The Deck

Okay, folks....it has been an ongoing project, but the deck is fully ready to walk on! Jac worked hard on it the other day, and I'm loving going out there an sitting on our deck.  (It gives us a different perspective from the backyard....so neighbors, you better close your blinds.  haha, just kidding)  The next adventure is to get all of the weeds out of the backyard, now that the deck is (almost) finished.  Thank you Jacob!

 * Do you like my chairs that were on a huge sale at IKEA.  The greatest thing is that I got a patio table (not pictured) for $10) *

   

Emery's Photo Shoot

Here are some pictures that my friend took of Emery.  It was during the big birthday bash, and she just took Emery aside and got some really cute pics.  Thanks Rochelle!

Thanksgiving Point, Here We Come!

Today, I went to Farm Country with some friends and bought a year pass to Thanksgiving Point.  I am so excited! We will be able to go to Farm Country, the Gardens, and the Dinosaur Museum all year long without paying a dime.  So, if you're going....don't hesitate to invite me along.  (plus, if you don't have a pass, I can get you in at 1/2 price...that's right members privilege)

When Ethan knew we were going to ride ponies...he said he wanted to ride a "Big Horse."  Farm Country only has small ponies...but not today.  Ethan picked the only horse there, that in fact was the "Big Horse" he was talking about. It was so tall that I thought Ethan would fall off, so I walked around with him just incase.  I love my boy...I love my kids!

Having fun in the Sun!

I just thought these were cute pictures.  We went outside to play in our front yard and just took my camera along.  Emery is holding a flag that she "won" in her summer camp.  It was the first day and they did the "Summer Olympics."  She told us that they did gymnastics, raced each other, read books, and learned the "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" song.                          

Here is Preston moving around.  He's pulling up on my leg, and loves to move around. (and not quite crawling...yet!)

Ethan is so cute.  Check out that "white" hair!

So, it got hot and we had Otter Pops.  After we finished Emmy was filling her empty wrapper with water to water our plants...she was amazed that they were growing...little did I know that she was watering a weed. (or by Emery's terms: "a small plant")

Happy Birthday Ben & Erik

About a week ago, I helped my friend with her boys' birthday bash.  Her boys' wanted a Buzz Lightyear/Woody party.  She gave half of the children coming a cowboy hat, a badge, and a handkerchief.  For all of the Buzz Lightyear fans, she took it upon herself to make Buzz Lightyear jet packs for the other half.  We had to try them on for size.  

  

It was really fun.  The party was a HUGE hit.  Along with these wonderful outfits, there was Humpty Dumpty coloring pages, "galaxy" bottles, digging for "moon rocks"and army men, shooting a rocket into a "van", horse races, sponge ball-thingys, cupcakes, ice cream, and pinatas.  Happy Birthday Erik and Ben! 

Go Paula, Go Paula

My friend's kids had been sick all week...and going onto a second.  She was saying the she thought she was going forward and getting over the sickness....but then was held back.  Anyway, I broke into song and started singing this song to her and thought you would enjoy this little blast from the past.

You're almost there buddy....

Since Preston has had his first bite of solid food, he seems to be growing by leaps and bounds.  It doesn't seem that long ago that he learned how to sit up...and this video shows that he is almost ready to crawl.  Where did my baby go?  Well, at 6 1/2 months he loves to pound on the key board, put things in his mouth, watch his brother and sister, smile, fling his arms in the air, get help to stand, be outside, drool like crazy over everything, eat non-baby solid foods, get from point A to point B, and of course, be with his mommy.