Cold-summer-itis

I took all four kids to the doctor, and they're all sick. They've got the ear, nose, throat crud. He wrote us a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions. At least the weather has been icky. I don't feel bad staying inside on crummy days.

Life's a Beach

Today, Ninny showed us a new way to get to the beach.

And, she brought her kites.

Funny thing is, it was Ninny who was so excited to fly them,

that they were up in the air before we made it out of the parking lot.

Carlee flying a kite for the first time!

Wyatt flying a kite for the first time!

We had some really good wind, so the kites went way, way up.

Faircloth Family Fortune

I was browsing through our latest pictures and realized there aren't any of Sonny. When he's not home, I take the pictures. When he's here, he takes the pictures. This is an old picture of us, but I put it on here because without Sonny, there would be no Faircloth Family Fortune.

(Thank you for going to work all those long, hard hours so I can stay home and be with our children. SHMILY)

All By Herself

The other day I was in the kitchen and I poked my head in the livingroom to check on all the kiddos, and Tera was in the middle of the floor sitting up all by herself. I thought it was a fluke, because surely my baby isn't sitting up all by herself yet. But today, there she was again, sitting up all alone. The look on her face says it all, she's proud of herself!

Big Kid Beds

Well, it's official. My kids are all grown up. Not really, but that's how it feels. Brianna and Carlee have been sleeping in toddler beds, and Wyatt has been in a crib. But Yesterday, Sonny bought them all their own "big kid beds." The excitment was too much. They were all up until almost 11 o' clock last night testing their new boundaries. Carlee loves the fact that she has a "mommy and daddy bed", and Brianna was in heaven in the t-shirt sheets, and Wyatt loved the fact he could get in and out (and in and out, and in and out) all by himself.

Riverview Park

I decided to brave the weather (dark grey clouds that looked like imminent rain) and take the kids to the Kenai River Festival. My mom, Ninny, came with us. The Festival was disappointing this year. There were a lot of booths with "Alaskana" type stuff for sale, but there wasn't much to do. Ninny said she was "game for anything", so we grabbed some McDonald's and went to Riverview Park.
Here, we encountered some "firsts". It was the first time the girls have had to use the bathroom bad enough that they would pee in the woods. They were both successful. It was also the first time that Wyatt wanted to swing by himself, and the first time any of my kids have ever done the "SPIDER" on the swings. I think our day was so great 'cause we had Ninny!

Carlee on the swings

Brianna on the swings

Wyatt on the swings

Wyatt and Ninny doing the SPIDER

Gum-Ga-Gum-Gum-Guuuum

I have a confession to make - I bribe my children with gum. They will do almost anything for a piece, so I use that to my advantage. They earned a piece today for behaving exceptionally well when I needed them to. After a while, I asked Wyatt where his gum was. He told me that he had swallowed it. I had no reason to question his answer, 'cause that's where most of it goes.

But, tonight when I was changing his clothes for bed, his shirt was stuck to his belly. I carefully pulled it away, only to find his missing gum. It must have fallen down there, been heated up by his body, and then spread around.

What could I do besides laugh and take a picture?

Tera's Trick

She spends hours a day like this.

I half expect her to just stand up and walk.

Heat Wave

My kids think two days of 60 degree weather is a heat wave! Just as soon as I wasn't looking, they stripped their clothes off and played with the hose. They must have been hot, 'cause that water feels like it comes straight off a glacier.