Happy 4th of July!

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY
Phew, we have had a busy weekend!
Uncle Wes and Aunt Virginia came in town so they came to the HighPoint parade with us Saturday morning. Tanner really looks forward to decorating his VEHICLE of choice (the scooter this year). You should see him shopping at the dollar store!

We ATTEMPTED the REDBIRDS game, but neither Chris nor I recalls who was playing or what the final score was and Chris who does not SWEAT was pretty SWEATY by the end of our night of chasing children....I MEAN watching the Redbirds game.

We enjoyed the fireworks with some friends and their annual 4th of July party that by now we just invite ourselves to. My
BLUEBERRY DESSERTwas a hit! It's SUPER EASY!!!
Here's the recipe:
1 20oz can of crushed pineapples-bottom
1 20oz can blueberry pie filling-middle
1 box yellow cake mix-top
3/4 stick of melted butter (i know)
1 small pkg. crushed pecans-ver top
Directions: Dump into 9x13 pan in the order listed , pour melted butter on top of cake mix. BAke on 350 for 30-45 minutes.

Splishing and Splashing

Does anyone have a WET FLOOR sign we could borrow????

Best Advice About Boys

ADVICE ABOUT READING TO BOYS

When Tanner was little I took him to the G-town library for baby storytime. Most of the babies sat in their mommies laps and listened...

NOT TANNER...

so I think the librian could see my frustration that my crawling 5 MONTH old couldn't sit still (none of the other babies crawled for quite some time).

She told me just to keep reading to him even when he crawled away...even out of the room...so I started do that instead of stopping when he left the room...and slowly but surely he started stopping for a peek...and before I knew it we were reading for long periods of time and his attention really grew.

Tanner LOVES books now...I really think I might have just stopped after a book or two without her advice but instead I kept the TV off and just read and read and read.

THE RESULTS

this is how tanner's bed frequently looks when he goes to bed and wakes up
Of course I do the same thing with Sam...but he really LOVES FOR TANNER TO READ TO HIM!!!

A few of our favorite things...DOWNTOWN

The boys love the FIRE MUSEUM!

So today we...

Played at the Fire Museum

then

Played in the water park/fountain on Main Street

and had a picnic!!

Luckily they were doing construction to the fountain so a a few of them were the perfect size and strength for Sam!!

UNPLUGGED

OFFICIALLY UNPLUGGED FOR THE SUMMER!

Anyone who knows me knows I am SUPER ticky about TV watching(video games etc.) so I decided to UNPLUG my kids (Sam doesn't even watch TV yet) from electronics for the summer...at least in our home!!!

It has been really great and really easy! I am amazed at how creative Tanner has been. He made a list of things he wants...

To Go, To Make, To Do, To Read

SO...right now our house looks like lots of

GAMES, BOOKS, CRAFTS, PROJECTS and SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS!!!!

Unconditional Love

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

sorry blurry pictures


It seems like just yesterday we were in Seaside getting married. I am amazed that we have already been married 7 years BUT even more excited that it's really only just begun.

The secret to our marriage is my husband truely loves me unconditionally:

my constant key and cell phone misplacement,

my crazy rants followed by begging to forgive me,

my inability to remember anything,

my OCD,

my ADD,

my so-so cooking,

my terrible singing with made up words that I think are right,

my diet dr. pepper addiction,

my choice to play instead of clean,

and

the list goes on...but i think you catch my drift.

THANK YOU Chris for being a quiet man of God, a devoted husband, an involved hands-on father and for showing me each day how much you still love me. Thank you for choosing your family over stuff, thank you for considering the home our job and not just mine, thank you for always making me feel safe.

I am more in love with you today than I was 7 years ago in Seaside. I LOVE YOU!!!

Christmas Card???

I always stress myself out over Christmas cards...do you???

I either spend all month trying to take the perfect photo which never happens
or
spend way to much to have someone do it for me.
It's just paper...
a silly card...
maybe...
i'll do a beach pictures this year...
What do you think???