HOORAY!!

So I know this may sounds silly, but I am so excited!! I thought that I would give you all a quick weather update before we leave. hahaha

I just checked the weather for today in the dells and....NO RAIN!!! Me and the kids have really been praying that the rain and storms would pass so that we could enjoy our mini vacation...WOO HOO!!

Ok enough of my silliness. LOL :)

See ya when we get back!

Please...no rain.

We have had quite the busy week. And its going to get even busy, but in a good way. We have been trying to find something to do with the kids or somewhere (cheap) to go. Its very hard when you have an 8 year old who can basically do anything and two 4 year olds who only think they can do anything. haha We have thought about different theme parks and such, but even thats hard when its just you and the kids with no additional help. So a couple weeks ago we were watching the travel channel (my favorite) and they had a special on waterparks. PERFECT...was what I thought. How could we all not enjoy a waterpark! So I did a little research and found one that we could all enjoy...Noahs Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells!!! I know it probably doesn't sound too exciting to everyone else, but its really cool and its the largest waterpark in the US. Sounds perfect right? Thats what I thought until I looked at the weather this morning, which I have checked everyday since we decided and booked our hotel....its supposed to rain!! NOT GOOD! Well, it actually said scattered thunderstorms. And get this, the next day...sunny. :(

So if everyone could join me in praying for good weather that would be great!! The boys are REALLY excited and have not stopped talking about it for a week. We have a countdown on our calender thats how excited they are. haha

A little side note...we have not gone any like this as a family. This will be our first family vacation! So this is a huge deal to the kids! And us for that matter!

I'll leave you with some great pictures of the kids jumping on the trampoline.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and I will definitely be posting some pictures from our trip...hopefully with sunny skies in the background. :)

Fruit Trees

Most of you know that I planted a garden for the second time this year, but what you don't know is...nothings growing!!! I was so excited to make it look pretty that I forgot to do some of the things that we did last year. Last year our tomato plants took over, and when I say took over I mean it!! They grew so big that my green beans stopped growing because of lack of sunlight. They even knocked the stakes over that were holding them up. haha So this year I put them on the side away from the green beans and other smaller plants. It doesn't really matter, they didn't grow anyway (2 of the tomato plants and the other vegetables). The rabbits ate my pepper plants (which I was so excited about this year) and so the only thing I have growing is tomatoes and the squash plant that Mason wanted so badly. Side note...we don't even eat squash! :) The weeds have taken over so badly that I think even if something was growing, I wouldn't even notice. haha I have not tended to it like I should have. But hey...we'll have tomatoes coming out our ears!! :) If anyone wants to trade tomatoes for other vegetables, I game! lol

We also have some fruit trees in our backyard. We originally just thought they were trees until about the third year we lived here we noticed something was growing on them. woo hoo!! We have 2 apple trees and 2 pear trees! The apple trees haven't looked very healthy and we have only gotten like 2 apples off of them. I was going to cut them down this year because I think that all the water that fills up in our backyard was killing them. Mason heard me say it the other day and said that there were lots of apples on them. HE WAS RIGHT!! We went down and they have several apples on them! I was so excited! I was like a kid in the candy store. So of course I go over to look at the pear trees and they have TONS!!! Question....does anyone know if its normal for fruit trees to bloom every other year? Last year we didn't get any blooms, the year before that we did and now this year we have. Does that make sense? Also I noticed that the pears on top of the trees have started taking shape, but we're just getting blooms on the bottom. I think that they bloom from the top down. Interesting! So when I say kid in a candy store I'm serious. Everyday I check on them, like they're going to just bloom over night. haha Its so exciting!! I have called Bennett's and they cant tell me much because I have no clue what specific kind of pear and apple trees they are (obviously because I didn't plant them). So if any of you are knowledgeable about fruit trees, I'd love for you to share your knowledge with me. :)

Apple Trees

Pear Trees

And this is just ONE part of the branch!!

Fruit anyone?? LOL :)

This could be dangerous!!

So I figured it out! YAY!! This could be really dangerous for me! You could see alot more of these. hahaha OK, so you all may not think this is as cute as I do, but its proof of how much the boys love their bikes.

ENJOY!!!

I'm Still Here!

So I know that I have been absent for a while. I have been on an emotional rollercoaster and just haven't had any words. I tend to withdraw when my emotions are running wild. I also tend to drown myself in music. Music tends to be what helps me through. I had turned on Klove online (did you know that you can listen online). The song Call My Name by Third Day came on. Not a coincidence!! Here is the exact part of the lyrics that came on when I turned it on.

When you feel like you're alone in your sadness

It seems like no one else in this whole world cares

And you want to get away from the madness

You just call My name and I'll be there

That is just the chorus, but that is what I heard the minute I turned it on!! Once again...not a coincidence! It fit every mood I was feeling and helped me to redirect my thinking. God is good!

I started to post last night, but I'm not ready to post it yet. Maybe soon! So just to let ya all know I'm still alive I have pictures again to take the place of my loss of words.

This bike thing is getting the best of me! Who knew that when the boys learned to ride with no training wheels that it would start a whirlwind of bike riding! Everyday..and I'm not exaggerating...they ride their bikes for hours!! And I mean HOURS!! I think everyday for the past two weeks on top of riding in front of the house they have also went on a bike ride with their dad. On Saturday my friend Tisha came over to show us pictures of her trip to Colorado and was playing around with the boys. This is what they were doing (it involves bikes of course!)....

The boys have so much fun with her! We are very blessed to have Tisha in our lives. A little background, we met her just after having the twins at our old church. We attended a Bible Study together and slowly just became friends through her love for kids. She has been very supportive through this past year and we love her! We feel very grateful that she made the move with us to Elston and God is taking our friendship to new heights and growing us both. Anyone that doesn't yet know her should get to know her, she's amazing! She's probably going to kill me for posting these pictures...but they are just too cute to not post! hee hee!

The boys decided that they wanted to be brave (go figure) and start riding their bikes down hill! Yeah you heard me right! I wish I knew how to upload video because I have some very cute video of it. But until then, heres some pictures!

Right before the boys decided to be dare devils they decided that he wanted to pose for pictures. You know that they're camera obsessed when they smile and say "take a picture of me!"

The other night, I'm not sure if it was raining or not, but it was one of those days we've had lately, we looked out our window to see this.....

GORGEOUS!! JUST GORGEOUS!!

I hope everyone has a great week!

Pickles and Popcorn

I have very few words as today was an emotional day for me. I do, however, have a ton of pictures to take place of my few words. :) We took the boys to the drive-in on Friday to see Kung-Fu Panda. In my opinion, it wasn't very good. It had some language and adult humor in it and for Mason wanting to see it VERY BADLY...he fell asleep! But it was nonetheless a fun adventure. They open at 7:30 so we took some things to do to keep us occupied because it doesn't get dark until around 10. Lindsay, notice the McDonalds Tea...I'm an addict too!Weston throwing to Isaac.

Isaac throwing to Dad, oh wait...wrong way. Sorry Mom. :)


Isaac trying to hit the soccer ball with his head!
Weston showing off his Panda from McDonalds. YES...Pickles at the drive-in! haha
Weston sneaking popcorn before the movie starts. :)

William, Weston and Isaac watching the movie. Side note...take pillows and more blankets.

And now....the ones you've all been waiting for.hahaha

See how interesting the movie was. :)
These i thought were so funny. The first one was taken right when we pulled out of the parking lot and the second was taken about half way home.

Ok...so I'll bore you with one more. I can't help myself. :) By the way...Mason was embarrased when he saw this one. I think its precious!

WOO HOO....This is fun!

In the words of Weston while he was doing this...Yes, your seeing right (no its not Isaac)! Thats Weston riding his bike with NO training wheels! And yes that is really what he said. Along with "woo hoo, now I'm a big kid!" He was so hesitant, but once he realized he could do it he was overjoyed with excitement. This went on for almost 4 hours!!! 4 hours of turning all by themselves, going on and off the sidewalks and starting by themselves! We are so proud of both of them!! Way to go boys!!

I didn't have a chance yesterday to post about Fathers Day, but it was a wonderful day. The boys and William spent the day fishing for the first time! Yes it has been a weekend of firsts. They had a blast. It was great father/son time! They caught 6 fish! Not bad for the first time.

So I'll leave you with one more. Weston all tuckered out from bike riding today!