Grandparents

Neither set of my kids grandparents live close. So when they come to town, it's a big deal. (One of the reasons I home school). Daddy's parents came in from NY last week. They were here in time to go to C's baseball game Wednesday night. (which he won) They were here for just a few days, but it was so nice to spend time with them.

Wednesday night after C's game, we went to dinner (Bob Evans). Thursday morning we went to breakfast (Panera Bread) and did a little shopping (Meijer). Then it was home again, home again, jiggity jig. We spend the afternoon getting ready for C's Kindergarten graduation party (see next post). Friday morning they brought Dunkin Donuts for breakfast and then we spent most of the day here, just talking and spending time together. Friday night we went to Squealer's for dinner (YUM) and then back home for a little more time together before they went back to the hotel to get ready to leave Saturday morning. It may have been short, but it was such a good time!


C and Grandpa played a few games of Connect Four (one of C's grad presents) Then K got in on the action, and C amused himself.

K and Grandma played with Polly Pocket and her dog. They had fun doing her hair.

Both of the kids liked Grandma's iTouch. She even has bubble popping on hers! (Like the packing bubbles) Too funny!

After they left our house Friday night, we had horrible thunderstorms in the area. They were not affected at their hotel, but we lost power for about an hour. We even set up sleeping areas downstairs for everyone since it was so hot upstairs. Within 5 minutes of everyone getting settled, the electricity came back on. Figures.

Reading Fun!

I've got C signed up in 3 different reading contests this summer. The nice thing is, they kinda over lap. The 1st is through Half Price Books. He has to read for 15 minutes per day for 5 days per week. For every week he completes this, he gets a $3 gift card for Half Price Books. The 2nd is through Barnes & Noble. He has to complete a "journal" of 8 books (name, author, favorite part of the book). Once he completes his journal, he gets a free book (from a list) from B&N. He can do 2 of these journals this summer. The 3rd one is through one of our local libraries. I have to log every book he reads online. For every 10 books he reads he gets prizes and gets entered into a raffle. So far he has read 26 books, gotten 1 free book, and gotten $6 to spend! I'm pretty proud of him! I usually have to remind him to read (he is just 6), but he usually does it without complaint and sometimes it's longer than 15 minutes. I hope he's enjoying it. I'm enjoying seeing him read. You go, C!

While K and I were at the shower the other night, Daddy took C to Half Price books to spend some of his money. He got 2 books: one on the planets and one on dangerous animals. A little more "educational" than I expected but still nice books. (I think they missed the BoxCar children type books-maybe next time). "On the way home" (it isn't really) they got smoothies from Cold Stone. YUM! They saved me a little to try once we all got home. YUMMO! I'm glad they had fun.

It's HOT!

I moved north to get away from the heat and humidity! Or so I thought. This week has been so hot and humid. We usually get about 2 weeks of this kind of weather, but not until later in the summer. But I need to be thankful: my dad said in Pensacola last week it was 98 degrees and just as high humidity. We were 90 with about the same humidity. But the humidity is so different from Pensacola's. Anyways.

The kids wanted to play outside this last week. Since it was so hot, I set up the pool for them. The had a such a good time. They must have filled that pool up 3 or 4 times!

Can you see my water bill increasing the longer you look at the picture? STOP LOOKING!

Friday they played in the pool again. I usually set the umbrella up for shade around the pool. After they had come in, here is what happened to the umbrella. Needless to say, it was very windy.

M's bridal shower

Our friends (M& Green Socks) are getting married--soon! I can't believe it's less than 4 weeks away! She probably can't either. This is the wedding that C is going to be in.

Tuesday night was her church bridal shower. I decided to be brave (or stupid) and take K girl with me. More on that in a minute. First let me tell you what we got her. I picked out a 28 piece set of storage containers. I know I use mine A LOT. I also got her a 19 piece measuring set. I'd like that; those I don't have enough of. Then I let the kids pick out something for her. Here is what they picked.

C picked out the spatula (pretty practical) and K picked out the plate. I think she was hoping I'd just let her keep it. But then she kept saying it was for M's girl. Maybe M will think of my kids whenever she uses them. Too cute.

Now about the shower. She had many people come and got lots of nice stuff. One lady in our church always makes something for showers: baby or bridal. She made a beautiful blanket for her. M also got some Colts stuff (she's a huge Colts fan), some home stuff, and some gift cards. One of her good friends got her a nice duffel bag-type suitcase full of clothes for the honeymoon (shirts, tops, skirts, etc) What a cute idea!

K actually did pretty good during the shower. She "helped" me with the games, ate some food (cheese, tomatoes, chips, and cake), and then played with another little girl. They did end up getting kinda bored, but all in all weren't too bad. I still like going by myself. Oh well!

Weekend guests

This past weekend we had 2 guests stay with us, Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. Here is the first one. What a good doggie! The second guest was one of Mugsy's "owners(?). The youngest of our friends (J&T). We will call her "Chunk-A-Monk." I swear she weighs more than my 2 combined! She looks rolly polly but is so much heavier than she looks even! But she is such a cutie! She was such a good girl, really only fussed when put down to sleep (nap and bed). She's about 13 months younger than K girl. K was somewhat jealous of her in regards to daddy. Kinda funny.

Friday night after dinner, we let the kids ride bikes out front for a little while. Saturday morning, C had a game (he lost). After the game, one of the coaches treated all the kids to ice cream at DQ. Too cute! He even got one for K! Then home for naps, grass mowing, hair cuts, showers, baths. For dinner we went out to eat. It's so different to ask for a table for 5. I'm thankful for my little family. That evening while some played Wii, the girls painted toe nails and fingernails. Monk wanted nothing to do with it. Sunday morning was a little busier getting another girl ready. She went right into nursery for Sunday School and did fine all the way through church. When I went in to get her, she had messed all the way through her pretty dress! Poor thing. Poor nursery workers. Then it was home, lunch, and naps. Daddy and Mommy came and got her about 4.

It was a fun weekend; something different. My kids didn't want her to leave. Even though she was a very good girl, I had a different opinion. I like my 2 kids. 2hands=2kids

We were going to take pictures of the kids in their Sunday best after we got home from church. The diaper issue changed that. So all we have are pictures from Friday night.