summer is here

I know there's still many more days of school before summer is really here. But, Brian finally had the time to get in the pool and play. That has to mean that summer is close. Doesn't it?

I'm not sure if this is a fair fight...it's the best we can do though. Go Karlee!! Go Mason!!

camp out

Friday was our Ward father and son camp out. My boys have been looking forward to this ever since they got home from the last camp out, almost 1 1/2 years ago. I think the only down side was Brian and the boys didn't arrive until 8pm. They left the house about 5, but with traffic and check in they arrived late.

There was a good turn out. I think Brian said 13 dads and 28 boys. The Ward provided the breakfast for Saturday morning. Such a great idea. You broke a couple of eggs in a sandwich bag, added ham and cheese if desired, and salt and pepper. Then the bag was placed in boiling water to cook. Put in tortilla and you have a breakfast burrito.

Brother Robinson brought many canoes and life jackets for everyone to use. Brian said the boys thought it was great to be on the water by themselves.

They are growing up soo much. I'm glad that Brian has the time and is willing to take them on these camp outs. Such great memories they are making together. (Thanks for taking pictures for me.)

While the boys were gone, us girls (and Adam) went to a movie. It was nice to relax with them. After we dropped off Kinz and Adam, the three of us went to Walmart. Bailee always thinks it's cool to be out late at Walmart. So we decided to stay out a little later and went to Chile's for some Molten Chocolate Cake. One of the best desserts around. YUM!! Saturday morning, once the girls finished their chores, we had breakfast at IHOP and did a little shopping, something none of the boys enjoy doing. So I guess you could say the father and son camp out is fun for all!!

I mean it...

...stop talking! Not really, I didn't do this to Carson. I had no idea this was going on until every person we passed down the aisle was laughing out loud at this boy. So I stopped to take a look. He also had his hands behind his back. Like I tied him up or something. Crazy kid!! Actually this is better then what he usually does. Usually he is a stunt boy and climbs around the cart while we are rolling through the store. He is fun...but I'm glad I only have one Carson.

places I have visited

This was on Kathy's blog. Such a great idea.

visited 23 states (46%)

I have also been to many parts of England, Paris, and Toronto. My next hopeful place is Arkansas for ATV riding with the family. A hopeful trip one day with my hubby would be a cruise to many warm islands or Hawaii. I'm not picky. :0)

Create your own visited map of the United States

Are we done yet?

I'm soo ready for school to be out. These last few projects and assignments I'm struggling with. The kids are doing fine, but I'm ready for summer to be here. Eleven and a half days left.

I know come August I'll be ready for school to start again. But today...I want my kids home!

early party

A few weeks ago I asked Mason if he wanted a big party or a couple of friends for his birthday. He decided a couple of friends. After the zoo, the plan was to keep those two friends and stay at the zoo longer. Well that changed due to the rain. One friend ended up going home with his Dad since he was soaked to the skin. We were able to go to DQ for some ice cream with Benjamin at least. Then for dinner we went to Chuck E. Cheese. Both Benjamin and Bradley thought Chuck E. Cheese was for little kids. They were surprised they had fun. We all had fun.

We then headed over to the park to run off some energy. There were other kids already playing and before we knew it a game of tag was started.

Even the big girls came along. They are becoming good friends. I guess all that had to happen was one had to move out. :0) Having their own room was not enough, they needed their own address. ;0)

zoo field trip

For days there have been talk that the field trip would be cancelled because of rain. This morning I was crossing my fingers that the field trip was still on. It must of worked. I believe there were 80 or so buses there for field trips. Lots of kids.

With the weather mild, it seemed that the animals were more active than usual. The hippos were the only animals being lazy. Even the snakes and lizards were moving around. Now that I think of it...maybe it's because of the storm that was coming. Definitely something to think about.

These turtles were great. We caught them eating lunch. They all had their own dish.

These boys on the turtle had lots of fun together. Carson, Benjamin, James, and Mason.

The zoo has a new building that has an aquarium to watch while you eat. Very entertaining.

After lunch we checked out the rest of this new building that had lizards, snakes, turtles and many kinds of insects. While we were in there the storm finally hit. It hit about 12:15 or so and never really let up. We hadn't heard from Mason's teacher about where to meet or any changes because of the rain. The kids were tired of staying in the same place, so after 1 we headed towards the bus to see what was next.

This was what was next. Soaked boys!! They thought it was great. I had originally planned on keeping Mason, Ben, and Bradley and hanging out at the zoo longer. That changed and we all left very quickly. We were a little bummed that we couldn't stay. But we will never forget this field trip and how we got rained out and soaked to the skin. There's usually an upside to everything.

boys

Sometimes Carson's thinking makes perfect sense. There are three days in our week around here. School day, bacon day and church day. Carson was telling Kinzie that he couldn't go to her house on bacon day because he had a primary party to go to. Kinzie asked when bacon day was. He told her it's the day we have hash browns!! Silly boy. Most Saturdays Brian makes breakfast for us that consists of eggs, hash browns and bacon. That's how bacon day came about. I'm not sure what he's going to call weekdays when summer gets here.

When we went to Idaho in April Carson was telling the family that we made him walk all the way. All of them know we usually drive, so they were in awe at this comment. Then he says, I had to walk to the first plane, then the second plane, then the third plane. That sure got a laugh from everyone. Just to clarify, he never complained about walking.

Mason is going to be 8 in a few weeks, so he will be starting cub scouts. After his ortho appointment Monday we went to the scout shop to buy his cub scout shirt and all the things he will need. He was so excited. He asked if he could wear his shirt the rest of the day at school. I told him it was for meetings, not school. On the way back to school he read from his Wolf Handbook. Now you need to know that Mason doesn't mind reading, but rarely reads without encouragement. This morning he asked if he could take his cub scout book to school at read. He is soo excited for all the fun he will have being a cub scout. The first week that school is out is Twilight Camp. He lucked out with his birthday being only 2 weeks before that so he can go. This is a new experience for me. I hope I'm up for the time that scouting will take. :0)




Tonight Mason's school had displayed artwork that the kids had finished in class. They were beautifully matted and framed for a school fundraiser. They wanted $27 to take it home! I guess I'm cheap. I told Mason that when he brings home the assignment I can go buy a frame much cheaper and we can still put in on our wall. He was disappointed that I wouldn't buy it to take home. When I compared it to him spending his money that he is saving to buy a DS game, he understood. Money lessons are hard to learn. I hope he can understand at an early age.

friday...

I finally remembered my camera! I've been wanting to take a picture with bluebonnets ever since I saw then. The best bluebonnets I found were down where I-35E and I-35 W join south of FW. I found them on our drive home from San Antonio. I didn't have any kids with me and Brian surely did NOT want to get out and take a picture in them. Although, that would of been great!! LOL



Adam was sleeping when we were out running errands, but I stopped anyway. I almost waited too long. The bluebonnets have started to seed, not many blossoms left. I'll do better next year.

Friday night the activity day girls, 8-11 year olds in our church, and moms met at a park for picnic and games. We all had fun. We adopted Megan for the day. Her mom had surgery on Wednesday and of course wasn't up for an outing. :( Maybe soon.

The girls hid under a blanket and moms had to choose their daughter by her feet. We all thought easy, until we had to choose from the bottom of their feet. Not something a mom looks at very often. Karlee is left of the girl in the long jeans, under the white blanket.

I'm glad our schedule allowed us to go. We had fun eating, visiting and being silly. The park was amazing. We will go back. I know my boy will love it.

masquerade

Friday night Bailee went to a party that was a masquerade ball!! I thought she looked great. She looked like a princess.

She was tired of me taking pictures. Sad to say this is the best shot of her mask. LOL

Jessica's dad took them to a costume shop to find these dresses. He was so great for doing that. They were concerned that no one else would be in gowns like these. They were right. Most girls were in prom like dresses. Although, the birthday boy got his costume at the same place! So three of them got it right. Everyone had a blast!