Let's get our Bowl on!

Since Mark went to Cali for his vacation to spend 6 days with his friend in Cali I decided the kids and I weren't going to sit at home. But the weather has been uncooperative. We have nothing but rain coming our way and what better way to get our energy on a rainy day than Bowling! We called up our friend Courtney and her & her boys met us at the bowling alley for some good fun! The kids had a blast and it got them out of the house for an a couple of hours or so!


Always ready for the camera LoL


He was having such a good time throwing the ball lol


He had a couple strikes and was so proud!


Elora & Dylyn talking about something

4th of July

We've always loved celebrating Independance Day with the kids and Mark was adiment about BBQing this year. Although it was just our little family we had a great time. I slow cooked some ribs, we went and got some yummy KFC coleslaw (it's the bomb!), corn on the cob and can't forget the BBQ chicken!! Oh it was so yummy not to mention we had a Lemon glazed Cake for dessert! We went to the beach and collected some shells and the water was so warm I wish we had spent a couple hours there instead of just the 45 min! We did go back though to catch the fireworks on the beach! They were beautiful and the kids had a blast. It feels like we've lived here longer than just a year (not quite a year yet though). The time has a funny way of playing tricks with your mind, when you like a place it goes quickly and when you don't it drags on so slow. We just might stay here, & the funny part is only time will tell!


Elora looking for shells


Caleb being silly


Andrew enjoying the warm water


My beautiful family enjoying the beach on 4th of July

Summer in Full Swing!

Again time has just flown by and I keep forgetting to post!
With that being said Summer has just been flying by! The kids are sleeping in (thank you baby jesus) which means I get to sleep in too!! I can't believe we are fastly approaching the middle of July already and well that means next month school starts! *yikes* This summer has been great so far!

A week after school got out my Mom came for a visit and had a good time @ Andrew's birthday party. It was the first time in 4 yrs that she has been at his birthday party which he enjoyed severely!


Andrew at his party


Miss Elora loving the pool


Nanna & Her boyfriend John


Most of the kids at Andrew's pool party!


Caleb @ Sea World


Elora @ Sea World


The new Manta Ray exhibit by the new ride!


Mark & I, sorry all my makeup melted off lol

But after all that is said and done I am happy we are back to our Party of 5 =)

Cub Scouts Pack 631

Andrew & Caleb were so excited to join Cub Scouts in the beginning of the year and stuck through it all amazingly. They loved meeting up every week, learning new things, getting to know new people and exploring their surroundings. On June 4th we had our Cub Scout Awards ceremony and the boys were just too cute. They got to listen to a guest speaker from the Jacksonville's Sheriff Office. He talked to the boys about safty and taking certain precautions. He also presented the boys with their awards.

Andrew earned 11 beads and his art belt loop. He isn't quite a Weblo yet but he will be before school starts.


The boys listening to the Sheriff talk


Andrew receiving his art belt loop


Caleb receiving his awards and his tigar badge
He is officially a Wolf now


Pack 631

School's Out For Summer!!

Can't believe it is already time for summer to begin! The kids are loving the idea of not having to go back to school what so ever! Elora was the first to get out of school on May 29th. She still says she will miss her teacher but is enjoying her sleeping in every morning. The boys last day of school was June 5th and Caleb especially was so very excited that he doesn't have to get up for a while lol. Since it's been so hot lately Mark and I bought the kids a plastic blow up swimming pool for the days that the beach just isn't happening. The kids really enjoy it...

Elora saying she is "diving" LoL


Having a sweet sibling moment :)


Three Little Monkey's sitting in a pool

It is official summer has begun here!

Oh Boy

So I am sitting here undeniably sick, feeling better than yesterday though which is a good thing but need to clean, clean, & clean and then on top of it I have the annoyance of a 5 yr old right now that is hyper today. Usually she is good but I don't know what crawled up her boohiney but man she is up my rear like white on rice today. It doesn't help that I am trying to clean and she is just leaving a huge mess right behind me.

I did manage to get the boys room looking nice, all the sheets are cleaned, mattresses are flipped, clothes are put away. Elora's room is the same and now I have to tackle the front of the house, as well as some time get to clean the kids bathroom, wash the dog, clean my room and my bathroom (oh lord help me that bathroom is AWFUL). Next week my Mom will be here not to mention the kids don't know and Mark will be having his lasik done. Hopefully the week will go smoothly and I wont have to hurt either of the cripples.

Wowser

So I've come to realize that I haven't posted a blog in over a month. Yikes. Let's see my last post was April 20Th. Since then we are just now a week or two away from being out of school for the summer. Let me tell you that not only the kids got the end of school-its but I do too! I am getting so antsy to be on summer break it's ridiculous! We are also preparing for my Mom's arrival with her new boy friend. The kids don't have ANY idea that she is coming in two weeks and we are going to keep it that way. I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see her. We plan on taking the kids to our good friend Carrie's house and dropping them off and then going to go get my Mom from the airport. On the way home we will bring in some dinner. I think just for the fun of it we are putting my Mom in Andrew's closet and letting him "discover" her. Can't wait!

Well we had the two youngest children's birthday parties which was a combine party on May 2Nd. I will elaborate more later with pics. They had a great time and a bounce house and all that. We also BBQ the next day and used the bounce house for some more fun!

Other than reorganizing and doing some much needed spring cleaning we are down to the final stages of prep before my Mom gets here! Mark was great and re-arranged the boys rooms and it looks awesome! Their room is actual nice and clean and dirty laundry free! Woohoo! Elora's room is looking good too and hopefully we can keep on top of it so we don't need to do so much "frenzy" cleaning before my Mom gets here. We do have to clean the bathrooms and the office but those are simple and can be done over the weekend. Well off to do some more laundry!