When Spence Becomes President

Coleman and Spence had a fascinating conversation on the way to Vacation Bible School today:

Spence: I want to be President when I grow up! I'll make everyone go pee like a girl!
Coleman: Presidents don't say silly things like that.
Spence: Oh. Then if I'm President nobody will say the "s" word!

I love these conversations! If only people saying the "s" word (which happens to be "stupid") was the worst thing the President had to deal with!

VBS has been awesome this week! We're on a Big Apple Adventure in New York City. There are taxi cabs, skyscrapers, and the Statue of Liverty (that's what Spence calls it) everywhere! We had 724 kids the first day, and probably more today. It's so exciting!

Another exciting thing: 9 more days until we leave for Colorado! Can't wait!!!

The Continuing Birthday

We interrupt this birthday post to wish Daddy a Happy Father's Day! You are such a wonderful Daddy to Coleman, Spence, and Allie. They love you so much, and I am so thankful for everything you do for us and how much you love us. I love you!

Saturday was birthday party day! Allie picked out My Little Pony party plates and napkins. That worked well since we have lots of My Little Pony toys.


The cupcakes looked really cute, but didn't taste all that great. Luckily I had made Oreo Delight ice cream, so the party was saved!

Allie eating her ice cream

Grandma got Allie a new stroller

Poppa made Allie's doll a bed and Nana made the bedding. The lace around the pillow was hand made by Allie Vaughan's great-great grandmother, Dora Vaughan. So special!

Mommy was tired of Allie having to dress up like a knight or dragon. Now she has her own princess dress!

I made these pictures to hang on Allie's wall

June birthdays are great for the slip and slide!

What kind of birthday would it be without some Double Dave's? Allie loves her Dubby Daf's!

This is the outfit that Nana made for Allie. She wore it to church today and looked adorable!

More Birthday Pictures

We had such a fun birthday today! After breakfast with Daddy at McDonald's, Allie had her two year check up. I was a little sad about her having to go to the doctor on her birthday, but she ended up not having to get any shots!

My sweet friend dropped by this afternoon with a present for Allie - a lovely sundress, adorable shoes, and a pink gingham bag. You can see the shoes and bag in the picture above. After nap time, we headed to the pool at our gym since Allie kept asking to go to the swimmin poo.

Ready for the pool!

Allie had a blast, and Spence did really well in the water. I think he's going to do great with swim lessons this summer! Coleman got to take a swim test when we first arrived, and since he passed, he could swim anywhere in the pool and not have to stay with me. There's no part of the pool that's over his head, so it was great. He spent most of his time going down the waterslide!

I got these two to do their best "cheeses" for me

Happy Birthday Allie!

Two years ago we were welcoming our precious Allie Vaughan into the world! I'll never forget how shocked I was to hear my doctor say, "It's an Allie!" It took quite a while to get used to having a baby girl. But it didn't take long for her to steal our hearts. And we've never been the same! We love you sweet Allie!

Birthday breakfast with Daddy

Posing with her brothers and the doll they gave her

This is Baby Alive Whoopsie Poopsie! You give her a bottle and she pees. If you mix up the special "apple juice" she came with, she poops! We haven't tried to make her poop yet, not for lack of the boys asking though. They can't wait to try out that function!

As soon as we gave her a bottle with water and she started peeing, Spence said, "I want to water the plants with her!"

Allie's party is tomorrow, so there's more fun to come!

The Eve of Two

Being one was lots of fun,

I'm moving on - that chapter's done!

Tomorrow morning when the sky is blue,
I'll wake up rested and I'll be two!

Every Artist Has Her Own Style

Don't you love it?!?!

Cheeeeeeeeese!

This is serious Mom.

But I'll stop and smile for you!

I am in denial that this little artist will be two in 3 days!

Theology - Coleman Style

Spence: Mommy, is God bigger than... (thinking really hard)
Mommy: Whatever you can think of, the answer is yes. God is bigger than anything!
Spence: Is God bigger than Goliath?
Mommy: Yes.
Coleman: If God was a skyscraper, Goliath would be a crumb!

First Summer Party

Summer Time Fun!!!

Last Saturday we went to our first summer party - Judson's birthday! If Judson just had a birthday, that means that Allie isn't far behind! I can't believe these little babies are two years old. Every time we get them together, we try to get a picture of all 5 of them together. Last month we were at the zoo together, but Coleman was still in school. So here's a picture from the party! No, everyone's not looking or smiling, but they are all together. That's our goal!

There was one that was better, but Allie was striking a very unladylike pose.

Spence and the birthday boy

Allie wanted no part of the pool, but enjoyed playing with the water table

Kindergarten is Over?!?!

Last day as a Kindergartener

I can't believe today is the last day of Kindergarten for Coleman! He was pretty sad this morning. He's worried about missing his friends. I'm sure he'll have a great summer though! Click here to see a picture from the first day of Kindergarten.

Coleman before the end-of-year program

Getting a certificate from his awesome teacher!

I've been really busy the last few weeks! Spence and Allie have been at my parents' house for a few days and are coming home today. I've gotten a lot done, but I think it would take the entire summer to declutter as much as I'd like to! Oh well, some is better than none. I'm really looking forward to seeing those little sweeties!