Pool Fun

 

The kids convinced me to get our small pool out the other day and they had a blast playing in it. It did attract most of the neighbor kids and at one point there were 7 kids in the pool. A few too many for me to handle, but I have a hard time saying "no!" This will be the first of many time the pool with be out. It is pretty cheap and fun entertainment for the kids and it keeps the cool and happy. I am hoping we will make it this year to Ross Park to let them play there, I know they would love it. Next week we are going to Heise and it will be a blast the kids are really looking forward to it. In the meantime, the little pool with had to do.

Play Time

 

The kids love to be outside and can play outside all day long if I would let them. Paxten especially loves to be outside and always wants to be doing what the older kids are doing. He does not like to be left out!! The kids love to play at the park or at the various schools before lunches and the could play on the playground for hours!! Aren't they the cutest kids?? I sure think so! I love seeing them healthy, happy, and full of all that energy!!!

New Boys Room

Since we had out water problems back in May, I decided that it would be a good time to repaint some of the house, especially walls that will soon have crown molding on them. I have been dragging my feet about doing it and trying to motivate myself to do it for the last month. I really dont like painting. Well the kids (Parker and Paige) were at Claire and Avery's house for a sleepover last weekend and I got the motivation to do some painting. I went to the store, got the paint and supplies and got Parker and Paxten's room ready to paint. As soon as I got Paxten to sleep I went to work on the room and made good progress. Matt had worked a double shift that day and when he got home he helped me by rolling the walls as I was doing the edges and corners. About halfway into the can of paint Matt noticed that there was a blob of blue that wasn't mixed, not good!! He mixed it with the rest of the paint and we finished painting the room, hoping that it wouldn't be too much of a difference. After staying up until 2:30 a.m. We went to bed. When I woke up the next morning and looked at the walls I was so mad, all that time and hard work and you can visibly see the difference in the paint around the edges and the middle!! That paint should have been mixed very well from just coming from the store. The guy that helped me in the paint section is a complete idiot and I am not sure why he still has a job. I have had several problems with him in past times at the store and when I saw it was him working in the paint section that night I almost asked for someone different because of how much I don't like this guy. He has no communications skills, he won't look at you when you are talking, which is horrible customer servie and he doesn't know what he is doing most of the time. Anyways, I was very mad about the paint issue. Matt took the can of paint back, which was empty, and the store gave us our money back. Which we used to buy another can of paint! So I spent the next day re-painting the entire room because I wasn't sure what color this one was going to be. I finally got it done and got the stripes painted on and Parker loves the new room, so I guess it was all worth it for him to love it. On the other hand, that did not motivate me to to the kitchen and hallway as well. I do love how a room smells and feels, and looks after a fresh coat of paint. It makes my other walls feel old and dingy. So maybe that will be my motivation to finish the rest of the painting....let's hope!

School Lunches at the Park

We have been going pretty regularly to get free school lunches for the kids and we have been rotating the schools and parks we go to for a little playtime variets. This particular day we went to Jensen's grove. The kids had fun playing and they were "starving" by the time it was lunch time. I was so suprised at how well Paxten ate his hamburger. I think this is the first time he has ever eaten a hamburger and he probably ate 1/2 of it!! I think my boys are growing, they sure can eat when they are hungry. We are loving spending time outside and can hardly believe June is over already, the summer is flying by!

Cousins

 

Playing Auntie

My sister called me last Friday and wondered if I would watch Z-Man while they went to a birthday party. YES! I will do whatever I can to help out my sister and spend some time with my super cute nephew. The kids love him too and can't get enough of him. In fact I think Z was to mesmorized by the kids he just sat and watched them for about 35 minutes before he got bored. He was a really good boy and only got fussy right before his mom came back to get him just before 10 pm. I think Paxten and Z are going to be our double trouble in the family. Paxten sure loves hims and gives him hugs whenever he comes over, it is soooooo cute!! Stroller Ride

Sleepover

The kids have been begging to have a sleepover with the new neighbors, Claire and Avery (who we have know for along time and we were super excited when they bought the house next door!) Last week I finally gave in to the begging. Although they wanted to sleep outside in the tent, I felt it was still a little to cold to do that so the girls came over and we pulled out they air mattress and the kids watched a movie and had popcorn. After 10 pm I finally said it was time to go to bed. Paige and Claire were in Paige's room just giggling for the longest time. I finally shut my bedroom door after 11 pm and told them to go to sleep!! I am not sure what time the finally fell asleep, but they were up at 7 AM!!! Crazy girls!! They hada fun time and I am sure this will be the first of many sleepovers for these kids!! So glad we have good neighbors with kids my kids get a long with!