Emily

Running on fumes

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I ran out of gas last week! We’ve been driving our old Buick in the heat since it has working air conditioning, but it doesn’t have a gas light or alarm like our other car.

Adelaide was barefoot, but excited for the adventure. Augie on the other hand was very uncooperative on the walk back from the gas station. He just wanted to be held by his pregnant mama…who was carrying a gas can…in 90 degree weather. So he sat down and cried every few feet. Thankfully we were only a couple blocks away from the gas station. And he was helpful once we got to the car.

We just need to save up for a Tesla.

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Confession

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I cannot cook with children.

Every time I cook something or bake something, Adelaide and August want to help. And I want them to help. So I let them help.

Because I’m a good mommy.

They will have wonderful memories of cooking with Mom. They will be confident in the kitchen. They will like cooking more than I do.

But then then Adelaide puts her fingers in the quinoa, and Augie grabs three spoons to stir with, and they fight over who is holding the measuring cup and spill flour on the floor, and I lose it.

“No! No! No! Out! Out! Out!” I yell.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaa!” They cry.

Because I’m a bad Mommy.

They will remember how Mom was such a control freak in the kitchen. How I never let them help. They won’t know how to boil water, much less bake a chicken.

How do moms do this?

I got my hairs cut

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I volunteered for a Bumble and Bumble hair demo last week. It may be the most “normal” haircut I’ve gotten as a hair model, but I think I’m OK with it.

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When it was done, one of the stylists said, “Aw, you look like a mom!” I laughed and said, “Is that a good thing?”

Regardless, I like having short hair again. My hair doesn’t do anything when it’s long. Lazy hair.

She has decided

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Adelaide: I decided I am not going to get married.

Daddy: Why is that?

Adelaide: Because I want to stay with Augie and you and Mommy.

Mommy: Well I think that is a good decision. I definitely want you around for the next 15 or 20 years.

Daddy: 15

Mommy: But if you change your mind, just let us know.

Adelaide: I will never change my mind. I am sure.

Easter

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Today we:
– Were sick
– Slept in
– Ate egg sandwiches
– And coffee
– And juice
– And oatmeal, by request
– Watched iBethel.tv
– Dyed eggs
– Gave Augie a haircut
– Painted the hood of the car
– Ate out
– Hid Easter eggs
– Found Easter eggs

Drawing giraffes

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I learned about this site Art for Kids from the Jones Design Company blog. This guy, Rob, does drawings with his young kids. So I’ve been getting Adelaide to watch the videos and do some drawings with me. She doesn’t like it as much as I do, but she goes along with it for my sake.

Here’s our first drawing, a giraffe. Adelaide says hers looks more like a giraffe than mine does because she colored in the spots. And I have to agree.

16 weeks

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16 weeks bellySixteen week belly photo for baby number 3. This may be my first and last belly photo for this pregnancy, because frankly, I can’t stand belly photos. Oh man, I dislike them so much. Yours, mine, everyone’s. But they can be fun to look back on, so there will likely be more.