Happy 4th of July

We had a fantastic 4th of July. The day started with me running in a race. The Flagpole Hill 8K. It was the first race I have ever participated in, and I placed 2nd in my age group. Not bad, for the first time. Then we played at Papa and Ghee's where the kids got their great 4th of July accessories. As seen above.

After naps we headed to Betsy's house and swam all day long. It was so much fun, bc her sister Amy was in town, and a whole bunch of kids were there too! The kids swam until about 8pm then played with sparklers and were so exhausted by the time we got home. Thanks Betsy for such a great day!!

Here I am with my 2nd place medal.

New Camera

It's been a long time since I entered a blog. We got this fancy camera that is really big and I am afraid it has not been as effective as I hoped. It's a Canon and takes awesome photos- the only problem is that it doesn't fit in my purse. As a result, it gets left at home A LOT. The kids' birthday has come and gone, my Mom came to visit, Adam is back home, and there are only two weeks of school left. Check back soon as I will try my hardest to get some photso up soon.

Little Debbie

My Dad finally has someone to eat his favorite treats with!!!

BPS Hats

This picture sums up our Thursday morning. Braden loves to make these silly faces all the time. I am glad I was able to catch one on camera. And Delani was mad.

This was the best picture I could take of Delani....

She did not want her picture taken, so most of the photos looked more like this one...

And sweet Braden did not mind getting his picture taken at all. Doesn't he look so adorable.

Although it may not look like it, the kids really were excited to wear their Bass Pro Hats and t-shirts to school!

Evening Brandy

The title may conjure up thoughts of a girl's nite out. No scratch that- a guy's evening out. Well, at our house Evening Brandy means- the color lipstick Braden and Delani found in the drawer and applied while Mom was using the restroom. Priceless.

Daddy's in Georgia

It has been awhile since I last posted. A lot has happened since the beginning of February. Daddy has begun his new career with the ARMY. Yep, he's old to be going, but this is something he has thought about for a long time, and I believe is a great fit for him. Adam is in Fort Benning going to Basic Training, Airborne, and then Ranger School. His ultimate goal is to be a Ranger based in Georgia.

Having only been gone two days, we are managing. The kids have a picture of Dad next to their beds, so they have talk to him. They also know he is in Georgia climbing mountains, and sleeping with the Army guys. I have missed him dearly and had no idea how difficult his leaving would be. I think that if we keep busy on the weekends the weeks will fly by. And I am looking forward to being able to talk to Adam on the phone.

Conversations, Potties, Playdate

Matching potties!! No fighting!

While Braden went with Papa for a haircut (which looks terrific) I just failed to take a picture, Delani had a playdate. Her friend Carter came over. They had a great time eating Doritos and watching Batman (Carter's pick). I wanted to post some of their conversation:

Delani "Carter, do you want to sit in my red chair"

Carter keeps playing - no reponse

Delani " Carter, do you want to color?" As she pulls out all her cool Twistables.

Carter still no reponse

Delani "Carter, do you want some Boritos?"

Carter "YES"

They had fun playing by themselves until it was TV time- thanks to Daddy, I would never turn on TV in the midst of a play date:)

Another conversation from today, I needed to write down

It was time to leave Papa's house and this is what Braden said,"Thanks for having me Papa, thanks for making dinner" with NO PROMPTING from Mom or Dad. Braden is such a SWEET little boy:)