Day 67: Bounce Craze (7/31)

Why do I always find these things when summer is almost over?! This is just down the road from us at Reno and Morgan. It's a building with four or five large inflatiables and some other fun things to do. Again because the twins are two, I only had to pay about $9 for all of us to play from 10-3. (We only made it to 12:30.) It was fun! At first the twins were a little unsure but after watching Gavin they warmed right up to it and tried everything. 

Day 66: Towel Capes (7/30)

After the kids swim in the pool, they come inside to get dried off. I'm not going to lie, my kids don't like to wear cloths. They would rather be naked and if we aren't going any where or some one is coming over, I don't fight it. Whatever floats their boats. So today after getting dried off, they turned their towels into superhero capes. They all ran around the living rooms for a while yelling and acting like heroes with capes. Eisley didn't understand but because everyone was wearing a towel and running then Eisley had to join in. It made me just stop and take it all in. When will they grow out of this stage? I hope not soon. 

Day 62: Reunited! (7/26)

We made it home to these kids. I LOVED my vacation and the time I was able to spend with just Rennie, however I was so excited to come home to these silly kids! 

Day 46: Family Pictures (7/10)

Today, we took family pictures!! I loved how they turned out. We went downtown and met April Belt there early Friday morning. April is a friend from Mayfield. The kids did well and so far all I've seen is the previews but I'm very excited to see the rest!

Day 42: My Super Heroes (7/6)

This picture makes me smile! Everyone is very into super heroes, they usually are but we just discovered the movie, The Incredibles. They love it. So when they got these silly glasses in a wacky pack meal, they went nuts!! They have been playing super heroes all morning. Eisley does where her glasses but she has this thing when I take a picture she does the opposite of what I'm asking... 

I told them all to be super heroes and these are the poses I got. LOVE IT!!

Day 36: Lazy Day (6/30)

Today while Rennie was at work, I declared a "Lazy Day." We pulled out pillows and blankets and laid down to watch (can you guess?) Frozen. Lazy Day ended when Rennie got home but it was nice while it lasted!

Day 35: New Bathing Suits (6/29)

Like I said yesterday, all summer has been spent in the pool. Why not get some cool new swimsuits too?! 

Day 27: Happy Father's Day (6/21)

Sometimes we look at each other and ask ourselves how we ended up with four children. It's a long story and most of you know it. I feel like I tell it a lot, however in my defense it gets asked a lot. 

Happy Father's Day, Rennie! I don't know what we would do without you!! 

Day 19: Uncle Garvis & Aunt Sami (6/13)

Aunt Sami & Uncle Garvis came to visit after coming home from their honeymoon. We had so much fun and I wish I would have gotten a picture of the kids with them but I didn't so I am using the Snapchat that Sam uploaded to her story. They came over and brought our {the kid's} favorite lunch of McDonald's and then we had nap time while Sami and Uncle Garvis told us about their honeymoon and stories about the wedding. When everyone got up, we went swimming and then had dinner. After all the kids went to bed the boys went outside to talk and Sami and I stayed inside. It was a fun day and I am so happy that they are so close!

Day 16: White Water (6/10)

This summer since Rallie, Wes, & Eisley are all still under the magic number two (by magic, I mean free!), we decided to do the season passes to White Water and Frontier City. So around 3 pm we made our way for the first time this summer to White Water.  We spent two hours there and it was a perfect way to spend the afternoon. I didn't feel guilty for only wanting to stay a couple of hours only because we bought a ticket for the day.

As soon as we entered, we headed to find chairs in the kiddie area. Rennie and Gavin went off to do the big kid stuff which left me with the three youngers. I am exhausted!! (That seems to be a reoccurring theme...) I thought the four of us would sit in the wade in pool and splash and play. NOPE! Rallie wanted to slide down one slide, while Wes wanted to play in the raining thing and my sweet Eisley wanted to do the big slide and the big slide she did, more than once.  I ended up running (in a bathing suit!) from one thing to the next, SUCCESSFULLY keeping tabs on three little ones in the park. Thank goodness it's an enclosed area. 

Eisley is certainly going to be the death of me, either by wearing me out or braving the elements and scaring me to death. There was more than one mom ask me how old she was or comment on how brave she was being. Eisley didn't even wait for me to be at the bottom of the slide and she needed me to be a the bottom of the slide. They all had floaties on but unlike Rallie and Wes, Eisley has no idea how to maneuver with  them on. They are there more for me, so I have a tab bit more time to get to her if needed. 

Later, we went around the lazy river twice, definitely Rallie's favorite part of the park. Wes and Gavin enjoyed it as well, Wes because he was able to swim fast and Gavin because he could touch the bottom. As we were getting ready to go home Wes summed up our time there quite well, "Mommy, pool fun!" with a huge grin on his face. 

It was a great afternoon and now not so scary to take them back. Happy Wednesday!!

Day 14: Cousin Love (6/8)

Rye and Cort came to stay for a few nights. Gavin, Rallie, Wes and Eisley have enjoyed it so much. We haven't done anything but play outside and go swimming. However, at the end of the day everyone is exhausted (myself included!) I did plan on going to the zoo tomorrow morning but I can't find another adult to go with me so I don't think its going to happen. Really the hardest part of it all is when its time to sit down to eat. Six kiddos eating together is something to watch, watch because that's all I really do. Then I go back and forth to the kitchen to refill plates and cups. It's been a nice few days. The kids have had so much fun!

Day 9: Library Fun (6/3)

Yesterday, my friend and principal Tracy invited us to go to the Piedmont Library for music and fun. This was the first time we've done something like this and I was unsure if the kids would enjoy it or behave. Oh em gee, THEY LOVED IT. I am so thankful that we were invited and actually went. All the kids participated, even Eisley. It was so much fun. I can't believe it's already nine days into summer and I haven't done this yet. I will researching Mustang and Yukon library to see what the library offers there. I want to do this at least once a week. 

Day 8: Bike Ride (6/2)

When Rennie works, I try real hard to get something fun done in the morning. This morning I decided (and immediately regretted) to take the kids on a bike ride. To do this I had to: get my bike off the hooks, get the large red stroller off the hook, take the tire off the stroller and hook it up to my bike, load and buckle them all and I hadn't even starting carting them all around. Luckily, Gavin was able to ride on his own. We set out into the neighborhood across the street, like I said I regretted doing this alone and on this day. It was fun though once we got started. My kids are pretty good about participating and going with the flow. Rallie, Wes, and Eisley didn't make a peep and enjoyed the ride the entire time. Gavin was having just as much fun. We rode around for a bit and then came back and had morning popsicles. 

Day 6: Nana & PopPop's House (5/31)

Our kids have a special relationship with my parents. They love to FaceTime them and absolutely love going to Nana and PopPop's house. They can literally do whatever they want there and Nana and PopPop are hard pressed to say no. There is always something new and fun to do there. This time PopPop was giving out rides on the lawn mower. Gavin was first, then Rallie and Wes, PopPop thought he was done but 20 minutes later Eisley walked up to PopPop still mowing the yard and stood there and stared at him until he gave her a ride!

Day 4: Zoo Day! (5/29)

Since we have family pass to the zoo, we try to go often. This way we don't have to walk the whole zoo each time and can just hit little pieces each time. This morning it was overcast and looked like it was going to rain again! (This month we have had more rain in the month than we have had in years combined. Flash Floods and water had done some damage around Oklahoma.)

This time it was just the kids and myself. Rennie is still working at school. They are pretty good about listening and as long as they take turns walking (expect Eisley) it works outs. The weather was perfect and so we headed out for the morning. 

Day 2: Daily Walk (5/27)

I try to get them all outside daily. We play on our bikes or take a walk. We have to wear out that energy in some way. :) Today, we walked our neighborhood. We usually take the same route. Down the main road, by the creek and then around the cul de sac and back to our house. Sometimes if the twins are really energetic, I'll then put Eisley in the stroller and head farther down the road.