The Almost Pool

MZ went to Nanny and Big Daddy's house by himself for a little bit yesterday. While he was over there he told them that C does not love them anymore, and that he is never coming back over again. They ask why this was so and MZ said he didn't know! Big Daddy ask him if C was going to come swim in the pool? MZ said "No, I'll just have the pool all to myself." So when C walked in the door to eat dinner, Nanny and Big Daddy asked C if all this was true! Of course it was all just a joke MZ had made up to aggravate C, it worked! C fumed for a little bit then told MZ "it's ok I've been meaning to tell you that the Indians left you in that barrel back there, sorry!" My boys are so aggravating!

Then later that night...

At the dinner table MZ started talking and this is what he said.."Nanny and Big Daddy, your other house was not that cool but this one is AWESOME! It has a WII and an almost pool!" Of course we all just lost it! Where do kids get this stuff?

An Apple A Day

S ate her first apple...like not cut up, just ate the thing! I have never heard one person enjoy an apple the way she did!! She smacked that thing every bite! She spit it when she would talk to me while eating it, she tried to eat the seeds and core. She chomped and smacked her way through the whole thing. Then was mad because it was all gone and wanted anther one but for my own sanity I couldn't handle her smacking another apple in my ear!!!

Friday Night Movie Night

Last night was almost perfect! The kids and I played outside for awhile. We all jumped on the trampoline together! MZ loves it when I make him jump "so high!"
After we came in, we ate our favorite Pizza Factory pizza and piled on the couch to watch our movies. First we watched "Bedtime Stories' which on any other night that would have been it, it would have been their bedtime, but with Daddy still out of town and nothing to wake up for the next morning, we continued our movie fest with "Marley and Me." At the end of "Marley" C ask me "why are older kids more emotional than younger ones?" MZ said "what does emotional mean?" He ask because he was crying (I was too!) and MZ and S were not. Of course everyone wanted to sleep in bed with Momma but Momma decided it would be better if we made a pallet on the floor beside my bed! We did absolutely nothing special but I enjoyed my babies so much last night! We finally all fell asleep around 12 this morning. Unfortunately that does not mean we slept in this morning!

Our Mini Vaca to Jackson

We followed Daddy to Jackson like Mary's Little Lamb, where ever he was going we were going too! So Jackson it was......we were so excited! Yes, the boys got out of school but we did their school work while we were there.

Tuesday we went to the Natural Science Museum. The boys have talked about this museum for a long time. Each year the school has someone from the museum come and bring animals and talk to the kids so they felt like they knew everything about it. I didn't realize how much stuff was going to be there. The two-headed snake was a favorite, crazy looking thing. The alligator turtle fooled all of us; it was very big, being very still and we could not tell if it was real or not.......until it blinked its eyes! Oh my! Then when we walked back by it had closed it's mouth. S liked the turtles the best. She chased one in an aquarium that she just knew she could take home. She kept telling the swimming turtle to be still and let her pet him! We walked outside to do the nature walk and Daddy called about the same time so the kids waled to the amphitheater. After I got off the phone I noticed C walking toward me buttoning his pants and zipping his pants. He had peed outside in the amphitheater at the Natural Science Museum! All I can say is you take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy! I hope they don't have surveillance cameras.

Wednesday was my favorite day. Daddy took off at lunch, a VERY rare occasion, and went to the zoo with us! S picked out her giraffe outfit to wear to the zoo and the first animal we see is the giraffe. Priceless face she made when she saw it. Of course we named all the animals, we found Big Daddy and Daddy, the orangutans, grooming themselves. And we saw C and MZ, the spider monkeys, swinging from the cages! It was a casual afternoon spent strolling though a zoo holding hands and making faces and talking about everything and anything. We all loved it! And not to let C be "out do" him, MZ peed at the zoo in the bushes! What can I say!

Thursday we were coming home but wanted to fit one more thing in before the long drive home. We decided on the MS Capitol building. I think the kids liked it. C took lots of pictures to show his class and MZ was impressed with the golden elevator. MZ did try to go into the governor's office! I stopped him and he said "is he there?" I said "I don't think so" he said "I've met home before, he'll remember me!" Of course he would!! After the Capitol we went to lunch with Daddy and then headed home.

A great trip overall. Good family time!

At the Natural Science Museum:

At the Zoo:

At the MS Capitol building:

I want Dada at my house!

Daddy travels a lot. We are kinda use to it but some weeks are tougher than normal. Last week was one of those tough weeks! Poison oak, shots, crying spells at school for Daddy, crying spells at home for Daddy.......just a hard week. Sunshine said numerous times last week, "I want Dada at my house!" then she was talking to him on the phone and told him "I miss you all day", Daddy about cried! So to say the least no matter where he was going this week, we decided to follow!

Do you want to know the truth?

Easter is here and we have talked about the huge sacrifice Jesus gave and the empty tomb, we have our new outfits and pictures to prove it, and tonight we have decorated the eggs! After such a Jesus filled night the night before, MZ had forgotten all about the bunny! Right before the boys went to bed MZ asked when the Easter Bunny comes. I told him tonight and it seemed to have no real affect on him. Well.............As they were laying in the bed having their nightly talk, I hear MZ ask about the Easter Bunny, here's how the conversation went...

MZ " Is it someone dressed as bunny?'

C "huh?"

MZ "How does a little bitty bunny get to all the houses?

C "M do you wanna know the truth?"

MZ "huh?"

C " Do you want to know the truth about it?"

MZ "yea"

C "It's really just Momma."

MZ "Oh good, I didn't think a stupid rabbit could do all that!"

Then they talk about something else for a little bit and then MZ has another thought

MZ "Where do they get the presents?"

C "At a store, just like any other time!"

MZ "Well is Daddy gonna get us anything too!!!"

C "MZ, the Easter Bunny is MOMMA and DADDY! We just get a basket."

MZ "Well it never hurts to ask!"

You gotta love the truth!

That is not the only grand thing to happen tonight, as I sit on the couch typing this blog, S is laying on me holding her egg. She cried in the bed for an hour for her egg and Daddy finally gave in. He brought her to the couch and got her egg.

I have the greatest kid ever! I love them soooooo much!

Passion of the Christ

Our wonderful church had a showing of 'The Passion of the Christ" on Good Friday. C and MZ had never seen it and we chose to bring them to this showing.

They were both nervous and yet excited about the movie. We had some conversations throughout the week about what they should expect and what they might see. As soon as the movie starts both were hanging onto me. They asked so many questions about Jesus and the devil and John and Mary and all these characters they had read about in the Bible, and now they were alive on the big screen. C could read the subscripts but MZ could not; even with that, MZ understood so much about what was going on and C had many questions about definitions and why this and that, such teachable moments. C cried through the whole movie, I think he cried more than I did. You could tell MZ was in deep thought about everything. He can't stand for C to be upset and at one point he looked at C and said "It's ok Bubba, He's gonna be ok." Then MZ started crying. At another point I heard C whisper, "just stop beating Him, He doesn't deserve this." They did so well, but when they nailed Him to the cross both said enough! C just hid his head and sobbed and MZ said he was ready to go home. And I thought about it but I told them "the best is yet to come." It was a risky decision to let little boys see such a violent movie, but they see all these super heroes do these "wonderful things" and this night they got to see the best super hero of all do the most remarkable thing that could ever be done!

Today, the day after the movie, has continued with great conversation and teachable moments. They have both said at different times that they love Jesus so much(with no prodding). I ask them if they were excited about going to church tomorrow, and they said YES! MZ said "we are going to celebrate because Jesus is rising from the dead!" One of them said "Jesus won! The devil lost! The devil is a loser! No one can beat Jesus!"

This had been the best Easter season ever! We are excited about going to church in the morning and celebrating with our faith family the risen Savior! Thank you JESUS!

Ratledge Visit

Some of dearest friends came to visit during their Spring Break. For 4 nights and 5 days there were 7 kids and 4 adults all in our 2800 square foot house! Whoa! We had the best time!

They got here on Wed. night and we met at Danver's after church with the rest of the "crew." It is obvious to me that they are definitely a piece of our friendship puzzle because when they come back, it is as if they never left. Sutton has not been back since they left for CA almost 4 years ago; Cam and Quincy came back in the fall.....but the entire group of kids just pick up with the last conversation they had and played for an hour without one fight! Amazing!

So C and MZ had already had Spring Break but the last few days of this week they had Ratledge Break! The kids jumped on the trampoline, went fishing, went creekin', they burned things...... just good country boy kinda stuff! Trea and I and the babies (S and Bennett) and Quincy and Sutton went shopping quite a bit! Good girl stuff. Daddy and Ryan drank coffee in the mornings and sang the "Breakfast Song", except they liked to make up their own lyrics..depending on the topic of conversation. Very comical!

We had a cookout with the crew one night and we also went out for catfish, a Ratlegde visit tradition!

It was so sad Sunday morning when they left! I have heard the saying-"Guest are like fish, after three days they start stinking." But with the Ratledges they are so like family that we felt a void when they left! The kids were lost and our morning coffee seems so boring now! We love you guys so much and feel blessed to have you as our friends.


Quincy went with us to a wedding
trampoline time!

The girls

You can't take a pretty picture with these guys!!

some of the kids, three are missing

S wanted Bennett to hold her hand....He did NOT, he just grunted at her! They sat in these high chairs for hours at a time. They watched movies and colored and fought over what ever the other one had!

Catfish Night!

Quite an armful!

The boys singin' No mo Capt' Crunch, No mo soda pop, No mo'.........

Spring Break Day #4-New Orleans

Day 4 of Spring Break we spent with Daddy. He had a job to do in New Orleans and so we tagged along. I don't think any of us were really impressed with New Orleans but it was fun to spend the day all together. We did go to the Audubon Park, downtown New Orleans. This is a great park! The walking track has two lanes, a walk/run lane and then a wheels lane. We watched the "wheels" lane..very interesting sights. We saw this one guy that was roller blading and playing his blue guitar as he rode around, singing original songs. A little jazz band had come to practice I guess because they were playing right by the play ground! It was really cool to sit and watch the kids play and listen to live jazz! We ate at this little Italian restaurant, that was out of this world!!! It was a relaxed day, a good way to end our trip.

Spring Break Day #3-All day at the BEACH!

Thursday was my favorite day! We left right after breakfast and headed straight to the beach! I have to admit that the MS coast is not my favorite beach but it had everything I was craving at the time.....sun, sand, and water. We found the perfect place, set up the chairs, unloaded the



shovels and buckets and were set for the next few hours. The kids played in the water, S covered my feet in sand, C caught a crab.....all this is great and we had fun but the best part of the day was.....We had been there for a few hours, eaten lunch and a snack and then MZ said the most amazing thing! "I'm tired, can I lay down?" This was miraculous! So I decided S was sleepy too! I knew C would never go to sleep but I knew he would lay down and not run off! So all 4 of us took our nap on the beach, with the sounds of the ocean splashing, the sun beating down, and the breeze blowing across us! It was by far the best nap I have ever taken! When we all woke up we headed back to the hotel to swim in the pool. A GREAT DAY!!!

Spring Break Day #2-Out of this world

Wednesday we headed to the MS/LA state line for our Space Day! This space center is where they test the engines for the space shuttles. I didn't even know MS had a space center! We met our tour bus at the MS Welcome Center. Since we got there a little early we had a picnic, looked at the moon ship, and chased pigeons! I loved this part of the day. I watched the kids chase the pigeons for awhile. C and MZ had a plan to tag team one. C came at it one way and MZ came from the other way. Well the pigeon flew at MZ's head, he screamed like a girl and took off running! Of course C thought that was the best part.


The tour bus picked us up and drove us around the 30,00 acres facility. They showed us the testers, the boys loved this. We were dropped off at the visitors center of the facility. We walked around and looked at all the exhibits. They had a space ship that the kids "drove" and a temperature camera. They had moon rocks and moon trees and anything spacey you can imagine.

To end our day we went to eat with Daddy at The Shed. Very interesting restaurant! They had this guy walking around doing magic tricks.....the boys watched with all enthusiasm! He pulled things out of his nose, made things appear out of peoples ears, and made balloon figures!

*just a side note* As we were leaving, Daddy and I noticed a truck with a sign on it that said "C&C Pimping Service" didn't really know what to think about that! Ha!

Day 2 of Spring Break was out of this world!!

The space ship made of legos! They were very impressed with this!




Astronaut MZ


kids in space!

driving the ship, I am pretty sure S is in charge!

one of the testers

all three standing under the moon ship!

Chasing the pigeons...C took the net because he decided it was a good idea, I can only imagine what would have happened if they would have really caught a bird!

Spring Break- Getting there and Day of fun #1

After a run in with the flu, our trip started a few days late but on Monday we headed to the coast. Daddy was working down there for the week and it made no sense for us to sit at home during Spring Break when we could go with him and enjoy the beach!! WE LOVE THE BEACH!!!!

Monday was basically spent getting there, so when the kids woke up Tuesday morning they were ready to do something! With Daddy off to work, we packed our lunch and just started driving. I drove until they screamed stop! We stopped at the coolest park to play. It was perfect for MZ! Everything was "climbable!" It had a net to climb, a rock wall type thing, monkey bars, and a crazy slide that made me nervous for S to go down unless C was with her but she loved it! MZ has always thought he was Spiderman, here he could really show off his skills. We left the park and went to the beach for a long walk. The kids promised they wouldn't get wet.....but by the time we got back to the truck MZ was soaked from the waist down and C was covered in sand and wet. But hey what is vacation for....except to do the out of the ordinary!

After a long day of playing we went back to the hotel to nap and then play in the pool. Thank goodness for a hot tub along with the pool, the boys would go from one to the other because the water was not that warm, in fact it was freezing!

The boys also brought their bikes and they enjoyed riding in the parking lot. We are easily entertained! Day 1 was a great success! We had a grand time and burned a lot of energy!

this is the slide..no sides

we should have just brought the swimsuits this day!

March Madness

It has been a very busy month of March....so much to talk about! We started the month off with a snow, which was a lot of fun. We went to the beach in the middle of the month for Spring Break. Then the last few days we had our very dear friends visit! With a flu, ear infections, and an abscess tooth mixed in among all of it! I love the saying March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb... so true in the Fulgham house!

One thing that I sat down several times to blog about was S's sense of style this month. I feel like everyday she gets more independent and talkative than the day before. For an entire week we looked for a tennis shoe...with no luck, S decided to wear the "shinny shoe" and her other favorite shoe.....a red mary jane. She loves this shoe because it "clacks." So to add to this ensemble she also had her Tinkerbell dress on over her clothes. It was an outfit for the runway! Very creative! My favorite part of this was watching her try to run in the tennis shoe and make the mary jane 'clack' all at the same time! It was a sight!

We do have one major accomplishment for the month of March....the boys finished the tree house!!!!! It has been a 2 year project. Yes, I know that is a lot of time but when you are talking about a two-story tree house with a garage you have to allow plenty of time. C and MZ have had a part in every step of the building process. They have dug holes, painted boards, hammered nails, drilled screws, cut tin....the list could go on and on. It is not 100% complete but they can now get in and play! It still has to have the windows installed and the zip line out up....and of course anything else they can come up with to add to their architectural masterpiece!