The Morris Family

Playdate with Old Friends!

2008-06-13T16:06:00.000-05:00

I wanted to go back a few weeks and write about a few adventures our family had that were lots of fun and have fun photos to go with! I recently have met back up with some amazing college friends (Ashley Clark and Amanda Lemonds) . We have lived in the same city for a few years now, but just never saw each other. (shame on me) We all have kids around the same age so that makes our meetings alot of fun. Our first outing was at a local Chick fil A on May 28th! We met in the afternoon, and stayed for an early dinner. The kids had a blast and we had a chance to catch up with each other!

Here are some of the pics from that day:

Maggie Clark, Karis Lemonds, Brayden Lemonds, and Kendall!

Drew the monkey!

Kendall

Karis Lemonds

Ashley Clark with Mary Taylor and me holding Jack and Kendall!

A Good Night's Sleep!

2008-06-14T13:54:00.000-05:00

Last night I worked an overnight shift at the hospital. Brent and I finally decided that it was a good night to start putting Jack in his crib. . .and letting him soothe himself to sleep/ and back to sleep(since I was not home). For the last several months he has been sleeping in our room in his bassinette, and waking up frequently throughout the night to eat (he loves his mommy time). We knew it was time to "nip this in the bud" so the adventure begins! To our complete amazement, Jack went to sleep without a peep and slept in his bed from 9:30pm to 6:00am!!! Wow!!! "Is it really going to be this easy" is the question running through our minds right now? Hey- who are we to complain . . . .so tonight we will start bedtime a little earlier and pray that we have a repeat event of the fabulous night before:)

Jack's First Solid Food

2008-06-14T14:21:00.000-05:00

It's finally that time . . . Jack is now trying solid food! He has PATIENTLY waited to start eating real food (if you can call rice cereal real food). He did pretty well with his first meal (6/6/08), but as you can see it took a little getting used to. To follow the instructions of our pediatrician, we are feeding him rice cereal for a week or so and slowly going to start introducing each individual veggie and then the fruits!! This is always a fun time when babies start exploring new things:) I know that he is ready to eat solid food as he has been trying to put our food in his mouth at any given grab/chance! Who knew a 6 month old could rip a spoon from your hand or grab a breadstick from your plate? (he has been trying this for months) I know that these are important milestones in little Jack's life and I look foward to each and every one . . . however I can't seem to help feel a little sad that the last 6 months have flown by and my once tiny, sweet, dependent on me baby is now eating solid foods. As his mom, I guess I have to grasp that my little one is growing up! What a precious little boy he is . . . and although it hurts a little I accept that I can not keep him this age forever and look foward to his many achievements to come (sitting, standing, talking) :) God's creations are truly amazing!

We Love the Zoo! 06/05/08

2008-06-14T17:54:00.000-05:00

On June 5th, the kids and I met our friends (the Lemonds) at the Memphis Zoo:) We arrived around 9:30 to start off what would end up being one terrific day! Together Amanda and I chauffered around the zoo a total of 5 kids. . .Drew(4 1/2). . .Karis(3 1/2). . .Kendall(2 1/2). . . Brayden (2). . .and Jack(6 mo)! Wow what a crew! Believe it or not the kids were really good and we had an awesome day! Some highlights of our day included lots of large cats in cat world. . . we even got to witness the mating of a pair of cats (glad the kids were unaware of what was going on)! Can you only imagine the questions? We had loads of fun checking out the monkeys, too! The new female gorillas had only been outside for all to see for three days. They were so cool to watch! The kids loved these guys too, especially when one of them smacked the glass window right where we were watching them!!! The polar bears were sooo big. . . we watched them for awhile from the under water room! What an interesting view. My favorite were the giant pandas!!! They are nocturnal animals, so we were not expecting much, but they both were awake. To our surprise the female (Ya-Ya) was reclined against a tree just enjoying a big pile of bamboo! We watched her for awhile. . . the male (Le-Le) was also awake! They were cleaning his habitat because apparently earlier that day he decided he no longer liked the type of bamboo he was eating. They were having to change out everything. They were amazing creatures to watch, and oh so cute!!! We spent roughly 6 hours at the zoo, leaving no stone unturned. We saw lions, and tigers, and bears OH MY! . . we also saw some "stinky" elephants, a family of giraffes, a sea lion show, many birds, kimodo dragons, the new butterfly exhibit, and the farm petting zoo. After a very long and very HOT day at the zoo we decided to let the kids put their feet in the large water fountains at the entrance to the zoo. Getting their toes wet would lead to another 45 minutes of playtime in the water and needless to say, their toes were not the only thing that got wet that afternoon. Finally the exhaustion kicked in and the kids were ready to head home! We said our goodbyes to the zoo, and to each other with the promise that we would come back again real soon! What a fun day at the zoo!!!

Karis, Kendall and Drew stopped to pose for a quick picture!

Kendall and Karis . . . what a pair!

Me and Jack resting our feet at the sea lion show!

Amanda saddled up all the kids for a ride on a plastic cow. . .they loved it! Yee Haw!

Cold water at the handwashing station. . . enough said!

Karis, Drew, Kendall, and Brayden "getting their toes wet"!

We finally made it home. A pooped Kendall

giving the zoo a big thumbs up!

A Good Night's Sleep! #2

2008-06-15T21:40:00.001-05:00

Last night was our second night to put Jack in his own room in his crib! Tonight was a little different, because I was actually home. Our night went as follows: I fed Jack, gave him many kisses, and I layed him down around 9pm. He was very quiet at first. . .then he started fussing a little. It only took about 5-10 minutes of minor fussing before he was sound asleep. What a sweet litlle guy. About thirty minutes after I laid him down I quietly entered his room to my darling little man fast asleep:) What a sight! He woke up one time around 2 am and Brent went in and gave him his paci and he drifted off to sleep immediately! Thanks DAD! Around 5am he woke up again. . . this time I fed him. It only took about 20 minutes and I just layed him back in his bed. He never made a peep. How lucky we are that this new bedtime ritual is going so well. . .( less tears for mom)! We look foward to many more good nights of sleep. Thank you Jack!!!

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-15T21:56:00.017-05:00

This morning when I woke up, I could not help but be so thankful for my loving husband, the father of my three beautiful children, my Mr. fix-it, my gardener, my right hand man, my rock, my soulmate, and my best friend! Amazing that I could only be talking about one person. . . . . Brent! Today we are celebrating all the many wonderful things about our fathers! We decided that we would spend the day having fun with the kids, after all who is a father without the kids? Brent has not been with us to the Zoo since we got our membership, and since it was his day we let him choose the activity. He wanted to go to the Zoo. . . of course there were no complaints from the kids. We had a very fun filled day. There were many things that Drew and Kendall wanted daddy to see! We spent time in cat country looking at all the large cats (lions, tigers, leopards), we played on the zoo playground, we went to watch the polar bears have their afternoon snack (fish), we had a picnic lunch, followed by elephant tricks (too cool), snow cones, a ride on the carousel, the giant pandas, the gorillas, and reptile world! There was just so much too see. We concluded the day with a cool dip in the entrance fountain! We were all so HOT. . . this was a great idea! It was a very tiring day, but everyone had a blast (including dad) and that is who really counts today! We love you lots dad for all you do for us! We are all very lucky to have you as our dad! After the Zoo dad decided that he wanted his favorite chinese restaurant for dinner. . . Pei Wei (Yum Yum)! The perfect ending to a perfect day!

Brent and Jack. . .before the adventure began!

We love the Zoo playground!

Jack is such a trooper! He must love the Zoo!

Me and Jack

Brent and Drew. . . they found the Rhino!

The kids loved the carousel!

Wheeeeeee!

The best way to cool off at the Zoo!

Fun in the Sun!

2008-06-17T16:48:00.007-05:00

Brayden, Karis, Kendall, Drew, and Jack!

Yesterday we decided to spend the day at the pool! My friend, Amanda Nason Lemonds, from Union came over to join us. She has two kids. . .Karis and Brayden. Her mom (Ms. Jane or "Lolly") came, too! We had a blast! The weather was perfect and we were able to spend a relaxing day in the water with the kids. After swimming for about 3 1/2 hours and a picnic lunch outside, everyone was exhausted. Here are some pictures from the day.

Brent helping Kendall swim. . .without her floaties!

Amanda and Karis

Drew and Karis made sure they would not drown!

Jack. .loving the water!

Me and two really sweet water babies!

Drew was amazing. . .he was swimming

all by himself! What a little fish!

(he had some great help from Ms Jane !)

Ms Jane shared her float with Brayden and Jack! All Smiles!

He loves to jump! Look at him go!!

I guess this is what a day at the pool will do to you! How sweet!

Jack's New Trick!

2008-06-17T23:29:00.007-05:00

Jack has a new trick! It is really hard to describe, so I just took some pictures. I hope you find them as funny and as cute as I do! I think what sparked this new trick is the discovery of his tongue. . .he just all of a sudden started doing this. . .especially when I got out the camera! (What a ham!)

Too funny. . .it is still such a sweet face!
Drew wanted to prove he could do the trick too!

I think he was proud of his accomplishment!

Mommy is proud too!

A Day in the Sun!

2008-06-19T16:51:00.012-05:00

Today we had another fun day out in the sun! We drove to Hernando to go swimming with our friends Amanda, Karis, and Brayden Lemonds. A couple of their friends from church (Mary Beth +3 kids and Paige +3 kids) also came over to swim. We had a combined total of 4 adults and 11 kids! Wow! What a crew. As always, we had a blast! Here are some pictures from our fun day at the pool:)

Kendall, Karis, and Mari-Morgan slowly getting in the pool!

It was cold at first!

Amanda helping Drew and Kendall swim!

Jack was enjoying the outdoors in his bouncy seat!

Kendall was working on her tan!

Karis chillin' in the float!

Drew loved going under water with goggles on!

Kendall decided that her bathing suit was getting in her way:)

My little naked princess!

Learning How to Sit!

2008-06-20T22:38:00.004-05:00

Today was the first time that Jack has really sat up by himself with even the smallest amount of balance! He played like this for quite awhile. . .I quess he likes the view from sitting! He was so cute sitting on his mat playing with his toys that I just had to capture a little of it on camera. Jack is now 6 1/2 months old, so I am sure many new and exciting milestones are coming our way. Of course if you notice in one of the pictures he is still practicing his new trick. . . sticking out his tongue! It was so funny, because as soon as I got out the camera he started sticking it out. Each day brings new things at this age. . . so I'll try and keep you posted. We would not want you to miss anything new (or too cute!)

Yes, at this age, everthing does go in his mouth!

Sitting and sticking out his tongue. . two tricks at a time!

What a showoff!

Falling over is even fun!

Good ole fashion playtime! He loves his playmat!

Drew and Kendall were close by cheering him on! They love it when he plays in their room!

(notice Kendall is practicing her Vanna White impression!)

Dinner and Dessert!

2008-06-22T07:49:00.004-05:00

Saturday night we met our friends Nick and Haylie Mulliniks for a fun night on the town. We met them for dinner at On The Border (Yum) and then decided we should go get some ice cream. We went to a local Baskin Robbins. . . .what a yummy treat! The kids have not had a whole lot of ice cream in their short little lives, so you could only imagine that choosing one flavor was not easy for them. I guess with kids you should always stick with simple: Drew chose chocolate and Kendall had strawberry:) We took a few pictures of the kids and their ice cream. . . I think they ate as much as they wore home on their clothes. . Who knows? Our kids love getting to hang out with Nick and Haylie. . .so this was a fun night for all. . .as we have been busy lately and our time together has been limited! Thanks Mullinks for a fun night:)

Drew and Kendall ready for dinner!

Me and Haylie with Jack (wearing Nick's hat!)

Drew and Daddy:)

Kendall and Mommy: Yeah for Ice Cream!

Haylie entertaining Jack with "Itsy-Bitsy Spider"

Pool Day!

2008-06-23T22:04:00.009-05:00

My friend Amanda and I have decided that pool day is going to be a regular event:) We had another fun outing today including our usual picnic lunch! The kids' swimming skills are getting better every day! Today we ran into some of our neighbors, the Price's (Stephanie, Adam, and Austin). They provided great entertainment and assistance with the kids! The kids loved having "big guys" to play with. . . I guess "moms" sometime get a little boring:) Jack played hard early in the day and the took an almost 2 hour nap with Amanda on the float. We had a blast! After swimming everyone came to our house to play for a while. Nap time bypassed us, but Drew and Kendall were fast asleep in their beds (voluntarily) by about 7:00. As always, we look forward to more fun days at the pool!

Kendall doing the splits!

Brayden in the open water. Look at him go!

Drew comes up for air:)

Adam showing Kendall some cool tricks!

Jack found a comfy place to nap:)

Karis and Kendall taking the babies for a stroll:)

Kendall and Karis in the backyard playhouse

planning the next step of their adventure!

Relaxing Day at Home!

2008-06-24T22:26:00.004-05:00

So far this summer has been packed full of many fun days. . .trips to the zoo, sunny days at the pool, play dates with friends. . . exactly what summers are for! We love getting to do fun things with friends, but sometimes it is nice to have a restful day at home. The kids get to lounge around and play with their toys, watch movies, play in the yard, and just relax:) Today was one of those days. . .Drew goes to day camp at SBEC on Tuesday and Wednesday, so he was not here, but Kendall, Jack, and I had a restful day at home. We had no plans for the day. . .first Kendall helped me give Jack a bath (of course she decided to get in the water to help), then Kendall spent a little while playing in her room. . . Jack and I joined her after his morning nap:) They were having a blast. . .as you can see from pictures below Kendall loves her baby brother very much. . .He is just like her dolls except more fun! We played for a little while, ate some lunch, snuggled on the couch and watched some TV, I did a little laundry, we baked a cake, and all three of us took an afternoon nap:) What a wonderful day! Shortly after we all woke up, Brent got home with Drew. The rest is as most nights go: dinner, playtime with dad, bath, and bed! We have alot of fun being on the go, but we do enjoy a relaxing day at home every once and awhile:) Here are some pictures from our playtime in the morning:)

Jack loves his floor mat. . .

especially if Kendall is playing on it with him!

All smiles. . . these kids have so much fun together!

I told you Kendall thinks Jack is just like her dolls!

Sweet Jack!

Kendall was having so much fun!

We do miss Drew very much when he is at school. . .playtime is just not the same without him. . although Kendall likes her alone time with mommy. . .she is always asking when "Dew" is coming home!

A Day to Always Remember!

2008-06-25T14:12:00.028-05:00

It is hard to envision yourself growing old. . . as I think back to events in my life, many of them seen like "only yesterday" but the reality is that it has been 5-10-even 15 years since they have occured. Where has the time gone? I am brutally aware that death occurs at any age of life, but as I get older I know more and more people who are dear to me are going to leave this earthly life and go to live eternally in a glorious place! Just as Jesus comforted the disciples before his death, I am comforted by his words:

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. . . . John 14:1-3

Today is the birthday of a dear, sweet friend (Amber Donovan Mathenia) from my college days at Union. She would have been 29 years old. She was killed in a tragic car accident back in January. What a shock to hear of her passing, yet a joy to know that she was a believer and that God had prepared a room for her! It has been about 3 1/2 years since I had seen Amber. . .I saw her at a local hospital as she was coming to visit another dear friend who was having her first baby. I was so glad to get to see Amber and even more excited to meet her little girl, Ellie:) Amber was so much fun, always had encouraging words, had a positive attitude toward every situation, and had the kindest heart! She was everyone's friend! So on this day, the day of her birth, I will try and reflect not on her death, but what her life brought to me and everyone she came in contact with! I will continue to pray for her husband Anthony. . .and her two precious children (Ellie and Isaac). . .I know that they miss her dearly!

Sweet memories from All Sing!

ZTA Big/Little Halloween

Amber with her Big Sis Jeanna and her Lil Sis Michelle

Another All Sing Picture. . So much Fun!

House Full!

2008-06-27T23:17:00.004-05:00

Today was a first for me! Although I have three kids of my own, and am used to taming chaos, I had never attempted what I did this morning: 5 kids (all 4 and under) by myself! I watched some friends of ours little boy and girl (Preston and Emily). Of course I don't have to tell you that there was absolutely no schedule to our day. . .the kids spent most of the day playing (and having a blast). . .we did manage to sneak in a few necessary events. . lunch, potty, and for the two babies, naps! Yes, I admit that the kids had Mac n Cheese for lunch, which they loved, and had marshmallows as an afternoon snack, but at least they were fed. . . RIGHT! Overall the day was a success. . .we had loads of fun, everyone ate something, nobody got hurt, swallowed anything they were not supposed to, and I know there were a few hairs left on my head at the end of the day:) I guess what is really important is that we all survived the day and had loads of fun!!!

Kendall had a blast with Emily!

Emily finally passed out in the exersaucer. . .

I promise I did not leave her here for very long:)

She slept beside me on the couch while I fed Jack. . .and he napped, too!

Jack had to occupy a little of his own time. . .but he didn't mind!

Boys being boys! Of course dinosaurs!

Although I think "Cars" was the true hit of the day!

Brayden Turns 2!

2008-06-27T23:46:00.007-05:00

We have recently started hanging out with some college friends of ours: Amanda Nason Lemonds. . her husband Jay. . and their two kids Karis(3 1/2) and Brayden (2)! How amazing it is to go such a long period of time without seeing old friends, and pick right back up where you left off! Tonight we are helping celebrate Brayden's 2nd birthday!!! He had a pool party with a baseball theme:) We ate hotdogs and hamburgers (YUM. . . Thanks Jay), the kids jumped on the large water slide, did a little swimming, hunted small frogs, and ate yummy cupcakes! The party was a hit! We have been so blessed to have this family come back into our lives. . .what an amazing group of people. When I say family. . I mean the whole family! Amanda has an amazing family and our family is blessed to get to spend such quality time with them. Thanks for all the great times thus far! We look foward to many for activities together. The kids absolutely love their new friends, Karis and Brayden, and are now getting used to all the grown ups too! (Lolly and Jay, etc)

Drew going down the big slide! He is fearless!

He looks sooo cold!

Kendall was brave, too! Way to go!

I think she was proud of herself!

Jack was getting some special love from Mrs. Jane!

He absolutely loves her!

Karis was all warm and cozy. . .Thanks Uncle Matt!

Ashley and Mary Taylor Clark!

The adults! Allen, Matt, Amanda's parents, Jack, Jay, and Brent! If you are wondering. . .they are smiling because someone said it would be funny if I fell in the pool while taking this picture:) Thanks guys!

Maddox Turns One!!!

2008-06-29T14:43:00.006-05:00

Yesterday our family went to Maddox's 1st birthday party! We are friends with his parents. . .Brent also works with his mommy and went to med school with his daddy. What a small world:) He had a "baseball" party. Everything was outside in their backyard. . . .there was a moon bounce, a tree swing, blow up baseballs, hamburgers and hot dogs, cake and ice cream, and lots of friends and family. We had a blast! The kids really had a good time, too:) Happy 1st Birthday Maddox!!! We look foward to birthday#2!

Dana trying to get him to eat some cake instead of just playing with it! Yummy!

I think he was finally done. . .no more cake mom!

Jack had a big time, too!

The kids loved the swing. . .Go Drew Go!

Kendall holding on tight. . . what you don't know is that right after my picture she fell off the swing and landed in the grass by Brent's feet! She was OK:)

Urology Chiefs Banquet

2008-06-29T17:31:00.011-05:00

Last night we attended a banquet for Brent's work. The banquet included a nice dinner, followed by a roast of the senior residents by the junior residents, speeches made by the chiefs, and the "seniors" receiving their diplomas! This banquet occurs every year and is held in honor of the residents who have completed their training at the University of Tennessee (Memphis.) This year the senior residents were John Malcolm, Chris DiBlasio, and Matt Kincade. What a great group of guys! John and his wife, Julie, are moving to Norfolk, VA. . . he is going to train one more year in laproscopic surgery. Chris and his wife, Alissa, are moving to Long Island, New yourk. . . .he is joining his dad's urology practice. Matt and his wife, Angela, are moving to Tyler, TX. . . he joined a private practice group with three- four other urologists. We want to wish each of these couples the best of luck with their new jobs, and want them to know that they will be greatly missed! Our night out would not have been possible if it weren't for my friend Amanda and her husband. . .they kept our kids tonight. . .We just want them to know how appreciated they are!!!

The three senior residents. . .John, Chris, and Matt!

The UT residents and most of the attendings/faculty!

Me and Brent!

Brent and David. . .his partner in crime:)

Brent with Dr. Derweesh. . we are sad to see you go,

but San Diego is lucky to have you!

Justin and Jeremy getting one last lecture from Matt!

Be careful Chris, John, and Matt. . .don't drop Dr. Derweesh!

Canon Turns 4!

2008-06-29T17:43:00.005-05:00

Today Brent took Drew to Canon's birthday party in Hernando, MS! Canon is one of Drew's classmates from SBEC and one of his best buddies. I was not there, but from the pictures Brent took, it looks like they had a blast! There was a huge blow up water slide and electric automobiles for the kids to drive:) The theme for his party was Kung Fu Panda. . .they had an afternoon of fun activities followed by presents and cake and ice cream! Happy 4th birthday Canon!

Drew going down the waterslide. . .head first!! Go Drew!

Canon going down the slide. . .WHEEEE!

Drew, Landyn, and Canon. . . they look up to something!

Hold on tight Landyn!

Typical boys. . .always eating!

Landyn, Tyler, Canon, and Drew. . .Big Buds!

7 Amazing Years!

2008-07-01T12:28:00.003-05:00

Yesterday Brent and I celebreated 7 years of marriage! It is hard to believe that we have been married so long. I am truly thankful for each day that I spend with him and look foward to many more years to come. We have been blessed with so much in the last seven years. . .and I know that we will continue to be blessed as a couple and as a family:) Thank you Brent for your unconditional love. . .you are such a wonderful man! How lucky I am to have you for my husband. . .I love you very much:) Happy Anniversary!!!

Sprinkler Fun!

2008-07-02T21:58:00.004-05:00

It has always been said that kids don't need toys to have a good time. . . I guess all they need is a sprinkler! This evening Brent decided to water our yard. While he was returning a phone call and I was feeding Jack, this is what our kids decided to do:) They were having a blast! I bet they played for 3o minutes like this. . . the only thing that changed was the amount of clothes that they were wearing! Parents be advised. . .the next few pictures may contain some nudity:)

Kendall and Drew were having so much fun!

Look at me mom!

Drew likes to show off his muscles!

(This is where the declothing began!)

They really play well together!

Kendall loves to be naked. . .we have tried to teach her that it is OK when others can't see her. . I could not pass up this photo opportunity. . .she is too precious. . .they are only little once. . RIGHT? However, she may not forgive me for these when she is a teenager:)

Another Day at the Pool!

2008-07-05T17:56:00.006-05:00

On Thursday we went to Amanda's for another fun day at the pool:) We always have such a great time hanging out with the Lemonds. . . the kids love Karis and Brayden. . .Mrs. Amanda and Mr. Jay, too:) They also have made some other friends. . .Nathan and Mary Morgan belong to Paige. . . Ellie, Ethan and Eli belong to Mary Beth. Paige and Mary Beth go to Amanda's church. . .we really enjoy hanging out with them, too! Nathan keeps the kids busy. . .he is a great frog hunter. . .they like to get out in the grass and search for tiny little frogs:) Drew and Kendall love it! After swimming we all went to Amanda's house for just a little while so the kids could play. It was a house full of kids, but they were having so much fun together! Kendall and Drew are always anxiously awaiting their next adventure with Karis and Brayden!

The girls snacking on a BIG bag of Doritos!

The Doritos were a big hit today!

Drew and Brayden have matching swim trunks! Too cute!

Fourth of July Fun!

2008-07-05T18:28:00.006-05:00

Yesterday we had some of Brent's co workers over to help us celebrate the 4th! Brent fired up the grill and we spent the good part of the late afternoon stuffing ourselves with a smorgasbord of food:) We ate so many good things I feel it necessary to list at least a few: grilled cajun sausage, boudain, grilled shrimp, spinach dip, fresh fruit, pasta salad, burgers, grilled zuccini, and chips:) Yum Yum! We had fun just standing in the kitchen, grazing on food and enjoying each other's company. We don't spend much time with each other outside of work, so it was nice just to relax and talk about something other than Urology. . .although I can not lie it came up occasionally in the conversations:) Thanks guys for coming over and spending the afternoon with us. . .it was alot of fun!

Jamin playing outside with Drew and Kendall!

They were having a blast with him!

Brent and David. . .I don't remember what Brent was discussing here?

Sophie was loving the attention she got from David!

David, Kathy, and Brent having some in depth discussion,

apparently Reza was not interested! JK:)

Jack was enjoying the afternoon!

The kids enjoying the sprinkler. . .once our company left!

Drew's face is priceless!

Brent and Jack watching the sprinkler fun!

At the end of the night, the kids were in the backyard watching the fireworks with Brent. I am not sure if Kendall has ever seen fireworks before. When they came back in the house I heard her say "Bye Bye Booms". How cute is that? She was telling the fireworks. . .that she called "booms" bye:)

Our Little Laundry Helper!

2008-07-07T22:34:00.003-05:00

We spent some time doing alot of laundry this weekend. . .what a chore:( Although we don't enjoy sorting load after load, followed by washing and drying load after load, then folding and putting up load after load, we can't complain too much because we have some great help. As you can see from pics below, we have the cutest little laundry helper! Jack was having a blast helping his daddy fold this load of laundry:) Pictures, of course, were necessary!

" Look at me mom!"

" I want a laundry basket for Christmas. . OK!"

He was having so much fun. . I think Brent left him in there while

he folded several loads of laundry!

Looking at Brent!

"I love it when we do laundry:)"

Pool time!!

2008-07-07T22:39:00.007-05:00

Brent did not have anything going on at the hospital today (a rare but nice event), so we took the kids to the pool! We love it when he is home and we get to do fun things together:) We let the kids decide between the pool or the zoo. Of course, we tried to secretly convince them that the pool would be so much fun because it was 96 degrees today. . too hot for a stroll around the zoo! They finally decided the pool is where they wanted to go:) We got up this morning, got ready and headed to the pool. We stayed at the pool for about 4 1/2 hrs. . .and at the end of the day we were all exhausted. We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening in our warm and cozy jammies watching T.V. and movies:) What a fun and relaxing day!

Kendall and Drew waiting patiently for us to let them in the pool!

Kendall loves to hold Jack!

Drew needed his floaties to jump in the deep end!

My little sun bathing beauty. . .she loves to splash with her feet!

We took a small lunch break. . .the kids wanted to get

back in the pool as soon as possible!