My curious girl

Lexi has been FULL of questions since she started talking! I tease Brent that we have paid a lot of money for her to be able to get those questions out with all the speech therapy : ) So tonight, this is just some of her many questions: -When do we have to do taxes again? -How many years old is our house? -Is today last year? -Daddy is God bigger than you? Is he bigger than this house? -Why is Kati (friend going into military) going to camp for so long just to learn how to put on boots? And finally she concludes, "mom, I'm curious aren't I?!?! And what does curious mean". LOL. She cracks me up!! Her comments are just as fabulous! "Uncle Mike you need to come take a break (as he was working on our kitchen sink) so you can cool out" Awesome conversations are also frequent! Sister Dialog one evening: Lexi (bawling to the point of near hyperventilation): Kailey can you help me? Kailey: What sweetie? Lexi: (still bawling) Mom took my TV privilage away for not listening. Kailey (in a very calm compassionate tone): First you need to take 5 deep breathes and CALM down. Next, ask mom "is there anything to do to earn the privilage back?" Lexi: ok (finally calming down) Meanwhile... mom is in the background trying not to laugh at the hilariousness of it all : ) Where do they get this stuff?!?! And how amazing is it that my 4 year old listens to my 8 year olds recommendations so well.... cracks me up!

Proud mama

I am such a proud mama!! Kailey was awarded MVG (Most Valuable Gymnast) by her coach Elissa for her kind, encouraging heart toward her teammates and strong work ethic! Yay!! Mama cried!!

Her friend Hailey was given the same award for her level : ) So glad they are friends!

Because of those glasses....

After watching a t.v. show about a mom having triplets who had a c-section, Lexi had the following conversation with Gramma Kathy.....

Lexi: My mom had a c-section with me and Kailey too
Gramma: Yep
Lexi: did you have to Gramma?
Gramma: Only with Kyle, not with your daddy or Brooklynn
Lexi: (after thinking about it for a minute....) Oh I know why... It's because of those glasses he wears right?!?!
Gramma: (rolling on the floor laughing proceeded)

potty words

Conversation at the mall:
Lexi: Mom why is their a police man here?
Me: He is a security officer, kinda like a police man but they just work at the stores to keep people safe.
Lexi: Safe? why?
Me: In case people make bad choices.
Lexi: You mean like say potty words?
Me: Yep... exactly.
LOL... she is hilarious!!!!

Dialog

Dialog of the evening:

Lexi (bawling to the point of near hyperventilation): Kailey can you help me?
Kailey: What sweetie?
Lexi: (still bawling) Mom took my TV privilage away for not listening.
Kailey (in a very calm compassionate tone): First you need to take 5 deep breathes and CALM down. Next, ask mom "is there anything to do to earn the privilage back?"
Lexi: ok (finally calming down)

Meanwhile... mom is in the background trying not to laugh at the hilariousness of it all : ) Where do they get this stuff?!?! And how amazing is it that my 4 year old listens to my 8 year olds recommendations so well.... cracks me up!

The interview

Uncle Kyle conducted a college level interview on Kailey today. He asked her a number of questions... here are a few of her responses.

Kyle: What is your favorite subject?
Kailey: Math, when we do harder stuff like multiply.
Kyle: If you could change one school rule, what would it be?
Kailey: I would make it so I could take AR reading test during recess.
(Insert Uncle Kyle's jaw drop here... LOL. Priceless!)
Kyle: What is the most exciting thing that has happend this school year?
Kailey: I beat my AR goal and got 3rd place in the reading challenge. My goal was 65 and I got 83.
Kyle: What is your least favorite subject?
Kailey: Music because it is too easy, I already know the stuff they are teaching me.

At this point, Uncle Kyle paused the interview, looked up at me, and said "she is so your daughter". Very true Kyle, very true : )

An outfit for every occasion

Lexi has to change her outfit to match the occasion quite often. Today, I was unloading and putting away some groceries and asked Lexi if she would help me in the kitchen by putting away the yogert. She cheerfully said 'yes, but wait, let me get my outfit'. She ran in the playroom, them a moment later ran into the kitchen with her baking hat on. She CRACKS me up!!!!

RACKed 2011

Well … December is over and with it, our Random Acts of Christmas Kindness or RACK. This year the girls and I made the Christmas season about loving others and in the process, sharing God’s love for others, by performing one RACK each day of Advent. The idea was to do just one thing each day... with this card attach to the gift/service given.



I have to say … I experienced an incredible surge of emotion and thoughts as we were handing them out. Either people were so shocked and happy, or people would ignore us, shaking their heads and walking by or flat out saying 'no', as if we were giving them the plague. Truly I think many of them thought we were selling something. In fact... many times we would preface our words with 'free' and as they took the gift, would still say "what do I owe you?". This all the more re-assured me that we needed to be doing what we were doing. As people were ignoring us … or more significantly, the girls, I made a solemn vow to love on people all the more! Here is a summary of our adventure in reverse order. While our goal was to make it all 25 days, when I got sick Christmas eve.... we called it quits after 23. I have to say I am proud of our accomplishments!

RACKed day 23: cookies and soft fuzzy puppy to my dear friend recovering from surgery this AM. Heal fast Bec!!!



RACKed day 22: Passed out packages of sugar cookies to construction workers on the side of the road. Got the usual "what do I owe u". To their delight...we are not girl scouts...just spreading some love. Got back to the car and realized I forgot one package. Shoot. As I drove a few blocks...I saw a man walking. Clearly homeless. Pulled over and asked him if I could offer him some cookies. He said "sure" and read the card with a smile. God had a plan for that extra pack of cookies!


RACKed day 21: with the help of our friendly neighborhood pharmacist, we paid for the prescription of an elderly man who couldn't afford it. The girls are holding an empty bag just as a memory of our RACK :)


RACKed day 20: Almost called today my last day of RACKed for the season.. for the classic, stupid reasons like "I'm too busy" "I'm tired" "My shopping isn't done" "Money is tight" blah blah... but now I feel too rewarded to stop! Today we bought Gift cards at the store to pay for groceries for the elderly. We walked through the store and Kailey found a single elderly gentleman looked for a good... 10 minutes at TV dinners. We gave him the RACKed card and gift card... he said "Thank you... Thank you VERY much". He was truly grateful. Lexi found an elderly couple... literally shuffling through the isles together. Cutest couple! Lexi too handed them the gift card and RACKed card. The man said, "Well now you don't see that every day... (pause).. and in the name of Jesus.. (pause).. Good choice." Priceless. They too were so grateful and touched. Amazing moment for my girls; they were blessed by with chance to meet some deserving, kind people. Our elderly are not loved on enough... No excuses... I will be thinking of more opportunities to serve them this week!


RACKed day 19: Took home made pot of soup and rolls to my neighbor and friend after she had foot surgery.


RACKed day 18: Delivered gifts for kids in need to the giving tree at church. 18 days into this adventure....and I think I got RACKed today myself.... I had to wait to order a Christmas gift online until pay day, which I later realized was after the coupon expired...costing me an extra $36. Ugh. Called today to just see if by chance they would honor it even though I could not get it by Christmas...she said yes....I was shocked....then she added that she would overnight it to me for free (a $50 value!) So I'd have it for Christmas. WHAT!!! Who does that?!?! I thought I missunderstood her because her accent was thick...but no...God blessed me today with a sweet lady at Snapfish!! Amen!


RACKed day 17: The girls passed out mini-purses with chocolate and gift cards to Subway to kids they met as we walked through stores shopping ;). Some pretty surprised families ;)


RACKed day 16: Kailey baked Christmas treats with Gramma and delivered them to an early staff meeting :)


RACKed day 15: picked out and delivered a coat for a 14 year old boy in need.


RACKed day 14: Kailey & Lexi RACKed their gymnastics coaches with a stocking full of stickers, magnets, hair clips/bands & hair glitter to replenish their supply that they use daily with all the girls on team.


RACKed day 13 - Delivered a stack of American Girl books to the school librarian who was in need after Miss Washington announced to the whole school at an awards assembly that the series is her favorite for girls and now there is a run on them at the library. Happy reading Pope girls ;)


RACKed day 12: Baby its cold outside & Windows are frozen. Getting up early to scrape car windows should warm a few hearts ;). We even RACKed Daddy before he got up ;)


RACKed day 11: Visited a nursing home, sang Christmas songs to the residents and gave them, cookies, Christmas cards and hugs : ) One completely immobile gentleman had a tear running down his cheek. One elderly lady thanked us a million times and hugged Kailey over and over again! We are blessed to have shared time with them. It is clear they are lonely... praying God brings them more visitors and more hugs!


RACKed day 10 - wrapped children's Bibles and left them on door steps of homes identifiable as having small kids (bikes, wagons etc in yard).


RACKed day 9: Lexi is checking out the quarters in her hand instead of the camera....but that's ok. The girls did a great job of RACKin the rides at the mall so kids could have a free ride for Jesus' b-day!


RACKed day 8: Kailey LOVES to bring her teachers coffee. She has been missing her previous teachers and requested they be on the list of people we Suprise. Sooo... Hunt teachers...you have been RACKed ;)


RACKed day 7: brownies for postal workers and coloring books for kids in line ;)


RACKed day 6 - delivered a fruit basket to the front door of a moble home in a lower income neighborhood. No idea who's porch it was....but praying they enjoy ;)


RACKed day 5. Taped quarters to machines at the laundry mat ;)


RACKed day 4.... hung a Christmas bulb chandalier from the ceiling of a friends house in the kitchen in a bare space above the island that was calling for Christmas cheer while they were out as a suprise. No I didn't 'break and enter'. Waited till they left and the sitter let me in : ) They have been RACKed and don't even know it yet.. hehehe. Here is a pic but it is at an odd angle so as not identifiable ; )


RACKed day 3....lovin on some people by passing out some hot chocolate while waiting in freezing cold for Santa Parade!!


Two sweet kids at Safeway just got RACKed. Lexi found a little girl with her dad and Kailey found a little boy walking to the bus with his mom. Both parents were surprised and grateful...the kids were confused but excited. Gave them wrapped books of the Christmas story. RACKed day 2 a success!


Let the RACKin begin!!! Kailey is on her way to RACK her teacher with Starbucks! This is what is REALLY all about!

Praying for my girls....

Listened to these lyrics on the radio today.... I have been told many times how important it is to pray for your children... which I try to do a good job of... but one thing I never thought of is to pray for their future spouses. Wow... there's a concept. Lexi gets all dolled up in her fancy white dress for her Daddy Daughter Dance I bought her and puts a tutu over her head to serve as a veil... bouquet in hand (that she caught from Cinderella at the play we saw) and marches down the isle (our hallway) quite gracefully. Within minutes she is pregnant... and has between 6-10 children. Fortunately in real life the timeline will take a bit longer : ) But I do hope that both of my girls find a wonderful man to spend their lives with. I see on the news... "buy your kids college credits today"... and similar advertizements to set your kids up for success year in advance. If ever their was something to be proactive about... praying now for their spouse to grow up to be a Godly loving man... certainly is it!
Here are some of the lyrics.... They are written from the perspective of a dad who has a son... but my mind and heart easily flipped this to my sweet girls needing their husbands... right now... to be shaping their hearts for my girls.

Somewhere In The World by Wayne Watson

Somewhere in the world today
A little girl will go out to play
All dressed up in mama's clothes
At least the way that i suppose it goes

Somewhere in the world tonight
Before she reaches to turn out the light
She'll be prayin' from a tender heart
A simple prayer that's a work of art

And i don't even know her name
But i'm prayin' for her just the same
That the lord will write his name upon her heart

'cause somewhere in the course of this life
A little boy will need a godly wife
So hold on to jesus baby wherever you are

Somewhere in the world out there
That little girl's learnin' how to care
She's pickin' up her mama's charms
Or maybe swingin' around in her daddy's arms

Somewhere in the world to be
Though the future's not really clear to me
Theirs could be a tender love
Grounded in eternal love above

And i don't even know her name
But i'm prayin' for her just the same
That the lord will write his name upon her heart

'cause somewhere in the course of this life
My little boy will need a godly wife
Oh so hold on to jesus baby wherever you are
Oh hold on to jesus baby wherever you are

Peace....

Life can be stressul.. I'm lovin these sayings/verses/stats : )

Without resistance you cannot develop strength. So the world is providing you with facilities & opportunities. - Swami Satchidananda

‎"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." -- Jesus
(John 14:1)

For all my worriers :) "Researchers have found that about 40% of the things we worry about never happen. 30% are in the past and can't be helped. 12% involve the affairs of others that are not even our business. 10% relate to sickness, real or imagined. That means ONLY 8% of the things we worry about are even likely to happen!"-- Daily Devotional

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10

Reunion

Kailey's buddy Gracie Rodes moved in June to Idaho. Kailey was so sad. Camille and I conspired to do a suprise sleep over when they came back for a visit in August. We walked to a mutual neighbors house where Gracie was. Kailey thought we were picking something up from a neighor... I was vague about my description... she was game ; ) Kailey knocked and Gracie was told to open the door. They stared at each other in a silent shock for a whole minute... then grabbed each other and hugged for about 5 minutes before they could finally run off to play! They shared everything right down to their towel for the rest of the weekend! Such happiness with good friends!!!

My sunshine!

To the happiest girl I've ever met, you are such a ray of sunshine! I am so lucky to look down at your sweet smile every day!!

I have cry on my face : (

My sweet Lexi smashed her toe on a piece of furniture ; ( Cried for a while then she said, "Mom, can you get me a towel? I have cry on my face." So sweet!!!

Balance beam

Brent and I built the girls a balance beam ; ) Girls are lovin' it!! Who really needs a living room anyway right?

50 cent dinner

Dinner = 50cent microwave Mac n cheese. Sitting on the in sale MD TP my mom grabbed. This is living in the Trummert house : )

Festival

Creationfest in the sun with my girls. Woot Woot !

Sleepy heads : )

I Love that my sweet girls sleep in after a late night party for the 4th of July!!

Lady

Meet the newest member of the Trummert family, Lady. She is a 5 year old boxer who needed a family and we were a family who needed a new furry member so, great fit! We are so excited!!

Upside down

My sweet Kailey : )

Adam and Eve

Lexi had to draw a picture of Adam and Eve for AWANA. SOOOOO cute!!! I love that Eve has long pink hair ; )

Green and hams

Lexi is 3 . . . going on 7. Always trying to catch up to big sister ; ) Lately she had been trying to read on her own. She looks at a book, flips each page and creates her own story by just looking at the pictures and thinking of what her interpretation of the story is. Today she was reading Green Eggs and Ham. A classic. She went through the entire book, which repeats itself over and over in regards to wording. Her version was "I do not like green and hams... not even with a fish in my face..." and on and on the pages went... all begining with "I do not like green and hams". It was priceless to listen to!! Love it!!

Sicky girly

Poor Kailey had a nasty flu bug. She is a kiddo who pukes with every illness she gets! Her fever goes up and she is delerious and says some interesting things. This time, she was sleeping on the couch with me, as I won't let her sleep alone when she gets like that. She woke up crying, saying she was hot. I asked her if she wanted a drink. She replied, "Well how is that gonna help me?!?" in a very exasperated tone. She rolled over and went back to sleep within a second. All I could do was chuckle.

Gymnastics Fun

Kailey has come so far in the last 9 months with her gymnastics. Last June she started as a level 2 on a USGA team, Crystals. She already moved to level 3 a month ago! She performed in a meet last month as a level 2 and she had just 4 weeks to learn the level 3 routine and she did sooo well. She received an 8.2 on vault, 7.5 on bars (still struggling with her middle circle, which apparently takes most gymnasts months and months to learn so it was NOT realistic that she would master it in 4 weeks, but I am so proud at how are she tried), 8.0 on floor and 9.1 on beam with an 'outstanding' on walking on toes on the beam. What a rock star!! She works so hard to achieve he goals in gym! I was at work the other day in the morning and Brent came downstairs to help her get ready for school. She was on the floor exercising all by herself! Sit ups, push ups, handstands! So motivated! Way to go baby girl!!! I love your passion!!!

Friends and Family always in support!!!

Gymnastics Hair Rocks!!

Go Team!