One Moment, PLEASE!!!!

I just had a moment, and felt compelled to share it after reflecting on the absurdity of it. I was standing in the kitchen. All at once, there was a playful wrestling match ending (girls kind-of kicking Reilly while he laughed on the ground pretending to be hurt while I referreed and made sure they were kicking fair), Kinley singing her "color song" from school (so cute) "y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow! y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow! I like the early morning sun when the day has just begun y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow!" Keep picturing her singing that in your head, complete with hand motions, while 1 foot away Reilly is just getting up, holding on to Shea's foot (she's making unhappy noises about that) and with the other hand is grabbing his math flash cards from Camdyn, who is also very unhappy about that. We were all standing within 5 feet of each other. Cam shouting, Shea crying/angry, Reilly tormenting (after being tormented) and Kinley happily singing, "Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow! Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow! I like the smiley face that's yellow, he is such a happy fellow, y-e-l-l-o-w spells yellow!!!" It was quite a loud moment, and I was struck in the middle of it with the chaos that I am so accustomed to...and the sweetness of Kinley's singing through it all. This is a representation of who she is and I am so thankful for such a sweet little girl! (She just "triple-dipple-dog-dared" Camdyn to taste Kurt's mint breath drops...)

Camdynism #9

Last night Cam was wanting to converse with me. It's a need she has every once in a while- I think it's when she feels neglected. Middle child syndrome, maybe. (somewhere in the middle) So she came into the kitchen perhaps mimmicking her big sister's conversation with me. She didn't know exactly what she was going to say, but this is what finally came out- broken up by short silences and other "thinking" noises like "um", and lots of body movement. She can't stand still, or sit still for that matter.
"Mom. MOM. Mom." (tugging at my shirt) Sadly, it sometimes takes three attempts to get my attention. I am working on that.
"Yes, Cam?"
"My leg hurts because I'm filled up."
"Oh, I see. What do you mean by that?"
She pauses, looking out the side of her eyes, trying to come up with an intelligible answer.
"That's why I'm out of time."

It Growed!! (Camdynism #8)

Cam was running around the kitchen showing off her pencil, shouting, "It growed!! It growed!!" She went from Reilly, to Shea, to Macy, then to me- showing us the pencil that had "growed". She had put it into the electric pencil sharpener, and in her little brain, when it sharpened the pencil, the pencil actually grew! It was hilarious, but gave a little insight into a 3 year old brain. And her earnestness (because she believed that the pencil actually did grow!) was precious!

The First Day of School

Here we go again... these pics are a little late, but I had to include them! I love these kids! I can't post any "first day of school" pics without mentioning how cute Kinley has been about starting school. She has been so excited all summer long, and two weeks before school started she was counting down the days. Every day she would ask me, "mom, how many more days until school starts?" She is loving it so much, and has the best teacher. She is doing great! I am so proud of her!

Pics

Chevy Shea's

The Bracelet Bunch (minus Macy)

Another Day in the Life of this Mom

Here are a few of the day's events- I'll try to keep them in order.
1. Woke up and spent time preparing for the day- reading Romans 8 and praying for patience today (the Lord knew I needed it!)
2. Woke up Reilly and Shea (after 4 nights being up late- this was no easy task) and fed them, made their lunches, and got them off to school
3. Swept and mopped the kitchen floor
4. Witnessed a huge fight in the Scramble (facebook) chat- it was something else!
4 1/2. Snuck a few minutes of reading about the martyrs, until interrupted by waking children
5. Ate breakfast with Cam at the little kid table (she thought that was cool) since she woke up before Kinley and Macy. Breakfast was followed by a game of Uno attack which is humorous- Cam doesn't really know how to play, so it was a team effort
6. Packed Kinley's lunch, did her hair, and got her off to school
7. Ran to Target with "the littles" for a couple of things and ran into an old friend (I love Kim Gibson-Kollman!)- ate lunch there
8. Read books to "the littles", put them down for naps, and unloaded Target bags and cleaned the kitchen (all sorts of crayons and scrap cut up paper from yesterday afternoon)
9. Cleaned some more
10. Cleaned Dr. Pepper spill (way to go, Reilly!) from the kitchen floor, dining room carpet, cupboard door, outside of fridge, inside of fridge, behind the deli drawer, produce drawer, under the fridge, in the laundry room, on the wall- needless to say, it was quite a spill!
11. Woke up the littles so we could go pick up Kinley
12. Made bracelets with the girls (colored beads and letters from the $1 section at Target!)
13. Prepared dinner with 3 little chefs for the restaurant- "Chevy Shea's", then served it to daddy
14. Spoke with my friend Nichole about her recent doctor appointment (my friend with cancer) and encouraged each other about the importance of spending time alone with the Lord (with 4 and 5 kids, it's no easy feat)
15. The rest of the dinner clean-up awaits me...
After a good game of hide and seek with daddy, the kids are now on the "Bible couch" reading about Elymas in the Bible.
I neglected to mention (it wasn't really an event") that Cam identified the shape of "pants" in my vericose veins... thanks Cam! Wow, the reality of aging is setting in.
Are you tired?

Camdynism #8

Recently my kids have been using the word "period" when they want to be emphatic about something. Usually it's misused a bit, but they're figuring it out. Today Cam defined it for Kinley.
"It's when you're dead, you stick out your tongue, and then you wake up in the morning!"