Mystery Candy

Every time we pick up clothes from the cleaners my girls get a piece of candy from the candy dish that sits on their counter.  On Friday Margaret chose a Werther's Original which is a type of candy that she has never had.  I tried to talk her out of it, but being the two-year-old that she is she insisted upon it.  She had it unwrapped and popped in her little mouth before we even hit the sidewalk.  As I buckled her in her seat she told me that it was the "yummiest" candy she had ever eaten.  As I was driving home she started crying and was frantically yelling "my candy mommy, my candy!!!"  Of course I almost drove off of the road because who in their right mind lets their child  suck on hard candy while they are driving (i swear we are less than two minutes from the cleaners, i promise God i will never do it again)!  Once calmed she let me know that she lost her candy and couldn't find it.  I presumed it had dropped somewhere in my car and I assured her I would take care of it when we got home.  Once home I did my normal routine of unbuckling and getting everyone inside, then I immediately started making lunch.  After lunch it was books and then naps.  Three hours later Margaret awoke with yet another frantic scream, "my candy, my candy!!!!"  As I am on my way into her room I am reminded that I forgot to help her find it and can't believe that she remembered it.  As I entered her room this is what I found in my little Margaret's beautiful hair...

she apparently lost it in her hair and let it set there for about five hours!  As I was trying to get it out the tears were flowing, not because it hurt but because she wanted me to wash it off so that she could continue to eat it.  Let's just say this is a battle that I won:) 

Mental note:  no more candy in the car!

T Town

We just spent a very fun-filled weekend in Topeka with the family that has left me officially exhausted!  We came to town to celebrate many special events; my parents birthdays, Kyle's cousins wedding shower, and getting to see my grandmother that recently moved to Topeka.  We loved spending time with her and I loved getting to see her delight in being around my kids.  After our visit here we headed to the pool for our longest stretch yet, three and a half hours!  Isabella wowed us all by jumping off of the diving board all by herself without hesitation.  Something has finally clicked with her and swimming, she is completely on her own now and loves the independence.  I wish I would have had a pic of this but my camera is off limits around water, I don't want to press my luck:) 

Sisters

Awhile back my cousin, who is starting her own photography business, took these shots of my kiddos.  I came across them today on my computer and I fell in love with them again.  I just love the way that she has captured my girls (sorry Walter, no pics of you were saved to the  computer.  Don't worry buddy they are hanging on the wall).  Even though they squabble here and there it is just so nice to see the love in their eyes!

Bittersweet!

And we are back!

So I finally got my camera back today and I am so excited that it is in good working order, thanks to Canon.  I will definately always be a true Canon fan, they fixed my camera for nothing with no questions asked:)  Good thing they didn't ask because I would have had to tell them that I dropped it a little bit on the hardwood floors and cried my eyes out as I saw it falling to the floor.  I thought for sure they would call me and ask me what happened upon examining it, but instead I got an email saying it would be fixed for nothing because it was still under warranty.  This stuff NeVeR happens to me!  Buy Canon!

We have been busy, busy, busy here at the Zimmerman house with swim lessons, vacation bible school, Royals game, going to the pool, meeting friends for playdates, and of course this...

Yes, I have been spending lots of time chasing my little man up and down the stairs as it is his new favorite activity.

We have a gate at the bottom of the stairs but he has figured out how to move it right out of his way and head up the stairs.

I have been trying to wear these two little munchkins out and keep them out of trouble with lots of outside time.

Here is my attempt at a group picture today of my precious ones.  As you can see someone wasn't being cooperative, after this shot he headed straight for the stairs.

Miss Margaret started an eight week dance class this morning and it went very well.  No pics because my camera wasn't delivered until lunchtime.  She had no problems going into her dance room "all by herself" as she puts it.  She marched right in there and boogied away.  I must say she seems to have gotten my clumsy gene.  After falling, for no apparent reason other than tripping over her own feet, the second time she called out for her "MOMMY!!!"  Her teacher sent her out to me and no worries, she made a quick recovery and rejoined her class.  My little girl is getting so BIG!

Hospital Hill

Last Saturday Kyle and I ran in the Hospital Hill run here in Kansas City.  It was my second 10K run and Kyle ran the half marathon.  My brother and sister-in-law ran as well.  We had gorgeous weather and a challenging course but we all had a lot of fun.  Kyle is still trying to convince me to do a half marathon and I am considering it... it is just so hard to find the time to train for these things!  

No pictures, camera is in the repair shop... don't want to talk about it:('

Tablerock Lake

I am just getting around to posting our lake trip pics!   Every year my family goes to Tablerock Lake for a week vacation.  We go to the cabins that I stayed in as a young child so it really is a fun place for me to take my kids.  Some of my favorite memories as a child are right here tucked away behind all of these trees.  

We didn't get to go last year because I had just had Walter and the place that we stay at is booked year round so there was no rearranging for us.  This was also one of the first years that either me nor my sister-in-law were pregnant so we were able to enjoy skiing, tubing, jetskiing, and even a nice glass of wine to end the day!  We didn't get any of the kiddos up on skies this year but they all got whipped around the lake on the tube by Papa.

Of course this is a vacation that even Shadow gets to share with us.  He is a huge swimmer and sometimes I worry that he will never stop!  We went out for a paddle boat ride early one morning with all three kids and when we turned around to come home sure enough Shadow had jumped in and followed us.  We were quite a way from the dock so it was a little scary.  This was really the first year I saw Shadow's age.  He is seven years old this November and usually just full of energy.  There were many times on this trip I could tell that he was just plain worn out and could not go any longer.  He is usually my running buddy while we are there but on day two decided I could go without him.  Poor guy, I made him come anyway.

This was our last day at the lake, I love the little cove that we take over when we are there.  It is so peaceful.

My girls loved getting to fish!

Isabella and I on the jetski.

Slamdunk!

Papa love!

My handsome boys!

The Cousins Crew!

These guys had a blast and loved getting to see each other everyday.

Margaret caught her first fish.

No pics of the action from the boat, I was too scared to loose or ruin my camera!