Camping fun

The kids enjoyed more camping fun with their great grandparents^as well as their grandparents !

Talk about spoiled!
There was plenty of swimming and relaxing

Making new friends
and some old friends even came to visit
Did you know that kids who want to play with new friends eat really fast?
Well most of them anyway
Sometimes nature really creeps me out
And sometimes it doesn't and is quite entertaining
This was quite facinating... it was a tornado of steam! Almost as if there were ghosts dancing!

Roasting marshmallows with cousins while Papa plays the guitar
Cuddling on mommy and watching the fire
and leaving what has been "home" for the past week to go back to your real home.

There's nothing like sleeping in your own bed!

It's good to be home. School starts in three days!

camping

Here I am sitting out on the porch of the cabin. It's 10:50pm. Such a beautiful night. The crickets are chirping and the lights from the campers are glowing off the lake. It's chilly out. Probably low 60's? I can see my breath. It's still nice though. Adam left this morning to go back to work. He'll return Tuesday night around midnight.

The kids have made a few friends and have played real hard today. They're snuggled in their bed fast asleep. We had fun by the campfire tonight. Tomorrow I think we'll go for a canoe ride or maybe just the paddle boats since I'm here on my own tomorrow. My grandparents are also here camping in their trailer, and Adam's parents are here as well, but they're leaving tomorrow. I'm hoping my friend L and her two kids will come tomorrow for a visit.

I just saw a fish jump in the lake. The ripples slowly spreading across the water. I love the outdoors.

And I'm Off!!

To go camping
in a cabin
with my two kids
Adam will come over when he's not working
I hope I didn't forget anything

See you in about a week!

Pretty nails

My mom treated me to a pedicure this morning. See my pretty toes!

Sleeping.... um... beauty?

So this must be how kids wake up with so much energy.. They sleep like this!

yes she is really sleeping like that, I waited about 10 minutes to see if she'd move on her own, snapped the photo and then moved her myself. To which she curled up in a tiny ball and sighed.

before and after

Tubal Ligation vs Vasectomy

I was watching this show one afternoon while Adam was puttering around getting ready for work. And this particular episode was about Tubal Ligation vs Vasectomy. They have a doctor on the show and the mom's asked questions about how to decide. I have to say I was not impressed with his answer. First he explained that either procedure was very common, and yes the tubal ligation was a little more complicated but he then said that it's a personal choice and if you feel strongly enough about not wanting any more children and you want to do something about that... to do it. It's your call.

Yes okay, it's a "personal decision" but to me... that personal decision when your married is to be made together. And that wasn't what he was saying at all. Catherine Marion even tried to get him to specifically talk about married couples deciding. And he stuck with the "personal decision".

I disagree. To me, if I feel that I may want more children, and my husband doesn't, I don't think it would be right for him to go ahead and make the call to the doctor to get a vasectomy. Until I agree I don't want any more children as well, I don't think he should just go and do it, and same goes the other way. It's a decision that I think we should both come to an agreement on. This doctor flat out said if YOU decide you don't want anymore kids, and you want to go about having the procedure done, then do it. Not once did he say anything about considering the other's feelings.

What do you think?

Anyone?

Anyone have any idea what sort of music/bands 7-10 year old boys listen to these days? As far as 4-8 year old girls I'm guessing I should know that too.

I'm pretty sure that they aren't listening to Depeche Mode, and U2 and Moby, Enrique, or going around singing ACDC are they?

Fun Quiz from Addie's although I'm not sure Adam would agree

You Would Make a Great 1930's Wife

You've got a few retro ways, and you would make the ideal 1930's wife.
At least, that's how it looks on paper. You may just be an easygoing, pleasant person.
With a personality like yours, you'd be a great wife in any era!
Would You Have Been a Good Wife in the 1930s?

FIFTEEN YEARS

I have now been with you for HALF of my life!

Time flies!

I've been thinking about my 9 years post and then this morning I thought to myself. Wow those 9 years just FLEW by.. Crazy how fast only one year has went by as well.

I can't believe it's already been a year since this

and look at THIS!! and this year...

This is just the first bit that were ready to go, there's still a whole bunch ripening!


We already know I got stung by a bee a year ago as well, thankfully this time it wasn't as bad. Not as itchy and painful. Different kind of bee I think. Another thing I can't get over is this!

9 years ago

It's been 9 years since I've been able to wear these shorts! The first picture is of Adam and me on our honeymoon, the second was taken by Connor today.
I'm almost there. I still have quite a few more pounds to lose, I know. But I am getting there. Of course it's 9 years, 2 babies, three pregnancies later. My boobs are bigger along with the rest of me and I'm not expecting to look exactly like I did when I was 21 .. But still even though they don't fit the same... they still FIT! And yes.. Adam still has the same shirt too. Think we need some new clothes or what?

Ouch!! again!

Anyone remember last August when I got stung by a bee? Go take a look at the picture. That picture was four days after I was stung...

So what's this picture you ask?
Well this is today when I was stung again! So much for 22 years.. Try a year right to the bloody month! See how close it is to where I got stung last year? Look closely to the bottom right of my new sting, yeah, just look past those ugly varicose veins and you can still see the spot where I was stung before. And do you see how big it is today? and this only happened a few hours ago!

UGH!!