Limits

Ahhhhhh.....my kids are driving me crazy! I could say it is because it is so incredibly hot outside so we are stuck inside alot! I don't think so! They have forgotten how to listen. I have decided they speak a different language. Taking away activities isn't working and I am tired of feeling like all I do is raise my voice. I have tried different things. Nothing is working. I am tired!

Hmmmmm

Blogging...it has been on my mind lately. To do or not to do? I go back and forth daily sometimes multiple times a day. I think about the "nothing" I feel like I have to talk about. I mean there are things happening but not much that I feel other people will really be interested in.
There are ups and downs, everyone has them. So much has happened over the last year to year and half. There have been good and bad. Moments of understanding and moments where there is no understanding. I know I don't understand that has happened or why it has happened. But I do know that my family, Dave, Madison, Garrett, Mckenzie and myself have to try and stick together. We have to work on what we are becoming. I also have to realize that I have to work on what I am becoming too. I have to try and remember me too. And there are days that it is hard to remember.

For right now I am going to try and get back on the blogging wagon. I may not be on top of everything around me or be able to complete all the things I want to do. Or even find sometime to just sit and listen to what is going on around me.

Has It really Been

Hmmmmm has it really been since July that I updated last?

Well Hopefully I can get it together and update.

Swimming

If she wasn't jumping off the side....she was being thrown in the air and loving every minute of it!
She was quite the little dare devil in the swimming pool!

I scream...you scream

We ALL Scream for Ice Cream....unless you are Garrett then you just want apple juice and nothing to do with the ice cream! Part of our Young's Dairy outing was to get ice cream. It was really good ice cream. Mckenzie had vanilla, Madison chose bubblegum, my dad had Peaches and Cream and I had Strawberry Cheesecake. It was delicious and the perfect treat to cool down from the hot weather.

Youngs Dairy

On Saturday July 3 we went and visit Youngs Dairy with my dad. They are known for their ice cream but that is a whole other post. The kids had a lot of fun. There was a big slide, batting cages, animals to pet, and minature golf. We had a lot of fun with Grandpa.

Minature Golf

My dad came to town over 4th of July weekend. First of the list to do....minature golfing with the kids. Madison is getting the concept....Garrett wanted to hit the ball very hard, but he did manage to get 2 hole in ones! Mckenzie was content with just holding her ball and everyone and awhile taking it and putting it in the hole. The kids had a lot of fun! And the last picture is typical of the pictures I get of all three of them together. We are having a hard time getting all children to look and smile....oh well!

Sprinkler Fun

When the weather finally got warm enough we found ourselves in the sprinkler in the back yard. Playing in the cool water...the green grass...and the fun of getting the slide wet and sliding down. And there is nothing like swinging on the swigns while the sprinkler hits all around. There will be many more days!! And what better day to have then to share it with friends.

And Who can resist the roll polly thighs of the cutest 1 year old around!

Madison's 7th Birthday

This year we celebrated Madison's 7th Birthday! She got a new bike and was so excited that it had a kick stand. It is the little things in life. We had a flip flop theme. The cake was having a hard time with the humidity and the hot weather but oh well. She is excited to be 7 and can't wait to turn 8 next year.
She is a great helper and is usually pretty willing to help with Mckenzie. Garrett and her fight a lot but one day they will love each other...right?
It is hard to believe that 7 years ago we welcomed this little lady into our family and the girl she is turning out to be has been fun to watch....and we can't wait for many more years to see the young women she will become and the choices and decisions she will make in her life.
We love you Madison!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Madison was able to attend a daddy daughter dance with her dad. We went one day a few weeks before and found the "perfect" dress as she says. She had so much fun trying on a million dresses and getting to spend it with one of her friends, Gracie. Pizza before the dance and ice cream afterwards was on the menu! They had so much fun and she can't wait until next year.

Zoo Trip

Right before school ended for Madison her class went to the Columbus Zoo and I got to go with her! We had a lot of fun and I had a group of three girls and we spent the day seeing all the sights at the zoo, eating lunch and just enjoying the day. We rode on a school bus there and it had been so long since I had been on a bus I forgot how noisy...hot and crowded school buses can be! The ride there was okay but on the way home...I ended up in a bus seat of 3! Yeah that doesn't work real well and both girls fell asleep on my and basically stretched out!
But the day was so much fun and I was glad for the opportunity to be able to go with Madison on her school field trip!

Who would have thought...

Who would have thought that sitting in the swing could be so tiring! Wow that is hard work!!! But look how cute she is. We spend a lot of time out on the swings and slide in the backyard!