My life so far in phone pictures (Part 2)

Audrey ready to go to the Calder's for the Fourth of July (a tradition now)


We received a whole bunch o toys from some people in our church and one of them was this little shopping cart that Audrey deemed her own set of "wheels"


Cheer Camp for Grace and Laura!!



We gutted the kitchen at the beginning of the summer




It RAINED on the way home from Sea World one Sunday...Texas is in a drought and there were people dancing in the rain when we stopped to get milk on the way home



Audrey's first recorded pigtails (I love pigtails on little girls almost as much as I love BIG bows on little girls)

My life so far in phone pictures (Part 1)

So my camera battery died in June and apparently it is next to impossible to get another one without ordering off the Internet. So while I am waiting for this essential to come it, I have been relying on my camera phone. So here is what we have been up to in pictures:


We went to Kiddie Park for Cuatro's Preschool "End of the Year Field Trip" and Audrey loved the carousel (She screamed every time I took her off)

Cuatro and Carson at Kiddie Park (I did not tell them to hold hands)

My sisters and I had a garage sale and Audrey and Grayson tried out the merchandise

Our first "Vacation" (and I use that term loosely) of the summer

Well, I guess we thought we would be brave this Memorial Day and drive almost 4 hours (it's more like 5.5 with four small children) to Clearlake, TX. We were invited by some very sweet freinds to spend the holiday at their house with them and the kids were so excited to see where "Ms. Michael Ann" lives. Michael Ann was Uncle Bob's (Joe's uncle who was more like a grandpa to our kids than a distant great uncle-he passed away about a year and a half ago) best friend and her family (husband, daughter, and son) was very close to Bob. We have come to love them and have successfully kept in touch. So on Friday before Memorial Day, we picked the girls up from school (they got out early that day) and set out at noon with a packed car and packed lunches for a long drive to Clearlake. We had to make a quick stop at Best Buy in San Antonio and were on our way!! The trip was painful, I won't lie. It's like time stood still on I-10 and we were NEVER going to get there. The kids would not nap and were restless. At one point I looked at Joe and told him to stop at the next rest stop. He did and I instructed the children to run around on the big grassy field just to get rid of some energy!! We finally arrived at our destination at 5:30 just in time for dinner. Michael, as always, outdid herself with all of the yummy meals, presents, and activities. In the next two days, we had a wonderful time going to the neighborhood pool and the Kemah boardwalk. We also played around the house with the two dogs. This part of our trip was indeed pleasurable. It was the nights that were horrible. Audrey DID NOT want to sleep in her pack n play for more than two hours so that meant lots of hours sleeping next to me. Audrey is not a peaceful sleeper. She moves, kicks, and makes so many noises. Cuatro was so wired every night so it took a few hours to calm him down to actually fall asleep. By the second night, we were done. Joe and I decided to stay all the way until after dinner and then get on the road. This turned out to be a great plan. The kids slept almost the entire way home and even though we arrived at midnight, we were relieved to be home. So, this might not be the year of the VACATION but at least we are making memories.

Summer Fun

This will not be a funny post because my almost three year old has not made it a funny day. Oh my goodness, he is wearing me out. But it is summer so I have been sending him and his older siblings outside for some good old fashioned fun in the hose. It has been great to get about thirty minutes to clean the kitchen or do laundry before someone gets hurt or complains they are cold or that their popsicle has dropped on the ground. At this point, I give them whatever they need and send them BACK OUTSIDE. And this will be how I keep my sanity this summer.....