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April iphone photos and Kids Say


Yay! It’s May! I love May–I guess because it’s spring and the windows are open (and it’s not freezing or burning up yet.) My little Cinco de Mayo baby girl has a birthday in a couple of days and we are less than a week from finding out if we’re adding on a 5th boy or 2nd girl. I’m just being honest when I say that I seriously feel sick to my stomach and have actually cried a few times from all the nerves when I think about the ultrasound next week. I almost don’t even want to find out what we’re having…but I know Don would never go for that! I will be happy either way…but if you know me, you know I really, really want another girl. However, Desmond’s personality has just been extra adorable lately. I tell Don that I feel like that’s just God’s way of easing us into finding out we’re having another boy haha. 
 
Anyway, back to April for a minute! Kai’s 6th birthday was at the beginning of April. I have been slacking on the birthday posts because life is so busy. But hopefully I’ll be able to get back to them again someday. But for now, a few pictures from his birthday! He is such a happy, lovable little guy. And he’s always full of personality for every picture.
birthday boy
Our lives are loud, crazy, and chaotic. But I love this little crew of mine. And whenever I’m having a bad day and feel overwhelmed, it’s nice to look back on pictures like that bottom left one and realize that if I can take 5 kids to Jimmy John’s $1 sub day by myself, and then take them to the playground, where I have to watch them run in 4 different directions while trying to keep the baby from eating mulch, I can do anything! (LONGEST SENTENCE EVER!)
family of 7
april iphone pictures
One of my best friends had her 2nd baby! Matthias was born a couple of weeks ago and he is already so loved. 
the roberts meet Matthias

 

In case there was any question why I would want another girl in our family!!!
evangeline fun

 

Desmond sleeps in a playpen in our room–and while I look forward to him moving to his brothers’ room, I can’t help but smile and melt every time I walk by and see him sleeping. He has the best sleeping positions!
babies and flowers

 

hanging out with my girl who loves having her picture taken. And then there are the typical pregnancy pictures….because food is on my mind all the time!
pretzels and snacks

And now for the fun part…

Kids Say

Kai–“Pretty soon I’m going to be a grownup and then I’ll be sad.”
Me–“Why would you be sad?”
Kai–“Because I want to stay a kid because it’s more fun!”

Liam–“Is the baby kicking yet?”
Me–“Not that I can feel.”
Kai–“Then it might be a girl because girls don’t fight.”
***but now I feel that wiggly baby more and more every day now, for the past 2-3 weeks!

Kingston was wearing a Beatles shirt and Liam pointed out John Lennon and George Harrison and told Kingston that they died. Kingston was visibly upset about it.
Me–“Are you sad?”
Kingston–“Yeah, ’cause he died. I loved John ‘Lemon.'”

I let the kids draw during the sermons on Sundays, but don’t let them start until Scott starts preaching. (It’s what works for our family) One Sunday we had someone else preaching and I noticed that Kai didn’t color the entire sermon. After it was over, Pastor Scott got up to talk before dismissing everyone and finally Kai turned to me and asked “Is it time to color now?”

As Evangeline was walking across the freshly cleaned kitchen counters…
Me–“Get off the counters with your yucky feet! I just cleaned them.”
Kingston–**with a frustrated sigh** “Now we’re going to have to get a new house.”

Kai–“Is this mommy’s wedding dress? It’s so old!”

After brushing their teeth, Kai was boasting about his toothbrush looking the best.
Kai–“It’s because I don’t bite my toothbrush…and I don’t suck!!” (On his toothbrush haha)

Me–“See those little pieces of ice, that’s hail.”
Liam–“Hail is a choking hazard.”

Me–“Do you think you’ll miss living with us when you get older?”
Kai–“Yeah….but I might still visit you.”

Kai–“Did you wash your hands after touching that bacon? Because if you don’t wash them after you touch bacon that hasn’t been cooked, and then you accidentally suck on your hands, then you’ll die.”

I had called Don in a panic from Target because I had dropped my keys somewhere and couldn’t find them. (Thankfully a kind soul had turned them in to guest services!!) After Don had told the kids that I lost my keys and I was looking for them, Evangeline held down the button on the iPad to talk to Siri.
In response to Siri asking what she could help with, Evangeline said “Help mommy find her keys!”

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San Francisco (Part Three)


So it probably isn’t wise to start out my post saying how lame I got about taking pictures with the DSLR on our last two days in San Francisco. Really draws in the reader, eh?
One of the big things I wanted to do while we were in San Francisco was to visit Alcatraz. For some reason, I have been really intrigued about the island’s history. I think part of it had something to do with Jorge Garcia’s short lived series called Alcatraz. But I’ve read up on the island and the attempted escapes and have wanted to visit ever since.
 
We scheduled our trip there for the morning, allowing a ton of time to find parking, and we were able to make it on an earlier cruise…which I’m very thankful for because it gets pretty crowded as the day goes on (though they sell a limited amount of tickets for each time slot.) 
I don’t think you can do anything in San Francisco without walking a ton, and Alcatraz is no exception. After dragging your body up the huge hill to the prison, you are given an audio device and headphones to begin the tour. It walks you through the prison and gives history on the different parts. It was pretty neat to be walking through this empty prison, full of so much history, especially after seeing a lot of it on TV. I didn’t take a single picture inside with the DSLR. Not because you aren’t allowed to, but because I just thought pictures would get pretty old and repetitive. Just thank me now haha.
 
But I did snap this one of San Francisco from the island. Can you imagine feeling so close to freedom, but unable to do anything about it? 
san fran vacation
Oh, and just in case you’re wondering–it IS possible to swim from the island to the mainland, under the right conditions. They hold a triathlon there every year and said a 7 year old has even made the swim! There’s no way I’d throw Liam in that water and let him swim, no matter how long he trained.
 
and a little reverse view of the island from the mainland
san fran vacation
After we got back from the island, we walked over to In-n-Out for lunch. I had been there before but Don hadn’t. And my opinion remains the same–just another fast food burger. BUT it was better than our hipster burgers from the day before so it’s all good. I looked up Lombard Street–you know, famously known as “the crookedest street in the world” and saw it was about a mile walk. (Which feels like 10 miles when your legs and feet are on fire from all the walking!) So we walked instead of driving and attempting to find parking!
 
I feel like it’s so hard to tell where the street is in these pictures because of all the greenery but you can kind of see the tops of cars zig-zagging through the middle.
lombard street
san fran vacation

 

There are stairs on either side so you can walk to the top. We were rewarded with this view!
san fran city view
pink house

 

san fransico flower
We didn’t ride on the trolley but I did snap this picture and the proceeded to make it look like a cheap postcard you’d find in one of the souvenir shops. 
cable car

 

palm tree!
san fransico palm tree

 

We came across this fun vine wall along our walk so we had to snap a few pictures
maternity shot
We spent the rest of our time walking around Fisherman’s Wharf, which has a super fun atmosphere. But my legs were hurting so bad at this point that we didn’t stay too terribly long. We did swing by Pier 39 to see the sea lions that hang out there.
fishermans wharf peir 39 sea lions
We were wiped out by the time we got back to the hotel. We found a random pizza place and walked (again, ouch!) there and back and decided to use the rest of our $100 food voucher on some room service dessert. We were cracking up with the fact that this is what we got with our remaining $40 so I had to take a picture. But hey! I didn’t have to walk anywhere to get it.
san fransico palace hotel room service
Our last day started out at an amazing bakery, which I’ll share a bit more about on my next post. And then we just tried to find a few things to do to kill time before our flight. I ended up seeing this place on the map and I’m so happy I did. It’s called Twin Peaks and the view was amazing, looking out over all of San Francisco.
san fran city view

 

san fran city view

Thanks for sticking around and reading! Honestly I’m more excited about my iphone post, coming up next! And if you have any questions about what I thought was and wasn’t worth our time, I’d be happy to answer!

Part One–HERE
Part Two–HERE