Mackenzie just lost her first tooth!
July 2nd, 08
10 days before her 6th birthday.
My brother, Corey, My sister, Brittney, AND Her son, Isaiah, all lost their FRONT TEETH first.
They knocked them out.
I had NO IDEA the first to go was the lower front teeth.
Of course, I don't remember losing my own teeth, so in my experience, everyone knocked out their front teeth at a VERY young age.
She is super excited and Wiggled it out herself.
July 2, 08
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
THE NEWS IS IN!!
IT IS BLUE!
Luke is good with having a brother.
Mackenzie said "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" (she wanted a sister).
I told her she might have her own room when the boys have to share.
The score is:
Gilbert side--1 girl to 5 boys-- Mackenzie, Isaiah, Luke, Alex, Blaize, and Baby Palmer (Oct.)
Palmer side--2 girls to 2 boys--Mackenzie, Coralyn, Luke, Baby Palmer (Oct.)
Now for the name game. We had such a difficult time with boy names.
Luke is good with having a brother.
Mackenzie said "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" (she wanted a sister).
I told her she might have her own room when the boys have to share.
The score is:
Gilbert side--1 girl to 5 boys-- Mackenzie, Isaiah, Luke, Alex, Blaize, and Baby Palmer (Oct.)
Palmer side--2 girls to 2 boys--Mackenzie, Coralyn, Luke, Baby Palmer (Oct.)
Now for the name game. We had such a difficult time with boy names.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Baby Palmer
All is well on the baby front!
Better update coming next week.
Momma is growing,
Daddy is "freakin' out"
Mackenzie is loving this adventure.
Luke wants a boy and a girl now (instead of just one baby. Blame DORA she has twins on TV)
May 2008
Better update coming next week.
Momma is growing,
Daddy is "freakin' out"
Mackenzie is loving this adventure.
Luke wants a boy and a girl now (instead of just one baby. Blame DORA she has twins on TV)
May 2008
Commercials
M--"Maybe dad will buy you that, mom!"
after a 'kay' jewelers commercial.
S--"dad, did you hear what the child said?"
J--"what, huh?"
M--(repeated herself, as she does often)
J--"hah, hah, hah, Isn't this month Mother's day, then your birthday, then our anniversary?"
S--"this is my month!!"
J--"maybe I can lump all of them together and get you something nice, say like a $20.00 gift?!"
(yeah, he said twenty.)
Mackenzie did not get it. Mommy did!
May 2008
after a 'kay' jewelers commercial.
S--"dad, did you hear what the child said?"
J--"what, huh?"
M--(repeated herself, as she does often)
J--"hah, hah, hah, Isn't this month Mother's day, then your birthday, then our anniversary?"
S--"this is my month!!"
J--"maybe I can lump all of them together and get you something nice, say like a $20.00 gift?!"
(yeah, he said twenty.)
Mackenzie did not get it. Mommy did!
May 2008
Oh, what is in a word
What is in a word you say?
Is a word more than just thoughts that come out of our mouths without thinking?
Are our words carefully choosen to direct the thoughts of others?
Mackenzie was getting ready for school last week.
Her Mother(me!) was getting dressed in the living room so as not to wake the rest of the house.
Now, are you ready?
S--(pulling on a upper old, comfy pair of stretch pants)
M--"mom, those pants fit you good. Are they dad's pants?"
(implying a size difference in daddy and mommy's growing body)
S--"no honey, I have had these pants since you were in my tummy! I wore them with Luke too"
M--(shrug)
S--"Look, my new t-shirt fits good too!" (pulling at the extra material on the sides of the middle)
(I got a t-shirt from the youth room the night before without trying it on. Mackenzie was with me)
M--"No mom, it bunches at the bottom."
(noticing the extra material that gathers at the top of my hips, under my expanding belly)
S--"No, see, if I pull it down, it is too long. It pulls on my thighs. (flexing my legs) See, My thighs have lots of muscle!"
M--"No mom, that is another word for FAT"
S--"No honey, my legs are very strong, see (kicking the air)"
M--"whatever, sure, mom"
What a great way to start the day!
April 2008
Is a word more than just thoughts that come out of our mouths without thinking?
Are our words carefully choosen to direct the thoughts of others?
Mackenzie was getting ready for school last week.
Her Mother(me!) was getting dressed in the living room so as not to wake the rest of the house.
Now, are you ready?
S--(pulling on a upper old, comfy pair of stretch pants)
M--"mom, those pants fit you good. Are they dad's pants?"
(implying a size difference in daddy and mommy's growing body)
S--"no honey, I have had these pants since you were in my tummy! I wore them with Luke too"
M--(shrug)
S--"Look, my new t-shirt fits good too!" (pulling at the extra material on the sides of the middle)
(I got a t-shirt from the youth room the night before without trying it on. Mackenzie was with me)
M--"No mom, it bunches at the bottom."
(noticing the extra material that gathers at the top of my hips, under my expanding belly)
S--"No, see, if I pull it down, it is too long. It pulls on my thighs. (flexing my legs) See, My thighs have lots of muscle!"
M--"No mom, that is another word for FAT"
S--"No honey, my legs are very strong, see (kicking the air)"
M--"whatever, sure, mom"
What a great way to start the day!
April 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
New favorite words
Luke has been saying:
"Tell me the truth!!!" with conviction; sometimes with his finger pointing.
and
"Ever I want to..." or "Ever You want to..."
as in "I can do whatever I want to" or whatever you want to.
and
"Dat be AWESOME!!" if we could do that.
They joys of learning new things.
April 2008
"Tell me the truth!!!" with conviction; sometimes with his finger pointing.
and
"Ever I want to..." or "Ever You want to..."
as in "I can do whatever I want to" or whatever you want to.
and
"Dat be AWESOME!!" if we could do that.
They joys of learning new things.
April 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Once again, Spring Break
A boy's true colors!
Count with me:One next to, one in front, one on head, and two behind?
My 4 and Kaidence, make 5.
Man, you have to count them often when there are 5.
You can lose one in a second.
Well, they usually lose in pairs.
What a great place!
Isaiah was at the Perfect age.
Even a princess on the slides.
What a great swimmer!
He was even tall enough to be super confident.
Spring Break 2008
Winter Wonderland
Pre-dawn play timeMackenzie Loves this mess.
School was not even delayed.
This is Texas. The roads were fine.
Luke eating snow. (off the hammack, not the ground)He started out without a coat.
He then had second thoughts as the morning progressed.
He was out eating snow several more times through out the morning.
We even put some snow in cups in the freezer and ate it later when Mackenzie came home from school.
As you can see, the girl did go to school in a skirt even in the snow.
Does that tell you something about her choice in clothing?
Early 2008
More Great Spring Break
Coralyn, just out of reach, Alone!!Only long enough for the picture, DON'T worry!!
Going for a ride, Luke and Coralyn.
Luke had to follow Isaiah up the tree. With a little nervous smile.
Mackenzie, Luke, Coralyn, Kaidence (friend from church), Isaiah.
What a great bunch. We had a long morning at the zoo.
We saw it ALL!
Spring Break 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Our New Bedroom
We added personal touches to make her side girly.She has wanted beads for a long while.
They fit better on the bed than on the door.
Luke slept on the floor for a little while before he was ready to hop on top.
It is really hard to potty train a boy on the top bunk.
He does better climbing up the ladder now.
Proud owner of the top bunk.
Girl posters, boy posters.
Coralyn's crib.
We have 3 kids in one room!
It can be done.
Coralyn has even slept over a few nights.
God's grace is unmeasureable.
Thank you, Lord.
January 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Spring Break Pics are here!
Isaiah-7, Luke- almost 3, Daddy/Uncle Jeremy-Old, Coralyn-almost 2, Mackenzie- 5 1/2.We loved the pool, indoors 'cuz it is still cold outside.
Coralyn did not want anyone but Uncle Jeremy. She is NOT afraid of ANYTHING!
Isaiah was on his own.
Mackenzie was great but does not swim well.
Luke did fine; he wanted Daddy too.
Isaiah gave Mackenzie his old scrubs.
They "hung out" together all week.
(not necesarily in the scrubs :) )
My CREW! I survived 4 kids for a week!
(I did send one home at nights)
Mackenzie called me outside with a "get the camara" warning...
I arrived to find this!
What a super climber.
Isaiah had a great time.
Spring Break 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
OFFICIAL
It is official.
We got a heartbeat!
I am 10 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child.
(always assuming only one is in there!!
Thank you for your prayers.
It has been a nervous ride.
God knows.
We got a heartbeat!
I am 10 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child.
(always assuming only one is in there!!
Thank you for your prayers.
It has been a nervous ride.
God knows.
Spring Break-- 4 kids
We Survived!!!!
We had a lovely spring break.
Mackenzie was glad to have a little entertainment on her days off.
We had the privilge of hosting her cousin, Isaiah, for the week.
Isaiah is a VERY smart 7 year old. Mackenzie had her work cut out for her keeping up with her big cousin.
Of course, I still had Luke, almost 3 now!, and their cousin, Coralyn, almost 2!!.
Yes, I had 4 kids for a week. Coralyn did go home at night. So I had 3 during the evenings and nights.
My friends at church are joking.... God is just preparing you!!
We laugh but :)
Isaiah did great. He missed home and family but he was very fun to have around.
We did plenty, but we had down time too.
They played together. They played alone. They watched TV.
They played outside. They played inside.
We went to the Zoo.
We went to the park.
We went to the "jumping party" (a bouncy house fun play place).
The Jumping Party was awesome. It was our first time to go.
Isaiah took off. Mackenzie was in hot pursuit.
Luke trailed by some but he tried so hard.
Coralyn stuck by me but she was right there in the middle of it. She even went down the HUGE slide with me. She really wanted to so I helped her. I did not like it. She loved it!
We did the zoo. We did the whole zoo. We did the zoo for hours.
We had another family with us; they have a 2 1/2 year old girl.
We all had a great time.
I am so glad we can spend time with family. Cousins are priceless.
We had a lovely spring break.
Mackenzie was glad to have a little entertainment on her days off.
We had the privilge of hosting her cousin, Isaiah, for the week.
Isaiah is a VERY smart 7 year old. Mackenzie had her work cut out for her keeping up with her big cousin.
Of course, I still had Luke, almost 3 now!, and their cousin, Coralyn, almost 2!!.
Yes, I had 4 kids for a week. Coralyn did go home at night. So I had 3 during the evenings and nights.
My friends at church are joking.... God is just preparing you!!
We laugh but :)
Isaiah did great. He missed home and family but he was very fun to have around.
We did plenty, but we had down time too.
They played together. They played alone. They watched TV.
They played outside. They played inside.
We went to the Zoo.
We went to the park.
We went to the "jumping party" (a bouncy house fun play place).
The Jumping Party was awesome. It was our first time to go.
Isaiah took off. Mackenzie was in hot pursuit.
Luke trailed by some but he tried so hard.
Coralyn stuck by me but she was right there in the middle of it. She even went down the HUGE slide with me. She really wanted to so I helped her. I did not like it. She loved it!
We did the zoo. We did the whole zoo. We did the zoo for hours.
We had another family with us; they have a 2 1/2 year old girl.
We all had a great time.
I am so glad we can spend time with family. Cousins are priceless.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Avon
I now sell Avon,
Independent Avon Representative
www.youravon.com/summerpalmer
is my web page.
YOU can order direct if you live far away, and I will still get credit for the sale.
Thank you for holding us up in prayer.
Independent Avon Representative
www.youravon.com/summerpalmer
is my web page.
YOU can order direct if you live far away, and I will still get credit for the sale.
Thank you for holding us up in prayer.
My first time
Hey all,
been a while!
I finally did it. I RAN OUT OF GAS. My first time ever. I did make it to 30 1/2!
Yes, I had all three kids (Mackenzie, Luke and my niece, Coralyn) strapped in the car on our way to take Mackenzie to school this morning. I knew I needed gas ON THE WAY to school and there is a gas station just on the other side of the overpass bridge.
If only I could get to the top of the bridge, I could coast down the rest of the hill.
Sure enough, I did not make the top of the hill by just 25 yards.
NO, there was NO pushing the car up that hill.
It was drizzling and the temperature was dropping from 44 down. The wind chill was more like 38. I got the packing blankets out of the trunk. Luke was only half way dressed with no shoes on his feet. I did grab me a coat on the way out the door so I could get gas on the way to school.
I pulled over to the side of the road just in time, but not all the way out of the road.
I called a friend, her husband was already at work but she knew where the gas can was and came to rescue me. (Pregnant friend with at 2 year-old in tow!!!)
PRAISE THE LORD FOR FRIENDS!
We listened to Praise Music (and prayed I did not run down the battery!)
The kids did great. They had two baby dolls and between the 3 of them they had a great time rocking the car and laughing about the adventure.
I did not lose my patience with them and YES, I did cry for a minute.
A nice dad-type guy stopped and checked on me. He was driving a big pickup so he stayed behind me with his flashers on so I would not get hit. It was really foggy!!!
We put a little gas in, got Mackenzie to school (only 34 minutes after 8) and got a tank full of gas.
Yes, Mom, I learned my lesson, I hope.
Thank you Lord for keeping us safe and thank you for friends with gas cans.
January 22, 2008
been a while!
I finally did it. I RAN OUT OF GAS. My first time ever. I did make it to 30 1/2!
Yes, I had all three kids (Mackenzie, Luke and my niece, Coralyn) strapped in the car on our way to take Mackenzie to school this morning. I knew I needed gas ON THE WAY to school and there is a gas station just on the other side of the overpass bridge.
If only I could get to the top of the bridge, I could coast down the rest of the hill.
Sure enough, I did not make the top of the hill by just 25 yards.
NO, there was NO pushing the car up that hill.
It was drizzling and the temperature was dropping from 44 down. The wind chill was more like 38. I got the packing blankets out of the trunk. Luke was only half way dressed with no shoes on his feet. I did grab me a coat on the way out the door so I could get gas on the way to school.
I pulled over to the side of the road just in time, but not all the way out of the road.
I called a friend, her husband was already at work but she knew where the gas can was and came to rescue me. (Pregnant friend with at 2 year-old in tow!!!)
PRAISE THE LORD FOR FRIENDS!
We listened to Praise Music (and prayed I did not run down the battery!)
The kids did great. They had two baby dolls and between the 3 of them they had a great time rocking the car and laughing about the adventure.
I did not lose my patience with them and YES, I did cry for a minute.
A nice dad-type guy stopped and checked on me. He was driving a big pickup so he stayed behind me with his flashers on so I would not get hit. It was really foggy!!!
We put a little gas in, got Mackenzie to school (only 34 minutes after 8) and got a tank full of gas.
Yes, Mom, I learned my lesson, I hope.
Thank you Lord for keeping us safe and thank you for friends with gas cans.
January 22, 2008
Saturday, November 17, 2007
To Add to the Stress!
To Add to the Stress...
We had a miscarriage on Nov 5th.
For those of you who did not know...
sorry, we did not tell you yet.
For those of you who did know...
sorry to tell you and then take it away.
The ABSOLUTE most horrible thing,
We had to tell Mackenzie.
She had been excitedly asking each night to pray for
"the baby in mommy's tummy" (as well as Aunt Kelly's and several other friends)
How do you tell a 5 year old, God took the baby to heaven!?
We all cried together for a few days.
This week she said to her dad "Dad, don't pray for the baby in mommy's tummy tonight, it is not there anymore!" In that child-like -matter- of -fact- manner we have lost as adults.
The very next day she found Luke's old diaper bag and exclaimed "MOM. When we get our next new baby, we have to remember to use this diaper bag!" In that same "GOD provides" manner of her child-like faith.
We should all remember the faith of a child... God will provide... and if He does not... well then, we did not need it right then....
Oh, but my heart is broken.
November 2007
We had a miscarriage on Nov 5th.
For those of you who did not know...
sorry, we did not tell you yet.
For those of you who did know...
sorry to tell you and then take it away.
The ABSOLUTE most horrible thing,
We had to tell Mackenzie.
She had been excitedly asking each night to pray for
"the baby in mommy's tummy" (as well as Aunt Kelly's and several other friends)
How do you tell a 5 year old, God took the baby to heaven!?
We all cried together for a few days.
This week she said to her dad "Dad, don't pray for the baby in mommy's tummy tonight, it is not there anymore!" In that child-like -matter- of -fact- manner we have lost as adults.
The very next day she found Luke's old diaper bag and exclaimed "MOM. When we get our next new baby, we have to remember to use this diaper bag!" In that same "GOD provides" manner of her child-like faith.
We should all remember the faith of a child... God will provide... and if He does not... well then, we did not need it right then....
Oh, but my heart is broken.
November 2007
Emotions
Emotions run high.
As we approach yet another move,
(moving from a mission house to a rental we can make our own)
Mackenzie is "crisising", tears and disobedience are a part of our day.
Change is a tough part of everyone's life.
Today, she and I got out the picture books and talked about the AWESOME times God has given us, Nicaragua, friends and family. She misses Nicaragua, our friends and living with her Granny and Grampa.
We have moved several times in her tiny little life and some of those moves were
Quite the distance!
Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Texas in her first 5 years of life!!
The word MOVE brings about scary thoughts of distance and loss.
We have all been through it. We have all learned to deal with it. We all must learn, in our own way, HOW to deal with it. Sometimes Remembering with pictures makes us cry, but it also helps us see how God has protected us and blessed us beyond measure. Crying is not bad, sometimes we need to express our emotions through tears.
Go ahead baby girl, cry. I miss things too!
November 2007
As we approach yet another move,
(moving from a mission house to a rental we can make our own)
Mackenzie is "crisising", tears and disobedience are a part of our day.
Change is a tough part of everyone's life.
Today, she and I got out the picture books and talked about the AWESOME times God has given us, Nicaragua, friends and family. She misses Nicaragua, our friends and living with her Granny and Grampa.
We have moved several times in her tiny little life and some of those moves were
Quite the distance!
Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Texas in her first 5 years of life!!
The word MOVE brings about scary thoughts of distance and loss.
We have all been through it. We have all learned to deal with it. We all must learn, in our own way, HOW to deal with it. Sometimes Remembering with pictures makes us cry, but it also helps us see how God has protected us and blessed us beyond measure. Crying is not bad, sometimes we need to express our emotions through tears.
Go ahead baby girl, cry. I miss things too!
November 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Please
Just when you are down and thinking...
this is a tough job, discipline.
Coralyn signed "please" today
WITHOUT PROMPTING.
Praise the Lord.
Sept 2007
this is a tough job, discipline.
Coralyn signed "please" today
WITHOUT PROMPTING.
Praise the Lord.
Sept 2007
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