fun times

my days have been filled with the beach, beach and more beach, the pool and eating way too much!! I was thoroughly impressed with the church service on Sunday. So the week started out on a great note! Besides spending all day at the beach or pool, in the evenings we've been doing different things. Yesterday evening we went down to the beach right around dark and just walked up and down. Of course, Ryan didn't stay dry for long but I just couldn't get mad at him!! The kids have been having so much fun. Tonight we went and played putt-putt. Tonight we want to go to Broadway at the Beach and see the fireworks. I have truly lost track of the days and I love it!! I'm constantly asking Brad "what day is it?" VBS is still clinging to the back of my mind, tho! I'm going to be a mess next week! Enjoy a few pics of our vacation so far!

Thursday

Today has been a long day! I had to go but a check in the bank first thing this morning. I finished packing mine, Hannah and Ryan's clothes. Who knows how much more stuff I'll shove in our bags before Sat morning tho!! I gave Sammy a bath and cleaned the laundry room. They have fresh blankets to sleep on while we're gone and a new toy in hiding for Sammy. =) She destroys toys within minuets of getting them so I like to save them for special occassions. I love those dogs more every day! Ryan and I played outside for awhile. I bought a cheap hockey set (2 sticks and a puck) and had to show him how to use it. It was fun. I haven't played hockey since gym in high school. I almost got knocked out being the goalie once. Long story...I tidied up around the house but you wouldn't know it if you came in now. I took the kids to mamaw's to swim in the afternoon. I can't believe how good Hannah is doing. I bought those toys that you throw in the water and they sink to the bottom and you have to go get them. She was actually going under the water, not holding her nose, opening her eyes and getting the toys! That is a big improvement from last year. She would hardly leave the edge of a pool. Brad brought pizza home for supper. I just now got the kids to bed. I've been lax this week since it's Hannah's last week. And tomorrow is crunch time!!

I've got nothin

While at mamaw's, Little Man, the dog behind Brad, found this 5' black snake in the bushes. This isn't the first one the dogs have found out there but it is the biggest!! See where it is fatter in the middle? It had just finished eating a bunch of dogfood.

I figured since it was dead.....

Papaw and his two favorite boys

Hannah and cousin Shilah

Cameron

Today has been a long day. I think everything went smoothly in the morning. I was getting lots of things done while Ryan was content to watch movies or play in his room or follow me around and ask what I was doing. I was surprised when I came out to the livingroom and saw it was 11! For us, the longest, hardest part of the day is from 8 to 11. I don't know why but it seems like it is never going to be lunchtime most days! I'm glad it went fast today. But what it brought me was a grouchy boy who decided he wasn't going to be happy with anything! So I didn't get much done in the afternoon. I tried to do as much as I could outside so he could play, like untangle all the wrachet (sp?) straps that Brad jumbled up and threw in my back seat and clean out my big blue tub (which contained more jumbled wrachet straps) and start filling it with pool toys for the beach. We have another strawberry ready to be picked but I'm leaving it be for another day. Anyway, so after we got Hannah from school I started supper and we played outside just a little longer. It was starting to get sooo hot. Both the kids were extra tired today. We had a busy day yesterday (Memorial Day). We went to breakfast, walmart to get a few things for the cookout at Brad's mom's, came home so I could make the brownies, went to mamaw's, ate lunch, watched the kids swim in the pool, get lots of good video and pics, eat supper, go fishing and get back home right at 9 and still have to shower the kids. So they both got 2 less hours sleep than normal. But I didn'thave trouble waking Hannah like I thought I would. Ryan is really getting into fishing. He caught two fish by himself and I caught two also. I can't catch anything but bluegill! Oh well. Back to today....Brad is in town this week so I'm glad he's home this evening for a change. Now I am working on the Bible Club lesson for tomorrow. I'm filling in for the regular teacher. I've never taught this before so its taking me awhile to get used to the book and I have no idea about the kid's books!! So I better go so I can work on that.