No water

Today it reached up to 105 with absolutely no breeze.

Outside playing is not happening unless there is water.

Eligh has swimmer's ear.

No water for Eligh for at least four days.

No water for Eligh = no water for anyone.

Summer visit to Grandma and Grandpa's 2012

It's going to be an explosion of pictures and lists of the past ten days.

Swim skin and pirates

We have been swimming every single day and we still have two more full days here. Eligh's skin is raw in spots from the chlorine, but there is no stopping him from jumping in. Addy is becoming more and more brave and does not wear her vest but for short periods of rest.

Tomorrow we are going boating for the first time - it shall be interesting.

What I really need is your creative kinds to come up with a pirate themes snack to bring to an outdoor t-ball game this week.

Visiting/summer vacation 2012

We are in Illinois visiting family and "vacationing" if you will.  We arrived Saturday by dinner. 

Saturday

• Unload dog, kids, and swim suits
• Swim
• Dinner by the pool
• Later bedtime for kiddos
• Unload vehicle

Sunday

• Cody, my dad, and brother go golfing right after breakfast
• Spent the morning organizing and unpacking 
• Head to my brother and sil's house
• Kids were in and out of their pool, playground, pond, four wheelers, scooters, bikes, etc.
• Back to parents to give all of them a bath 
• "Normalish" bed time for kiddos

Monday

•  After breakfast the kids have us outside
• Kids played in the sand box, play with some out door toys, and daddy takes them for many rides on the rhino 
• Head in for lunch
• Twins nap
• Addy and daddy take more rides on the rhino and get in the pool 
• Addy swam from 12 today until 5:30 pm
• When twins got up I head in the pool with them and they swim until 5:30
• My sister, her two kids, her boyfriend, and his two boys come over from 3 - 8 pm 
• Kids play on four wheelers, sand box, out door toys, etc, etc, etc
• Kids go to bed later than normal 

Tomorrow looks like my brother's four kids are coming over for the day, and the week will soon be over and I won't have had a moment to just relax.  I know the kids are having a blast, but a day or two without even more kiddos running around would be nice. 

Cute babies Saturday - beginning of summer

Friday Night Leftovers - wait, it's Friday?

• First, how is it Friday already?  This week has zipped on by.  
• I spent majority of the week dog sitting to dogs that as soon as you let them out bark non-stop.  Kids even complained, "Mom, let the dogs in they are annoying."  
• Since last Friday, Addy has had two t-ball games and another tomorrow.  She is definitely improving each and every practice and game.  
• I have spent the week visiting the grocery stores way too often because I kept forgetting something.  I hate when this happens.  
• Cleaned the house throughout the week versus on one day.  I like leaving the house clean before we head out of town.  How about you?  
• We visited one of the pools yesterday for the first time this summer.  Water was colder than we would have liked but by hour two it was refreshing.  
• Today was squeeze as many appointments in before lunch (three).  Me: Physical therapy - since I feel 60% better I can continue stretching at home and if the pain comes back call before it gets too bad.  Cody:  yearly eye exam.  Kinsley:  Asthma follow up - It's getting worse.  She sounds winded all the time.  They upped her dosage of one inhaler from 40 mg to 110 mg as well as giving her the rescue inhaler every day a couple times a day until she is no longer winded.  We go back in a month.
• The kids' pediatrician is heading to Afghanistan, and today was his last day at the clinic.  Seriously sad about this. 
• In between and after appointments I had to get all the laundry done, everything packed (one suitcase, one body bag, laundry basket full of shoes, dog kennel, golf clubs, small cooler, kids must have "crap," etc), shopping, homework, packing the van, blah, blah, blah.  
• I'm beat.  And I know tomorrow morning I'll be running around like a mad woman packing the last minute crap and trying not to forget something.  

Stop by our host, Danifred, because she rocks.  

Talking Tuesday - classy

Addy:  "Mommy, we saw a goose.  Two of them were hugging each other for a very long time and I don't know why."

Eligh: "You have a sick bed, mommy, because everyone has got sick in it."

Addy:  (seeing very muscular man on tv) "He is really tough, so he can get those big muscles."

Eligh:  (pushing around a small, real vacuum)  "I'm classy and I know it."