There’s been a whole lot of excitement going on this morning as Bents prepared for his FIRST day of pre-k.
He woke up at 6:00 am with the biggest smile on his face. He was “weady for scwool”!
Mommy was still weady to sweep. Darn the wake up call.
We live close enough to walk to the grade school and so he’s been dying to go to big boy school just like his brother.
We had this conversation about 16 times before he left this morning:
Bents: How many am I, mom?
Me: You are 3 son.
Bents: Why I not 6 like Parker?
Me: Because you are 3.
Bents: How many will I be next year?
Me: You will be 4.
Bents: How come I won’t be 6 like Parker?
Me: *Banging head on vanity*
Thankfully my mother-in-law is in town for the next 2 weeks and I’ve been getting LOTS of mom-breaks. It’s been heavenly.
But here’s a funny story about her getting here. She lives in Las Vegas and we live in Illinois so she always flys here. Unfortunately, we live 2 hours from the closest major airport {fail} so we always have a bit of a drive to get to her.
Her flight was scheduled to arrive last Saturday the 17th at 1:30. J and I decided it would be fun to take all the kids since it wasn’t a school day. We headed up early that morning, went to the mall and ate at the Cheesecake Factory.
Side note about going to a restaurant with three kids: don’t do it. 🙂
I digress.
Anyway, I had text the MIL that morning saying, “See you at 1:30. We are ALL coming to get you!”
She responded with excitement and said she couldn’t wait.
So, I thought all was good. Until we got to the airport at 1:30 and there was no Grandma Lilly. By 2:00 pm I text her and told her to let me know when her plane landed because we were there.
That’s when she frantically called me to say, “Oh my goodness Mandy {she repeated that 10 times}….I completely forgot!!!! I’m so so sorry!”
Ummm yes, she was still in Vegas.
Haha!
She felt terrible! And we were all a little frustrated at first…but it’s definitely something to laugh about now. She ended up getting on a late flight and arrived about 8 hours later and we had a bus bring her the 2 hours from the airport to our house. Luckily we didn’t have to find something to do with the kids for 8 hours {or I may have went nutso}.
Mainly because one of our kids, not naming any names {middle child – ahem}, had decided that he was going to go swimming. Except we weren’t at a pool. Nor did we have on any swim gear.
We were at the mall. And the fountain must have just looked THAT refreshing.
I was not mom-of-the-year that day and onlookers gave me the side-eye as I was busting up laughing when I realized that my 3 year old was waist deep, looking for pennies.
Only Bents. Only Bents.
So, yea…trying to kill 8 hours with a 2 year old, 6 year old and a 3 year old who had wet shoes, socks, underwear and shorts would not have been my ideal Saturday.
We’ve been having tons of fun since she has been here. Lots of park trips and duck feeding.
Another thing I’ve been working on lately and haven’t shared – I’m updating the playroom.
The playroom is a room that holds a lot of our older furniture and decor and it’s just not been on my priority list when it comes to room makeovers.
I thought about getting rid of the red couch, but I think I’m just gonna keep it. I added some new throw pillows and I kinda like it now. Plus, it’s bright and fun which is what the playroom area is all about, right?
{Throw pillows from Target}
I’ve been rearranging some things on the wall too! It’s funny how just a few small changes can make the room feel new again. I’m still looking for the perfect rug and curtain fabric. I haven’t found anything I’m dying over yet.
{A-B-C Wall Art from Hobby Lobby}
As usual, the hubs and I have been hard at work coming up with new creative ideas for Dollars and Roses.
We FINALLY just got approved on iTunes for our podcast which made us so super happy! We’ve been talking about this dang podcast for months, but we can officially say that it is LIVE!
We would love for you to check it out, SUBSCRIBE and tell us what you think by leaving an honest review on iTunes. Just go HERE. It would help out the show immensely if you did! {wink, wink}
So far we have three podcasts released, but we have five more ready to go…and tons of ones lined up to record. If you view your blog as a business and have been starting to make money and would like to be featured on a future podcast let us know by leaving a comment on THIS POST.
That’s been our life in a nutshell lately. What about you, what have you been up to?
Can you check…”My kid went swimming in a mall fountain” off your bucket list?
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You know what I love about your family? You guys are always having a good time. I love that! We tend to be pretty silly too, so it makes us feel much better that other parents are “silly” like us:) What a blessing to have a great MIL. We have one daughter (who is fabulous) and we look forward to the day we can share boy experiences with her future husband. Blessings and thanks for the fun! Susan
Oh my goodness Mandy! I laughed SO hard at your post because I had something similar happen. I too have three kids, live two hours away from the airport. We were going to pick up my parents after getting home from a cruise. My kids were 2, 5 and 7. I called before we left and plane was on time. We got to the airport and found out that it was going to be late by 4 hours (so I didn’t have to wait as long as you thankfully!) because they had to land to change plans (some kind of wheel problem I think). So we decided to take the kids to the Mall of America and that is where my son (the 2 year old) did the same thing as your little peanut. I just about died, people were taking pictures. I am sure I am in a few with my jeans hiked up and a red face as I went to retrieve him. Had to go shopping for new stuff for him to wear, minus shoes because I strapped him into a stroller after that. Ha! I can SO relate to your story!
Glad you are spending time with your wonderful MIL and getting a little of a break. She sounds like a wonderful woman.
Have a great weekend!
Lisa
Awesome! I can’t wait to check out your podcasts! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, my lands! My sister and I did this when we were tiny tots. (So… you know… basically JUST YESTERDAY, because we are NOT OLD!) We grew up in a small town that had ONE classy restaurant. (That just means it was the only restaurant in town that didn’t use paper napkins; no, ma’am. This one used REAL LINEN napkins!) We were out to eat with my aunt and uncle and cousins, for some special occasion. I was in a dress, which I hated wearing, because… well… TOMBOY. I think I was 7, so my sister would have been 3. We went to the bathroom together, and my mom promised to meet us in there shortly. (This was a time in the dark ages, when sending your child to the bathroom without an adult was A SAFE THING TO DO.) Sadly, my little sister and I were completely distracted by ALL THE MONEY JUST LAYING THERE IN THE WATER! LOOK AT ALL THAT MONEY! LOOK, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!!! MONEY IN THE FOUNTAIN!!! So we hiked up our dresses… took off our patent leather dress shoes and our frilly socks… and we went in. My 3-year-old sister used her dress as a “handbag,” which means she held the skirt of it out, and I filled it with coins. I’m pretty sure we had about a thousand dollars scooped up, too, when our mama found us…
Which just goes to show you… it’s never safe to send your kiddos to the bathroom alone in a restaurant!
I have been waiting for this day where the podcast will be up and running. Going to download now!
I am cracking up over here! I can totally see Connor doing the same thing. Boys! Congrats on the podcast launch! That is so exciting! I will definitely be checking them out. Hope you had a wonderful weekend, Miss Mandy!
~Abby =)
Wow! I may have seriously just laughed out loud Mandy!! The fountains… And you’re mother in law forgetting are priceless!! I’m glad you’re enjoying some much needed mommy time! You deserve it!
I also already listened to the first podcast, number two is set for tomorrow’s commute!! Thanks for them!
<3 Sam