Day 79: Frontier City (8/12)

We spent one of the last days of summer at Frontier City. We had so much fun! The Gavin, Rallie, & Wes love to ride any rides! They are such troopers and willing to try anything and usually end up loving it. I wish I had some video of there faces on the "big kid" rides. After spending some time in the park we made our way over the new water works area. Another very cool part of the park. It's the perfect size for our kids. Not to boring for Gavin and not to big for the twins. Eisley loved it as well. We had so much fun and the kids were so exhausted. Perfect day to almost end the summer. 

Day 69: Ever Since WWE (8/2)

Ever since the boys went to WWE, Gavin and Wes have been carrying around these WWE belts and wrestling. They take them everywhere we allow. It's so funny to watch them interact. Wes will take his shirt off and ask Gavin to wrestle with him. Wes is finally understanding some of the things Gavin wants him to do to play with him!

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 52: Random Pictures I Find (7/16)

Sometimes when I look in my pictures, I find lots and lots of random pictures. I never know who taking the pictures until I see who else is in them. This time Gavin took some nice pictures around the house. He takes the best. When either on of the twins gets a hold of my phone and take pictures, I get a lot of floor or close up of clothes or blankets. It's like a little treasure each time. 

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 40: Happy 4th of July (7/4)

This year we were able to host the 4th of July party. My mom, dad, Molly and her boys, Aunt Shanda, Uncle Greg, Ava, and Faye with Garvis and Sami coming in later, were all able to make it to our house to celebrate. 

On my phone, most of my pictures were only of Eisley! I do have video of my other kids celebrating but only pictures of Eisley. I did steal a picture from Aunt Shanda of most of us in the pool. It was a nice day to visit and swim. Later, with Aunt Sami and Uncle Garvis, we shot off some fireworks in our backyard. Perfect way to end the day. 

Day 39: Eisley Cait (7/3)

She was loving this GoGO Squeeze applesauce! Eisley kept turning her head from one side to the other. It was so adorable. You can just see the smile in her eyes. LOVE!

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 34: Pool Fun Floats (6/28)

We have do nothing this summer but play in the pool! It has been so much fun. We found this little "jet ski" at Sam's Club. It's powered by a little fan and has a little squirt gun the front. The kids love it! 

Day 29: Happy Birthday, Susan! (6/23)

We celebrated Susan's sixtieth Birthday. Rennie, Ryan, Taylor, Traci and I surprised her at KD's Restaurant for dinner and drinks. It was a wonderful evening out without kids. I always enjoy hanging out with Rennie's family. I did get the shrimps & grits and it was delicious. So good!! I can't wait to go back just for the food. Yum!

Day 17: Mom Diet Coke (6/11)

At lunch today,  I got a Diet Coke today that was for Mom. Gavin pointed it out to be which made it even better. 

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 11: Lighting Bugs (6/5)

Last night, Gavin's neighborhood friends were trying to catch lighting bugs and he asked for a jar so he could catch some. After an hour of trying he came in crying because he couldn't catch any bugs. I told him that tomorrow I would help him catch some. I told him the best time to try would be right when it starts to get dark.

Today, when it was dusk, Gavin came in and reminded me and we got a big jar. At first he wanted to catch just one but after catching on rather quickly, he decided he need four. I taught him how to catch them and put them in the jar. It was so fun. Rennie even came outside to watch and helped find them. We did catch the four that Gavin wanted and when we were coming back to the house Rennie asked Gavin what he was going to do with the light bugs and Gavin said, "I'm going to let them go." Rennie asked when and Gavin said right now. He opened the jar and let them out. 

Gavin is such a kind hearted kid. He didn't even want to keep the lighting bugs in the jar for very  long because they didn't have food. I can't imagine any other kid working so hard to catch the bugs only to let them go minutes later. He just wanted to catch them. He amazes me with the thoughts that go through his head and how kind and loving he is. 

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 118: OKC Memorial Marathon (4/28)

 

Today was the OKC Memorial Marathon. It has become a family tradition now {if you count the last three years as a tradition!} to all particiapate some how in the marathon.

 

The last two years, Rennie has ran the half marathon {13.1 miles.} This year he ran the full marathon, 23.2 miles! He did it in under 5 hours! Way to go, baby!!

 

Aunt Sami, Gavin, the twins and I all walked the 5K. It kinda was a disaster and if I didn't pay for it I probably would of quit half way through. At one point, we were dead last! {That's the picture with the cop behind us!} And then Gavin did not want to get out of the stroller and cried when he did. The twins didn't want to be in the stroller and cried when they were! It was exhausting but totally worth it to see Rennie cross the finish line. Plus this was the first year that it wasn't raining on us, the weather was beautiful!

Day 112: Thunder Playoffs (4/22)

 

 

I never enjoyed watching NBA until OKC brought the Settle Sonics to Oklahoma. I love watching Thunder basketball. Maybe because I know the plays, honestly maybe because we are good and have had successful years. I enjoy wearing and supporting OKC, I even have some painted TOMS representing. I look forward to the coming playoff games. 

 

 

Day 99: Butterfly Footprints (4/9)

I saw this project on Pinterest and thought I would try it. I loved how it turned out. What a great keepsake and so easy. Gavin loved helping with the twins and their footprints.