Slip 'N Slide 101

We decided that today was a good day to get some work done in our front yard that needed to be done. Since we had to bring the kids out front with us, we had to come up with something to keep them out of trouble while we worked. We pulled out a slip and slide that we have had put up for 3 years and forgot about. The kids had the best time playing on that. Neither one of them really understood how to do it so I took it upon myself to show them. After lots of trying Joshua finally got the concept of landing on his belly to go down the slide. Dylan was happy just running through it. It kept them busy long enough for us to get the yard done. We even got Daddy to do it!

Happy Birthday Maw Maw!!!

Well, her birthday is actually Tuesday but we celebrated with her today. We drove down to Tim's parents house today to take Maw Maw out to lunch for her birthday and spend some time with them since it had been awhile since we had been there. It was a rainy day but it was kind of nice because it gave us a reason to sit inside and be lazy. We went to Pizza Hut for lunch. It was so good! After that we went back to the house and had cupcakes and ice cream. Maw Maw then opened her presents from us. Her and Paw Paw just gave their kitchen a HUGE make over so she wanted new stuff for her kitchen. Tim went out shopping for her one day and got her a new set of canisters and a trivet. She loved both of them. Good job Tim! We spent the rest of the day hanging out with Blake and watching the kids play. Hopefully it won't be so long in between visits next time. Happy Birthday Maw Maw!!!!

Back to School Bash

Wednesday night our church put on a back to school bash. It was for the entire community to come and celebrate the kids going back to school. They rented several inflatables including a water slide. Of course the kids always enjoy those. They had different bands playing outside and lots of free food. Joshua invited his friend Diego to come with us. The kids had a blast running from activity to activity. The kids also enjoyed all of the free cotton candy, popcorn, ice cream, and snow cones. We defiantly had a few belly aches by the end of the night!

Fun Run

Joshua's school had a Fun Run today. It was called a "BoosterThon." It is a new way of raising money for the school without going door to door selling stuff. Yay! I am not a fan of 100 kids in the same neighborhood trying to sell wrapping paper or pocket calendars you are never going to use to people you never talk to. Just my 2 cents worth! So the kids get pledges from family members for a dollar amount per lap around the track they walk. The track is 1/16 of a mile. The people who organized this did a great job getting the kids into it. They had fun music playing and would have the kids do different things as they ran. They had lots of water for the kids and gave them all a T-shirt. It was really fun to watch Joshua interact with his friends at school. He ended up doing 26 laps! Get out the checkbook Dad!

So Long Summer

Well I guess it is a little early to say good bye to summer but we decided to take down our pool today. Now that school has started and we are busy on the weekends it seemed pointless to continue to keep it clean and add chemicals to it. We had a great time with it this summer. It isn't a resort style pool by any means but it defiantly beat trying to squeeze into the kiddie pool with the kids! I went ahead and drained it today since it was getting pretty dirty. The kids decided they wanted one last swim so they got in as it was draining. We plan to put it up again next year. It was worth the money! Until next year "Red Neck" Pool.......

Cool Nap Mat

Check out the cool nap mat Gram made for Joshua! He needed one for school since they take naps in the afternoon (which cracks me up since Joshua hasn't napped in years). I bought him a very boring vinyl mat from Wal -Mart when school started. Oops! I forgot we live in Madison! All of the kids came to school with cool homemade ones. So everyday I hear from Joshua how his is so "uncomfortable." Okay! I get the point! So Gram stepped in and saved the day! He is very excited to bring it to school tomorrow! Crisis over!

School Follow Up

Both boys had a great day! Dylan was so excited when I picked him up today. He said over and over, "mommy, I missed you!" It was so cute. He said he played on the slide and made 2 new friends. I was impressed with all of the details he gave me. His teachers said he did great and he is such a sweet boy. I am glad he had fun! Joshua is a pro with this whole school thing now. ( thank you Lord!) He is having fun riding the bus and always has things to tell me about his day. Tim and I went to his open house tonight and got to see his classroom and his teacher showed us all of the things she hopes to teach him this year. I think we can start to put the school drama behind us now!