Oh Snap

"How does that feel!?!?" was the question I heard from Austin. The kids and I were wrestling around the floor when I felt a sudden sharp snap. Only to realize Austin had grabbed the back of my bra and slung it back as if he were Davey fighting Goliath with his slingshot and snapped me. It hurt but I had to start laughing which just added fuel to his fire. The joys of having a boy. He also gets into Ash's dress up clothes and makes a mockery of them when he puts them on his head and dances around Ashley. She's screaming frantically but again, the crying adds fun and then the teasing game becomes ultra-exciting. This week at the Kids World (the nursery at my gym) Austin brought a little backpack which I thought was full of little toys. The leader told me that he couldn't bring in cologne anymore. I guess Austin had found one of daddy's colognes and stuck it in his backpack. Austin had sprayed everything and almost every child with Daddy's Dolce Gabanna. I then talked to him about why we don't do that (allergies, invades privacy, etc) and Austin apologized to the nursery leader the next day and told her, "I promise I won't bring in the manly alcohol anymore. Sorry."

Ashley has "graduated" out of her high chair this week! (She's really not big enough but she thinks she is....probably only because Austin isn't in a high-chair, she doesn't like being put into hers.) But every time I lift her up to her spot at the table now, she just smiles in pure joy!

Austin tried on one of Duane's suit jackets and looked like a wizard. He also painted a picture and painted his name on it because he saw his buddy Cameron had written his name on artwork. A little friendly competition is always healthy!

It's becoming more and more evident that Ashley is Daddy's little princess. Ash will ask for everything and Daddy is there to give it to her. She'll even throw something on the ground and scream, "Daddy!" just to see if he'll retrieve it for her. And guess what? He does. I told him we're creating a complete monster by letting her act like this and giving in to her every whim. But Duane just says, "She's my baby." Wrapped around her little finger....
A bit of exciting news for us....we're going to HAWAII!!! August 20-28. We're so excited! Dropping the kids off in Charleston with their grandparents and we're staying at the Hilton in Oahu. This year was our 7 year anniversary and this will be the first time together without the kids! T minus 8 days in counting!!!!
We ran 10 miles yesterday for our training. The weather was SO nice outside! It wasn't unbearably hot like it has been. Very enjoyable! Only 8 more weeks till the half marathon!
Enjoy the mid-August dog days of summer! (It won't last much longer...school starts right around the corner....)
Angie