sunglasses, necklaces, bracelets. It's pretty adorable!
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| Super cool! |
Because sometimes I look nice! :) Haha...
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| Selfie |
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