Wit by Amanda: August 2016

In August we did some new things that we had never done before. We went to a kids museum that I heard great things about. We went to a splash pad downtown and one out in Spring Hill with some friends that was a lot of fun. We went to the Williamson County Fair...lots of fun! Also a lovely lady from church gave us tickets to a water park. We went to an amphitheater for a Michael McDonald concert. We also did a little traveling and took a road trip to Spartanburg, South Carolina. We had some house guests. The kids started Mother's Day Out (Francine's first year)! Lots of good things!

One of my favorite quotes this month I heard is "Maturity is the ability to joyfully live in an imperfect world" - Richard Rohr

A mommy quote that I took from the instagram that I feel I need to be reminded of

everyday "You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow, they'll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today mama. It will be over before you know it. " - Jen Hatmaker

**Funny Story's of the month (I remembered to write down)**
Man - we sure are getting more and more funny stories. For breakfast one morning Jack saw a box of Kashi cereal and he was trying to figure out what the shapes were. He said "Whats in this cereal...granola, blueberries and dog bones?"

We were also at a Mexican restaurant and Jack saw a guy wearing a yellow and blue striped shirt and he said "that guy kind of looks like a bumblebee"

The kicker for me this month was when I was putting Jack down for his nap and he asked "mommy what kind of things do you like about me?" I tell him dozens of things and then at the end he said "you like when I clean up my toys too right?" Man - it broke me. So we have been working on being ok with messes around here a little more because I dont want him to be a neat freak and think his mommy is only happy when she sees him picking up his toys.

#Jackamadeus - BIG BROTHER update!

Library fun!

At the fair! his first ride!

Favorite color - the whole rainbow!
Favorite number - 3 still
Favorite food - biscuits, sausage, and eggs...he is quite the southerner.
Favorite hobby - art right now for sure. He has a rolling art cart that cracks me up when he gets it out of the closet. It makes me so happy.
Favorite song - He has definitely gone secular this month and requested beyonce "put a ring on a it" quite a few times.
Funny quote - We were in Spartanburg and Jack was on our friend Phil's shoulders. He leaned down and looked at Phil and said "Do you like muffins?" It was so random and out of the blue that it made us all laugh and repeat it many more times.

#Francineclaire - LITTLE SIS update!

Pretty girl.

Homegirl is hilarious sometimes.

Highlight - Francine started her first Mothers Day Out program and she has adjusted quite well to be honest.
Her words - She is definitely gaining a vocabulary for sure.
Sleep - Great sleeper still. We thought we would be giving up the morning nap with school starting but we are not. Holding on strong.
Clothes - She is in 18-24 months clothes. She wears size 4 shoes.
Diapers - Size 4 diapers!
Food - Definitely this is our big struggle with her for sure. She knows exactly what she doesn't want to eat and seals her lips shut or just throws it on the ground. Its so great (sarcasm). We have noticed her favorite food is meat of any kind. Cant get enough!
Skills - She is becoming quite a compassionate mother to her babies (stuffed animals and dolls). She carries one around pretty much all the time.
Crying - We have definitely entered 2 year old temper tantrums at 17 months old. Its crazy how different boys and girls are or just every kid in general.