Our Lil' Pirate

I received a call from MJ's teacher today...I could tell by her voice that something was not quite right.  Long story short, after a visit to Dr. V's office, something happened at school and MJ somehow scratched her cornea.  When I picked her up they had given her a wet cloth to cover her eye.  Once we got to Dr. V's he put a steroid in her eye, turned out the lights and turned on the purple light.  He showed me the scratch...yikes!  I was shocked at how big it was considering MJ's lack of complaining.  She must have her mama's pain tolerance, ha!  He proceeded to put an eye patch over her eye and told us to come back Thursday.  Of course, once we left we headed straight to DQ for a sundae for our brave lil pirate.

Update: made our way back to Dr. V's and threw in MJ's 3 year visit...yeh, I'm just a little behind on that!  Dr. V went to take the patch off and realized it was not going to come off as easily as he thought.  He said he had never had one stick that well...needless to say, MJ's right eyebrow was ripped off right along with the eye patch.  A.W.F.U.L!  Nothing worse than watching your child scream in pain...pure exhaustion (for both of us).  She then had to get a shot & have her finger pricked...not a good day!  She was a champ, though, and by the time we checked out, she had "collected" herself.  We celebrated with a trip to BK this time!

The Royal Wedding

Yes, we woke LG up to come in our room to watch William & Kate tie the knot.  We had such fun snuggling in bed watching history being made.  LG's comments on the ceremony:
"I never knew boys could sing so pretty?"
"Will everyone (crowd on tv) be quiet?  This is like a pep rally!"
By 6:40 am, "This is boring.  Tyler's wedding wasn't this long (LG was flower girl).  How is this not boring to the princess?  If this was MY wedding I'd be really bored."
Later that day, LG asked if we could get my veil out & so we did & the girls had a blast playing princess in mommy's veil.  I love you, girls!

Spring Break at Tybee

We enjoyed a rainy Spring Break this year at Tybee.  Honey has recently "listed" 1405 so we stayed(for the 1st time) at 1311.  Love that house.  We arrived Sunday as it poured.  LG got locked in her room, so Daddy had to tell her how to unlock her window & he then climbed through to unlock the door.  Nothing like starting the week off with a bang!

On Monday due to the storms our power was out in the morning.  We walked to the pier and then made our way onto the beach...cold & windy, but, didn't bother the girls a bit.  Once back home, we all took naps (MJ fell asleep on Daddy).  The girls enjoyed playing out in the playhouse, we all entertained ourselves, read, relaxed, watched tv and that night we went for a little icecream - always a big hit!

Tuesday we took a late walk to the Breakfast Club, then hit the playground.  LG made her way to Mimi's house for a playdate with Em and some pizza and icecream.

 
Wednesday, yes, more rain...when I write rain, I mean downpour.  The kind of rain that puts me to sleep.  More naps and reading.  We played "memory" and "hiho cheerio".  Daddy lost and was NOT happy.  Honey arrived so went made our way to 1405 to play a little Wii.  We picked Em up and all headed to A'J's for dinner.

Thursday we took the girls to Bouncing Angels, enjoyed lunch at Johnny Harris', followed by a trip to Savannah Sweets where the girls got to fill a bag with candy - this is also always a big hit!  Honey loves the pralines and I love the bear claws (and pralines)!  Once back at 1405 I kept smelling poop...after searching I found the poop on a rug.  The poop kept reappearing...come to find out MJ had stepped in it and it travelled to MJ's feet, to her pants, to my shirt...nothing beats a lil poo treat on Spring Break!  Daddy made his way back to Macon & the next morning headed to Vegas with some friends.  The girls & I had a spend-night party at Honey's.  We played Deal or No Deal on the Wii.

 

Friday we took a picnic to the playground (the rain subsided) and Saturday we enjoyed breakfast with Honey at Sunrise before heading back to Macon.

Easter Fun at NMPC

The girls enjoyed an Easter story and egg hunt at NMPC today.  Each child brought 12 filled eggs and the groups were divided by age.  So much fun!

Pretty in Pink

Well, it's Cherry Blossom time and I signed up to bring pink snacks for MJ's class.  We made pink cookies with pink icing and pink chocolate covered pretzels.  MJ loved mixing in the food coloring to make everything pink!











MJ hard at work



Making sure it's not poisonous!

Thankful

I received a call this morning from Daddy, saying that he had been in an accident, but, was okay.  Thank you, Lord.  We just had a friend lose his 38 years young sister in a car accident & she had two daughters - wow.  We never know what a day will bring, but, He does.

LG Time

LG loves lying in bed and just talking...about anything.  I have memories of doing the same thing with my mom - I just wanted to be with her.  Here is a snap shot of our "talk":
LG: "I wish I had a twin."
M: "Why?"
LG: "Because then there would be TWO of me!  My twin's name would be Lucy & we would look just alike."  I think she may have been spending too much time with Daddy, ha!

M: "What do you want your husband to be like?"
LG: "Rich!"
M: "Why?"
LG: "So we can buy anything we want."
Can you tell we have been telling her "no" lately, ha!?"
M: "What else?"
LG: "Not mean, kindness, patientness, read the Bible, go to Church EVERY Sunday."

M: "How many children do you want when you grow up?"
LG: "Ummm....Five.  A girl, a boy, a girl, a boy, and a girl."
M: "Why do you want five children?"
LG: "So, I can have a lot of babies in my arms!"
M: "So, you want three girls & two boys."
LG: "No, wait...six, so it will be even."
--Oh, if it were only that simple-- :)

M: "So, you want to be a Mommy when you grow up?"
LG: "Yeh, I don't want to work."
M: "You don't, why?"
LG (whispering to me): "Working is too hard!"
M: "Being a Mommy is hard too, but, I am so thankful that your Daddy lets me stay home and be a Mommy to you & MJ!"

I Love You, LG & I love our special time talking together!  Remember...you can always talk to me about anything...that's what Mama's are for!

Happy Birthday, Papa!

The girls and I made a surprise visit today to Papa's office with birthday cupcakes.  They loved walking around the office offering cupcakes to everyone.  By the end, MJ was saying, "I MJ, I free (3) & I make cupcakes!"

Mardi Gras!

Mardi Gras celebration in Macon...

Daddy loves us

The girls woke up this morning to a single rose and a heart full of chocolates along with a special note from Daddy.  LG and MJ, you are both special to Daddy and he loves you with all of his heart.  He is blessed to have you as daughters.

Me Too Little

Before I put MJ to bed I told her to go potty. Of course, she refused (like she normally does) and I told her that once I put her in bed, she was NOT getting out to go to the potty. This is one of her favorite things to do :) One minute later, as I'm putting LG to bed, I hear MJ yelling from her bed, "Mama, I need to go pottyyyyy!" I ignored her for several minutes and then finally went in her room:
M: "What, MJ?"
MJ (big grin on her face): "Mama, I need to go potty."
M: "MJ, I TOLD you that you were NOT getting out of your bed to go potty. I told you to go potty BEFORE you got in the bed, remember? Why didn't you obey me?"
MJ: "Mama, me not answer that question."
M: "Why are you not going to answer that question, MJ?"
MJ: "Mama, me too little."
We both started laughing, and I failed as a mother, and told her to get out of bed and go potty. No way was I cleaning up tee-tee sheets, ha!

SNOW

Yes, school was cancelled for TWO days due to snow and ice! The girls enjoyed playing outside for a while and then we headed in for some hot chocolate.