A day at the Pool!!!

We enjoyed a great day at the pool today with "Baby Ayla"!! Barrett enjoyed showing her All the "dos and don'ts" of the pool!!!





Well, after we finished swimming and napping it was time for a Popsicle..Barrett and I had an agreement - if he would take a nap....he could have a popsicle. Well...he barely touched his, but Ayla on the other hand....LOVED her's...


I thought I had hidden this, but those two found it...so they enjoyed making lots of fun and interesting creations. And yes, Barrett is outside in his underwear - True Rednecks...I know - I just pick my battles, and that was one I was going to fight at that moment!!!

What a DAY.....We did a lot!!

I am so very proud of Carson today (well I am every day, but today I was extra proud). I had worried that we might have another "going to school" issue this morning, because of the long weekend and the Bighams being here. But....I am happy to announce that he did GREAT!!! He got up this morning...ate breakfast...got dressed...and not a single word about going to school. I wanted to take him this morning and pick him up, because it was going to be REALLY hot - but he didn't want me to. In fact...when we got up to the Club House to wait for the bus - he went over to his little friends! When the bus got there...he just ran to get on the bus - I stopped him to give me a kiss goodbye and I think that embarrassed him!! I think he has finally adjusted to school!! He is really growing up fast...it makes me a little sad, but yet I am thrilled to see him branching out and exploring what is out there. I don't know what his teacher's trick is...but it worked and I thank her for that!!!

On another note....

We had so much fun today!! Jennifer, Alan, Ayla, Barrett, and myself went to Sharon Woods Park today, and enjoyed playing on the playground and in the water. It was very hot out there today...I would have to say it is hotter right now than it has been all summer. The park has a wonderful water pad, but it was broken today...of all days!!!

The kids had a blast playing...here are some pictures of their day at the park!!






I had to share this picture with everyone...Barrett stood on this rock - and at the top of his lungs he sang, "I'm the King of the Mountain!"



Then of course we had to have some sort of drama out there today....Barrett refused to wear his crocs while RUNNING through the little ROCK creek, and he fell (it looked like he was sliding into home plate!! He was "Drama Queen" for about 10 min. over it - he was telling everyone (that would listen - even people he didn't know) about his hurt knee!!



After Davy got home...all three had hair-cut appointments (and Alan got his cut too!), so after the LONG 2 HOUR experience...we went to Moe's for dinner. On Tuesday's they have "Kids Eat Free" with an adult purchase, so we went there!! Ayla and Barrett were soooo funny. I shared some of my cheese dip with Ayla (she had never had any on a chip). She LOVED it!! She was licking (I'm not kidding) the bowl...and then would lick her lips





Carson was busy chillin with the "big" boys (Davy and Alan), so he set at the other end of the table. Barrett pulled one of my old tricks (thanks to mom sharing with them how to hide their food when they didn't want to eat it). He wanted a cookie, but we told him he had to finish this dinner first.....well....all of a sudden the food was gone (like in 5 seconds gone). He said he wanted his cookie because he had finished his meal...I knew there was NO WAY he had finished it that fast!! I also noticed that the wrapper and all was gone, so I asked him where the wrapper was and he said, "It's gone!"...I knew then he had tried to hide it (thanks mom!! j/k). So, I found it...and wouldn't you know - I found all of his dinner!!

Here is a picture of what was in his lap....

When we got home from dinner...we had Ayla's (late) birthday party. We were unable to make it to her real party, so Jennifer bought a cookie cake, and we celebrated together here. They had a ball celebrating Ayla's birthday with her...and so did we!!!

Yeah...the Bighams are here!!!

We are so excited that Alan, Jennifer, and Ayla are here for the week!! They got here around 6:00 Monday evening, and the boys were so excited!! Barrett and Ayla love playing together...Barrett enjoys showing Ayla all the "bad" things to get into!! We are going to take them to Sharon Wood Park tomorrow while Carson is at school!! I hate that Carson will be in school during the day while we are at the park, but we will be sure to have some fun when he gets home!!

We took MiMi and Pop to MiMi's for lunch!!!

After church on Sunday, we took MiMi and Pop to eat at MiMi's for lunch. The boys had always wanted to take them there!! We enjoyed a great day Sunday with them just hanging out. After church Sunday night, they played Monopoly Jr. together...the boys are having a hard time adjusting to them being gone. If I have heard it once...I have heard it a million times - this statement...."When are MiMi and Pop coming back?" So, mom and dad...start looking at your calendar!!!




And of course....here is a picture of Barrett while we were waiting to leave - you just never know what he is going to do!

Saturday was FULL of Excitement!!!

Saturday started out with a BANG!!! Everyone was up around 9ish, and my parents and I went walking....while we were gone Davy started fixing a BIG BREAKFAST for all of us....that sweet little hubby!!!



We took my parents to see Carson's school and Davy's office...and then drove them around to look at a few of the houses we have looked at (we still haven't sold our house yet!!). After we got back...Davy started the grill and we just hung out for a little while. The boys took a great nap...and by the time we got them up - it was time to leave to head to the Cincinnati Reds game!!!




We drove downtown to the game, and all of us walked over to the stadium...as you can tell we were all decked out in our Reds stuff! The boys got mom and dad Reds shirts to wear..






Before walking in - we had to have a picture taken with MiMi and Pop and the boys....aren't they cute!!!




We had a great time at the game...it was a little slow during parts, but the Reds won 7-6 right there at the end~~~ The boys did GREAT!!! We could not have asked them to do any better!!





The best part of the game was when Carson caught (well...got hit with a foul ball). You should have seen his face!!! He was FLOORED!! He was toooo excited to cry about the pain...I think this is the most excited about a bruise I have ever seem him get!! It was priceless......and I am glad my parents were here to enjoy the excitement with us!!!

The Parents Made It....

My parents were able to come up for a visit this weekend since it was a long weekend!! They got in around 10ish last night. The boys were already in bed (watching a movie...just about asleep) when my parents got here....well you can only imagine how fast they were up out of the bed when they heard my parents!!!




As you can tell from the picture taken with Barrett....in one picture he is in the "Arkansas Razorback with Black Stripes"(as he calls it), and then he is in the Spiderman Costume --- all of this is within 20 mins. of each other!!!

Carson has become a Bus Pro....

So much for me thinking that the bus riding would never work. He loves it!!! In fact he wants to ride it in the morning and in the afternoon!!!! It is great that he enjoys it and he is doing soooooo much better with going to school, but it breaks my heart that he doesn't want me to take him or pick him up anymore.


Barrett seems to think he must change clothes every hour on the hour...so people NEVER know what to expect to see my child dressed in when we come to the clubhouse in the mornings and afternoons to get Carson!! He was the Black Spiderman this time....I think that afternoon he was a basketball player!! You just NEVER know with him!!

I will start volunteering at Carson's school next week on Wed. and then will volunteer every Wednesday after that...oh yeah...I was asked to be their class "Room Mom"....can you just imagine how excited I was --- this is one of the reasons I LOVE being a Stay-at-home mom!!!