Friday, July 30, 2010

visit

Anticipating a visit from my very best and longest friend in the whole world and her 4 kids!!!! Can't wait to see them all! I'm sure there will be lots of eating,playing, laughing, crying, running, swimming, exploring and fun to be had! Oh, and 3 very tired but happy parents in the end!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

bday



Owen turned 7 yesterday and lost his two front teeth. One in the morning during his baseball game. The other during his sleepover with friends. After showing us the second one, he announced that this was his best birthday ever! He is such a sweet boy and I am so happy the day was what he wanted it to be.

Friday, July 9, 2010

I realize fighting is a part of the deal when you have a sibling. Elizabeth and I had a few doozies that I remember. One especially good one was in the middle of the night when she accused me of stealing her blanket. It was a knock down drag out with punches thrown. I'm sure her version is different. Macie and Chase just had a blowout this morning fighting over who knows what. According to them the other looked at him/her the wrong way or snarled at the other, Whatever the reason, it doesn't matter. This one included pushing, shoving, yelling and a baluster knocked out of the stair railing. Lovely. Two more things to fix around here, their attitudes and the railing! Is it time for school to start yet?

Monday, July 5, 2010

Home again

After a week in Texas, Macie and Chase arrived home safely yesterday afternoon. They spent the week with my great aunt Lynn and great uncle Guy. I used to spend my summers lazing at the lake with them. We really haven't had much of an opportunity for our kids to spend any time with my mother's family so I was grateful that they could go and that Lynn and Guy were up for the challenge! They went fishing, swam in the lake, learned to bait catfish, shot a rifle, rode a 4 wheeler(Macie flipped it into the lake!) and got to be kids.

While they were away I got to experience what it is like to be the parent of only 2 children! Boy what a difference! I enjoyed my time with Avery and Owen and was surprised at how much more relaxed I was. It's so much easier to say "yes" when you only have two kids to worry about! Owen's best friend Carter and his family joined us for the Fourth of July weekend. To say he was in heaven is an understatement. It was pretty much Owen and Carter 24/7.

Now that we are all back under one roof, it is definitely a reality check. I feel my stress level rising with the sheer managing of 4 loud and busy kids. It was a nice experience for all of us to have. Them to experience some freedom and get away from their day to day grind. For Owen and Avery to finally be the "big kids" and get me and Stew all to themselves. For as much as we all enjoyed it though, I'll take my crazy four any day! It feels good to be home again!