I almost forgot...again

It just seems that I can't get it together and post everything I want at one time. Here are some videos that I took of Molly at her last swim class. I hope you enjoy!

It sure has been a busy week! I have been super confused because of Monday's holiday but I guess here we are at the weekend again which is always good. I posted a slideshow so that you can see what we have been up to this week. Wednesday night we went to mom's for supper and I caught Roz trying to have mulch as dessert...she is so hard to keep up with. I guess a little wood won't kill her.

Molly finished up with swimming lessons. She did so good and I hope that we can keep her in the water so that she stays familiar. She really enjoyed it and already looks forward to next year's lessons with Miss Haylee.

Thursday was Molly's last day of preschool:( We had a great experience at Promiseland and hope that next year at Calvary will be equally good. Her friends Lily and Jonah will be moving to Calvary too so that should help. Also Maddi is planning to attend there and a couple more kids from Church so it should be fun. I am anxious to see how 5 days a week will go but I guess they have to start sometime. At least it won't be full days, her hours will be 8:30 to 12:30. I just have to make it through the summer....

So anyway we went to the fountains on friday with the whole preschool to celebrate the end of school and beginning of summer. Molly had her last swim lesson right before so I am going to say that she was tired but it was typical...Roz had a blast and Molly klung to my hip the whole time. It is super frustrating sometimes. I should learn...that's just how it goes sometimes. And of course when we got in the car to leave she talked about how much fun it was.

Well I need to get busy finishing my bookwork before continuing another fun weekend. We are going to celebrate the end of swim lessons with the Steed's tonite and then hopefully regroup tomorrow before the another week begins.

Have a good one!!

Swim, swim, swim

Yesterday my mom took Molly and I out for lunch for my birthday and afterwards we set up the pool that she has been trying to get us to take now for months. I don't know why, I just didn't want the hassle but I finally gave in to the voices in my head telling me to just do it for the girls. Needless to say it was a huge hit. The only problem is that we have to keep the blinds pulled now because Roz stands at the window crying because she can't be in it every waking moment.

This last picture is of Roz when we made her get out because her lips were turning blue and her chin was quivering uncontrollably. She still through a fit and wanted back in. I am sure that the water will warm up quickly and that won't be an issue in a couple of days. Here's too a summer full of swimming....

Pictures as promised

Well here are the pictures that I promised. The first 2 are of Molly & Lily and then Roz & Ivy. The girls came over Thursday after swimming lessons and seemed to have a blast together.


Sunday after lunch we went to the library and grocery store to pick up a few things. The grocery checkout lady gave the girls coloring books and crayons and they just couldn't wait for the 5 minute car ride home to color. Here they are coloring in the backseat.


By the way, at the library I got that book Eat, Pray, Love (because of seeing it on Oprah) and I got no further than the 2nd chapter before it was referencing God as whoever you make it. I just can't believe the things that Oprah is endorsing these days...don't waste your time on the book, I will be returning it without reading it. Also, does anyone have any book suggestions? I really want a good book but don't know where to start.

This last picture is at my parent's cookout on Sunday. Shawn & Elise Schrock were there with their 10 day old baby Owen. He was so precious! His skin was flawless and he is very handsome. Molly was so intrigued. She just wanted to hold him the whole time. I have to admit that it made me sad that we won't have anymore babies. Holding babies like this one is definately bad for the "no more kids" philosophy. Maybe it was just the whole turning 30 thing too...whatever it was I am glad that I awoke this morning back to my old philosophy and can focus on raising the two wonderful girls that I have to the best of my abilities with God's direction and help. Ahhh...that was a close one.

Happy Memorial Day

I am so glad for the holiday weekend. We have done so much fun stuff already that I forget it extends into tomorrow. Ryan has to work tomorrow morning so we are planning a family cookout in the afternoon with hotdogs, hamburgers and potato salad...all a request from Ryan. Hopefully our grill will work well enough to cook everything...it needs a little maintenance that we have been putting off for about 2 years now.

Yesterday was a great day! I had a morning race on the beach. It was gorgeous out there! The wind was blowing enough to make it not too hot and the waves were crashing. I don't know how anyone can deny there is a God when witnessing that. It was supposed to start at 7:30 a.m. but was delayed 30 minutes because the sea turtles were blocking the route. Ryan and the girls came out to cheer me on and ended up making for the start instead of just the finish. They ended up re-routing the course and no turtles were harmed. I had my best 5K time at 24:29. I was rather proud of myself because the sand can be quite a challenge to run in.

Then after work we went shopping for a little while before coming home for nap time. We got the kids up and headed to grandma's to drop off the kidos so that Ryan and I could have a nice dinner at Stonewood Grill. It was so good and it is nice to spend time alone with Ryan...I most of the time have to fight 2 other girls for his attention. After dinner it was movie time at the dollar theatre. We seen the 'bucket list' and it was pretty good. We haven't seen a really good movie in a long time and have a horrible track record at picking bad ones so this was a nice change. When we got home G'ma & G'pa had the kids bathed & sleeping in there beds which was awesome! What a day!

Did I mention that Sunday is my 30th b-day? I guess that is the cause for all the fun stuff. I was completly terrified of turning the big 3 0 at the beginning of the year but have decided to embrace the decade instead. I look forward to it as possibly the best years of my life. I am so much more comfortable with myself now than I was in my early 20's that it has to make for a smoother period of life...right?!?!

I also have a huge praise report. Ryan and I are now debt free (except for our mortgage of course). We have been working really hard since mid-february and have sent our last payment out to become debt free once again. God has been so good to us and increased our faith tremendously through this whole experience. It is has been such a faith-builder and a lesson that if we are faithful with what we are given we will be returned it several times over.

I guess that is all for now. I will try and take some pics today and tomorrow so that I have some to post tomorrow. Have a great weekend!

Molly's Program

Molly had her first preschool program monday night. It was so cute and of course we got the whole thing on video but I have been trying since tuesday to upload it with many problems. I will continue to work on it and hopefully be able to post it soon. Just a warning before you get to view it though...you may want to take some motion sickness medication, it is looong, and she does pick her nose at one point. We are still so proud of her! This is a pic of her and her best pal Lily.

Molly & Lily also started her swimming lessons on Monday. She had so much fun and was actually going under and swimming after the first lesson. If you know Molly then you know this was nothing short of a miracle. She had been afraid of water in her face for almost her whole life and just like that the teacher turned that around. I am so glad that we decided to do the lessons as it will be well worth the money!

I am also posting some pics of the girls at the park on Sunday. They love to play at the park and so we met G'ma Dee Dee, Papaw Kevin, & Maddi on Sunday afternoon for some playtime. It was really nice under the tree but the girls were still sweating when we left.

I got our bikes in working order and on tuesday evening after dinner the whole famdamily went for a bike ride. It was really fun and the girls seemed to enjoy it. Hopefully we will make that an event that happens often. It was cooler because of the wind but we were all still sweaty when we got home. We went into a really nice area down the road with alot of ponds and we even spotted an alligator! Molly was a little bit scared because we could get so close (it had nothing to do with all of the teasing coming from her dad...ha, ha) but it really was cool to see him just swimming around out there in the lake. I don't know if Roz seen him or not. She was too busy singing away.

We went to mom's for dinner last night and Roz had her first ear of corn on the cob. I had forgot my camera but mom got a couple of good pics. I will post them as soon as I get copies.

One last photo from Roz. She loves the remote and here she had stole it and was 'lounging' on the chair.

I almost forgot

I almost forgot that I wanted to post the card that I made for Marcy on her birthday. Digital scrapbooking has definatly got me hooked. I just wish I had more time to play!