Mishaps

Today has been an exhausting day.

This past Saturday, Lucy poured fingernail polish remover on my new cocktail table and now we have to get it refinished! Today, it was screaming and yelling and hitting me in the grocery store because she didn't get her way, then in the van, she threw something at EmmaLee and it hit her in the head. She spent about 20 minutes in her room so that I could calm down and put the groceries away.

She's very busy. I realize that God is trying to teach me something through all this and it's something I struggle with daily. I can't do it alone. I can't. I need Him to help me. I have always been an independent person, and relying on God to help me is against my fleshly nature and I struggle with it everyday, every hour, every minute, every second.

I'm starting to wonder if God brought her into our lives to teach me this very hard lesson.

7 Days In A Week

On the way home from picking up EmmaLee from her TKD class, Lucy started singing a new song she'd learned. I knew the song so I helped her. When we got home I asked her if she would sing it for the camera. Yeah! She did, finally. Hopefully this will be the beginning. She hasn't wanted to do it before now.

Green Belt

EmmaLee tested on Saturday for her Green Belt in Taekwon-Do. She did great. She didn't break her board, so she's on probation. She also gets to attend the later class which Mommy and Daddy are most excited about since on the days they go, we are up there every hour dropping off or picking up!

Bluebonnets

Last Sunday we went out to Chappell Hill to take bluebonnet pictures. The Bluebonnet is the Texas state flower. We had a great time and I only got a few shots that actually came out because EmmaLee is the only person in the family that likes having her picture taken!
Here are the results.













They had such a good time running through the field. And Danny even said that it wasn't as torturous as he thought it would be.

Strawberries Pickin'

A couple of weeks ago Daniel and I went strawberry picking with Cari and Brandon (my sis in law and nephew). We had a ton of fun and the strawberries were amazing. I bit into one that actually was so sweet it tasted like candy. If you have a chance to go to King's Orchard you should. They have all sorts of fruits and veggies. Some are ready now, some in the next few weeks and some in a few months. They have fresh flowers for picking too.

Gettin' ready to go pickin'

We had to be very selective because it had been raining and some of the strawberries were rotten from sitting in water.

Hmmm... I think I'll eat this one.

Daniel picked just over 5 lbs of strawberries!

Lucy insisted on pulling the wagon without my help!
It was heavy and the terrain wasn't smooth either.

Whew! This is heavy Mommy!

Deodorant

So, yesterday while Daniel was in the bathroom, Lucy went in to the area where the sink is (it's separate from the toilet) and grabbed Daniel's deodorant. Yes, my sweet son is starting to wear deodorant. She took off her clothes and rubbed it all over her body. I don't have pictures cause you couldn't see it anyway, but I wanted to tell you about it.

We went strawberry picking last week, but I don't have the pictures uploaded yet. Will post them later.

A Tired Toddler

So, I put Lucy down for a nap today and I knew she would climb out of her bed. What I didn't expect was where I'd find her when I went to check on her......


Yes, she is UNDER her crib. She and Daniel had been playing under there right before naptime.