Aralyn is two! She is just growing so fast and learning new words everyday. She is so funny, and will tell you "that so foney" when she thinks something is funny, and then throw in a fake little laugh. She loves to play with baby dolls and will cuddle them up under her chin and tell them, "I wud jew baby" and "shhhh, shhhh". (I love you, baby) 
She calls all men daddy and women, mommy. So if we see a picture of a family, she will find the baby and say baby, the mom, is a mommy and the dad and daddy. It can be funny when it is someone who is not married and doesn't have children. She lives up to her middle name, Joy, all the time. Aidan thinks she is the funniest thing. We have to get on to him for laughing at her when she does things that she shouldn't...sometimes it is terribly cute and we all have to check ourselves and make sure that we aren't encouraging her.
Aidan lost his first tooth, Monday the 4th. Wow! He definitely looks very different without it. It being a top tooth makes it more noticeable and very obvious. His new one is coming in quick, but he has 2 other teeth that are a bit loose, so I wouldn't be surprised if he is toothless in the front for quite some time to come.
We have been boxing up things for a while. I rented a storage room here in town to move things out of the house as they get packed and get them out from under our feet. I lost the keys to the building after just 2 loads were taken out there. The very day that I got the room. Oh well, another $35 got the lock removed and a new one with keys that were promptly split between Adam and me to prevent a repeat. We have empty boxes sitting everywhere all over our house in various stages of getting packed. Fun Fun Fun.
We have a moving date of July 21st, and while it was a bit later than we thought it might be, it isn't very far from now. We are in the process of getting our house listed and ready to sell...should be crazy for a bit around here...and then it will be crazy somewhere else.
We went to VBS Sunday through Wed. The kids had a wonderful time and got some good play time in with their good friends. Alora even had her first big girl sleepover with her best little girl friend. They had fun and she did great...I don't think she could have cared that we were leaving her. She was very ready for it. Since we leave so early to get to VBS and get out so late it has been a week of trying to eat out as cheaply as possible. We hit Arby's up on their pick 5 deal and used some coupons and free Moe's money one night. One other night, while I had the 3 kids without Adam, I decided to be very brave and go to Red Lobster.
I told them how I expected them to act and to please be quiet and sit still and use inside voices and all the restaurant rules. I had a $25 gift card that someone had sent us and I was going to use it to make the meal pretty cheap. I figured we could get out for less than $10 plus a tip. Not bad for Red Lobster...if the kids would just behave.
They were wonderful! Aralyn was very tired and wanted to be held for a bit, but she really did very good. Alora got loud once and I reminded her to use her quiet voice, and I did have to tell Aidan to sit in his seat properly...since he had his feet up in the chair. But, for the most part they were very good and so polite. We saw someone that we knew and they came to say hello and introduce their father. We exchanged pleasantries and they commented on the children's good behavior. I joked about threatening them and we laughed at that. I told them I was probably crazy to try to go there with 3 kids, but so far so good. We were just about finished with our meal when the waiter came to tell us that our meal had been paid for. What a surprise! I felt so good. I didn't know if I needed to leave a tip or how much the bill had been, since I never saw it, so I left a few dollars...I only had 3 ones and a ten....I had been planning to put everything on my card. When we were finished we got our box and biscuits and headed to the front. There was an older couple sitting at the next table that stopped me to tell me that they enjoyed sitting next to us and hearing my children and seeing how well they behaved. I thanked them and then thanked my children for behaving so well. I felt so wonderful heading home. I had gone to a fairly nice place with 3 children...hoping for the best and got so much more than I had bargained for. We had a wonderful time, good food, good service, our meal paid for and compliments paid to us from several people. I felt so blessed. I went there thinking how blessed I was to have had the $25 gift card and how that would be so nice to make our meal more affordable, and left having put $3 dollars on the table. It is truly a humbling experience, but such a wonderful feeling. I hope that I can pass that on sometime.
My in-laws are at Palmetto Bible Camp this week. and my mother-in-law is going to come and get Aidan sometime tomorrow and let him spend the night at camp. He has some buddies there and should have lots of fun! I wish we all could have been there, but our plans had no room for that. Next year we are hoping to get to enjoy camp. I miss it! I haven't been since Aidan was 1. I am sure that he will have a wonderful time and will come home with lots of things to tell us.
She calls all men daddy and women, mommy. So if we see a picture of a family, she will find the baby and say baby, the mom, is a mommy and the dad and daddy. It can be funny when it is someone who is not married and doesn't have children. She lives up to her middle name, Joy, all the time. Aidan thinks she is the funniest thing. We have to get on to him for laughing at her when she does things that she shouldn't...sometimes it is terribly cute and we all have to check ourselves and make sure that we aren't encouraging her.Aidan lost his first tooth, Monday the 4th. Wow! He definitely looks very different without it. It being a top tooth makes it more noticeable and very obvious. His new one is coming in quick, but he has 2 other teeth that are a bit loose, so I wouldn't be surprised if he is toothless in the front for quite some time to come.
We have been boxing up things for a while. I rented a storage room here in town to move things out of the house as they get packed and get them out from under our feet. I lost the keys to the building after just 2 loads were taken out there. The very day that I got the room. Oh well, another $35 got the lock removed and a new one with keys that were promptly split between Adam and me to prevent a repeat. We have empty boxes sitting everywhere all over our house in various stages of getting packed. Fun Fun Fun.
We have a moving date of July 21st, and while it was a bit later than we thought it might be, it isn't very far from now. We are in the process of getting our house listed and ready to sell...should be crazy for a bit around here...and then it will be crazy somewhere else.
We went to VBS Sunday through Wed. The kids had a wonderful time and got some good play time in with their good friends. Alora even had her first big girl sleepover with her best little girl friend. They had fun and she did great...I don't think she could have cared that we were leaving her. She was very ready for it. Since we leave so early to get to VBS and get out so late it has been a week of trying to eat out as cheaply as possible. We hit Arby's up on their pick 5 deal and used some coupons and free Moe's money one night. One other night, while I had the 3 kids without Adam, I decided to be very brave and go to Red Lobster.
I told them how I expected them to act and to please be quiet and sit still and use inside voices and all the restaurant rules. I had a $25 gift card that someone had sent us and I was going to use it to make the meal pretty cheap. I figured we could get out for less than $10 plus a tip. Not bad for Red Lobster...if the kids would just behave.
They were wonderful! Aralyn was very tired and wanted to be held for a bit, but she really did very good. Alora got loud once and I reminded her to use her quiet voice, and I did have to tell Aidan to sit in his seat properly...since he had his feet up in the chair. But, for the most part they were very good and so polite. We saw someone that we knew and they came to say hello and introduce their father. We exchanged pleasantries and they commented on the children's good behavior. I joked about threatening them and we laughed at that. I told them I was probably crazy to try to go there with 3 kids, but so far so good. We were just about finished with our meal when the waiter came to tell us that our meal had been paid for. What a surprise! I felt so good. I didn't know if I needed to leave a tip or how much the bill had been, since I never saw it, so I left a few dollars...I only had 3 ones and a ten....I had been planning to put everything on my card. When we were finished we got our box and biscuits and headed to the front. There was an older couple sitting at the next table that stopped me to tell me that they enjoyed sitting next to us and hearing my children and seeing how well they behaved. I thanked them and then thanked my children for behaving so well. I felt so wonderful heading home. I had gone to a fairly nice place with 3 children...hoping for the best and got so much more than I had bargained for. We had a wonderful time, good food, good service, our meal paid for and compliments paid to us from several people. I felt so blessed. I went there thinking how blessed I was to have had the $25 gift card and how that would be so nice to make our meal more affordable, and left having put $3 dollars on the table. It is truly a humbling experience, but such a wonderful feeling. I hope that I can pass that on sometime.
My in-laws are at Palmetto Bible Camp this week. and my mother-in-law is going to come and get Aidan sometime tomorrow and let him spend the night at camp. He has some buddies there and should have lots of fun! I wish we all could have been there, but our plans had no room for that. Next year we are hoping to get to enjoy camp. I miss it! I haven't been since Aidan was 1. I am sure that he will have a wonderful time and will come home with lots of things to tell us.
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