Wordless Wednesday... Summer School Pick up

I'll go to the library next time...

I had totally forgotten.... I had totally forgotten how much my older boys LOVE to read!! I made a trip to Barnes and Noble the other day and spent quite a bundle of money on books for the kids but, this guy polished off a 400 page book in 1 day and Ben polished off 2 of his huge chapter books within a week. They love to read....I'm so thankful!!! Needless to say there is a lot of reading going on at our house these days!

and this guy was hanging out at the ball park last night because his game was canceled and was asked to play on Andrew's baseball team because they were short a player. Let me tell you... it was fun to watch!! Ben was GREAT!! He made some plays and hit the ball just like all of the other BIG boys....did I mention that Ben is three years younger than those boys???

The coach kept telling the team. "the only guy hitting the ball is the little guy"...I'm sure they didn't appreciate that. The real kicker was when the coach put Ben in the infield to play(2nd base) and Andrew was stuck out in the field all game. OUCH!!! Andrew was a good sport...and he made 2 fabulous plays out in left field too. All in all, it was a great night at the ballfield!! Jill

No hoopla

What a gorgeous holiday weekend....and we didn't do a thing!!! I guess you could call us unpatriotic, I guess you could call us fuddy duddies, but we did not see a single parade this weekend or fireworks. We just sat on our patio and tried to BE STILL and relax.

There were a few projects around the house that needed to get done....like talk with your friend by speaker phone for an hour while you're playing Webkins so you can meet up in one of the game rooms and play "go fish".
and Mr. P thought that it was a beautiful day to get outside and wash and wax those cars...so I came home from the grocery store and saw this.......
Here's the line up........
Andrew paid special attention to detail while waxing HIS car..... (you would never guess that this guy eats cookies for breakfast, and has a terrible junk food habit......LUCKY!!)
and finally, this girl got out of washing cars and was able to spend the day with a friend.....and played in the sprinkler at her house.
In truth, I guess we did "do" things, just not the typical 4th of July things..... it was a GREAT weekend. Have a fabulous Monday!!! Jill

Happiness Is...

Happiness is sitting on your patio on July 3rd when it's 65 degrees outside, while enjoying your new patio furniture, playing footsie with your hubby.... Happy Independence Day!! Jill

Good Times, Good Times.....

Well, my parents left for home yesterday and all is quiet here now and back into the summer routine. Just wanted to show you some of the things that we did while they were here. John took the day off and joined us on our trip to Cabela's. He was being goofy and tried on these lovely sunglasses....love the jewels!!!
Andrew found an interesting item...
We took them to a popular town nearby and let the kids play at the park...
I liked this sign....
and we stopped here to get a giant caramel apple...they were buy one, get one free!!! Yes, I got yelled at by the owner to stop taking pictures..... Oh Well...
We had a great visit with Grandma and Grandpa....we're so thankful for them! Lots of great memories were made and we certainly had lots of laughs!!! Jill

Wordless Wednesday- Ninja fighters

Lots of laughs and a haircut

We had plenty of laughs yesterday..my parents and I. The morning started out with grandma discovering that her hairspray had spilled inside her bag and all over her shoes....that makes for sticky shoes and a pretty rigid shoelace!!!! She's a good sport though...she laughed about it!

We also had a funny incident coming home from Costco where Grandma was sitting in the backseat of the car and Grandpa was sitting in the front passenger seat. Grandpa's phone started ringing and it was Grandma from the back of the car.....she claims she was adjusting the volume of her phone, but maybe that's the new way they communicate......hee hee.

We took this photo right before we left for Costco in the morning....isn't it a good one???
We had a relaxing afternoon and then ended the day with Grandpa reliving his college days in which he was the guy who gave everyone a "buzz" cut....he gave Luke a haircut outside on the driveway.....but I made him put a #2 attachment on so it wasn't so short......
As you can see, we're having a good time...more Grandparent adventures tomorrow..... Jill