Buie Loop

These are three happy girls. We have been in Ark for a few days hand have had lots of outside fun. If you live in Ark and we haven't called or visited, please don't be offended. We have taken this week off from running around. For the most part, we have stayed within shouting distance from "Buie Loop" aka "Green Acres" aka Papaw and Gran's house.

They helped Papaw make a scarecrow for his garden. Her name is Sally the Scarecrow. Anabelle insisted that we make a female or "guhl" scarecrow.

They got to ride in Papaw's Jeep and go to THE store and get candy.

They baked cupcakes.

Gran is reading Little House in the Big Woods to the big girls.

Caroline has been looking in the BOCK BOCK URS.

There was one nursemaid's elbow crisis, two batches of Rice Krispy treats, three (or three thousand) impromptu concerts, four hair cuts, five goodnight phone calls to daddy and A LOT of fun. Wonder what we'll do tomorrow?

Camp Week

Last week T had camp at church. They do that for first and second graders who might not be ready for an entire 5 days away from Mom and Dad. She had a blast and came home exhausted every day.

We developed a VERY elaborate plan this week with our two favorite families to work out swaps to entertain littles and give each Mom a day off. It involved carpools and play dates and naps at others houses. Thank you LORD for fabulous friends who can easily step in for Mommy with no major drama from littles.


The 'bigs' as we call them got to carpool together every day.

The 'middles' just so happen to be the best of buddies (like their moms) and enjoyed 830-400 playdates everyday.

The 'littles' went two at a time to a different house everyday. They had fun too!

In the middle of all that, Hollywood here along with all the other 'littles' and 'middles' go to enjoy a movie at church. What a week! I LOVE SUMMER!!!!!!!

VBS

These three girls had a blast at VBS a couple of weeks ago. Even Caroline got to participate. She went to storytime, music and had crafts. This little lady can even recite John 3:16. I'm so thankful for a church that invests in little two year olds rather than just babysitting them.
Taylor invited a couple of friends from our pool and so I had a gaggle of little girls all week. Talk about some giggling!

On our way to lunch one day.

PaPaw lost an arm

I love this toy. It's one of the few toys that my mom has left that my brother's and I played with and somehow it has migrated to our house. It is one of the VERY few toys in my house that isn't pink or sparkly or even remotely girly. When Anabelle was probably about Caroline's age she started calling this little man "PaPaw" and I love it probably because of the straw hat and the tractor. The real Papaw hasn't resorted to overall's yet, but I have a feeling it's not far off. Unfortunately, Caroline was carrying it around today saying, "uh-oh, papaw's arm fall off." I think he's been mended since then, but it made me laugh so much I had to take a picture. :)

Summer is here!!!!!

In the Rushing house, summer means...
impromptu dates with Daddy,

Eating Dinner in your swimsuit.(And grabbing the hummus and salsa when no one is looking)

Homemade ice cream with friends on Memorial Day weekend

Floaties

and VBS...

We are smack dab in the middle of VBS right now. I'm sure there will be pictures to come.

Giggles!

Anabelle will be five on Monday. Let's just not talk about how I am handling that little fact. Friday night she had her two best buddies over for what will be the first of probably millions of Rushing sleepovers. Boy was it fun! There was giggling galore in my basement until well after midnight.




They ate, they giggled, they painted, they watched movies, they played school, they ate popcorn, they giggled, they 'slept' in a huge tent in the basement, they woke up giggling and then we went to Krispy Kreme.
Am I just a little evil for leaving these two sweet girls with their parents just moments before they hit a wall that was a combo of lack of sleep and sugar crash? Maybe, but it was FUN!!!

My baby is two..and has been for a while

She turned two on April 6th and someone has some fantastic pictures of her little birthday celebration. (The same someone who is enjoying my camera). But these pictures from my phone tell a lot of her personality.

She is all about a necklace and some shades.

She is constantly telling me she 'looks pwetty.'

She still says 'too mommy, too mommy' after 'I love you.' Unfortunately at this point it is just because she knows I love it and not because she can't say, "I love you too, Mommy."

She LOVES her tutu. Regularly, she wears it for more than 24 hrs straight. She puts it on under dresses, on top of pjs, on top of shorts. It is as much a part of her life as her diaper is and that makes me laugh.

She can sing "God our Faddur, we tank you..."

At least once a day I find her in her room sticking her arm thru the crib hugging her 'nite nite' and sucking her lip. (pictured below)

She is constantly saying, "Weelly, I Need dat." Sometimes she is talking about candy, sometimes she is talking about a sippy cup, but regardless, she Weally Needs it.

When she's ready to get out of bed from nap, she yells, "mommy, knock knock, come in." She's doing that now, so I'll go get her now.

She's OBSESSED with Ariel.

Last Sunday her teacher told us that she wouldn't let anyone call her Caroline. She just kept saying, "mine Liddle bell." She is soooo much like Anabelle it is funny

This picture is the one that comes up on my phone when someone from 'home' is calling me. This IS the definition of home.