Tiny Tales Thursday

We've had some funny tales this week....

1. Radley has pretty much mastered the potty. When he's gotta go, he simply does his business and gets on with playing/eating/watching Mickey Mouse, etc... Well, the other day he had to poop so he ran to the potty, dropped his drawers, and hopped onto the potty. I had followed him in to assist if needed when he looks at me and says, "turn on the fan, Mommy, it's gonna be stinky." He then made me leave the room so he could finish alone. HA!

2. Last weekend was our first endeavor to church since Emmy arrived. We told Radley that we were taking her to church and he was going to have to teach her how to be quiet and listen. He thought about this for a minute and then said, "That's okay, Mommy, I take her to church because I'm the big brother. You and Daddy stay here." Ryan asked him who was going to drive and he replied, "Me."

As you know, Radley is currently with GiGi and Pops (update on his stay complete with pictures coming tomorrow) so today's tale comes from Aunt Jenni.

3. Jenni was picking Karli up from GiGi's house so Karli was giving everyone kisses goodbye. She apparently forgot to kiss Radley which made him a little sad as he let everyone know that he didn't get any kisses. Jenni told him she would give him kisses and he said, "I want Karli to give me kisses." So Jenni told him to give Karli kisses bye and he said, "NO...I want Karli to give ME kisses." Well...well... HA!!

And because no post is complete without a picture...

To be a kid again...

Take a look at this...

To most people it looks like a simple playground... to Radley it was a dream come true....

To me... it was filled with germs and icky kids :)

Radley is off to spend the rest of the week with GiGi and Pops! I am meeting my mom tomorrow afternoon. I remember spending time with my grandparents during the summers... I can still remember the smells and sounds.

Every morning that I walked into the kitchen PaPaw would greet me with a "Hey"... MaMaw taught me how to sew; PaPaw and I picked vegetables in his garden; I would climb to the top of the magnolia tree and read books for ages; we ate the best food and played cards and stayed outside all day...it was a kid's dream come true.

I'm sure Radley will have a blast and get completely spoiled...I'll keep you all posted!

The Sweetest Things...

Summer time always seems a little sweeter to me. Maybe because growing up in a small town summers were filled with days at the pool, hanging out with friends, riding bikes to Zippy's to buy candy and coke, snow cones and the smell of suntan lotion. My friends and I just had the best time...I could write about great summer memories for hours (but I won't bore you).

The summer just makes me happy...the heat, the activity, the smells all of it just brings a smile to my face! I pray that my kids look back on all their summers growing up with as much happiness as I am able to.

Some of my favorite life's sweetest summer things...

Learning how to swim...

Being "twinkies" with your friends by having the same bathing suit

(I think Jenni and I bought matching bathing suits until the 8th grade)

A sweet summertime nap outside...

Getting ice cream with your friends...

Bedtime stories...

And celebrating summer birthdays!!

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest friends I know! Cindy, you are a fabulous girl through and through and a great reason why my college summers were so "sweet!"

Love you and Happy Birthday!