Visit with Kayla & Jonathon

A couple of weeks ago we got the opportunity to visit with Kayla & Jonathon (Jeff's kids) for the weekend. Mom rented a 15 passenger van, and took us all to the Myrtle Beach Aquarium. We had a great time. The Weeky Wachy Spring Mermaids were making an apperance from FL, and boy was mom excited. Leah was really excited too, she wanted to know if Ariel was going to be there. I told her maybe one of Ariels friends would be there. They did put on a great show, but my camera was taking very dark pictures because the room we were in was really dark. The kids also had a great time at the sting ray tank and the horseshoe crab tank. Jonathon really had to get his nerve up to touch the horseshoe crabs, but he finally did it and was quite proud of himself. After the aquarium we stopped for a good hamburger and some milkshakes. It was yummy!! It was a great time, and we look forward to seeing them again at Christmas.

Piano Camp

Once Emma finished Summer Academy I wanted her to be able to do something special. She felt like since she was going to the Academy for four weeks that she was missing out on a lot of fun stuff(she only went in the mornings). She really wasn't, we weren't doing anything different during the day, but it didn't change the fact that she felt left out. So I decided that we would have a yard sale and raise enough money for her to be able to take a piano camp at the music studio where I teach. She was really excited about it, and wanted to help me get together things to sell at the yard sale. She had a great time at camp and by the second night she was able to play Mary Had a Little Lamb. I actually got emotional. I am such a sap these days!! She had so much fun that we decided to put her in weekly lessons. We will see how this works out!!

Talented Uncle Randy

Recently we got Leah a big girl bed, and we weren't able to find bedrails that would fit her headboard and footboard that we already had. So we had to buy a basic frame that the mattress and boxspring sets in, and she just didn't have a headboard. I wanted to do something for a headboard, and Uncle Randy agreed to paint something on her wall for us. He has so much talent, I was hanging up yard sale signs and just about missed the whole thing. It seemed like it was done in a flash. I am sure he would disagree, but he really did a great job, and Leah loves it. The bird cage goes along with her quilt,which is kitty cats, and one of the squares has this bird cage and bird on it. Thanks Uncle Randy for adding this special touch to Leah's room.

Jack and the Beanstalk Update

The play was adorable. The props were on the chalk board and on the white board. The teacher assistant did a great job on them. Emma did a great job and read all of her lines very well. She looked adorable. We took Jackson with us and he thought it was pretty cute too. After that we took a little trip to McDonald's and then the girls wanted Jackson to come home with us and play for a while. If Randy see's this picture that I am posting he will never speak to me again. When they play dress up, there is nothing else but girly stuff here for him to wear. (I hope he understands!!) It was a great day, Emma was glad to be done with Summer Academy so she could sleep in and they all had fun together playing so nicely.

Jack and the Beanstalk!!

Today is Emma's last day of her Summer Academy. They are putting on a play of Jack and the Beanstalk. Emma got the part of the Mother. Go figure. She is perfect for this role. We dressed her up this morning in a skirt and top, apron, and a rag on her head. She looked so cute. You know you are going to have a great day when you drop your kid off and everyone goes on and on about how cute she is. Well if they don't do anything right for the rest of the day, they got this one right. She was so cute and excited I couldn't hardly contain myself. I got right teary eyed. What was also funny is that all Emma could talk about was how cute one of her friends was going to be. Julia was going to be the cow. Do you think Emma really realized that Julia is getting sold for FOOD!!

Sorry for the fuzzy pictures. My camera was on a weird setting!

More to come once I get to see the play.........

Birthday Party Fun

The girls went to a birthday party that had a wonderful clown. This was a great time, the clown did a magic show, balloon figurines, face painting, and there was a bounce house in the backyard. I felt like I was at a private carnival. Mimi the clown did a great job, and I now want her to come do a party for the girls. Not the house and all, just Mimi. She really enjoyed herself, and we all laughed really hard and enjoyed ourselves as well. Here are some pictures of the painting on the girls. It was no small potatoes. She really did it up, glitter and all!! I didn't take my camera to the party, I didn't think that I would want any pictures of the neighbor's party. I wished I had my camera, the kids really had a good time and I missed some good shots. Lesson learned!!

4th of July

Emma liked to write her name with the sparkler.
Not thrilled with this idea!

For the 4th, we went over to some friends house and cooked out and made homemade ice cream. It was so yummy. We had a great time, and once it got dark the kids did sparklers. Leah is not a fan, but Emma really liked them.