What the Heck

What the heck happened to my nice peaceful slow pace life that I re-bonded with this slow summer? This week was absolutely insane. I'm glad it's almost over, but looking ahead, it doesn't get any better. Welcome back to life I guess. So what have we been doing, you might ask......

Well....

2 weekends ago R's sister and family came to visit from North Dakota. She was in the Air Force for 6 years, and was stationed there, met her husband (who is still in the Air Force and still stationed there) and now has a sweet little, almost 2 year old boy. We have only been able to see him a few times in his life. They are going to be moving to England early next year...big bummer. It means we'll get to see them even less. But, I am planning a trip to England sometime in the next 4 years (R, take note please). Anyways. We had them come up camping with us. We took up the Green Goblin (aka our WT boat) and the rest of the fam came up and spent Saturday on the lake with us. It was great to visit so much with Jill and Alex and M. The weather was great and it felt WONDERFUL to be on the lake again. Both M and S tried skiing. M got up for a total of 9 seconds, (5 the first try and 4 the second). S was having a hard time keeping his feet in the boots, so he didn't really officially get up. I think we need new training skis.

While Jill was in town, we had 2 sets of family pictures taken. And two sets of family parties. Fun times! It's too bad these pictures turned out so cute without K in them. R just snapped them while I was feeding K, trying to get the kids warmed up for the "pro". I didn't realize he had taken these until we got home. I think we're going to have to go back and try again with K in them!Last weekend we were going to stay home and do yard work, and then we were tempted and gave into temptation, and we went camping again. It was a great relaxing weekend. We did a little fishing (I actually didn't fish but R and the kids did). We did a little swimming. We did a little reading. The kids did a lot of playing. While fishing, M cast her line and on the very first cast she caught a fish. As R was trying to take the hook out of the fish, he thought he could feel something tugging..he pulled the fish up out of the water and sure enough, another fish was tangled with the line. It appears the 2nd fish was caught, swallowed the hook too deep, so the fisherman just threw it back, line and hook and all, so it became tangled with M's line. So her first fish was a two-fer. How cool is that!

Between soccer for everyone, dance, and church duties this has been an insane week. R has been working his fanny off all summer, but especially these last few weeks trying to finish up the yard. It looks so great! I am loving our back yard. It's going to be so much fun to have it finished. We're blessing K on Sunday, so hopefully he'll be able to relax a little after that. I'll post pictures of the yard in a while.

Hopefully things will calm down a little. I doubt it, but I guess that's what life with kids is all about. Run Run Run!

Sorry for the super huge long post and the tons of pictures. Now you're up to date with our crazy life. I hope everyone is doing well.

Hair We Go

Sorry for the really lame title. I'm tired, what can I say.



Anyways, here is the update on the hair loss saga. The falling out has slowed, but it is continuing, gradually, the sides are now being affected. It is lightening up quite a bit too.



But as you can see here, regrowth has already started too, so that is good news. Hopefully the regrowth will be thick and fast and catch up with the "old" hair.



This is how B spent the first day of Sam's school. She changed close so many times I lost track, but most of the day was spent dancing around wearing whatever she could find whether dancing clothes, or princess clothes, a ribbon,or nothing at all, as was the case for lunch..I know, I decided to pick my battle, totally gross to let her eat bare naked, but she actually ate a great lunch of left over Chinese food and spaghettios. Yum!

The First Day of School

Well, we survived the start of a new school, and I think both kids are adjusting well. M is really liking her teachers (she has 2). The jury is still out on S's. He says she is mean because she makes him write his name correctly. He would write a capital M and she is making him write a lower case m. She has made him try a few times. How rude for her to want something done correctly. So we're working on him. Other than that, he loves going to school, and he loves eating lunch there.

The first day was scary for all of us. At M's meet and mingle, I had my arm around her, and I put my hand on her heart and it was going 900 miles a minute. I felt her pain. Mine was doing the same!

S got to go and meet his teacher individually on the first day of school. As we were leaving he said, I thought we were going to meet my teacher. I said, we did, that was her. He said, Oh I thought she would be young or something. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed he warms up to her! It could be a long year if not. Here are a few first day pictures

My Plea, Jessica

Here is my public cry to my sister Jess.

Please post a picture of your new 'do! We want to see the dark side of Jess. Were you channeling your inner Alice, or Bella, or whoever is dark in those crazy books?

We want to see it. You said it's down past your shoulders. I bet it hasn't been that long for what like 12 years or something! Come on. We want to see it.

Am I making a big deal out of nothing? I think probably (not). Jon, take a picture of your cute wife and post it. Your blogs are always fun! We want to see it!

Please!

If you know Jess, go to her blog and nag a little.

We love you Jess & we miss you! It's been too long since I've pested you I guess!

Kid's Say the Cutest Things

Thursday, I was sitting on the couch with Karly and Brinley. Brin and I were having a nice little talk about when she grows up. She looked at me with such a sweet face and said, "When me and Karly grow up and get our big bums, then we will be moms, right?" SO SWEET!!! NOT!!!! My diet and exercise program begins Monday!

I told this to my mom, and she told me about something Sam said. One thing about Sam is he tells you how it is. While camping, my mom was getting ready, her hair was wet and she was just getting ready to put on her makeup. He looked at her and said, "Nana, you look really young in the morning.".....and the rest of the time she looks.....

Oh we love the honesty of children!

..going a little more...

Here she is on Friday...

While on the topic of hair, Brin woke up with a nice bed head. I couldn't resist the picture....she obviously wasn't too happy about it.

And here she is looking a little better, and a little more happy (thankfully)!

Boondocks

Here are a few pictures from our Boondocks adventure. The little ones started out pooped!
The bumper boats were fun, and they only had to wait for about 20 minutes!
The start of the line for the kiddy go karts
This picture is too small too see their faces. They were both SOOO serious driving! It's a ride have fun Maddie and Sam!
Maddie relaxed a little when not at the wheel.

Brinley's healthy dinner!Sam thought the grown up go karts were more fun than the kiddy ones! (Nice photographing Madd's)