Date with L

This week everyone is gone in the morning except for L and I. Today he took me out on a date.  We went for an early lunch at a frozen yogurt place.  So fun hanging with this handsome guy.  

He got the really big cup since he was paying!

The boys are back

We picked the boys up today!  I was so excited to have them back.  Great news... L accepted Christ at camp!! PTL. I am so excited for the big news.  

On another note, I picked up the boys today!   I had forgotten how exhausting it can be with 4 kids.  All of them wanted my attention at one time.  I love how things went right back to normal.  I am exhausted today for sure.  Happily exhausted!

We decided to tackle some crafts today since the boys were so tired.  So here they are...survival bracelets and rubber band bracelets.

Supplies ....check

We did it!

Almost done

Say Mooooo

Today we made cow shirts for Chik fil a day.  My plan was to only make the shirts but the girls had a different idea.   By the time we were done, we had shirts, tails, masks and bells.  We had a lot of fun and the employees enjoyed out masks.  I enjoyed not having to pay for dinner. 

K and her friend

Now on to the masks.

My 3 little cows

Me and my friend

We had lots of fun!

And then there was one

After all these years, we are down to one- child that is.  I guess this is how it will feel when everyone is off at college...but one.  She was very sad without her other half,K.  They are so close in age neither one remembers anytime without the other.  Irish twins.  I still had a good night with only one.  I got to have some special one on one time.  Love her. 

Beach Day

We packed up and headed to the beach!  We built lots of sand castles and collected shells.  Dad and the kids saw fish as big as the boogie board.  K "found" a hermit crab when it pinched her foot.  Dad actually caught it.  It looked like rain but the wind blew it around us.  A great day with the whole family!

Packed up and ready to go

Hermie the crab

Dad and L

Of course a day at the beach is not complete without a snack!

Summer Camp

I drop the boys and their friends this morning at camp.  They were so excited to go back to camp!  I am excited to have the week to spend with the girls! 

The claw machine

So today we went to a Mexican restaurant that ha a claw machine.  The boys took a turn at it.  L and W won stuffed animals.  The best prize of the day was the "GCU" hat, our friend J won.  What is GCU?  We have no idea 

Swimming in the rain...again

It is still raining!  It is amazing how long it has been raining.  The boys thought they would try the pool in the rain.  

The boys on the side had gotten a little cold.  

Swimming in the Rain

Since it has not stopped raining for days, we were all going stir crazy.  It did lighten up so out the door we went. The kids had a great swim in the lake in the rain.  

Happy 4th of July!

Our traditional decorate the dock contest has been postponed for this year.  We did all put on our 4th of July tie die shirts.    It has been a rainy, rainy day but we are still enjoying our family and celebrating our freedoms.   

Spa day

It has been raining non stop since we got up this morning.  We decided to use some time having a spa day.   We soaked our feet, massaged them with lotion and painted our nails.   We had lots of fun! 

Water Fun

We had a few friends over for water fun.  We pulled out the slipping slides, water balloons and water guns (and buckets).  We had a wonderful time getting wet with friends. The funniest thing was the younger boys could not get the water balloons to fit over the faucet.  Being the inventive kids that they are, they decided to drink the water first.  Then spit it into the water balloons.  Everyone ran when these balloons came out!

These were the balloons that worked a little better

The older kids were very nice to let all ages play.  We all had a great time.

Summer storm

All of a sudden we had a massive storm! It came out of nowhere.  Our power was out for about 4 hours.  My phone has been doing some crazy things lately so I decided to let it die.  My timing was perfect today.  My phone died right when the power went out.  So I was able to use our generator.  This was a gift about 4 years ago.  Thankfully we have not had a reason to use it in all those years.  Today I got to turn it on to charge my phone!  My hubby and I were so excited to see if it would work after all these years- it did!!

Camp is over

Everyone was ready for bed tonight.  The girls had a great time at camp. They were exhausted!  We were able to go and watch K ride horses tonight.  It was so cool seeing her control the horse after only one week.  She was amazing! 

This was their craft from the week.  It is already on our door.  

Swim lessons

The girls always love takin swim lessons. We have a wonderful teacher!  They cried one day when it was cancelled due to rain.  After lessons we closed down the pool.   The weather was so nice that I could not make them leave.  

Relaxing

After a week in the sun we decided to have a weekend in doors.  Everyone got to choose the inside activity they wanted to do.  It was very nice! 

Also our Meme and Poppy made it home.  After 3 weeks without them around - everyone was excited to hear all about their trip.  

Camps

This week the girls are going to camp. They both have an all day camp. I picked this one up and she said "I am worn out."  This coming from my mover and shaker is a shock!  She must have had a great day!  

Lake day

Today was youth lake day.  We had a great time hanging with the youth!  They are so fun for the kids to hang with.  Especially these special ones!

Lemonade Stand

We had a lemonade stand today.  We made lemonade, made signs and set out the table.  After about 15 minutes, the girls were done.  We did not have many buyers.  (Really only about 5- not including W). We did raise some money for books for a children's hospital.  That was our purpose.  Maybe we will try again tomorrow.  

Milkshakes and games

After a wonderful afternoon at the pool, we cooled down with a milkshake.  Then we headed home to what I thought would be board game night.  It ended up being mine craft night.   It didn't matter what game we were playing as long as we were together.  A great end to a fun day!

Rainy Day Fun

It was another rainy day.  It was nice to be able to kick back and relax.  The girls wanted to make cake pops with their new maker. (thanks CC!)  We had a lot of fun making them.  I am not so sure how tasty they thought they were.  K tried to convince L he needed to eat it!!