The Perfect Pool Day

June 28, 2009 POTD

As I'm cleaning up dinner Lance, Brett and Magnus are outside playing.  I'm thinking about how I haven't taken any pictures yet today and am wondering what I should shoot for my picture of the day.  I wasn't even done thinking and Lance tapped on the window and pointed up.  I grabbed the camera and went outside.  Brett was screaming "It's a hot air balloon, there's fire." and thus my POTD!

June 27, 2009 POTD

Talk about a busy day!  We went to the carnival at Grandma & Grandpa's subdivision in the morning.  Since Daddy's foot is hurt, we got out of the house a lot later than we were expecting too.  On top of that, we had a showing from 12:30pm to 1:30pm so everything had to be nice and tidy before we left.  After the carnival we ate lunch at Grandma & Grandpa's.  Uncle Scott, Andrea and Elise came too.  Then it was a quick trick home to grab Brett's stuff so he could spend the night at Aunt Annie's.  Aunt Annie also babysat Claire so I could go scrapbooking with my friends!  Busy, busy HOT day.  It was fun but so glad it's over.

My ADORABLE kids

 

Blogging just got easier

Ok, so sometimes I'm a little slow.  I was playing around in my blog today and noticed something that said update your blog via email or something like that.  So I tried it and it works!  I can update my blog simply by typing an email.  I don't have to go to my page and login and then do all that fancy stuff!  I'm so excited.  Maybe now I'll blog more often.  Well, ok, so maybe not but at least this is a lot easier!

 

And as a bonus, a picture of Ann on a motorcycle!

June 26, 2009 POTD

When Brett woke up this morning, he wasn't himself. He wasn't himself yesterday either. I think he might be getting sick so I told him we could have a lazy day today. We went to McDonald's for breakfast (cinnamelts - shhh don't tell daddy!) and got two Redbox movies to watch (Open Season 2 & Diego - it was slim pickins). Brett loves getting a Redbox movie and loves taking the movie out of the machine.

June 25, 2009 POTD

Both of the kids had just woken up from their naps. I had to tidy up the house before we had to leave for yet more showings. Brett was more than happy to get to watch a movie "Bolt". As you can see Claire enjoyed the movie too.

June 24, 2009 POTD

We were going to go to the pool but this thunderstorm came on very quickly. So Brett got to play outside in the "rain" and with the hose until the thunderstorm began.

June 23, 2009 POTD

Finally Brett's birthday invitations are done! A party at the zoo for my little monkey! How perfect is that?

June 22, 2009 POTD

Yet another showing, so yet another evening at Aunt Annie's. Brett and Magnus had fun playing with Missy and Millie.

June 21, 2009 POTD

Claire's baptism. Aunt Annie and Aunt Sue Sue are her godmothers, Uncle Scott is her godfather. She only cried when Fr. Mulhearn got some water in her eyes.

Father's Day!

June 20, 2009 POTD

Brett, Claire, Magnus and I went to Aunt Annie's house because we had showings from 10am until 3:30pm. Aunt Annie didn't have her car because it was getting new brakes and a new timing belt. Daddy had to go to work (on a Saturday) to finish up some things on a case he was working on. When he was done, he came over to Aunt Annie's and she took a family photo (you can just barely see Magnus at the bottom of the picture). This was a very long day and by the time we got home in the evening, we were all very worn out.

June 18 & 19, 2009 POTD

Yep, no POTD from the 18th or 19th. Once again, I have no idea why not. Life just gets busy.

Although, the 18th was bunco for me. I didn't win but Aunt Annie got to come (after months of not being able to come from working at Sam's Club) and won. I can't remember the exact amount but I think it was $35.00!

The 19th was a Friday and we celebrated June birthdays at Friday Night Dinner. I should have taken my camera inside but didn't. Aunt Annie joined us for dessert because she had to drop her car off in Kingsville, MO (close to Lee's Summit) and then we took her home afterwards.

June 17, 2009 POTD

When Lance got home from work, I grabbed the camera to take a picture of Claire in her little outfit. I loved the puffy sleeves on it. Although it's way too big on her, she still looked adorable. Baby girl wasn't happy with the idea of having her picture taken and went down for a nap as soon as I was done!

Since June 17th is my friend Casey's birthday, I took her little boy Calen to lunch so she could have some free time on her special day. There's just something about pictures at a fast food restaurant that I love. The boys are so cute together. They both got ice cream cones for dessert.

June 16, 2009 POTD

Brett's first lightning bug. This is right before he released it (he had caught it the night before).

June 15, 2009 POTD

We went to TCBY as a family (Magnus too). We ate our frozen yogurt outside and I happened to snap this picture of Claire. Although there were some funnier pictures from this day, I thought that this picture of my baby girl was so sweet.

June 14, 2009 POTD

We went to the Friends of the Zoo "picnic" with Grandma and Grandpa. It was nice because we got to stay at the zoo until 8pm. It was a very nice day and we got to ride the tram, train and boat for FREE! Poor Daddy had to work.

June 12, 2009 POTD

Although this was Daddy's second softball game, it was our first of the season. (Claire's first ever!) Brett wore his baseball shirt (and hat too although it's not in the picture). He also brought his ballpark toys that he plays with while Daddy is playing softball (that's his truck in the picture).

We went to McDonald's to celebrate Hannah's (in the pink) birthday. The kids sat at their own table while the mommies sat at their own. After eating, the kids went to play in the play place and had a blast.

June 11, 2009 POTD

Grammy and Aunt Sue Sue came over to see the kids.

June 10, 2009 POTD

Claire's first "solid" food. This is in fact her first bite! She doesn't look like she's too sure of what's going on but she really enjoyed her rice cereal. And boy did she get messy!

June 9, 2009 POTD

We went to On the Border for lunch with Aunt Annie (hey there was a showing so we had to be out the house - I couldn't help it!). It was pouring down rain and we all got soaked. But Brett sure did enjoy his ice cream!

June 8, 2009 POTD

Brett's first day of "Summer School". He was really scared (because he had a new teacher) so I told him I'd take his picture with his friends, David and Matthew. That made him feel better and then it was ok. The kid just doesn't like change. Hmmmm, sounds familiar.

June 7, 2009 POTD

Just spending some time at Aunt Annie's during a showing. All of us, including Aunt Annie, were in her spare bedroom. Aunt Annie and I were looking on the computer (and taking pictures of course!).

June 4, 5, 6 POTD

There are no POTD's for June 4th, 5th and 6th. I don't know why I didn't take pictures these days. Sometimes I just forget. So, if you'll notice I have duplicate photos on a few of the other days to take up the space in my scrapbook! That works right?

June 3, 2009 POTD

Brett, Claire, Magnus and I all went over to my friend Jen's house to watch her boys so she could go to a doctor's appt and get her hair cut. This picture is of the boys eating lunch (hot dog for Brett, chicken nuggets for Matthew). They know when I get out the camera they might as well smile and say "cheese" because I'm not putting the camera away until I get my picture!

The boys play really well together and always have a lot of fun. I think they play nicer at Jen's house than they do at mine. Not sure if it's because she has more space or what. The boys especially liked playing with Magnus. He loved being in a new place and that cracked them up. Claire didn't have a good day over there at all. She was not happy that she didn't get to nap at home, in her bed. So, she cried and fussed most of the time.

June 2, 2009 POTD

While David's mom Sally cleaned the house, Brett, Claire, David, Bennett and Bennett's mom Julie and I all went to the pool. We ate lunch at the pool then spent time going from baby pool to big pool. The boys had fun with all their stuff and Claire did ok just sitting in her car seat. She didn't get in the pool although she had her swimming suit on. She just had to look the part.

June 1, 2009 POTD

Hannah & Hailey Gabrielson came over to play with Brett while their mom had a doctor's appointment. In order to keep the house clean we played outside for most of the time. The kids had a lot of fun playing on the swing set and were more than happy to pose for a picture! And of course Magnus couldn't be left out of the action!

Since we had a showing during dinner time we went to dinner (Zio's) with Grammy and Aunt Annie. Afterwards Daddy and Claire went home and the rest of us went to Cold Stone Creamery to get ICE CREAM! Brett wanted to eat outside so we did!

Pictures of the Day(s)

Ok, so I'm not so good at this blogging thing anymore. Not with two kids. Something has to give right? So, I think I've decided to just post my picture of the day (POTD) along with the journal description for it. So, hopefully at the end of the day I'll bring my memory card upstairs, get my POTD off the computer and post it on my blog. So, ideally I'll have something new on my blog every day. At least that's the plan. I've gone through and found my POTD for all my June days so far. I will put them into their own posts so that I can be a bit more organized! Enjoy!