long time gone...

we have been so busy and my computer has been acting up so much, that blogging has become a thing of the past. we have gone back to cable internet this week, and things seem to be moving faster than before... time will tell :)

so, june flew by! we went to the beach with my parents, jarron, and kelsey and jopo for the weekend-- i turned 28, fished like crazy, swam and played so much that we cannot wait to go again!

july was quick too... really too quick. 4th of july, fisher's birthday, visitors, and a quick trip from jarron and joey-- seriously we are spinning!

now, it's august! really august! i cannot believe that we are more than half way through this year! it was last year that i started this blog, jarron went to california for school, kelsey got married-- and now-- well i gues there is a phrase that sums it up! oh the places we will go!

we are lovin the cooler summer and have really stayed busy just within our little neighborhood-- we never have a "quiet night" which is something that we LOVE!

we are approaching the "preschool years" and ella is going to start soccer this fall... we cannot wait for that to happen!

here is a picture tour of the last month and some from the beach trip! thanks to all who keep up with my page... i swear i will do better! hoping that my computer doesn't die!

bunnies

molly got two bunnies. here is the proof. they are not ours. they do not have long to live... as a matter of fact the black one has already gone to heaven... it was replaced by two more bunnies. again... they do not live here.

ella's ballet recital

ella had her first ballet recital in june. it was really just the cutest thing that i ever could have seen!

chris and i were so proud of her and her 1:30 dance... i was seriously "that mom" with a few tears running down my cheek!

when their curtain came up she and the rest of them froze waved and grinned... they didn't do but the last 15 seconds of their dance!

it was so sweet!

my little ballerina was so pretty and i couldn't have had a better time!

overcast

today is slightly overcast... which in the land of nod my kids take extra good naps!

went down at 1:30... still asleep at 4:38pm--

some might ask just what do i do with all that time?
- put away 3 loads of laundry (chris and i)
- cleaned out my dresser drawers
- started another load of laundry
- cleaned kitchen
- took a shower
- and now... blogged

can't ever complain about a partly sunny day :)

tractor time

we've got great neighbors... really nice, friendly, awesome neighbors...

look how happy my kids are! all from a riding lawn mower!

fantastic!

and the picture is ella's person! i love when kids draw like this... makes me think she is quite the little artist!

where have i been?

i cannot believe that it has been sooo long since i posted! again! sorry to mike and charligne!

okay... so here is what is going on!

i have been helping out our neighbors (jess and jason) by keeping their kids a couple times a week. i've only done it four times now... but they are doing great! ella loves having molly girl here... ALL DAY! it's like a daytime slumber party!

and payton who is 6 has entertained fisher more than i ever thought possible!




i'm not going to lie to ya... it's hard work having 4 kids under my care... but, they are all really doing well! i made a mini water park one of the days that they were here... it was crazy, hot, fun, and a lot of wet kiddie! they all seemed to really enjoy it, pizza was ordered after and i needed a big ol' glass of wine--

the start of something special

cornhole... it is not what exactly what you think of when you hear the name...

it sounds gross and horrible... but, it's not.

it is the obsession sweeping the southeast. and our neighborhood.

chris got cornhole boards for christmas in 2007... he had played with some of his friends before requesting some of his own. in march 2008 he and our neighbors started playing every single weekend. it became an obsession...


now, it's a gang.



our new neighbors next door (just renters until their house is finished being built) are also cornhole players. back in late april they came over for a dark party. we all got along really well and they are great people. and the husband is a sh*t talker just like chris and our neighbor jason. our new neighbor husband (jeff) and his brother in law belong to the Boone Lake Mafia (BLM) it sounds like a fraterity for lake goers... they wear t-shirts and hats, have stickers on their cars supporting the BLM. well, last thursday jason (who works night shift) took the night off to start the weekend cornhole throwing early. the rivalry began. we live in the subdivision Crystal Springs... so, now jason and my husband are the founding members of the Crystal Springs Mafia (CSM)

chris and jason started their sh*t talking with the BLM and the rivalry formed and the obnoxioushness as well. chris and jason needed tshirts made... fast. so, being the handygirlywhirly that i am, i got to it. jason is an overhand thrower, so his shirt reads "death from above" and chris' says " king cornholio"

jeff put a sign in his front yard saturday morning stating "tonight, the professional BLM -vs- the ameature CSM" chris later went and spray painted over it CSM 4 Life-

it's obnoxious, hilarious, and ridiculus.



as for the game... the CSM won... they have not yet released their summer schedule... but for those wanting to attend-- i will post about where to purchase tickets in advance.