Summer

Well again I am being really bad about updating, but here is what our lovely summer has been about. I am really bummed I do not have pics to add to this to show all of the fun we have been having!

Summer started out a little rocky with my new job and all. It was hard for me to get in a routine of leaving in the morning and being home in time to get ready for work, so sadly we were just staying at home. It wasn't all that fun though :(

The last week of June J and I both took vacation time off of work. It was a really fun week for our family. We spent the week with my wonderful brother in law, sister in law and my niece and nephew. It is always a great time with them :) We first took the kids to Holiday World and boy was that fun!!! My Angel and WildMan surprised me so much in not showing fear of anything. They were both willing to ride and play in whatever their height allowed. My Angel rode a big wooden roller coaster with me. She asked to ride and when we were finally sitting in the cart to soon be pulled up to the highest part of the coaster, she was very terrified. I was reassuring her it would be fun if she would just relax and trust in me that I wouldn't let anything happen to her. So with my arm wrapped around her and my other holding the bar ever so tightly we were flying through the coaster. She was absolutely terrified through the entire ride, but she rode it!!!! We get off and I asked her, " well did you like it?" She replies with, " I don't want to ride anymore today", LOL!!!!

Miss Spitfire and Sunshine were my little chickens all day and were scared to do everything. I will give full credit to Spitfire for riding a few water rides that I thought were scary for her. She was with my sister in law at the time so I didn't get to see her, but she was happy to tell me about them even though she was very scared of them, lol! Miss Sunshine is a child who is scared of her own shadow, so standing in the wading pool ( it was 1 and a half foot deep) was her excitement for the day! She wanted nothing to do with anything that moved, splashed or made noise! hehe~

We spent the rest of the week swimming and cooking out, it really was relaxing and very fun for all of the kids and of course all of us adults! Oh yeah we managed to squeeze in an Indians Game as well. My Angel was my only child who wanted to go, so we dropped the others off at Mamaw's house! We of course went with my brother and sister in law again. The kids all had a good time, eating junk and playing a few games! It had been years since I had been to a game and it was very refreshing to do something new :)

This same week I took the kids to the Beech Grove fireworks with my dear friend, her husband and kiddos. It was a very quick event, but the kids loved it. Wildman thought it was very cool, but went to fast!

We have been spending the rest of the summer at the pool. My wonderful Mother has a friend who runs an apartment complex and she welcomes the kids and I to swim anytime and it really has been wonderful. We have swam more this summer than the past 2 summers combined. I am in heaven and I know the kids are too! I have also figured out my routine so we can leave during the day even on the days I work... I know I am a dork!

Summer has been just great so far and I am not looking forward to school starting back up at all :( I love having my babies at home and getting to sleep in is also a plus :)