1000

Just realized that my MOM post...was my 1000th post!!!!

Here is where it all started February 2009
http://www.thegoodlife-jgo.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog.html

Mom

So as all of you probably know, my mother has been the world's best daycare provider to us (and others) over the last 5.5 years. She has been flexible, cheap and best of all loved my babies like no other daycare provider could!
I'm used to going to my parents house almost every day to pick up one, if not both of my babies! And now, neither one of them are with her! It's bitter sweet. I know my mom is ready for Piper to move on and I think Piper is loving being social with other kids and adults at this point.
As I have said before and will continue to say forever, we have been SO lucky to have this option for our girls! I would not have had it any other way!
So now instead of seeing my mom every day and venting, chatting or pissing her off....I call her every day on my way home from work just to make sure she isn't missing me as well! :)

Thank you mom for 5 and a half years of the best care we could've asked for. Even if you spoiled them rotten, that is what grandparents are for! :)

Love, Jessica, Steve, Presley and Piper

Ferguson

So I might start an argument with some, but it is my blog and so I'll say what I want. I totally don't want to be mean or narrow minded but I just want to vent. I will admit I don't have all the facts with the Ferguson issue that is ALL over television ALL of the time right now but.......
For arguments sake, let's keep it simple and say it's murder. There is no status issue of cop vs. teen, there is no racial issue of white vs. black. Got it?
Murders happen every day (I'm pretty sure that is a fact that I'm right about!). Murders happen to guilty, innocent, with intent, on accident, out of revenge, hatred or just for the fun of it (unfortunately it happens). Why does this murder get national attention from everyone? B/c we have made it a white vs. black issue? B/c it was a cop? B/c the people of Ferguson have made themselves look like jackasses with the looting and rioting?
People get murdered every day and their families don't get to talk to the attorney general, they don't get a moment of silence on the VMA's.
I do feel sorry for all the families involved in this case. I feel bad b/c it isn't just about losing the life of a teen but we have made it a racial and status issue. I feel sorry for every other murdered victim and their families over the last couple weeks who have rec'd NO attention for the lost of their loved ones

End rant.

Sunday Funday

We had Boston's 4th birthday party on Sunday! Ninja Turtles is his current obsession! Of course Sam made these (with all these fun creative birthday parties, we might need to step it up a notch for Piper's birthday party!)

Cheese!

B playing with his turtles!

Then we hung out at home and Piper napped. Presley wanted to play outside SO badly, you know, on one of the hottest days of the year. Steve got out the baby pool, the sprinkler and of course, the water balloon launcher! Seems like all the kids in the neighborhood we wanting to play outside! I watched from inside!

Flashback!

2 years ago

 

 This year!

2 years ago! Baby faces!!

This year!

Adventureland

We finally got to use our tickets for this year! Sam, Scott and Boston were able to go with us, which was great b/c the kids and the adults got along! HA! The kids had someone to rides with and so did Scott and Steve, since Sam and I are old and wimpy when it comes to rides now!

I'm so mad this picture is blurry, it was so humid the lens fogged over! But their smiles are so cute!

Presley has no fear! I think she likes to prove that she isn't afraid of any rides (she is only afraid of talking to people!) We rode the Gallion right away!

She rode the airplanes with Boston, love their smiles! They got along SO good!

Me, Steve, Presley and Sam rode the log ride, Presley's favorite ride! She wanted to ride in the front seat with Sam and she got SOAKED!!!

Steve and Scott rode this thing, the new ride out there!

The lines were long, but we were all patient! We were lucky that it stayed cloudy for most of the day to keep the heat away. We got there right at 10, and went to the waterpark from about 2-4. They loved it! They went down the kid waterslide at least 50 times each. It was busy too but didn't really bother any of us too much, good people watching!

After the waterpark Presley decided to try her first real rollercoaster (she went on the Underground rollercoaster earlier in the day, but said it was not fun!).  I thought the Outlaw rollercoaster ride would be way too fast for her so I was very nervous!

Steve said she smiled and laughed SO hard the whole time! I'm sure out of nervousness, but she said she liked it and would ride it again! UGH!

One last ride before leaving the park about 6 pm. There were so many more rides we wanted to get on but time was just not on our side!  It was a great day, everyone was in good spirits, we all had patience and had fun!

Thanks to mom for watching Piper so we could enjoy our day with a little less chaos and thanks to Sam, Scott and Boston for going with us!

OH MAN

Conversations with Presley.....

P : Mom, can we do math?
Me : Math?
P : Yeah! Like my flash cards?
Me *excited* : Of course we can do flash cards!  (she is my child!)

Me having Presley smell my cider beer that has maple syrup in it (parent of the year right here!)
Me : Presley, what does this smell like?
P smells it : Vodka?
WHAT????????????

Presley emptying out our cabinets with games/toys/colors
Me : Presley! What are you doing??
P : Organizing!!!
Me : Oh ok, go for it!

P : Daddy let's play Candyland
Dad : No, not right now
P : I just want to play something!
Dad : Like what?
P : Can we play organizing?