We have been having so much fun going to the pool. We are sun drenched and getting the best little workouts ever. It takes me about two hours to get ready to go though, pack a healthy lunch, loads of snacks, drinks, towels, sunscreen, extra sunscreen, magazine (for those few seconds of alone time) get the cooler iced down, put the kids in the car, forget five different things at five different times, pull out of the driveway.....Pull back in for that fifth forgotten thing and then we are off. Usually when we get there all the chairs are taken so we end up on the ground and that's not so bad. Then there is a pool break and all the kids act as though they are famished and devour what took me all morning to make and by the next pool break they are wondering why I didn't pack more food and goodies. Then it's diving board time and slide so Aynsley fights with me about going and I have to hold her and then she is crying. A few hours of fun and it is time to go home for the ever popular Nap Time! I then have to attempt to clean up the house ( since it's in a total mess from the pool pack up). We have been taking walks so Julia can ride her Razor with her friend Darby. By the time we get home it's 8:00 and time for bath, sometimes we have eaten dinner before and sometimes we still have to do that. Needless to say the summer is full and even though the days are long they don't seen long enough for my little speedsters.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful (not as hot as here) summer and we hope to hear from you all soon!
Lisa
Check out the little movie below it is fun!!!!

A Day at the Pool

Summer has just begun

So summer for our family has really kicked off in a somewhat big way. We have been going to Tanglewood what seems like every day and all the kiddies are brown and running around at home with their coppertone bottoms. Julia has become quite the diver from the diving board and Aynsley is the best little swimmer......as long as she has her lifejacket on. We also have been spending alot of time with their Grandparents in Mocksville. They are on the mend and feeling better every time we visit.

The Trampoline is still very popular around here. It gets bounced on every day but I still think Julia's favorite is the monkey bars she can't stand if she doesn't go across them ten times a day.

Gosh,
I have had the greatest intentions to add to this as much as possible. My life has exploded with too many things to do and places to go and on top of it my laptop is down for a few days.
My Dad was in a motorcycle accident a week ago today (Sunday) and was in Baptist Hospital with a broken clavicle, three fractured Ribs, a broken Toe, and Road Rash all over his arms, legs, back and tummy. Needless to say that in and of itself has had me busy. I am preoccupied in my thoughts as well. But he is now home and on the road to recovery....A long one. Gina has had surgery on her foot as well so they are a very sad pair. Unable to do too much for themselves, Fortunatly Brooke lives accross the street and has been serving up breakfast and anything else she can. She goes back to work on Monday though.
The kids have been great. We have been spending the day together today and have all enjoyed it. I will post pics soon.

Wow!! Things have been just moving along. I worked myself silly this weekend with Wake Forrest Graduation and Mother's Day all in the same weekend I had no time to remember that I even was a mother. My poor children had to just wing it for a few days......I am back and things are back to normal, running on empty.
Ross is working just the same as every but seems to be in a good mood and ready to get things finished up around our new house.
We bought a new rug for the foyer or the office, we haven't decided. He spent Tuesday finishing up the garage, and we just have to figure out what kind of furniture for our bedroom. There will be loads of other things too but the major things are what we are thinking of right now. The constant gardening (that is inherited from my favorite aunt Lynda), possibly finding furniture for odd and ends for the new house to make it our own.
I know it's boring and blaa without pictures of the babies so that is it. I will catch up with them on here tomorrow.
Until then.....

Ice Cream Weather

Today is sure to be the perfect outside Ice Cream Day!
Sunny days have been sparse here with our trying to catch up on missing rain. It wasn't even 11am and we were outside eating ice cream. The kids are ready for summer and so is mommy. Julia gets out June the 5th and that day will not come soon enough. Hope everyone out there is enjoying this beautiful day....Remember love you mother tomorrow!

The poison Ivy Blues

My little explorer Julia, has found poison ivy at her school. She says it grows up over a fence and now it is all over her face, neck, around her eyes, behind her knees, all over her tummy, Let's just say it's everywhere. I wouldn't take a picture and send you that b/c it is pretty gnarly. We have gone to the doctor and she is on a steroid that will soon clear it all up. She messed up her perfect attendance and now I have kept her out for two days.
We have all been enjoying her birthday present soooo much. Me the most I would say....They stay outside now when they go, instead of in and out the entire time. I love it and so do they.

These two love being together!










Things here at our new home are going well, we are still trying to make it our own and I guess it is going to just take time and of course money.
We love it and it will come soon enough.








If you can see Liam's finger you can tell he has a dressing on it. Last night while having dinner he proceeded to lacerate his pointer finger while I was cleaning the fingerprint stained door. So he comes running to me wailing and I immediately put a papertowel over it and throw him in the car with him holding it over his head applying pressure. I then grab the girls and put them in. He is still crying and I am trying to calm him down and talk to him about what will happen to him at the hospital. By the way he has only swimming trunks on, Aynsley has a red monkey bikini on and Julia has on a night gown with no underwear. Wow! none have shoes and we looked a mess. Who cares I am getting him to the ER as soon as possible. We get there and I am trying to carry all of them b/c they don't have shoes on and people are asking me if I need help with them and that I have my hands full. I of course being Super Mom decline. (knowing I could use the help) As we are checking in Aynsley poops in her diaper and I didn't bring the diaper bag because I was carrying all three children. Well the nurse gets socks for all and Liam a open dress to cover him and it's off to the waiting room. They bring me a diaper that is one size to small but Hey it worked. Then some crayons and paper. All the while everyone is fussing over all of us saying how adorable my family is. I am serious we looked like heck and they are all loving all over them. My funny little charmers. At any rate it ended after three hours, with three stitches and five stickers later. We made it home and everyone went to bed great. I am thankful that my boy says he will never play with knives again, we put them on top of the fridge just to be safe.
Whew!!!

Julia's 6th Birthday Extravaganza

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   Today was Julia's Birthday Party. It was planned to be an outside party filled with running, playing games, and jumping on the trampoline. As it turns out yesterday would have been the day to have it. It was what they call a soaker rain today.....Yep, we ended up having it inside with all the kids running wild through the entire house. Crazy but fun. There were about 22 kids and all the adults stayed too.

We had spin art
for them to do when they first got here,

1. then over to face painting and finished
2. it off with a pinata.
3. They were all ready for cake and ice cream after that and then before you knew it, it was over. Whew! Now we have our friends (the Delong's) over and just playing with all the new toys. Julia had a great time and I think on the whole her 6th birthday was a great success. She had a pony ride in her back yard on her true birthday, went to build a bear and made a sweet bunny she calls "Giggles" and had all of her closest friends over for what turned out to be a perfect inside party.
   I don't know if I will do as well as my friend Rachel keeping this up but I will try

I am going to work on getting this up and running I really think this will be a good way to get to everyone and let them know how we all are doing.

We have been so busy these last few weeks so it will be nice to do some catching up on the computer and news to all.