Category: Totally Tatum

The week continued on with notes to each other. I had a sign up for Tot when she woke up.

So when I got home from the gym, this was waiting for me.

I’m realizing that Tatum’s love language is time, hugs, and gifts. If you spend time with her, give her little notes, and hug her to bits, this trio is a winner.

(I’m kinda similar!) smile.

The next day, it got even better. I walked in from the gym in the early morning and TADA! Tot and Daddy had planned a new and improved BEST MOM EVER sign. They worked on a whole new one together.

I walked in and saw it.

Tatum had showed me the blueprint of her plan. I love that she planned it out, showed Daddy, and then enlisted his help.

She went through each letter and showed me all the intricacies. This took some thought and work. When did they do this? WOW!

The emojis, the sunset, the crosses, the hearts…

Meanwhile, Cooper watches. (maybe he’s planning something in his deep thoughts)

Here’s her plan. LOVE! She is like her Daddy. Blueprint and all.

SO I snuck in her room and put this on the back of her door.

You two are my loves. MY LOVES!!!

Yep, Tatum’s dream was to go there again. We were supposed to be in Sedona this week, but we canceled. Tot begged to go to LegoLand instead, so I said YES!

Donning our TEAM HAY shirts (since Tot likes to match on Tuesdays), we arrived when they opened. Excited!

We agreed the gift shop would be our last destination, so we started on the video game room. She tried to create her own character.

Fun, but we were ready for the ride! Let’s go shoot some bad guys.

Here’s your weapon, Love.

I had mine ready to go too, so we were armed and ready.

POW POW!
Ok, she is winning. (see the number on the left is Tot’s and mine is on the right)

The sky photo caught us looking WAAAAY too intense.

Relax! We needed to chill in the lego building room. This is PHENOMENAL!
This plays music…4 different instruments.

There we so many scenes. Look! We just went to the Sugar Bowl yesterday.

(they call in SUGAR RUSH …HA!)

Water and ships. Look how they made it sparkle!

Sunflower field!

The Grand Canyon skywalk.

We were awed!

Now, it’s time to go into the big room and …….Oh, hello!

What a nice host.

Building a car was fun so we could race it. Go tot!

I caught it on film before it went KAPOOEY!

Let’s race it over here.

I had no idea they had farm animals. For the love of dairy.

The 4 D movie was next.

Now, 4 D means we get REAL action. That means water spraying on us. I don’t mean a few squirts. It was constant spraying through the movie since the police chase involved so much water (in the movie). They should have provided a hair dryer as we left. Well, in 110 degrees, it was nice to be wet.

As promised, the gift shop. Kind of a disappointment, so we just bought a little Elmo keychain. They got into the SUNS spirit. (The final game is tonight!)

Go SUNS!

PaaaaLEASE! (they need to win tonight)

What a F.U.N day with my girl. XXOO. I love you so much LOVEBUG

Yes. It’s always a hot fudge Monday. Well, when you were supposed to be in Sedona, but you cancel your trip due to extraneous circumstances, you make it up with fun outings.

So….we figured, why not!? Plus our devotion told us to celebrate HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES US. Hot fudge would do the trick.

We headed to the best place to get them.

SUGAR BOWL!

Daddy took a couple hours off to join us! SSSHHHH don’t tell Honeywell.

YUMMMMMEEEE!

We’ll find another reason soon to come back.

I LOVE YOU FAMILY!

I often go to the gym in the morning before Tot wakes up. This morning, when I got home, she had a sign waiting for me. Not just any sign….

Really? Me? Ah…shux.

The taping was probably more work than I can imagine! Lovebug….you are so amazing and kind.

We then went to have coffee with my dear friend Karen. What a JOY that was!!!

Then she got to work playing (after our school morning of course).

She had some pictures made and then cut them out to use them as play figures

and make-believe. I tell you, she has the most robust imagination.

Her imagination is rich!

I love hearing her pretend. It’s so fun for me. I love you TOT!!!

Thank you for my sign, and thank you for being YOU YOU YOU!

It was a Saturday, and Daddy was HARD at work. He always is, actually, but this weekend he had his creativity button down all day working on the fountain he has designed.

I mean…just check out this drawing!! He has a gift.

This is the start of it…(more to come in a future blog).

Well, Tatum had some shows of appreciation before our HAY HUDDLE tonight.

This card is a thank you from Coopyhead.

What does it say????
Woof?

He loved you, Daddy!!!
Now, Tot’s turn.

You are a life saver for us, Daddy. You save our lives from not having you in it! We love you so much!

We don’t tell you enough how much we appreciate you and all you do for us.

We needed to describe each other in our own words.

Tatum read to me what she wrote (We do it separately so we can’t see what the other wrote)

She explained each one. The one she elaborated on was the “pretending” word. I wanted to cry with gratitude. She said, “Mommy, I know most days you are in pain, but you pretend like you are not.” Saying I was “happy” made my day as well. Wow.

I agree with how she assessed herself.

My turn:

Cooper was interested.

Here is what I wrote.

True. ALL true, lovebug.