Thursday, June 16, 2011

Where does the time go?

I've been slacking on this blog and thought I'd catch up on what we've been doing the past couple of months.

 April brought summer in full force to Georgia.  The boys played outside every chance they got and many playgrounds were visited. 
 April is considered the month of the "Military Child."  So Brent needed to decorate a tshirt for preschool where he marched in a parade and came home with goodie bag full of patriotic items.
 We made a very quick trip "home" to Wisconsin to celebrate Easter with family.  Even though it felt warm to those who live there, it was very chilly to us!
 The boys got to try out their cousin Logan's birthday present with the other cousins.


May brought a long weekend of camping for Mother's Day.  The boys got to do some fishing with Ben and it was nice to just relax away from housework.  We brought along the boys tractor and they loved having so much room to ride around.
 New 'Summer Pajamas' were brought out.
 We had the chance to visit some cousins in Atlanta.  It was so nice to see them play with each other.
 It was a warm day in the city so we took part in playing in the fountains.
 PaJ & MaJ came in for a visit.  We made a trip to Florida and walked the piers and played at the beach on a brief trip to Clearwater.  The boys loved the beach and made it clear they did not want to leave.
 The "Walker Wedding" was held Memorial Day Weekend.  Congratulations Chucky & Jessica!

June has brought even hotter weather.  We've been outside as much as possible but it seems like it usually ends up we do something involving water.  Brent has started to ride his bike like a pro.
 We borrowed Chucky's Jon Boat and took a ride on Lake Harding.  We all had such a great time.
 In honor of Father's Day, Ben was allowed to bring Brent to work one morning for "PT" (Physical Training.)  I didn't think it was going to happen because Ben leaves by 5:15 in the morning.  However, it just happened that Brent fell asleep the night before around 6pm and slept for the night.  He woke up at 5am saying "Mom, I can't sleep anymore."  PERFECT...off to work he went.   They did exercises and then got to eat together at the "chow hall."  They both had a nice time together.  Brent just happened to even have the right outfit.
 It was time for the boys to get haircuts.  Brody was in need of one badly and Brent's haircut was disaster haircut given by me.  They've got to feel so much better!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

What a week!

We had Stephanie, Elsa and Tred visit for 12 days.  It was a lot of fun and a lot of memories were made.  Elsa and Brent got a long VERY well and Brody came to accept that Tred was here to stay for awhile and even started sharing some of his toys with him.  I don't remember the last time I laughed so much.  We really enjoyed their visit and hope that they come again someday.

We stayed busy.  Here is some of what we did...


Sunday March 27
After enjoying more of the beach and the pool, we headed home.  Seemed we stopped every 30 minutes for one reason or the other but finally made it back to the house in time to bath everyone and do 3 loads of laundry before Steph needed to pack.
It started with Elsa requesting that we pull over so she could go to the bathroom.  In true "Monkey See Monkey Do" style, my boys insisted they use the roadside as a bathroom as well.  Fun!



Saturday March 26
Destin, FL
We had plans to go camping near Panama City but those plans got changed and we ended up heading down to the beach Saturday morning and stayed in a really nice Holiday Inn right on the beach.  The weather was a bit chilly when we first arrived on the beach because the sun was behind the clouds.  The day got nicer as time went on and despite several mishaps, we really enjoyed the day.












Friday March 25
Stephanie, Elsa, Tred and I went to watch Chelsea in her last Dance Recital.  Elsa really loved watching all the girls.  Tred danced the night away standing in front of us until he fell asleep.
Thursday March 24
Ben took Steph and the kids to the National Infantry Museum here at Ft. Benning while Brent was at school and I went to a meeting.


Wednesday March 21
Montgomery Zoo
We met Stephanie's college friend, Laurie, and her 3 children at the Zoo in Montgomery, AL.  Aunt Carol joined us too.  It was the perfect day for the zoo.




Tuesday March 22
Day of Rest

Monday March 21
"Dance Party"
We had many Dance Parties here this past week.  I finally figured out Pandora on our Blu-Ray and we had some fun with it.  Notice that Elsa was usually in charge of Brent during the dancing.
 

Sunday March 20
Macon Cherry Blossom Festival







Saturday March 19
Columbus "Thunder in the Valley" Airshow











Of course all the kiddos needed baths after sweating our butts off in the almost 90 degree weather!