Swing Set

We found a swing set on Craig's list for free. Garrett and some friends had to drive an hour or so to the beach to get it, but it was worth it. The kids love it. Olivia doesn't look very excited but she pouting here in the picture. It is two yrs old and got a bit dirty. No one played on it for a yr, so we are cleaning it still. We wanted to get a new one, but who has that kind of money, they are soooo expensive. :)

I also put pictures up pf my tomato plant, They have done well, we lost a few in a storm, but there are about 5 that are almost ready now, and still more flowers on it. Next yr i might buy more just to have enough to have each week. We also have an herb pot that has basil, sage, rosemary, etc that we use a lot when cooking. I love it!

This summer at Busch Gardens

This summer we have been able to have passes for all of us, and have taken a few trips. The kids have a great time, and we wish we could of rode more roller coasters...but taking the kids is better than them getting older and not wanting us to go at all with them! Enjoy...

Family Bowling with church

I havent been on here much because i had hand sugery for carpul tunnel last wed and i am still not better yet. I wanted to post some of the pics, it was a fun night. The kids loved it, but Garrett was really having a good time....he was sooo sweaty when we left. Mommy watched more than she bowled. It was right before my surgery and my hand really hurt to hold the bowling bowl.

My big Girl

My sweet sweet Eden will be attending Kindergarten in two weeks. And my stomach is aching about it. She will go at 4 yrs old, and turn 5 at the end of sept. She seems to feel fine about it. She is my baby girl, who just started talking out loud to others recently. She has come out of her shell lately, which is good, but I am still nervous for her. She is still very timid! She has recently been coming up with the craziest stories. She tells us stuff all the time that only make sense to her, but she truly believes it. Garrett and I just laugh (silently).
Her new one the other day was " I think my birthmark keeps me warmer". Okay so Olivia is always cold, yeah shes a florida girl, and is always cold, anytime anywhere. Eden is my child and is hardly ever cold, unless its snowing! So olivia shouts from the back seat the other day im COLD!!!! Which means in Olivia language, could you please turn down the air. Eden replies with im not, and her thought about her birthmark. She has just recently figured out what it even was, she thought maybe dirt. It is a small area near on of her ankles that is slightly browner than the rest of her foot. So if you think you may be slightly warmer than your neighbor beside you, maybe its your birthmark!

Gotta love that girl! :)

OBX a day at the beach

Garrett and the waves Olivia in the sand
Bella Boo, such a beach babe!

Eden, Olivia, and Grayson watching Garrett go out ont he boogie board

One the way home we went to the beach and had a great time. We packed out lunch, played in the sand, jumped waves, and Garrett and some of the kids rode waves on the boogie board. It was a lot of fun, but the waves were huge. There was a hill right before the edge of the water so we were up a bit so the kids played on the sand hill a lot. I went in the water for a few minutes, but got knocked down so much i was over it.

Eden was a little sand crab, before daddy took her out on the boogie board, she loved it!

Grayson and daddy hittin the waves Olivia and Isaac having some fun at the beach.

Haley and Isaac playing in the sand while shawn watched the ocean......

The Hatteras Lighthouse

The last time Olivia, Haley, and Isaac were at the Hatteras lighthouse was when a Olivia and Isaac were just learning to sit up and still eating baby food. The also ate a lot of sand that day. It was before the lighthouse was moved. We went to see it today but did not walk up it, the kids kept saying they wanted to, but we knew they wouldn't make it.

Ocracoke in the rain

Here they all are walking in front of me. We decided to walk to the Pirate store instead of drive, because it is very small there and a lot of people were driving around.

Olivia and Mommy hanging out in the rain!

Garrett and Robin happy to be in the car after walking all day in the rain!

So on wed it rained on and off all day. We rode the ferry from Frisco to Ocracoke Island. It was fun, we ate ice cream, walked to the pirate store. So here are pics of us in the rain and of all of my pirates.

Arrgh I'm Grayson

Pirate Garrett

Pirate Haley

Pirate Eden

Pirate Olivia

OBX Camping

SO we went camping in Frisco, NC last week for a couple of nights. It was a lot of fun. Our family stayed in one tent and my sister's family and step dad stayed in the cabin right beside us. The cabins are small, they only have beds and AC, yeah it was nice. But we had to walk to the bathhouse. And with kids, that was quite often. Everyone had a great time. The first night we roasted hot dogs, and had smores, with April and her friend Jenny. I will add pics from the other days in diff posts. Just too many to have in one post. Enjoy!

Ice Cream Kids

We were at the grocery store the other day and picked up some ice cream. The kids picked it out. We got American idol diva, brownie and choc swirl, and the vanilla. Eden only likes vanilla. The ice cream was buy one get on free, so we did. We don't usually get it but we have been wanting ice cream a lot lately and we don't need to go out all the time. We also picked up some ice cream cones. Eden spotted them and tried to pick up the boz to shwo Grayson, and the other boxes fell over. Then we tried to pick those up and the choc syrup beside them fell over. It was time to leave!

Here are a few shots of the kids enjoying their ice cream.

And one crazy picture of Garrett, I am not sure how it happened, but it made me laugh so hard I almost peed my pants.

Bucket boy

Look at me..... i need a bath

The kids decided to help Garrett wash the car the other day. Grayson went a bit further than that. He wanted to get washed too, so he stepped in the bucket and decided to stay in it. Afterwards we went inside for baths and some inside play. We took some funny shots too. The kids love to help wash the car, I am not sure how much help they really are, but hey why not.

Eden finishing up her masterpiece for mommy Grayson building a tower

Olivia eating a snack...with a huge smile!