Family Fun Days: Chattanooga Sundays

Somewhere on the internet I learned of this farmer's market  festival day in Chattanooga on Sundays.  We took a Sunday afternoon to visit and see how it went with 3 kids.  Adventurous... and worthy of an adult beverage is how it went, but it was fun!  It was a kinda rainy, hot and humid, and sunshiny day.  We dodged the rain as best as we could to enjoy the day.

Spencer ate as soon as we arrived and was a sweet girl being pushed in the stroller while we shopped and browsed the festivities!  Produce, crafts, food trucks, toys, face paint, AND balloon animals.

Day made.

I swear Elizabeth had fun.  

We got our faces painted as well!  She loved it!  Hayes got a transformer face... 

Lesson learned about facepaint....

We should have done that as soon as we arrived and NOT when we were leaving.  Also, Hayes didn't really like the whole face painted thing...  You know Rain Man...

Swimming and Splash Pads

The next 2 weeks will be 'catch up on the blog because I spent summer WITH my children instead of ON the computer....

June:  Hayes started swim lessons/team.  Hayes started the summer timid and shy, terrified of the water.  He refused to jump off the boat, dock, and the side of the pool.  He completed his summer confident, fearless and most importantly... a SWIMMER!  He now loves the water as long as he has his goggles on.  We are still letting him swim some with his puddle jumper because we don't want to watch him like a hawk and the pool is often crowded.  Kingfish Swim Lessons were successful!  

We also traveled to Chattanooga in June for Daryk's cousin's wedding.  In Chattanooga we got to enjoy some family time and my kids got to play with some of their cousins!  I was honored to meet Uncle Bud, who my Spencer is named after.  He was such a kind and gentle man.  I so enjoyed that weekend.  The time with Daryk's family is so much fun.  I love visiting with his aunts, uncles, and cousins.  My children loved spending time with their cousins as well.  We swam, ate, and visited until bedtime.  Sunday morning we spent some time with the family again and then ventured into Chattanooga for a few hours.  

The splash pad and the cupcake shop were on the agenda.  We also had a lovely lunch!  

I felt like a terrible mother because I FORGOT to pack sunscreen and put it on them for the splash pad playtime.  They were a little bit pink for a few days and I learned my lesson!

Adventures

She needs assistance with her nails.  

Pretty sure she demands that Kitty helps...

No pants?  No problem.  

Libby watches TV with no pants on a regular basis...

Oh, hello mini BeBe.

I didn't even know you could learn how to do that at age 2...

Or this?  

WHO TAUGHT HER THIS!?

She sees.

Sometimes you don't even have to tell them what to do.  

I thought I'd celebrate the week of breast feeding by showing you that my toddler learns about it first hand.  My preschooler sees and knows that this is how babies eat.  She makes me proud to nurse my baby and love that she wants to help!  :)  

One Month.

Well, clearly I'm a crummy momma and I've been too busy to update y'all on my precious girl.

She is an amazing addition to our family and I love her dearly.

She eats like a champ and she sleeps just as well.  

She has been sleeping from about 11 pm until 7 am since she was about 8 weeks old.  

She smiles at everyone and is the most easy going baby.  Ever.

Spencer is my current favorite baby.

I know that not everyone understands or appreciates the use of BabyWise as a parenting style, but it works for my kids.  They are happy, balanced, and behave pretty normally.  They nap when we have scheduled it and the eat along the same lines.  I so enjoy my BabyWise lifestyle and planning around it.  My cousin and I discussed it this summer and we talked about how it was a parenting choice, not just something you do with babies.  Not everyone understands it and not everyone likes it, but it has worked great for our family.  Hayes and Libby have adapted well, anticipate the things to come, and know what is happening in their lives each day because of this 'parenting theory.'  Spencer Brynne fell into that lifestyle easily and she is a perfect example of how easy it really is!

Art with Libby

Sooooooooooo........

This girl has a great eye for patterns and colors.

She also likes to create her own art...

Go Vox Box

I love these products!

The Blue Diamond almonds were gone within 5 minutes.

The ProFoot pedi-rock and insoles are great too.

The NextStep shakes were not my fave, they were grainy.

I love the NextStep shaker bottle-its GREAT!

I am currently lactating and just had a baby, so the playtex hasn't been used as of late...

And the bath salts are just what I need as a mom of 3!