Spraying worms

Today we got our the worm sprinkler for the first time. I believe Ava got it for her birthday last year, so at least we used it before her next birthday...barely. I've been hearing all week that the last half of the week was going to be crazy hot. I thought, a perfect opportunity for some sprinkler time. We got all slathered in sunscreen, bathing suits on, and we headed to the backyard. About 5 minutes later, give or take a few minutes it started raining. What happened to sunny and HOT. It was neither. The kids were okay with the rain, but then it started thundering, so we headed back inside. Pretty sure it stopped as quickly as it had begun, but we had already moved onto our next event for the day - playdoh.

Fortunately, we did make it back outside after naps to enjoy some more sprinkler time and, finally, some sun.






Well, I'm all caught up now, so if you didn't see it before, go back to May 18 and work your way up. It's all there. Not pretty, but there. I hope I don't get that behind again. Oh, and sorry that I am anal and need to have my posts in order. You just have to go back!

Corn coming out of our ears

Today we spent the day over at Brent's parent's house. His mom, Jessica and I cleaned, cooked, cut, and froze 30 dozen corn cobs. It was a lot of corn, but we did employ some child labor.

Greats

Brent's grandparents stopped in Kansas on their way to the mountains this week. We were able to spend an evening with them over at Brent's parent's house.

Please bear with me

You'll have to excuse my tardiness on the blog updates. I've fallen behind A LOT! And it is SOOOO hard to get caught up. I'm working my way there, but you will just have to bear with me. I will be caught up one of these days!

For now, you'll have to head back to May 18. Yup, I was that far behind. So, take a stroll on back and get half-way caught up with our family...sorry, I know, it sucks...

sunny day

We swam in the "big" pool one more time before it gets dumped. We enjoyed a picnic afterward.

Happy 4th

We spent our 4th of July playing, working, and eating. Our Sunday School class had a picnic. It was beautiful weather and the kids had fun romping around the Mac's farm. I hope they didn't damage any of their crops!

After the party, we headed to the fireworks show. And, believe it or not, it was actually cold!...Kansas weather.

For supper, we attempted to roast hot dogs over the fire. It was a little warm for the kids. I don't think they enjoyed it as much we or they thought they would, but it was an experience. It was a little windy, so we headed inside to eat our supper, instead of the planned picnic in the backyard.





Brent and I had been planning a surprise for the kids all week. We could hardly keep it to ourselves any longer. We got the kids ready for bed and sat them down on the couch. We told them we weren't going to bed, because we were going to pile into the car and go watch a movie. They were so excited, but I don't think they knew what was really happening.

We got in the car and headed to the drive in! We all had so much fun. Brent and I joked that we don't usually go see a movie that starts at 9:20pm, let alone with the kids, but it was worth it. We sat in the back of our van and ate popcorn and other snacks and watched the new Ice Age and part of Up, until 12:15am! Yup, all three kids were awake. Although, once we started the drive home, they were pretty much instantly asleep.