4th of July at the Beach

We spent the 4th of July soaking up the sun and hanging with some crazies at my parents new beach house/condo, Waterfall.  Wow, it was busy and crazy, but the cousins had a blast and I would do it again.  This was Brooks' first time at the beach, and he seemed to enjoy it pretty well.  We also all enjoyed the awesome pool at my parents condo.

Yes, we are those people who take a pool to the beach for the baby, but it works!

We also went on a Ferris Wheel ride.  Our kids loved it and Reese too.

These cousins will have some amazing memories for years to come here.  Also, we had a beach photo session with the cousins.

Sweet Spring

The weather is warming up and we are excited.  I am not too excited about our massive amounts of pollen, but Allegra generally saves the day for me.

A new park opened here in town and we met Craig for a fun lunch date one afternoon.  That is the beauty of homeschooling.  Kate gets out at 1 and Jack doesn't have traditional school on Thursday and Friday, so we can do things like meet Daddy for fun things.  It was such a warm day that we also let the kids play in the new splash pad area.

Spring has also brought T-Ball for Jack.  He had his first official game on Saturday (look for red cleats).   He seemed to enjoy it.  However, unbeknownst to us, he began suffering from the flu since Friday afternoon.  So, needless to say, he has been down and out for about 5 days.  He seems to be getting better, but we are ready to be out of containment.

Spring Break 2014!

We got all kinds of crazy on Spring Break this year!  Actually, we didn't, but we had a few fun days and a few chill days which was pretty great.  Wednesday, we headed to the Flint Riverquarium and the Chehaw Wildlife Park.  The riverquarium was small, but actually pretty interesting and the kids seemed to really enjoy it. My mom and I took Jack, Kate and the triplets.

After an amazing BBQ lunch, we went to Chewah Park.  It is camping area with a large playground area and then a wildlife park.  They had a variety of animals like a rhino, camel, farm animals, snakes, eagles, emu, kangaroo, alligators and wolves.  We literally were 1 of two families at the park.  And, we only saw 1 zookeeper.  It was pretty weird being there alone, but nice at the same time because we could run around.  It really was a fantastic day with beautiful weather, no schedules and happy kids.  What a blessing?!

Our final Spring Break day was Friday and we went to the BEACH!  We were so glad it was a little bit warm that day since we have had some cold days here.  Again, another relaxing, blessed day with the Fab Five.

Awana Games and Our Kate

A few weeks back, Jack participated in his first Awana games.  He was so excited to win his first place ribbon.

Also, Frozen has taken over our house, at least with Kate and so I made Kate a Elsa cape and needless to say, she is running around the house singing, Let It Go!

I also finished up Kate's bed and put on the curtains under her bed to create a fort.  Annie and Kate have also been doing some serious bonding.  I think Annie would sleep under Kate's bed if she didn't love her crate so much.

Finally, let me leave you with a conversation with Kate we had the other day because she was in trouble...

Us: We are going to take away all your Play-Doh stuff. Kate: I don't care about Play-Doh. Us: Well, we are going to take away your Frozen toys. Kate: I don't care about that. Us: What do you care about? Kate: All I care about is love.

We need prayer.

Rain, Rain, Let's Go Play

We had one of those unusual rains on Saturday with no lightening, so Craig took the kids outside to "play in the rain"!  Fall is here now and hopefully, we will have some new, cooler weather.  Fat chance in the south, so maybe in November.

Summer is a Comin'!

The temps are heating up and we are loving the water these days.  We started swim lessons last week for 4 sessions and Jack did amazing!  Kate was a typical two-year old and did what I anticipated, a lot of wading and not much swimming.  We also went to some friends' house last weekend for some swimming and BBQing. Good stuff!

We also a beach trip!  I LOVE the beach and so do the kids.