Right on the money

Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone! We hope y'all are having pleasant vacation days and are enjoying the superb weather. Finally got some pictures up and have a few stories to share:

Yesterday Carrie found a very dirty penny outside. I asked to see it and told her it was from 1986. Me:"That penny is twenty years old!"
Carrie:"It has a guy on it."
Me:"Yes, it does."
Carrie:"It's Pa Pa!"
Hahaha! Well, there you go, Pa Pa. You're right on the money!

A lot of our conversations lately have been oppositional on her part. The only example that comes to mind ran like this.
Me: Did you pee?
Carrie: Yes, I did.
Me: Then wipe.
Carrie: Ac-tua-lly, I didn't.
Me: Then get off.
*the sound of peeing*
Me: I give up.
(this is, of course, after several minutes of previous discussions and general ignoring of why she's on the pot in the first place. This kid talks about EVERYTHING.)

Taking it easy this weekend. We had home group on Friday night w/ our friends. Just did picnic stuff and enjoyed ourselves. The night before we had our next door neighbors over for dinner. Matt and Christine are big hits with Carrie. And Triskal. The day before that Pap Kurth was here for a quick visit and last week Grandmama was here with us. Yesterday we played outside in the kiddie pool and the sprinkler. Well, Triskal did. Carrie got a cup out of the kitchen and poured water from one mudpuddle to another. But she had fun running around the yard in her swimsuit and Aquasocks, so that's all that matters. Today was church, and Dada is off tomorrow so we'll just keep taking it easy! =) I love long weekends.

Liam has almost gotten the hang of sitting, and today actually leaned forward and opened his mouth for pears, which is a huge improvement from the gagging and pickle faces we usually get when we try to give him solids. Yay, he's getting the idea! =D He even got to wear an outfit with shorts to church today. We knew the ladies in the nursery would go wild over his chops ;) When we dropped him off, the check-in lady said, "oh good. Liam's here. Robin's already been asking if he was here yet!" Our sweetie boy has such a fan club. Hehe!

Happy belated birthdays to Manoj, Rah Rah and Noah! Hope your days were fantastic!

Have a marvelous weekend, everyone. Soak up every bit of sunshine =D Take care!