Kingston's Birthday

Monday evening we invited some of Kingston's friends to join us at Centennial Park for pizza and cake and to play on the playground. I think everyone had a great time, and Kingston had the best time of all!
Will and Sophie enjoy cake and ice cream.

Ansley smiles at the camera while Abigail and Keaton eat cake.

Jackson and Kingston make their silly faces.

Partygoers: Will, Alex, Keaton, Weston, Ansley, Abigail, Sophie, Maddox, Jackson, and Kingston. I think Solomon is somewhere behind Weston.

Kingston, Jackson, Sophie, and Will

Maddox and Sophie

Little Picassos

I got some canvases and paints and asked the boys to paint pictures for Josiah's nursery. Kingston painted a solar system, of course, and Solomon's is...well....abstract. I thought they turned out perfectly though.

Solomon's abstract art. :)

Kingston's solar system

Yes, that is a little bit of paint on his lips. He had to taste.

War Path

Twice in the last week something has happened that really burned me up. Usually, Jeremy just rolls his eyes and laughs at me for getting so "worked up" about something insignificant (to him), but this time he agreed with me. I thought I'd see if any of you other moms also run into this problem.

It happened at Target at Nashville West and Publix in Belle Meade. Kingston has to go to the bathroom, so we head for the "family restroom". It is locked. We wait for a minute and no one comes out. So I say, "Come on, Kingston. We'll go in here". He screams "Nooooo! That one is for girls!!". So we wait and wait outside the family restroom, and out comes A STORE EMPLOYEE!!!! Now, maybe I am blowing this out of proportion, but to me, it is a little like parking in a handicapped parking space. Sure, it is more convenient, but you save it for who it was meant for out of sympathy and understanding for that person!

Store employees better watch out because next time I see this happen, I'm going to straight to store management. Target may not care, but with Publix pride in their customer service, I bet they would.

Opinions, anyone?

Asking the Important Questions

Sunday we ate lunch with Pappy and Maymie Pharr and she had gotten some Mrs. Winner's chicken to eat:

Kingston to Pappy: "This chicken tastes like eggs"
Thoughtful pause...."Did the chicken have the egg first or did the egg have the first chicken?"

Destin

We have been in Destin, Florida for almost a week now with the Johns family. We are having so much fun and the kids are wearing themselves out daily! Here are a few pictures from our trip so far....

Kingston, Abigail, Solomon, and Ansley at the beach

playing in the puddle on the beach

four cuties

Kingston has been obsessed with this baby doll of Abigail's. He wants to sleep with it and he feeds it it's bottle on a regular basis. He says her name is "Stella". I guess he is mourning the baby sister he isn't getting, but he is being a great caretaker nontheless and giving me hope!

Tiffany was staying nearby with some of her family, so we hung out a few times! So good to be with such a great friend!

Rebecca and Eric

Jeremy and me

Announcing....

Pharr boy number 3 coming in September! Yes, thats right, another boy! I think the ultrasound tech felt a little sorry for me, but we are so excited. I'm a little shocked. I was positive it was a girl, but excited nontheless. They said the baby looks "perfect"!! He was funny. During the whole ultrasound he had his hands behind his head like he was all relaxed and we even saw him yawn! What else could we ask for?

The first thing my OB said to me: "Did you tell your husband that he needs to build you your own bathroom?"....great idea! I just hope that by the time our boys are grown we have 4 walls still standing at our house.

As some of you know, Kingston was REALLY wanting a little sister. His eyes were as big as saucers during the ultrasound. I think he was a little shocked, but as we were leaving he began singing a song about having a little brother, so we're all good! Solomon raised his shirt up and pointed at the ultrasound machine and said, "That!". I think he wanted us to look in his tummy too!

On another funny note, I was telling Kingston last night that we were all going to get to see the baby in Mommy's belly. He thought about it for a minute and asked if he was going to have to "get very small to get in there and see it". I realized that he thought the family was going to shrink and go inside my tummy to visit the baby!!! What an imagination!

When The Kids Have Had Too Much Sugar