A Day At The Park!

Last Thursday I was so excited to be spending the day at home with the kids.  We had no plans, other than going to have lunch with Daddy at work, and we were excited about that!  Our neighbor was also spending the day with us, and the kids loved every minute of having him join us!  He was a great helper, and the kids adored him!  It was cute to look out the window, and see Ty carrying Adi across the yard:)

We went to a park in town that Eliott had never been to before, so he thought it was pretty exciting to try out all of the 'new' toys!  It was crazy to me how big Eli is getting, and how he was able to climb, and slide, and swing all on his own!  Such independence.....

Ty took Adi to the top of the tall slides, and then held her on his lap as they slid down together.  

I sat in the grass, watching the kids, and enjoying every minute of this time with them.  I'm feeling blessed to have my summer at home to do these special things:)  It's hard to be gone working during the school year, so I feel we need take full advantage of being home together.

Little Bean is getting so big already!  She thinks she's big too...nothing stops her or slows her down!  She wants to do everything big brother ("Bubbie") does, and she does all that and more!  She's our little dare-devil, climber, no-fear having little girl!!  Keeps us on our toes:)

He was determined to make it across here like the 'big boys', he wouldn't give up...

By the time we left he had it masterd...Great work, little man!

First Day of SUMMER VACATION!

My first day of summer vacation was Tuesday, and it was over 100 degrees here!!!  We spent our time trying to cool off with a little bit of this:

 And spraying ourselves in the face like this:

 Adi wasn't as brave as her "Bubbie", so she stayed a little distance from the sprinkler...however, he still managed to get her wet!

 She got a little braver hearing Eli's shrieks and giggles, and got a little closer...

 Cousin, Wes was over to play, and they decided they wanted the pool out, also.

 We had a blast our first day home together....I'm really looking forward to a summer-full of smiles like this:

 And this:

It's been a while!

I have taken an extended blogging break, and debated with whether or not I was going to continue with the blog.  I found great inspiration from my beautiful friend, Amy, littleforalittlewhile.blogspot
.com and have decided that I will continue.  I am hoping that one day my kids will look back through this blog, and enjoy reading it as much as I do!
I am now on summer vacation, and am really looking forward to being a Stay-at-home-Mom for the summer!  I'm hoping to save as many wonderful memories on the blog from the summer as I can!  My two side-kicks and I are already talking about all of the great adventures we will have in the next few months: swimming, the park, the library, play dates, etc., etc., etc!  
With that I am going to continue putting some organization back into the house so we can have some FUN!


And here they are-
                                                                              Adi:

and Eli:

Adilyne Jean- 9 months

Here is a very small sample of the beautiful pictures that Jessica took of Adi. I have been trying and trying to get them to upload, but I am having lots of problems! I will keep trying to get more on here. They once again are awesome...I'm so happy to have these great pictures of my kids!!!

Finally- some 4th Pictures!

Daddy and the kids showing off their fish.
Having a quiet campfire Wednesday night before everyone else arrived.

Having a campfire when the sun is still shining? We have bedtimes!!!

Daddy and Eli going for a jet-ski ride.

Wild hair after the ride!

Ready for the beach.

Eliott fishing was a very common sight this week.

Mommy and Adi out for a little swim.

Adi and Daddy relaxing.

Daddy and Eliott taking a 'tubby' in the lake.

Lunch time!

Then our friends arrived! Look at that beach....soooo much fun!!!!

Loving the water!

We all had our toes in the water.

Hula Dancer/Swimmer!

Yay for freezies with friends!

And lunch with Friends!

Jack and Adi playing in the fence.

Brown-eyed girl.

Playing a little 'music trivia' thanks to Rick!

Thanks Sharon, for the cute festive headband!

The shirt says it all.

Daddy and Eli watching the fireworks.

They were LOUD!

Completely. Exhausted.

Float time!

What a good sport!

The shirt says it all!

The Platte Lake Anglers vs. the Crappie Floppers.

The more kids, the better!

Belle and Adi got to ride the gator with their Dads this year.

All this hard work has really come together well!

All Star Adi was exhausted from the ball game!

Love this one of the Daddys and their girls!

Hahaha!

Eliott with cousins, Sam and Ben.

Eli and Mommy after the float.

LOVE these girls!!!

Quick family shot.

Time for some lunch!

Adi and Jack are 1 week apart.

Eliott tickling Belle. He thinks she's so cute!

This was another common sight this week!

The guys going out for a 'cruise'.

We had the best week ever! The weather couldn't have been more perfect, and we spent it with wonderful friends! Our parade float came together very well again, and we placed for the 2nd year in a row. Our weekend was packed full of activities. We had the annual softball game, music trivia, fireworks, and of course, getting the float all put together and pulling it through the parade. Throw in a few volleyball games, and lots and lots of sitting on the beach and swimming, and our week-long vacation was gone....

It was great, and we can't wait for the next 4th of July!!!!