Hanging out in trees

Just some pictures Matt & I took, on our phones, over the summer of the kids in trees. 

Marcia, I need you to teach me how to use GIMP, I don't have PSE on any of the computers and would have loved to have done some editing...

G1 flips

The Boy

G3's book

Today, G3 was sent home from school sick.  While waiting in the nurses office she started drawing pictures for a book.  When we got home she finished her book.  I liked it and wanted to share with all of you. 

First page is G3 (on left) and G4 (on right) under the sun. *I don't remember why she wrote G3 twice...*

G3 and G4 have gotten very close and I have heard each say the other is their best friend.

Page 2 is Daddy (green) and Mommy (red)

 Page 3 is Uncle Monkey (on right), with mustache & beard, and G2 who fell down because Uncle Monkey pushed her

 Page 4 is Grammy (gold) and Eiffel

 Page 5 is Annabelle

 Page 6 is Poppy

 Page 7 is G1

I hope you enjoyed G3's book as much as I did.

Things they say - Part 6

G2: I have to sign it, there's a line.
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G1: ggggrrrrr-aaaff.... g a r p h
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G4: Mommy, I broke this on purpose. (meaning on accident)
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G2 to a sibling that was upset with her: Are you trying to cry? Is that your mad face?
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Pretending to be on the phone-
G4: Hello! Don't call me again! Love you, bye!
*A minute later*
Hello! I said don't call me again! Love you, bye!
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G4: I'm the kidder of the world.
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G4 (pointing at tv in restaurant playing the news): Hey! We have that movie!

Thoughts

Today while dropping the older 3 Gs off at school the topic of pregnancy was brought up (there is a teacher, or is she an aid?, that is due in a couple weeks).  One of the moms that has a child in G3's class (they were also in the same class at Community Preschool) asked me the question, "Is it true that the more babies you have the more room the next baby has in the womb?" I laughed when she asked this.  Upon me laughing she said, "I guess you wouldn't really know because you had the twins." That made me laugh a little bit more. I explained to her that yes, each pregnancy my belly did get bigger and more stretched out.  But I don't know how much that has to do with having a baby, or babies, prior.  G1 was only 4 lbs 3 oz, so he in no way stretched my belly out enough to then have twins.  But G2 and G3 were only 6 lbs 15 oz combined (that is smaller than a lot of singleton babies!), so I don't think that I really stretched out that much more.  Although I would have been stretched out in a different way.  G4 was 7 lbs 10 oz and she did do a number on my body (more than either prior pregnancy combined)!
The things women (namely mothers) discuss amuse me.

The Things They Say - Part 5

G2: "Mommy, Eiffel is a bro."

G3: "What's a bro?"

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While Matt was in KC

G1: "I'm the man of the house"

G3: "Then you need to be nice to us."

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G4: "I did not walk in here."

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When told he looked taller

G1: "No, it's just my pants."

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G4: "I like Daddy going to work, because he's my bestest friend."

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G4:"Daddy will get me a umiform."

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G4: "Throw rocks in the fire and it becomes a big bouncy house."

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G2 (conversation with herself):

"Hi! I'd like a large Dr Pepper."

"Did you say a large Dr Prickett?"

"No, Dr Pepper"

"Oh, okay."

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G1 said he has an alter-ego "Gavin Farley"

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G2 repeatedly said "awkward" for several days

Me: "Do you know what awkward means?"

G2: "No, what does it mean?"

Me: "What do you think it means?"

G2: "Lemons?"

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G2: "You're pretty awesome, Mom!"

G4: "Mommy is NOT a mom!"

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Playing with the cat:

G2: "I'm his mom."

G1: "I'm his dad."

G2: "Are you my hunny?"

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Noah: "You don't love me."

G3: "Yes I do."

Noah: "Eeewwwww! You love me! You're going to kiss me when you're older!"

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G4 walked up to Noah and he said, "Oh no! It's Baby Marcia!"

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G2: "Mommy, you had babies before Aunt Marcia.  And she's older than you." *slight giggle* "I don't know how that happened."