Wordless Wednesday

Elise loved my grandma's peonies so much, she stops to check on them every day. I decided we needed to do a little photo shoot with them.

Ready to check out the Flora and Fauna exhibit on the Scissortail trail at Sequoyah State Park.

Taking pictures with the mural by the Flora and Fauna trail exhibit.

It was warm enough to swim at the lake, they did take some breaks in the sun to warm up.

While I was sitting there watching them play, I remembered the first time we went to Sequoyah State Park, they were sitting in the water and turned to kiss. It was one of my favorite pictures so I asked them to reenact it.

I didn't find the picture until later, wish I would've known to have them switch sides.

Building a fortress out of mud.

They wanted a picture with their fortress when they were finished.

I told Ty I'd like some time to read on Mother's Day. The kids both ran to grab their tablets so they could read ebooks with me. Didn't get much reading done, but loved the snuggles!

Ty's brat was too hot.

Elise decked out in Frozen clothes for school. I didn't have it in me to insist on a shoe change and she said they worked out okay.

Our kitchen is a mess with the remodel but the kids still want to play in there. I'm constantly seeing their little heads pop up from behind a bunch of stuff!

Sent Elise on a shape hunt. She found a bunch of cuadrados (squares) on the calendar and decided to mark them all.

What the Kids Say About Their Momma

After a trying year with the pandemic and over a year of distance learning, these kids love their momma more than ever. While some days were hard, I know our kids had the best teacher through all of this, and in reading some of their answers below, it is clear they know it too. The sacrifices she has made and continues to makes for our babies is a big reason they are the way they are. Smart, caring, creative and compassionate, they get it all from their momma. To the Mom who constantly goes above and beyond, happy Mother's Day love. -Ty (I asked him to do this for me this year because it always feels weird asking the kids questions about myself.)

Read what the kids said last year here, in 2019 here, in 2018 here, in 2017 here, in 2016 here, and in 2015 here.

What is something mom always says to you?
Carter: That she loves me.
Elise: That she loves me.

What makes your mom happy?

Carter: When I hug and kiss her.
Elise: When I give her kisses.

What makes your mom sad?

Carter: When I go somewhere without her.
Elise: When I don't kiss her.

How does your mom make you laugh?

Carter: When I tickle her.
Elise: Tickling me.

What was your mom like as a child?

Carter: Very nice.

Elise: IDK?

How old is your mom?

Carter: 32
Elise: I'll go with... 11.

How tall is your mom?

Carter: 8 Feet.
Elise: 91

What is your mom's favorite thing to do?

Carter: Hug and kiss me and do stuff with me and Elise.  
Elise: Play with me.

What does your mom do when you're not around?

Carter: She types to people on her phone.
Elise: Play games with you (meaning me, Ty).

If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Carter: Being the best teacher on earth.
Elise: Being the best mommy ever.

What is your mom really good at?

Carter: Playing.
Elise: Being the best mommy ever.

What is your mom not very good at?

Carter: Climbing
Elise: (shoulder shrug)

What does your mom do for a job?

Carter: She works at a school.
Elise: Um, work at Eisenhower.

What is your mom's favorite food?

Carter: Bamboo.
Elise: Biscuts?

What makes you proud of your mom?

Carter: That she is a super good teacher.
Elise: That she's good at scratching my back.

If your mom were a character who would she be?

Carter: Sharko.
Elise: A mom character

What do you and your mom do together?

Carter: Play.
Elise: Read books.

How are you and your mom the same?

Carter: Uh, she had me so we are related.
Elise: We are both girls.

How are you and your mom different?

Carter: I have blonde hair, she doesn't.
Elise: Because we are not the same age.

How do you know your mom loves you?

Carter: Because she kisses me goodnight when I am asleep.
Elise: She always says I love you.

What does your mom like most about your dad?

Carter: That he is super nice.
Elise: That she likes his beard.

Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Carter: Bamboo
Elise: Braums

How old was your mom when you were born?

Carter: hm... 26?

Elise: 90?

What the Kids Say About Their Oma

This year (from Mother's Day last year to this year) started with FaceTime and ended with time together wearing masks. We are so thankful to get to spend time with family again! I have such a great time reading back over the kids' responses on these each year. Read last year's post here, 2019 here, 2018 here, and 2017 here.

What is something Oma always says to you?
Carter: She always says that I'm cute.   
Elise: That she loves me.

What makes Oma happy?

Carter: When I play with her.  

Elise: When I'm here.

What makes Oma sad?

Carter: When I don't come to her house.  

Elise: When I'm not here..

How does Oma make you laugh

Carter: She tickles me.   

Elise: Tickling!

What was Oma like as a child?

Carter: Super nice

Elise: She liked school.

How old is Oma?

Carter: 62

Elise: I'll go with 71, is she 71?

How tall is Oma?

Carter: 7 feet tall 

Elise: 64

What is Oma's favorite thing to do?

Carter: Play with us.

Elise: Playing games with me.

What does Oma do when you're not around?

Carter: Feed the cats and dogs.

Elise: Play with Opa.

If Oma becomes famous, what will it be for?

Carter: Being good with animals.

Elise: Being a nice grandma.

What is Oma really good at?

Carter: Watching movies.

Elise: Playing with me.

What is Oma not very good at?

Carter: Driving

Elise: Tag

What does Oma do for a job?

Carter: She doesn't have a job.

Elise: She doesn't have a job!

What is Oma's favorite food?

Carter: Bamboo

Elise: Mac and cheese, I think.

What makes you proud of Oma?

Carter: That she's my grandma.

Elise: That she's so nice.

If Oma were a character who would she be?

Carter: The guy in that show where he had the dog, Harry.

Elise: The famous character.

What do you and Oma do together?

Carter: Watch movies and play outside.

Elise: Play

How are you and Oma the same?

Carter: Oma had mommy and mommy had me.

Elise: We're girls.

How are you and Oma different?

Carter: She's 62 and I'm 8.

Elise: We're not the same number.

How do you know Oma loves you?

Carter: She watches movies with me and she gets me presents for my birthday.

Elise: Because she always says it.

What does Oma like most about Opa?

Carter: That he's goofy.

Elise: She likes to play with him!

Where is Oma's favorite place to go?

Carter: Our house.

Elise: Our house.

How old was Oma when you were born?

Carter: 53

Elise: How old was she, momma? Tell me!

What the Kids Say About Their Gma

Unfortunately, due to Covid, we haven't gotten to see Gma and Gpa as much as we normally would. Now that everyone is fully vaccinated, that will be changing soon and we are really excited about that! We just saw them for little day trips a couple times this year so I don't have as many pictures as usual. Read what they said about Gma last year here, in 2019 here, in 2018 here, and 2017 here.

What is something Gma always says to you?
Carter: Yes or no to my questions.    
Elise: That she loves me.

What makes your Gma happy?
Carter: When we come over to her house. 
Elise: Hugs

What makes your Gma sad?
Carter: When we don't come over to her house.   
Elise: When we can't be there.

How does your Gma make you laugh?
Carter: It's hard to make me laugh, like, I don't know.   
Elise: Tickling me, but I don't have a tickle spot that much.

What was your Gma like as a child?
Carter: Nice   
Elise: I don't know.

How old is your Gma?
Carter: 48 
Elise: 55

How tall is your Gma?
Carter: 8 feet long 
Elise: 7 heights

What is your Gma's favorite thing to do?
Carter: Play with me.    
Elise: Play with me.

What does your Gma do when you're not around?
Carter: She watches movies and talks with Gpa and has breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And also goes to bed and goes to her work.   
Elise: Probably do games with Gpa.

If your Gma becomes famous, what will it be for?
Carter: Being super fun.   
Elise: By being the greatest grandma ever.

What is your Gma really good at?
Carter: She's really good at playing with me.   
Elise: Playing with me.

What is your Gma not very good at?
Carter: Fishing   
Elise: Running so fast.

What does your Gma do for a job?
Carter: She works at a funeral.  
Elise: Work

What is your Gma's favorite food?
Carter: Ice cream, whatever Gigi makes her.   
Elise: Pie and chicken pot pie, like blueberry muffins and pie.

What makes you proud of your Gma?
Carter: That she works at a funeral home.   
Elise: That she's nice, very nice. 

If your Gma was a character, who would she be?
Carter: Donald Duck    
Elise: She would be a perfect grandma.

What do you and your Gma do together?
Carter: We play and we do Legos.   
Elise: Play stuff.

How are you and your Gma the same?

Carter: We both like what Gigi makes us.   

Elise: We're both girls.

How are you and your Gma different?
Carter: I know how to do fishing really well, but she knows how to do fishing, but I don't know if she can do it as well because she doesn't go fishing a lot.   
Elise: We're not the same number (meaning age).

How do you know your Gma loves you?
Carter: Because she opens her snack window a lot.   
Elise: Because she always says that.

What does your Gma like most about your Gpa?
Carter: That he is retired and he mows the lawn for her.  
Elise: Because he sleeps with her.

Where is your Gma's favorite place to go?
Carter: Our house. 
Elise: Our house.

How old was your Gma when you were born?
Carter: 40 
Elise: Nothing because I don't even remember. I don't know, I don't know. A 3 and a 5 or a 3 and a 6?