sweet messy babies! tunirng 3!

I do my own Stunts!

This is what Corbin's t-shirt says. And is it ever true! That boy has no fear, and is fairly coordinated. Scary though. I never know what he has planned next! The inspiration for this entry comes from that deep hidden place. That place we don't share and we don't let others see. That place the Ezzo's would be terribly disappointed to know existed. But we all have it in our homes! And if you don't, you are just plain lying!
This is ours......we secretly let our 4 children jump from our hope chest(aka coffee table, aka dress up box) to the the leather couch. Oh my goodness. They think it is about the most fun thing in the world. They all line up and hold hands, scream 1 2 3...and off. I know it is dangerous, and it teaches nothing good...but when we sit down on the floor to start changing diapers and into pjs....it gives them unlimited entertainment. I am sure someone is bound to get hurt and we will be in someone's home and have to discipline the kids for doing it, but darn if it doesn't show what being a child is all about!
And for those pointing their fingers and shaking their heads.....we also let them jump on our bed after bath time! So there! :)

New Dr. Seuss Book: Oh the Surprises you Know!

Based on actual events from 6/17/08:

Oh the surprises you know. The surprises you've met..
But how do you know the surprises you'll get?

It starts with an "Ohhhh!" and ends with an "What!"
Some from their mouth, and some their bu&&!

Surprises can be very very loud! Like a jet plane from above!
Surprises can be very very quiet! Like sweet kisses of love!

They can come with beauty, like flowers in vase!
Or they can come stinking...making you green in the face!

Today I'll have a surprise different then you!
Don't ask for the same one...believe me you have no clue!

Mine came in the form of silent and sneaky!
It came from a little red head and it sure was freaky!

Off to our vacation Bible school we go..so excited to wear a pink bow!
The day started off just at fun as could be! But then it was dark..there was no sun to see!

That little red head of mine.. sure had a good time. She got to ride the little train, but it was the look on her face that was the tale tale sign!
It appears she had been "holding out" for days on end... but now it was time...I hope you were not down wind!

I got a little tap, it wasn't too much.. a need for a mommy's special touch...

I arrived in her class wanting to see her look so sweet! But it wasn't the case... not from her neck to her feet!
Apparently it was a soothing little ride that made the final push, and it made it all come out her tiny little tush!

From her sweet little shoulders down to her fat little toes... my little red head had way more then a runny nose!

50 wipes used, the filth was finally defused!
A change of clothes from a sweet little friend... oh but that isn't the end...

A wash of the hair... this mess was every where!
We finally were clean...but the surprise we have seen!
Can such a little person produce such mass....and have to do it during her Bible class!

I imagine she feels 100% more free....but next time I hope she just has a little TT!

So that is the surprise I got today! My surprise has been thrown away!
My surprise giver is still around....But I sure hope her next surprise is never ever found!

The answer is: 104 degrees

The answer is: 104 degrees
What is the question?

At what temperature do the “fat” crayons melt in the car and get all over the car seat?

I’ll come back to how we discovered that, and other interesting facts about crayons later!

Finally our first summer of 2008 vacation! We took the kids to Sea World over the weekend. It was so much fun. My mom and sister and brother in law joined us as well! We left at 5am Friday morning, in order to get there at 10am. 5am slowly turned more into 5:30ish. Anyway, I was busy packing, cleaning(in case the house was to show) and finishing up VBS preparations! Before I knew it, the clock said 4:00 am! I realized then I had missed my opportunity for sleep! So, I just kept moving. I finished loading stuff in the car, took a shower and woke Fred up around 4:45. We finally got all the kids and dog in the car and were at my moms around 5:30 am. We dropped the dog off and all headed to San Antonio. The kids had asked for days when we would see “Shampoo” aka, Shamu! Chloe was very excited! Needless to say, none of the kids fell asleep after the 5am wakeup call! I was shocked. I dosed off a few times, but nothing meaningful. Most of the time I just kept my eyes closed as Fred would say, “Girls, be quiet bc mommy is trying to sleep.” Finally we arrived at Sea World. We had to lather up in sun screen and get everyone inside. It was so exciting. It was warm, but there was a terrific overcast that lasted almost the entire day. It wasn’t too crowded, so that was a plus! The first thing we did was see the dolphins. They were so playful and the kids were in awe. It was just a perfect beginning to the day….

Off to see the Sharks!

Then we headed further to see the Sharks. Again the kids were in awe of them. Anabelle made sure to tell me she didn’t want to pet them! Smart girl! Corbin just loved running in the dark, inside the shark habitat! Easily entertained!

SHAMU!!!!!!!!!!!111

Then Shamu! Yes, Shamu! I think that was about when Corbin fell asleep on Uncle Neal’s lap. We changed the kids into bathing suites for that show. We thought we would take them to the splash park area afterwards. Aunt Ginny picked the perfect “splash zone” area for everyone to sit. Mom kept looking at me, in a very…”Why are we sitting here” way. Corbin was crashed out, so I decided he would probably cry hysterically if he woke up to cold water thanks to Shamu. I took him, still asleep to the top of the area, to sit and watch the show. I have never seen my mom move so fast, as to follow me. Of course only to make sure I was ok, pregnant and caring 30 lbs of boy on my hip. Right!
Once the show was over we met the rest of our group outside. The kids thought it was so “Punny” as Laurel would say, that Shamu got them wet. Of course the little girls didn’t think it was “punny” while it happened!

We took them to the splash area, while Chloe was a big girl and road a ride with GiGi and Uncle Neal. The little ones had a great time and it felt good to have our feet in the water as well!
Finally Chloe showed up, so we let them go back into the splash area. GiGi, Neal and mom took them…I thought they could use the cool down. GiGi came running out with Anabelle and a yellow streak down her leg. Too much junk, she ate! Took care of that issue and we were on to the next event! We saw a lot that one day.
We headed home to the hotel for dinner and swimming and everyone crashed! Hard!

The next morning we had a yummy breakfast and headed back to Sea World. It was crowded and HOT. But we still managed to have a great time! The kids enjoyed the Sea Lion show and seeing the Penguins. We also saw a 4D movie that scared the life out of Laurel and Anabelle. I felt bad for them, but at the same time was laughing pretty hard! Finally we left. Corbin fell asleep, sitting straight up in the gift shop, while Fred got the car! We all piled in and went home. Corbin woke up for about 5 minutes, and crashed again on the bed. He was in the middle of the girls giggling and watching tv. Such a man…slept right though it. Finally we were dressed and ready for dinner. We went to a fun Mexican food place to celebrate Fred’s birthday(a day early). We ended up having about a 2 hours wait! The kids did pretty well, but dinner at 9pm is late for anyone. The food came and they got happy again! Mom had the mariachi band play a few songs for Fred. Corbin went nuts dancing! He loved it! Fred opened his gifts and then they had yet another treat! A dessert and a song! He was embarrassed, but the kids loved every minute of it! We had dessert and headed home again!

Everyone, sound asleep. Corbin got to sleep in the same room with Laurel and Anabelle. All of them in their pack and plays. Fred and I heard him squawking at an early hour. Finally, I went in the room and he was laughing so hard. I think he thought it was so funny to see those crazy girls in cagesJ Laurel told me bubba was awake loud. Anabelle just told me he was loud. Not sure that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black!
We finally got ourselves together and downstairs for breakfast. We surprised daddy with more presents and cards for father’s day! The kids sang happy father’s day and happy birthday to him! It was fun. We checked out, Corbin left with Ninny, GiGi and Uncle Neal. Fred and I took the girls and headed to New Braunsfels to have a day of fun at Schlitterbaugn. We have never been to this one, only the one in Padre. TOTALLY different ball game. Not just the lay out of the place, but the entire thing. Let’s put it this way… This was no “Hawaiian Falls”. I totally forgot this is all based around a river, based around a college town, based around drinking, based around… you get the picture.
Different group of water park goers!
It took me a minute to think of how to answer some of the questions I was going to get… “Why does he have drawings on his back and arms and head and neck”~ Well, he must have gotten into his markers. And they don’t wash off, that is why we don’t draw on ourselves.
“Why does he have earrings on his chesteses?” ~ Well, they must have moved when they were piercing his ears!
“Why does he want his ears pierced?” ~ Well, maybe it was Halloween and he was dressing up like a pirate!

Ahhh, the list goes on! Actually, I was surprised at how little I was asked! I wanted to ask ?s!

So once we got it all figured out, we got in the park. The kids had to walk forever before they got to any water. They were really troopers! And they had so much fun!
We really only road one ride, the Raging Rapids(aka lazy river). They had fun, and watching them be excited with a gush of water was hilarious!

So, with Laurel now passed out from heat and lack of sleep, we head to the car. It is 4:30 and we have about 4.5 hours in front of us to get home! We get to the car and Fred discovers the melting of the crayons! What a mess! He was cleaning it up, which out of his frustration, partially included throwing crayon’s out of the car behind him, when Chloe walked over with a helpful hand of wipes. She about cried bc he didn’t see her and threw a green melted crayon on her. At first all she saw was green on her hand. She just said, “What is this!” Once I told her what it was, she laughed. But it was on her skin, hair and clothing! Got her clean while Fred finished the car… finally everyone in the car and we are headed home!


10:30 arrival at home and Fred puts everyone in bed. I had all the dirty clothing in one bag, so I started the stinky laundry. I wanted to get 1.5 loads done before bed. I unpacked everything and put away stuff while it ran. I cleaned the car and got ready for VBS the next morning. I started to pull stuff out of the wash and discovered 3 crayons! I was so frustrated! I noticed they looked like some from a restaurant on Friday night. I found Anabelle’s shorts and sure enough they were stashed in them! Anabelle! I fell to the floor and wanted to cry, but laughed until I about wet my pants. How else should the 104 degree day end! So, I have to shake everything to get them all out, wipe down the washer and go after that load again. After that finished, I threw it in the dryer… started the next stinky load and sat down to clean up emails! I opened the dryer and some how 1 crayon got in there! It was on everything! So, back to washing that again, after Shouting everything and oxi cleaning it all! Finally I got that one load clean, 3 washings later!
Crawled into bed…..ahhhhhhhh I already hear the alarm!

Ballet Recital

Chloe had her 3rd ballet recital tonight! She has been very excited about it for weeks now! Her grandmother and grandfather from Tulsa came in for her dress rehearsal. She was very excited about that. They brought her flowers and that just made her night! Today she was thrilled bc she not only was going to have her real recital, but she also was getting to have her Ninny there. It doesn't stop....Aunt Gigi and Uncle Neal were coming, too! Then to top it off, her sweet friend Alyssa Rose came to spend the night, so she got to see the show! And she turned 5.5 today! For Chloe, the day doesn't get much better!

Her class danced to Amazing Grace. It was just darling. They did such a great job! We are so proud of our sweet ballerina, Chloe!