Campground Fun

In my opinion...the best part of the whole trip is the time we spend around the camp. The kids liked making smores and riding in the golf cart at night. Emily even gor to take down some popsicles since Mamaw put them in her Rv freezer before they left to meet us all down there. Here are a few of my favorite pics. Gotta love the first one that Nikki took of Emily giving her the morning don't mess with me look! Ha Ha!

Splash N Safari

Here are some pics from Splash N Safari. There aren't many because it is hard enough to keep up with a 2 year old near the water. LOL
In addition to the spray/sprinkler area..Emily loved the wave pool that Papaw Jeff keep taken her over too! Any one that knows Emily, knows that this was her favorite part of the whole trip.
Of course, we didn't see Matthew or the bigger kids much because there were tons of neat slides and things to do for their age groups.

Holiday World Family Trip 2008

Last Week my extended family including my Mom, Jeff, and siblings with their kids went on our annual 3 night/4 day camping-Holiday World Trip. We spent two days at Holiday World and the kids had a blast. One day was pretty much Splash N Safari with rides in the evening. We stayed at the Rudolph Camp Grounds in rental rv's and took a shuttle over to the amusument park everyday. In the evening we cooked our food on the grill together and hung out at the campground, rode the golf carts around, or went fishing, or to the park. It was a nice relaxing trip that I look forward to every year! Thanks Mom & Jeff for making this trip happen!!

Happy Birthday Sis (Aunt Shannon)

We hope you had a special day and I am glad that we got to celebrate with you and the kids on our family trip.....Emily says Luvs you Aunt Shannon!

Aaah..to be 28 again!!

The Fabulous Four

Okay, I figured since all of my favorite little ones were all together today...I would TRY to get a picture of all of us together before Matthew headed out to work. After several tries this is all we got . LOL
As you can see, Fallyn and Emily were more into their conversation than a picture session and I was trying to hold down Colton and Bella. Oh well! That's it...the Fabulous Four plus Me

Magnificent Monday!

Since we are going to Holiday World and camping this Wednesday, I had everyone on Monday this week. Colton also came over because his sitter needed the day off. It was a nice, busy, and fun day for the kids. Colton comes early, so he and Emily played together alone for a few hours before the girls got here. Emily showed him her new kitchen and tried dressing him in her sunglasses and jewelry (sorry Jeromy).

We had both of our snacks outside on the porch and played with the bubble maker and colored out there ... including my windows(with window markers)! After nap, we striped down to diapers and had popsicles and water table fun out in the yard. I also sprayed whipped cream on the table and the kids had a blast playing in that. Fallyn wasn't to sure at first....but decided it was funny!

Last Week @ Miss Stephanie's

I thought that since I share how much fun we have with our babysitting kids here on Mondays and Wednesdays, that I would share some pics of Emily at Miss Stephanie's and Maya's. She loves going to play when I have the opportunity to work. Last week I worked on Thursday and Friday while Patty took a few days off. Miss Stephanie had a ocean/beach theme. We tried to dress accordingly for fun. It turned out that Maya and Emily were dressed alike on Friday. She has a blast there! I crave your energy Stephanie!!! I think I do well for 2 days but 5 a week..WOW! Thanks for all of the fun and the pictures to share!

Lazy Morning on the Porch

This morning after getting up everyone sat on the porch for awhile before it got hot. Mike and Matthew also took T.C out with us to get some fresh air. He thought it would be a nice morning to give him a spray bath outside and clean his cage down real good in the yard. Here are a few shots of our feathered boy enjoying the morning....

Little Miss Hollywood

Emily cracks us up with having to have all of her accessories on before we leave the house! I think she has been watching Mommy get ready for way to long! She keeps her bracelets, necklaces, and a few different pairs of sunglasses in her purse so she knows where they are.....

First Head "Injury"

Well Emily finally did it! Running, running, running thru the house. She was soooo excited that it was Wednesday and her friends were coming over to play! Just as Fallyn arrived, she decided to take off running down the hall into her bedroom and tripped on her flower rug and landed right into the corner of her dresser. This at 25 months is the first fall she's had and hit her head. It looks much worse than you can tell in the picture because you can't really see all the blue puffiness around it. Don't worry it didn't phase her she kept trying to still run around ALL day! As a matter of fact, she wouldn't even take a nap today!

Lunch with Mommy

This morning I had some things to do around the house like laundry, phone calls, clean the refrigerator, etc. I started feeling guilty and decided to run a few errands to get us out of the house since I babysit on Monday and Wednesdays and Emily would be stuck in until Thursday. We went to get her a few pairs of summer pajamas at the Carter's outlet ($5.99 a pair) that she really needed and stopped in the Chick-Fil-A for lunch so she could play and eat. She seemed to like the toddler section just fine but kept wanting to climb up into the the tunnel.........

Our Neighborhood Pool....

I decided to take Emily for an hour or so over to our neighborhood pool for the first time this season. We stayed in the baby pool section and played with all of their pool toys. Emily had a good time except for falling into the lounge chair and getting her butt and foot stuck! Sorry not to many pics because she kept me hopping!

Meet & Greet @ Miss Stephanie's

Tonight we had a pizza/pitch- in dinner at Miss Stephanies. She thought it would be a good idea for all the parents to have a chance to meet and get to know each other since all of our kids play together while we work. Instead of having her once a month Parent Night Out..we did this instead. It was to also give us a chance to see how our little ones interact at her house and see what some of the things are their favorites to do. Emily seemed to enjoy her sand table and the swing the most outside..and inside in the basement she loved the big slide and the drums. Even though Emily only goes 2-3 Fridays a month and is very part-time, I couldn't ask for a better place for her to stay. Thanks alot Stephanie for all the love and lets not forget teaching structure you provide to our little ones! Emily has such a blast at your house..and we have already framed 2 of your VERY nice crafts!