Catch

It has been SO hot lately. We enjoy ourselves as much as we can in the morning and after supper. The other night after I finished cleaning up the kitchen I walked outside and found my boys playing catch. I LOVE to see Stacy and Micah Play together.

Isn't he sweet!? Rain boots and all :)

Micah's getting pretty good at catching the ball. :) Love these guys:)

Tired?

Memorial Day, First Real Swim, and Jerms

Monday was a fun day. We began our day bright and early by headed to the Memorial Day Parade. We got there the same time we normally get there, but the 5K was still going on. Apparently they had some Really slow people this year. We sat in traffic and sat in traffic. We finally were able to drive and made it in time to sit in our regular place. Nut didn't come this year, but the Rent's and Ms. Martha and Hannah did. I told my friend Courtney about it and she and her fam came. Patton got to see Jack.
The parade began and it was HOT! Stacy and Patton found a shady spot under a tree and spent most of the time there. Micah got more candy than he's ever gotten..... Even more than Halloween :) We had fun despite the heat. We hung at the festival for a few before heading to Sonny's.
After a delicious lunch we headed to the pool to cool off.
This was Patton's first time in the real pool. He didn't know what to think at first.
But then he got used to it. He had a blast splashing all over the place.

Here's Patton's pruney foot after being in the pool. Isn it not the coolest pic!? Thank you Ms. Martha! I love it!
We ended the day by celebrating Jerms' 28th birthday. We all went in together and got him a GoPro, it's a cool little thing :)
Fun times :) There are sevreal more new blogs below. Enjoy!

Thankful

Anyone who talks to me on a regular basis knows how we have outgrown our little house. I LOVE our yard and although we have some not so great neighbors, we also have some decent ones. All of our favorites have moved away, but we're still here..... I am Thankful for our dear next door neighbors. They have been here almost as long as we have and I have watched the children grow from disrespectful little things to some of the sweetest children. Micah LOVES Bryce and Ashlyn. If it were up to him he'd play outside with them from sun up to sun down. But let's be honest, it's just TOO hot! Bryce is the sweetest boy. He's going into the 6th grade next year but still enjoys playing with little Micah. He is the one who introduced Micah to Pokemon. I don't really know a whole lot about the game, but Micah loves to "battle" Bryce. Isn't he the cutest? :)

Deals!

Last September Micah had just started back to school and I had a tiny little baby. P and I spent some of our mornings resting at home due to lack of sleep. But we also shopped. I made sure to hit up Target. I LOVE their end of summer clearance. Last year I got Micah some swim shorts for $2.98 (org. $9.99) and a little blow up pool for $4.98 (org. 49.99) I saved a lot of money which made me happy! I got that pool out of the garage last week and blew it up during nap time. When Micah woke up he was SO excited! He and Patton played and played in the cool pool.
Patton didn't know what to think at first, but he ended up having an okay time. Then he conked out :)

End of week update

This week we actually got several things accomplished. Besides wrecking the vehicles, and going to the dentist, we went to the country. I SO enjoy spending time in the country. We spent most of the day outside, enjoyed the beautiful weather, and got some work done. Of course I took some pics of our day.
By the time supper time came around, Micah was dirtier than I think I've ever seen him. We all showered, ate, and began our trek home.
The following day we did a good bit of yard work at our own humble abode. Thursday morning we all headed over to the Rent's to check out Party Jumps new equipment. Friday was family swim.... The first one of the season. It is always SO nice when Daddy opens the pool. We had a nice afternoon and brought Hannah home with us. We've had a wonderful week so far, and are looking forward to a fun Memorial Day :)

Dentist

If you've already read my last post, you know that Micah went to the dentist this week. I thought we had taken pretty good care of his teeth, but was still Very nervous. I was SO scared that he'd have a cavity, or more than one. Micah did very good for his x-rays.

Note, I dislike going to the dentist with a passion. I LOVE the feeling of having clean teeth, but ever since I was Micah's age, it's been one of the worst experiences for me. I have a VERY bad gag reflex and Always have a hard time. I have to remind myself to breathe through my nose, if I don't I gag and have been known to vomit right then and there. Through the years I have learned that the gag reflex is worse in the morning, so I never have morning appts. But enough of my issues.... Micah did great! Here's Micah before Thinking he had clean teeth.
Micah sat fairly still and the hygienist was finished within 10 minutes. I only wish it were that quick with me :) I got more nervous when I heard the dentist speaking with the boy next door who was Micah's age. He was talking about crowns, and being sedated. I was sure this man was going to try to take us for everything we had.
Overall we had a very pleasant experience. Micah had spotless teeth.... NO CAVITIES! I was So happy. I never had my first cavity until college, hopefully Micah can either follow in my footsteps or do better :)