Over the River and Through Illinois...

...to Great Grandparents house we go! On July 18 we packed up the car and headed north to visit my Mamma and Pappa. This was Bradyn's first road trip and was also Josh's first road trip as a baby! The actual driving part went okay. Bradyn didn't really sleep at all. He didn't fuss much either, but he refused to fall asleep. The boys had such a wonderful time visiting their great grandparents and I know Mamma and Pappa had a blast as well. They probably slept for a solid week after we left. Haha!

Our 1st T-Ball Experience

Well, In wanted to attempt this last year, but Karl said we should wait one more year. Josh joined the YMCA T-Ball league and had a blast! Karl was one of the coaches and was really patient with all of the wee-ones. They had some trouble at first with the whole "I got it" concept. They ALL thought they had it so before you knew it there was a massive pile-up on the field. Hysterical does not even come close to describing that. Haha! Josh had a really great time playing ball and did a great job as well. i wonder what sport he will want to try next.

Neighborhood Friends

When we lived at our old house there was no other kids for Josh to play with...NONE. So, when we began our search for a new home we made sure to check out all of the neighborhoods to make sure there were lots of little ones for our kids to grow up with. Well, we struck gold because there are so many friends for Josh and Bray to play with. They all get along so well. I hope that this is the start of some life-long friendships.

Building a Swingset

Well, Josh has been wanting a swingset for at least 2 years. So, for his birthday we hooked him up with a nice one. It was quite a bit of work. But, with help from family, neighbors, AND the neighbors kids....it went up without any problems. Josh LOVES it and Karl had to mow a path from our house to the Matusofsky's house so Sara can come over and play without having to walk through the empty lot.

Water Fun with Cousins 7-2-09

The kids have been DYING to get together and play. So, Lisa brought Ashley and Kyle over to have some water fun.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

Yes, that's right! We got the pricey seats! However, look at these pics! It was totally worth it! We were so close you could see the sweat dripping off their faces...not really...but we were really close! After the concert we totally stalked one of their bus drivers and found out through eavesdropping that Donnie was planning a late-night stop at the Waffle House 40 miles south from where we were. Well, we googled Waffle House and found the one that was at that exact location and went there. However, no Donnie. So, we proceeded to drive to every Waffle House between 270 and Festus to find that tour bus. after about 3 hours of driving we got wind that he was going to the on on Lindbergh...THE ONLY ONE WE HADN"T BEEN TO! AGH! So, we FLOORED it and made it there before he left. We pretty much got there and cut in front of a bunch of people and got our pic taken with him within 5 minutes of getting there. He was very nice and it was a lot of fun. I'm glad i have my girls who love NKOTB or else I would have done this ALONE...which I WOULD DO trust me!

We Have a Swimmer!

We were at Karl's dads for Father's Day and decided to take a swim. We had taken Bailey with us that day because she was still so little and would feel bad leaving her at home all day in a cage. When we were outside she kept walking up to the pool as if she was curious. I tried to get her to put her feet in but she wasn't havin' it. Well, all of the sudden she got a spark in her butt and tore off around the perimeter of the pool and then took a running jump right into the center of the pool. I immediately freaked (mother's instinct I guess) because I thought she was going to drown but there she went....she swam all the way across the pool. It was so adorable! After she got out she jumped up onto my chair (and on MY towel) and instantly fell asleep. I guess that one lap in the pool wore her out!