Fultz Family Reunion 2012

The first weekend in October, we had our annual "Fultz Family Reunion" in my hometown.  It's always nice to see everyone even though I don't get to visit much trying to wrangle two rambunctious little boys. :-)  I was able to visit with my cousin Lindsay who Courtney and I grew up with riding four wheelers and going on adventures deep in the woods.  Ahh... those were the days.  Funny to think that out of the 3 of us girls we now each have 2 boys a piece!  We were finally able to get a picture of our little guys together!

Carter, Roper & Collin

Hudson, Collin, Roper, Carter, Hayes & baby Rylan

Courtney, Lindsay & I

My dad (far right) with some of his siblings and cousins

Girls Weekend!

I was able to have a great girls weekend the last weekend in September.  Josh stayed home with the boys and my mother-in-law, Kate, and I headed up to Iowa to attend a wedding.  We stopped in Kansas City on our way to go to a store Kate wanted to take me to called, Nell Hill's.  Loved the store and did a little damage in there. :-)  It was little right across from the bank I used to work at in Kansas City.  It was amazing to see how much that area had changed.  We had dinner close to there as well and then headed on up to Iowa.  We stayed with Grandma Juanita in her apartment and just had a great time.  It's always so great to see her.  She really is the sweetest person ever!  Love her to pieces and I always learn something new when I'm there.  This time she told me about the time she and her family traveled by covered wagon to Minnesota when she was just a baby.  She said that on their way there, she was named Juanita by some American Indians.  So cool.  The whole weekend she would always say, "You know, God has just been so good to me all my life."  While I was sitting there listening to her, I decided to look up what her name meant.  Juanita truly means, "God has been gracious".  Wow.  After hearing her talk about how good God has been to her, it was so cool to find out that that was the meaning of her name as well!  Grandma Juanita is 96 years young and you would never believe it!  Such a sweet, sweet lady and we had a wonderful time with her.

The wedding we went to was so neat as well.  The reception was held at the Omaha Zoo Aquarium, so that was really neat.  Can you believe I forgot to take my camera this weekend??  So upset about that, but I got a few pictures with my phone.

Grandma Juanita and Kate

Me, Grandma Juanita and Kate

We were also able to have a nice visit with Aunt Betty and Uncle Doug.

Aunt Betty, Grandma Juanita, Kate & Uncle Doug

On our way back home, we stopped in Kansas City again and went down to the Plaza for dinner and dessert.  We ate at one of my favorite places there, Brio Tuscan Grille.  Kate had never been to the Cheesecake Factory, so I insisted on taking her there.  Oh boy, one of the many reasons I miss Kansas City. :-)  Of course I got my all-time favorite, Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake......hello beautiful. :-)

Funny Friday!

Wow....I have A LOT of catching up to do on my blog, but until then, here are our funnies for the last couple of weeks. :-)

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I went to pick Carter up at preschool one day and his teacher, Mrs. Jamie, said, "Boy, you have taught this boy well."  In my head, I'm thinking, "Oh great, what has he done now...."  Jamie goes on to tell me that they were practicing their rhyming words that day and had a picture of a bat and were trying to get the kids to pick out other pictures that rhymed with 'bat'.  They went through several pictures and had one of a rather robust guy to represent the word 'fat'.  Carter pipes up in class and says, "No, we don't say that.  We say "big-boned"."  Oh, this kid never ceases to crack me (and everyone else) up. :-)

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In the car one day I hear Collin say to Carter, "Carter, when are  you going to learn to be quiet and listen to me and do what I say????"  Boy, could I preach that to both of them! ha!

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Carter came up to me one day and said, "Mom, did you know Collin knows how to say 'taco' in Spanish?"  Me-"Oh yeah?  How do you say it?"

Carter-"Uh, Taco."  With this look on his face like "duh!"

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The other night I took the boys to see the movie "Wreck It Ralph".  Super cute movie, but on our way there, Collin says, "I sure hope this movie doesn't have cuss words."  I was laughing inside and said, "How do you know about cuss words?"  Collin confidently says, "Mom, I AM the smartest kid in America.  I just know those things.....really I do."

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We have been getting a ton of toy catalogs in the mail lately....tis the season.  The boys love looking through them and marking them up just like I remember doing as a kid.  Such excitement. :-)  Collin was scanning through one of them one day and says, "I don't know why they make these toys that just look WAY to dangerous!"

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Have a great weekend!!

Funny Friday!

Only a couple of funnies for this week. :-)  

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Carter was in the car saying, "Fart Tart, Fart Tart, Fart Tart!!".  I immediately said, "Whoa, Mister!   We do not say that.  Those aren't nice words."  Carter was quick to reply, "Mom, that's not a bad word.  It's just how you say Pop Tart in Spanish."  Quick thinking Carter.....

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Last night before bed, Collin said, "Hey Mom, remember when the only words I could write were 'pee' and 'poop'?  Well, now I can spell real words!"  I'm sure glad he's learning at school how to expand his vocabulary. :-)

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Why is it that boys are SO obsessed with bodily functions?!? :-)

Collin's First Field Trip!

Collin had his first field trip to the Right Choices Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze in Southwest City, MO on 10.11.12.  I was so happy to be able to chaperon the field trip so I could go with him.  He was so excited for me to go with him, which made this momma happy!  He said, "Mom!  You get to see what its like to ride a school bus!!"  So funny.  After about an hour ride on the bus, we finally made it.  One thing I came away with after this trip was a whole new appreciation for teachers AND bus drivers!  Holy cow.  Mrs. Loomis had several moms come along, so she was able to split her class up among the moms.  I had 3 boys with me, Collin, Dylan & Jacob.  They definitely kept me busy, but we had a great time.  We first went on a hay ride out to the Christmas tree farm and learned all about evergreens, conifers, etc.  Then we went back to the main farm where they had a corn maze, slides, a hay jump, basketball, a corn shooter, a giant inflatable trampoline and a cow train.  Collin said his favorite was the trampoline and cow train.  After playing, a picnic, more playing and then picking out a pumpkin, we headed back to Bentonville with a bus full of sleepy kiddos.....ok....and parents/teachers too.  Collin gave me permission to go on his next field trip, so I guess I didn't embarrass him too bad. :-) 

Mrs. Loomis' Kindergarten class

Collin, Dylan & Jacob

Love Collin in this picture.  Cool stuff.

Funny Friday!

Some funnies for today.....

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I overheard Collin whispering to Carter one day in the car, "Carter, Power Rangers ARE real.  Everybody's wrong."

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Over the last couple of months, the boys have really learned a lot about kidney stones since my dad has been having a horrible time with them (luckily that's over now. Praise the Lord!).  Anyways, one day Carter had an upset tummy and was in the bathroom (I promise isn't too much info) and he was sitting there saying, "Dad!  My belly hurts real bad!  I have kidney stones like Pa-Pa!  Mine are bigger though."  My parents got a real kick out of that one.  Carter is still convinced that he does in fact have kidney stones. :-)

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Yesterday I went along with the kindergarten class on a field trip to the Right Choices Corn Maze/Pumpkin Patch in SW City, Missouri.  We had a great day and once we got home, Collin wasn't ready for our day to be over.  Daddy had Carter, so it was just Collin and I.  We headed to the Promenade to look for some stuff and as we are walking around I said, "Collin, where are we going on our date tonight?"  He looked at me and says, "MOM!  That's something you do with a girl!".  So, I said, "Well, do you know what you do on a date?  You have to buy the girl dinner.  Are you going to buy my dinner tonight?"  Collin-"No Mom!  You're the mom, you have to pay."  Me-"Well, Collin, do you know what's also nice to do for a girl on a date?".   Collin-"What?".  Me-"Girls always like to get flowers.  So, you get to pay for dinner and buy her some flowers too!".  Collin-"Oh, gosh!  I'm NEVER going to do that with MY money!  I don't ever want to go on a date mom." (I can't wait for him to read this in about 11 years!). :-)

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Funny Friday!

A couple of funnies for this week.  Can't believe how cool it got today, but I love fall!  Looking forward to seeing everyone at our family reunion this weekend!

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We were walking into the house one day and noticed two grasshoppers having a little "fun".  Carter says, "Hey mom!  Look at these two grasshoppers playing leapfrog!".  Yes, that's right Carter....that's exactly what they're doing. :-)

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I overheard Collin and Carter talking one night and Collin says, "Carter, you know that funny looking guy on the dollar?  His name is "President of the United States". 

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We did have a few other funny moments this week, but they are not ones I can write about on here. ha!  Never a dull moment in our house! :-)