The Prettiest Plumber

We (and by "we" I mean "Chris, Doug and my Dad") have been working hard setting up the plumbing for our new doublewide. This morning, Ramona wanted to help, so they put her to work.

She's the newbie, so she has to do the grunt work.

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We celebrated one of Ramona's best friends 3rd birthday yesterday. It was a dinosaur party!

Ramona took a hands on approach to the gift portion of the party

I brought Mimi along to help out with Max.

Max sporting one of his new hand-me-down onesies. Super handsome! Thanks to my friend Kristina for giving me 11 boxes of clothes!!!

We had so much fun this weekend with my parents. They made the trip up here to lend support while Max had his tubes procedure. It went well, he was so brave and didn't cry at all in front of the pretty nurses at Strictly Pediatrics Surgery Center. Hopefully this clears up all of the ear infections he has been suffering through. Thanks, Mom and Dad! The kids LOVED hanging out with you!

Jesus Flowers

This weekend we went with Chris and his band, Price Hill, to Camp Zephyr. Chris ended up being REALLY busy the whole time, so we had to keep ourselves busy with hiking and the great outdoors! On our first hike (just me and the kids)...

We went over the bridge...

Up the stairs...did I mention Max was in a stroller?

To the lake!!!

Max got hot and fussy.

Ramona learned about blue bonnets:

Me: Ramona, those are bluebonnets. Aren't they beautiful?

Ramona: Yes, I love them!

Me: You can't pick them.

Ramona: But I want to pick them because they are so special!

Me: I know, I'm sorry, but we can't. If everybody picks them, there won't be any left!

Ramona: (Thinks for a minute...) Are they for Jesus?

Me: Yes, those flowers are for Jesus.

Ramona got "cold freezing" in 90 degree weather.

No much of an outdoorsman.

Ramona made herself a light snack.

We took Poppy and Mimi on the trail. Max hikes in style!

And we found a tiny turtle!

We had tons of fun and Price Hill did great! Hopefully we can go to more of the camps this summer. Please send me tips on how to keep the kids entertained at teen camps. I can't wait until Max is a little older, he will have more fun and I won't have to carry him so much...I'm exhausted!

Does that baby doll have tenders?

Ramona loves to play "mommy" and help feed Max. So today, I asked her to get one of her babies from her room to feed while I gave Max breakfast. Little did I know that she would choose the ugliest baby doll in the world! Her Aunt Kala gave a big box of her old babies to Ramona and one of them is anatomically correct. That's right folks, look closely, it's a boy! Upon further examination, it looks EXACTLY like a newborn...a super ugly newborn. It has "tenders" as we call them in our house, a booty hole and an umbilical cord. GROSS! Ramona was making him crawl around and the behind view was graphic to say the least. This doll is now hidden in the top of her closet.

She and Max played Barbies yesterday. I think he wanted to be Barbie, instead of Ken.

Max is teething like crazy and figuring out how to blow raspberries and chew on his tongue. So, he looks like this most of the day.

Vampire Baby!

It may be hard to see in this picture, but Max's fangs are growing in. His favorite past time right now is biting anything and everything. No one is safe! He loves to sink his teeth into soft flesh.

I have no picture for a Ramona update, but her new favorite saying is "See you later, Crocodile!" It's adorable and I will never correct her.

Those Swingin' Chalmans

Friday evening was so beautiful that we spent some time swinging outside.

Max wanted to take a few pictures.

Admiring his sister's swinging style.

And Ramona being the 3-year old that she is, the swinging session ended with some drama.

His Eyes are as Blue as His Pants

I have never promised to be normal. I'm silly...some might even say weird. Here's proof!

What? My Mommy said this was normal!

Do these pants make me look fat?

You can't escape!

Ramona caught him!

Another sample of Ramona's photography. She's got the eye!

You Gotta Love Friends!

I love reading my friends' blogs and finding out that the post is about my children! So much fun! Here are two with Ramona:

The Reilly Tree

A Day in the Life of Oliver