We looked like little kids...wow how time flies!
Here's to 8 years of:
Two incredibly wonderful children.
Many, many laughs.
Picking up your laundry off the floor every morning.
Making meals that you won't eat.
Throwing out your holey boxers because you'll keep on wearing them for 8 more years.
Never asking what became of your old heavy metal t-shirts (I plead the 5th).
Putting up with my weekly Red Lobster cravings during my pregnancy with Ryan.
Never saying, "I told you so".
For not saying anything when the house is a mess when you get home from work.
For being the best father ever to our kids.
And for never complaining too much about dinner not being ready when you get home from work (and then for still not being ready an hour later).
With that said, where are we going out for dinner tonight?
Ryan and Reece were hilarious this afternoon. They were playing a game of baseball their own way. One would pitch (to nowhere near the other batting) and the batter would swing wildly at the air and then run the bases. They kept taking turns doing this over and over again. It was quite comical. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to get myself a camera that zooms when it's in record mode. (Either that or get my vision rechecked.)
Hey Em~
You didn't tell me Kate does floors. Too bad she can't reach the windows yet. LOL.
The kids were super suprised when the found the tent set up downstairs today. Does this make us white trash? LOL.
Look where we're going!!! I am so excited. Our family and Bret's brother's family are going to stay in one of the vacation villas at Grand Bear Lodge in a couple of weeks. Jo and I will ride down in our minivan with the kids watching a movie while Grant and Bret beat us down there in the corvette. (You guys didn't think we were fooled, did you?) You'd think my kids would be excited about everything they have there to do, but all they can talk about is which one gets to share a bed with their little cousin, Brooke. LOL. Seriously, after spending the days at Grand Bear Falls, Enchanted Forest and Bear Island, I don't think they're going to care where they sleep or with whom.
I'm excited because, in this villa, we can put the kids to bed upstairs and then stay up downstairs while they're sleeping. (Can anyone say Margaritas? Just kidding. Or am I? LOL)
Check out this awesome villa...
Jo and I aren't going to be expected to cook in this kitchen, are we? After all, it is suppose to be a vacation...LOL.
Here's a link to the floor plan, too. (Can you tell how excited I am?)
Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa for making this wonderful family time possible for us. The little kiddos (and us big ones, too) are very excited. (And we would have moved you into your new home, regardless.)
"I'm ready to jump!"
"Maybe I'm not so ready..."
But he did it and swam his little heart out.
Practicing kicking and floating on his back.
He kind of looks like a little frog in his googles, doesn't he?
You mean I don't have to stand there and catch him anymore?! Still need to work on keeping his feet up off the ground, though.
Ashley...
Ryan...
Kind of makes you want one, doesn't it?
"Come on, Mom! Let's go already!"
Ashley has learned to dive in off the diving board now!
Ryan officially doesn't need me anymore (sniff sniff) to catch him at the bottom of the water slide.
For more pictures, head on over to Flickr. And be sure to check out the videos below.
They had to find some way to cool off.
He still hasn't stopped talking about sitting in this thing.
Didn't realize those things were so huge.
That tire isn't moving, is it?
Now, that's more Ryan size.
Especially when he tripped and landed on his rear end.
On a brighter note, Grandma Jerry is coming home from the hospital today. What we thought was going to be a fractured hip ended up being a nasty sprain. Thank goodness!!!
