Gone to Carolina...

So, I hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. We went up to North Carolina with the boys and Adam's sister and her daughter to see their grandmother. "Granny" was diagnosed last week with breast cancer so we went up to see her and be an encouragement/distraction to her and Adam's Uncle David. Kamden really enjoyed Uncle David. In fact, he was looking for him this morning! It was cute!

We got to do some swimming and I taught Adam to do a flip turn. It was great fun! The kids were great on the trip up and on the way back. It really helped to have cousin Kadyn along, the boys just love to be with her.

It struck me funny while in the van as in the very back we had Kal and Kadyn watching the same movie on 2 different screens, in the middle was Kamden and whichever adult not in front during any given rotation watching yet another movie on his own screen, then in front the radio/ipod/cds were going ALL AT THE SAME TIME! It was crazy but it worked! We are so spoiled now days.

The trip was nice, the visit was nice, but the kids were very happy to sleep in their own beds last night. I managed to forget my camera so we have no pictures from the weekend but I do have a superhero collection of pictues from the other day that I plan on posting later (maybe today)!

That's all for now, I should check to see if there is any work available as their wasn't this morning (whoo-hoo! I had the morning off!) But, there is a reason I work so bring it on!

BOYS.

So, lately the boys have been challenging. I suppose that is normal for children, especially when routines are changing. Kal loves school, Kamden hates that Kal loves school. Kamden gets to go to the gym with mom, Kal hates that he does not get to go anymore (because of school). Kamden has decided that he does not need naps any longer nor does he need to sleep past 6 am. Kal is craving independence and is dressing himself daily. Kamden likes what Kal puts on and wants to wear it too, and the list goes on and on and on. Needless to say, it has been very "exciting" around here lately. In all of my frustrations with the challenge of keeping things semi-organized and the children in one piece, I can't help but grap the camera. Those boys sure do know how to "work it" when I am getting a bit stressed out. Enjoy the mantage:

This is Kamden (supposed to be napping) being sweet lying on the chair working his charm to get out of trouble.

This is Kal having dressed himself (again, long sleeves in August in Georgia) and trying out my heels...(?) Silly boy.

Kamden, wearing Kal's shirt from earlier, sitting in the midst of his toys with his sippy hiding from the camera, just being CUTE (during nap time).

Here we go again...

Kal had his first day of pre-K today. He is at the same school, with the same classmates as last year but he has different teachers. He was super excited to go today. We let him pick out his clothes, and he chose long sleeve shirt (one we got new for the school year) and a pair of jeans. He was very handsome but it is August...in Georgia! Even so, he was adorable. Kamden missed him, it was sweet.

This afternoon Adam came home a bit early and we headed off to Turner Field to catch a game against the Giants. The boys just love the ball park. It was fun. Now we are very tired and will be calling it a night.

I want to give a shout out to our niece Kaliese who turned 6 yesterday! Happy Birthday!!!!! Wow, time flies.

Until next time...

CUTE PIC OF THE DAY

So, it has been awhile again. We have been super-duper busy lately, thank goodness the summer is almost over. It is such a busy time. Honestly, there has been a ton of blog-worthy happenings around here but quite frankly, I'm tired, so I don't think I am going to play catch up, after all, I'm not so sure many folks (that don't already know the goings on) read...so I will just leave everyone with a cute picture and pick up on my blogging on Monday. Happy weekend to all!

Kadyn (cousin), Kamden, and Kal Justus

going to see the Braves on a rainy evening in late July.

So, here it is...

Adam's Accent (not his cute little southern drawl) but his cute little car!

"Kudos" to Janet who noticed my clever title of the last post! Just curious...did anyone else get it? If not, it might be kind-of fun to play the clever game more often...to keep us all on our toes!

Today was a nice day, just hanging with the fam. We went this morning to the hospital to see Grandmother (who is doing just fine by the way) then we came home and just hung out together. It was a much needed day of rest. Tomorrow starts another action-packed day/week/end of month...you get the picture!

Anyway, just thought I would share the pics.

Accent

Wow, so, July has nearly come and gone...already. So much has been going on this past month I am not even sure I can accurately re-cap. I will say though that in the middle of the month Adam spent a week in Mexico with the teens. They had a great trip, but Adam stayed in bed VERY sick for a majority of the week. Thanks to his adult volunteers and an all around good group of teens the week went smoothly without him. Adam was better by the time they came back and all is well!

Mom came and stayed with me and the boys that week. I think that was a long week for her. She had her first real experience with a Georgia summer. Yes, you folks in other parts of the country, in Georgia "hot" is an understatement. Whew.

On a different note, Adam took the plunge today. For about a year-and-a-half Adam has been driving a 1991 Mercury Topaz. It was very nice in it's day, power everything, air conditioning, et cetera...but the power windows quit working in front, AC out (remember I mentioned those Georgia summers) no cup holders, et cetera, et cetera, and recently it would cut off randomly (but thankfully started back up each time). We live about 30 minutes from the church...so Adam drives about 250 miles a week. So, after careful research and consideration, he bought a Hyundai Accent today. It is a 3-door hatch back, completely basic. Power nothing. BUT, it has AC and cup holders...ahhh, the little things in life! This little car gets really good gas mileage and is very hard to come by. They did not make many to start with, do not make them anymore, and they are quite popular because of looks, fuel efficiency, quality, warranty, and price!

This month has been a rough one, part of why I have not been blogging. As Anne and I were talking the other day she mentioned my lack of blogging and we came to the conclusion that "If you can't say anything nice, do not say anything at all"! So, there you have it.

Until next time...

Girls' Weekend Out!

So, this past weekend, my sister-in-law Katie, our friend Nancy and I went to Savannah to escape. We had a great time. We spent Saturday on the beach. The weather was beautiful. I have a slight phobia of the ocean; the awesomeness is just too much for me, but I did get in (briefly). Katie and Nancy enjoyed the water and even shared it with a dolphin! He was just swimming around out there with everyone out enjoying the water!

Speaking of dolphins, we took a boat out dolphin watching. We cruised the river then moved out to the Atlantic and found a buch of dolphins. They were playing and popping up to see us! We all went to the back of the boat and the guide picked up the pace to make a big wake and the dolphins went "surfing". It was really cool to see! Below is a picture of the three of us just before getting on the boat:
As we were cruising the river looking for dolphins we spotted something:

Yes, that is a deer! Well, a fawn anyway! It was just swimming across the river to get to the other side! The guide said he had never seen anything like it!

Speaking of deer, Tuesday while I was working, I saw something out the window, and yes, it was this deer. We have seen her quite a few times in the time we have lived in this house but rarely in the middle of the afternoon!
Well, I have so much more to say about our trip but I really need to organize my thoughts, so maybe I will post more as I think about it. Until next time...