Ants

So I don't having anything exciting or cute to write about but I wanted to write something, because I sure enjoy reading other people's blog.
I broke down and let Jim get me a laptop computer. I hate spending money on myself when there are so many other things we could use the money for, but I love it and I use it all the time...I mean... so anyway I can read blogs look on youtube, I MEAN work on my story. It has been really nice to not be stuck down stairs. The kids can play at the park or in the back yard and I can get a few minutes here and there to work on it. I has been wonderful!

I titled this post ants and I bet you are wondering why. On Friday we noticed that down stairs we were seeing a bunch of ants. Yes, we have got some sugar ants. Last night while I was picking up the kid’s toys and then vacuuming the floor, I realized that for the ants this must be the promise land. We have three children that leave yummy sticky spots where ever they go and no matter if you put a bib on or something, crumbs of delectable goodness fall to the floor. I bet that the Queen ant is sitting down in her dark chambers giving everyone high fives. "I'm the bomb!" she is probably saying. 'Talk about the land flowing with milk and honey." To bad their fun is about to end, but now seeing things from their point of view I feel kinda sorry for them....then again maybe not.

Grandma and Grandpa

Sorry it has taken me so long to write-up a new blog.


We have been having a good time with Grandma and Grandpa who came from Pennsylvania to visit us.


We were blessed to have had great weather, which has wonderfully continued. It hasn't been hot and muggy. Or maybe I'm just getting used to humidity.


Here are a few highlights of the fun things we did.

Andrew in a car at the Children's Museum. The children (and even the adults) had a good time playing. At first the kids were so excited that they were alowed to touch everything and play with anything that was there, that they were running from room to room and object to object. It was fun to watch their excitement.
They had a funny car/wind thingy that Natalie loved to "fish" off of. Here she is holding up a fish she caught.
Hannah climbing in and out of a very large fish.
Grandpa pushing Natalie at the park. Natalie kept asking Grandpa for an underdog. He did oblige her. The things grand kids can milk out of their grandparents is just amazing to watch. By the way, where in the world did underdog come from? I mean what a funny name. It reminds me of the underminer from The Incredibles.
Andrew and Hannah climbing on the humpty-dumpty ladder. Andrew is amazing, he has absolutely no fear and he believes that he can do anything anyone else can. The problem is that he has a great sense of balance and can get himself into very "sticky" situations.

One funny thing that happened while we were at the park was while Jim was watching Hannah she stopped in the middle of her climbing and sat down with a quizzical look. Jim asked her what she was thinking about.

"I'm thinking about college." She said her face still very serious with contemplation. Then after a few moments she stood up and said. "I'm all done thinking."

I don't know why she was thinking about college, but I'm glad that one of my children is looking ahead and planning for the future. But I think I will grow worried if she starts thinking about marriage. Which reminds me...Natalie asked me when she could get married and I told her not until she was 28. She has a great memory and so when she is talking to Hannah she tells her that she can not get married until she is 28. "Right Mom?" She yells at me. "That's right." I confirm.

Going for a walks and Cart-wheels

As a family we love going out for walks. I feel like a real parent now because both Natalie and Hannah are ridding their bikes out in front of us and Andrew is running around, sometimes holding my hand, other times racing the girls.

I should have a cute picture to add and I will, but the main reason I am writing is because on the last walk I went on I rolled down a hill with Andrew and did cart-wheel after cart-wheel. It made me so happy. I remember trying to do one after I had Natalie and couldn't. I pulled something and thought, there it goes, I'm damaged for life. Put what a pleasant surprise. Are bodies are amazing things; being able to recover from having children. My Mother once told me it takes two years after having a child to really feel back to normal and boy am I getting there. It feels wonderful!
I love cart-wheels!

Man child's failed jail break #847845

Goodnight!! Hum..he seems to have an idea. I wonder what it could be?
Oh Look Man child is still.....Oh! Wait!! Thats not my baby it's a monkey and the box of wipes. Where is my man child?
Looks like he has some unfinished business.
Caught in the act. Make a break for it. RUN RUN!!!
To bad he ran the wrong direction- right back into his room where he was kissed back to sleep.

The Parade

These are pictures of the Cutest kids in the world getting ready to go to Mineral Point for the parade.
Andrew is hard to get. He is always moving

This is a picture we got after the parade. Boy are they cute kiddos.

And here we are at the parade. We didn't stay for the whole time, which is something great you can do with little kids. They got some candy and they were good to go. They think it is awesome that people would throw candy at them.

Party at the Dietrichs

We had four couples over for the 4th and we had a great time. We had dinner together and the food tasted awesome.
We had a lot of activities to do. We set up a net to play badminton, we had a sand box with all the trimmings and a little sprinkler thing for the kiddo's

This is a picture of my 4th of July cake it turned out really pretty
and I was quite proud of it.
This last picture is the fun we had with a helicopter, left over people from sharing time and smoke bombs, later we added a few firecrackers. IT WAS AWESOME!!

Fireworks

This is what we did at the end of out party. FIREWORKS!! It was great fun and we had a lot of fireworke because everybody brought their own.
It was hard to get a picture of Andrew he was so busy

The boys watching their frieworks. I don't know why they are standing in the smoke, maybe it makes them manly?
Poor Hannah burned her little foot. I bandage it up and then she just wanted to sit and watch.
Natalie loved the fireworks. Daddy even let her light a few. Then she would run back to me at full sprint turn around and yell, "That's mine, That's my firework." She thought she was one of the big boys.