So I spend a majority of my time with the kids that I nanny and with my family. Sometimes family time is simply sitting around in the living room with everyone on their iPads and laptops sharing things from Pinterest or Facebook. Other times it's spending a Saturday going to the Flea Market, Farmer's Market, and grocery store and having to buy bottled waters, frosties, and IBCs just to stay hydrated! I absolutely love my family time!!
I am extremely grateful that I have been able to spend a lot of time with Annalyse this summer. The past few months, she has been on a "mine" kick. She is constantly asking, "Is that mine?" or taking things from people saying "No, that's mine." So in order to help her learn how to share for when she starts going to school she and I started playing this game...
It took a while for her to catch onto this game. Anytime she tried to take something and say mine, I would ask her, "Did you buy that with your own money?" Then, I would have to tell her, "No, you didn't." Then I would ask her "Who bought it?" She would look at me and I would tell her "Grandpa bought it." She now thinks grandpa buys everything... which probably is pretty accurate. Then I would ask her "So what does that mean?" and she would gave me a blank stare, I would tell her, "We have to share." After many many times of doing this to her (and kinda feeling like a mean aunt, but hey, it's turned out pretty cute!) she finally caught on and it has turned into this:
Me: Annalyse, did you buy this with your own money?
Annalyse: No...
Me: Who bought it?
Annalyse: Grandpas bought it?
Me: Oh, so what does that mean?
Annalyse: We gotta share.
I wish I could have gotten us on camera doing this but I didn't realize how cute it was until it turned into her own conversation. I did get her own conversation on camera though:
It was hilarious the first time she did this out of no where... She randomly picks things up and looks at me and says very animated "Did you buys this with your own money? and then quickly says "Okay, now we gotta share." It's crazy how fast she is growing up! I'm sooo excited for when she starts going to school!
Here is another video... sorry about the loud music... this was taken during nap time while Eric was watching something loud on TV... I don't know where she gets the saying "I swing all the days!" Then it's so cute when she goes at the very end "Did you buy this with your money and this with your money?" and before I can so no she goes, "Then we gotta share."
Here are some other pictures from this summer!
First, Matt, Annalyse and I made cupcakes in an ice-cream cone! They were so much fun to make! Not sure how good they were cuz I wasn't in the mood to try one... And I got to wear my new apron! (Over a Florida Gator shirt of course )
So one thing I really really miss this summer is Helena. She is serving a mission and it's just not the same not having her here! Although I'm use to her going to China and Belgium for months at a time, it's weird not being able to just email, text, or call her. I have been really good at writing her letters! Here are some of the cute ones I've sent her!
So It was the 4th of July so Christie and I spent some time getting ready together! Annalyse gave me a big smile for this picture!! And sorry the other picture is so blurry but it was dark out when we went to watch fire works!
Also new this summer is my car! I have been wanting a car sooo bad and my dad has been itching to buy a car with my money so WHALA! I got Florida-Blue Mazda Tribute! I love it! All it needs is my Florida Gator front license plate...
So I decided to save gas and stay the night near my job but didn't bring a shirt for the next day... so Kat and David were close and Kat said she would let me borrow one... and this is the one she chose... how was I so successful up to this point in not wearing a gamecock shirt? I mean after a whole semester on the Columbia campus and graduating from a USC campus... i am now ruined. (I'm an academic gamecock and an athletic Florida Gator... so yes, I have some University of South Carolina shirts but none that say gamecock...) Oh well, I did give in and wear a baseball "Fear the Fish" shirt after my gators were knocked out of the CWS... but only because I cheer SEC after my gators... so this is what started the streak...
Also this summer I got to go to my first baseball game! I have such great friends who when I say something they listen. So when I said I wanted to go to a baseball game, TADA! It happens : ) I even have a baseball (bought not caught) to remember it by : ) It was soooo much fun! And even though everyone on Facebook provided evidence that it was in the 100s outside (dumb), I didn't mind the weather at all!
 |
| So I learned a couple of things at the baseball game: 1. As the team is warming up and the pitcher yells to someone, "Joel you're on the radio", it doesn't mean that it's a Billy Joel song. 2. When the pitcher "owns" someone at bat, it doesn't mean they are the batter's manager or agent.... 3. Only really cool kids and really uncool adults bring baseball gloves to games. 4. If you never saw your parents drunk, you never got to say whatever you wanted to them without being beaten for it. |
So finally to top off this summer, Matt and I have had some fun adventures so far this summer! I made us a "to-do" list full of adventure but we haven't completed it yet. We always have fun and laugh sooooo much when we are together! And the best part is even though we had a to-do list, the best things that we did weren't even on that list! We just laugh soooo much whether it's flying kites or sitting in the car! It's the small things that I love so much!
 |
Number 1, the real "ICEE" machines were all out of order... probably from being over used cuz it's been so hot outside. So we did one better and got a Birthday Cake shake from Zaxbys! LOVE LOVE LOVE! And chocolate whip cream was soooooo good!!!
I tried to take a picture but it was so good and went so fast that I didn't get one of the actual shake... but here is the empty cup!
Oh, and Matt realized how I'm the actual one who needs to learn how to share better... I tried to tell him I was looking out for his figure but some how he didn't really believe me... but at least I could say to him "Did you buy this with your own money?" Which since it was my planned date and I had the "financial assets" in labeled envelopes, it was my money! But let's be real, I DID share most of it...
So Surprise 1 was a kite! And Surprise 2 still hasn't taken place and it has to do with someone else so I can't say yet... It's my good-girl prank : ) GO Gators! : )
This pretty much catches up the fun things for the summer! I still have a ton of pictures with my three kids that I nanny but I'll have to do that in another blog... this one is soooo long! : ) Another day!
Small bits of Happiness: Dry Erase Makers & Cute Ribbon
