Day at the Lake

We are having such a fun summer.  Isabelle, James, Robert, and I packed a lunch (and got sandwiches from Subway) and took all our stuff to the park in Windsor.  They loved it.  I sat on the "beach" front and made friends with Monique, and fed my family lunch, relaxed and watched them swim in the lake.  Had a fabulous day at the park.

Look at me MOM

Isabelle wanted to go out in the deep; James close to the shore.

I'm Superman!!

My wonderful husband and kids.  I love them.

Isabelle is the most adorable little girl ever.  She looks at me and say, "Mom, you're beautiful, I love to look at you." She loves to dance, and sings all day long.  She made a wonderful 3 page treasure hunt that we all went on today, and then they went swimming.

James is my sweet little boy.  He loves telling jokes at the dinner table.  He has to be busy all the day.  He still loves Scooby Doo, and loves to wear a cape and pretend he is scrappy doo."puppy power" And "James Power".  He loves to snuggle, and read books.  His favorite song is popcorn popping, and he loves to dance. He loves to laugh, and he loves to play.  He also can through a good fit.  LOL 

My children make life more enjoyable than I could ever have imagined.

Bike riding

We have been bike riding, and visiting parks.  I'm just putting this all together for time's sake.  We went to a park in Winder that has a beach.  You swim in the lake, and they have a sandy beach area to play in along the shore, and you can take your boat, and other vehicles out on the lake.  We will go visit again and swim.
James talked to Bobby on the phone one afternoon, and said, "Daddy, I want to go eat and play basketball with you."  So, we went to eat and to the park to play a little basketball with Daddy.  They are so cute.
We have gone to the splash park a few times at Spring Canyon Park "the giant park" by our house, and we love to just ride around the trailer park (really this is a little nerve racking for me because of the cars that might come up the street), and the kids love to go swimming.  It has been a great summer so far, and we are having fun together.

cleaning

Let it begin.  I made a 2 week schedule for my Spring Cleaning adventures.  And, I am taking a break in-between, that's why it's a 2 week schedule.  I got my house "almost" finished this week.  I had these nasty brownish stains in my bathtub that I couldn't get out == no matter what I tried.  So, I was researching the internet about it (again) and made a list of everything I could find that people suggested.  I had a list of 20 things, and got down to the last 5 when I happened upon Hydrogen peroxide.  The post on the internet said that the stains should "instantly" disappear, and when they didn't I was again disappointed, but I had to make a rush into the other room to save my children from themselves.  They don't have as much fun when Mom is cleaning, and get into some messy messes that I then have to clean up - another reason for the 2 week schedule.  When I finally go back to the bathroom I saw, to my delight, that the stains were lighter.  I decided to try the peroxide again with part of the bathtub, and go on with some nail polish remover on a few spots.  I let them sit for awhile, and low and behold, the peroxided worked.  YEA!!!  I had to treat it 3 times, and go to the store for more peroxide, but I'm sold on the peroxide for stains.

We have gone to the playground, played in the rain, played dress-up, and much much more.

I'm Tired

I'm Tired.  I say this because I've been chasing James around all day.  First we went to the skate park, at the "giant" park, and rode out scooter and bike.  James wanted to climb and slide on the skating apparatus, throw his bike, toss the scooter at Isabelle, run away from Mother, jump into the "swimming pool", and hide under the picnic table so he didn't have to get his diaper changed.  We finally left, with him screaming that he didn't want to ride his bike, and he didn't want to go home!!!!  When I asked what he wanted to do, he screamed louder.  WE TOOK A NAP!!!  Well, I didn't, but he did.  Isabelle and I read a book together, began her spelling activities, and she played starfall.com on the computer.  I did dishes, and then gladly took a break when Beverly called.  James was more playful and fun after his nap, and we packed up and went to Aunt Bev's to play with Kirsten.  They had a great time ... Bev's is beautiful in March (It's beautiful anytime of the year).  Joslyn and Ethan came home from school, and I baked them all cookies.  I convinced them to say I was their favorite aunt by bribing them with cookies, but they continued to insist that ALL their aunts were favorites.  Oh well.  Alana woke up, so we went outside and took pictures of the kids.  When Bev got home, I went and got Bobby from work, cleaned up my mess at the church,  and cooked dinner.  My wonderful husband then told me to take a break:  a large hot relaxing bath.  What a peach he is.

Fun at the Park

We went to the park and played.  I had Jimmy Joe wear Uncle Scott's bright orange hat so I could see him where ever he went.  It was a small miracle that he kept it on.  Isabelle made new friends, and played "restaurant"  with them and their mom and dad.  James loves to climb.  He is adventurous, and daring.  He loves the slide and the sand toys to dig.  Kirsten stayed pretty close to Aunt Linda while we were there.  She liked to follow James and Isabelle as long as she could keep me in sight.  We had fun.