The Weekend is Over...

And so is Shania's visit. We had a great time having her in our home for a week. It worked out fantastic that a friend from their church just happened to be visiting Owensboro this weekend and she was able to hitch a ride with them. We didn't do anything all that adventurous, but I think we all ate too much junk food and laughed a lot. She teased that we might not be able to fit into our bridesmaid's dresses in a few weeks;-)

While she was here, we went out to the splash park a couple of times. It is easier to go when you have an extra set of eyes to keep track of the kids running in 4 different directions.

Micah's favorite thing is to stand underneath this big spray of water. We have to talk to him about not "hogging" the thing from other people!



There is actually a picture of Hannah getting wet. She can play all day and never really get all that wet. Abbi is in the background running around. I didn't get a picture, but Abbi was quite the social butterfly and ended up sitting in a group of little girls chatting for some of the time.


Chloe thinks she is as big as they are and can run around with the best of them


I've been busy on the phone trying to get us all nailed down with some doctors in the area, which I think I have accomplished. Yay! And yay for the chiropractor and pediatrician's office being 1 mile from my house!

School and the Water Park

So, yesterday we had to go to the Kindergarten Evaluation, which is mandatory here. The letter said that it would take about 45 minutes. I thought, "perfect" since Shania is in town, she could play with the other 3 outside while Hannah and I get business done. Well, they were a wee bit off on the amount of time that it would take. 2 hours and 15 minutes later we walked out of the school with everybody tired, hungry, and bored to tears! It pretty much killed the entire day or any plans that we might have had, so there is really not much to report.

Today we decided to go to the splash park. It was a bit warm for Shania and I as we watched the kids play. Tonight we are off to church for our regular Wednesday night stuff. I missed on Sunday, so it'll be good to be back.

I didn't want to post a blog without pictures, but I forgot my camera when we went to the park (oops!), so here are a few of my favorite pictures of the summer instead:

This one was taken for a Mother's day present. I rarely get a cute picture of all 4 of them. I love it because it is so sweet, but now I love it for the tire swing and hill we left behind (the kids ran many miles up and down that hill).



One night before we moved, the kids decided to snuggle up and watch a movie. How cute and innocent they look here:-)



I admit that I'm usually the one with the camera in my hand, so most of the pictures you see were taken by yours truly. However, Jamie is talented at getting good shots as well. Here is an adorable picture we took of them while on vacation.

Fireworks and Keeping Cool

Last night we went down to the riverfront to watch the city fireworks. They weren't too bad. Abbi has always had a bit of a fear of fireworks (she gets it honest), so she looked like this most of the time.

Notice that she has her baby blanket that she sleeps with and fingers in her ears to distract her from the noise. She wasn't the only one not fond of the noise.

Chloe was fine as long as Jamie had his hands over her ears. I can't say that I blame them! By the way, while we were waiting for the fireworks to start, Jamie had to be playing with his new phone. Now he thinks he is super cool with his new gadget.


Today we spent the afternoon playing out front. The kids have been enjoying the sidewalks around here to ride their bikes and skate. We also broke out the sidewalk chalk, which is almost a daily thing to do anymore. When we were finished playing, Jamie was cleaning the chalk off our drive and all of a sudden, he had company trying to keep cool. Chloe started the fun, but the others soon followed.