June 9, 2009

My little guy has finally gotten over his fear of the skid steer . . .



Daddy and the kids moved some rocks, dirt and tree stumps . . . and filled in some holes, while I brought out my camera for a little nature study . . .



Bayleigh's legs finally fell asleep on the skid steer, so she hopped off to help me search for new "victims" to photograph.



The temperature was much cooler today, and after lunch we got a drenching . . . not to mention a few tornado warnings . . .



After the rain slowed down to a light drizzle, I found Bayleigh outside playing in the mud holes.


It's fun being five!

June 8, 2009

It was SO hot today. But I'm still holding off in regards to turning the A/C on. Unfortunately even with all the windows open and the ceiling fans going, it was still a little on the uncomfy side while I was doing all the laundry, cleaning the bedrooms and taking out the trash. I actually perspired! And that right there is a rare occurrence . . . Luckily I finished my Monday to-do's early, which allowed me to head to the beach with the family . . .



Eli played in the gravel/sand, and acted like he had an aversion to getting in the water. His experience in the creek last week was a little chilly, and I don't think he wanted a repeat.




Bayleigh, however, had no problems diving in . . .



I DID manage to coax the little guy down to the edge of the water, and slowly got him acclimatized to the temperature . . .

and then he braved a trip out to daddy and had a lot of fun. It was a great way to cool down after cleaning house all day.

I ended up taking so many pictures I filled my 2GB card for the first time ever. WOW! 614 pictures. I'm gonna have to get another card . . .

June 7, 2009

There was a lot of creating going on today. We started out with a few games of Candyland . . .



and then moved on to the Play-Doh. While I was keeping Eli busy with the Play-Doh . . .




Bayleigh shut herself in her room to play with the Lite Brite that I picked up at a yard sale yesterday . . .



Who knew these little pegs would keep her entertained for HOURS?! I'd say this was WELL worth the money.




Tonight I cut up our first cucumber from the garden. It tasted pretty close to heaven . . .



Can't wait for the next few to come along! This one went down like a box of Godiva Chocolates.

June 6, 2009

I caught my little guy talking on his banana this morning. He's such an innovative little thinker . . .



and later I caught him in Bayleigh's room, with one of her sticker packs. Guess he thought he'd detail his dump truck . . .




Then I caught the kids (namely Bayleigh) playing dress up. After observing their antics for a few moments, I found that they were playing the scene from Cinderella where the princess loses her glass slipper, and the Prince finds her and asks her to marry him. Hearing my two year old saying, "Will You Marry Me?", made mommy's heart stop for a few seconds.




Last night after I put the kids to bed, I took my camera out on the deck and captured a few pictures of my hanging plant, with the moon in the background. It's beautiful, but I can't wait until it stops shining in the bedroom windows and keeping me up. We've GOT to get blinds!




That will be at the top of a future shopping list.

June 5, 2009

Since Bayleigh has gotten out of school, she has bugged Dave and I to play either Candyland or Chutes and Ladders with her every hour of every day.

As much as I'd like to while my day away playing games . . . ALAS! There is still work to be done. Maybe I need to schedule in certain time frames for board games each day . . . at least until she is all gamed out!

June 4, 2009

Today was the day I went in for my yearly womanly exam. (YUCK!) My mom had her appointment right after mine, so we rode down together, shared some really off color jokes and laughed until we cried. It's rare that we get time together without the kids being along, and it was nice to just get out and spend some time together . . . even if it was for such an unsavory occasion.



And it just so happened that my WONDERFUL local scrapbooking store was doing something wonderful for the troops overseas. I brought in my box full of goodies, and addressed it to a special little lady that I've never actually met, but conversed with for almost 7 years, via the internet. The LSS is paying the shipping for all the boxes brought in. THANKS SHERRY! YOU ROCK!

And I just had to record this memory. My little girl still asks for me to tuck her in each night and read her a bedtime story. I know that soon, she'll be able to read by herself, and she won't want me to tuck her in anymore. She's growing too stinking fast! I'm glad she still wants me to tuck her in each night, and I'm glad she still believes in fairy tales.

June 3, 2009

This week has been a flurry of house cleaning with my new "schedule". Monday was the bedrooms (but I spent most of the day actually working on cleaning out the garage), Tuesday was spent catching up on the bedrooms and cleaning the bathrooms, and today it was "kitchen" day.

I finally ended up moving that cart on wheels (the junk catcher) out for the garage sale and moving this cute little table and chairs in. As you can already see, Dave has got a pair of sunglasses, some misc. papers and his brief case piled on the table and chair. Maybe I need to concentrate my efforts to the entry . . .