Sunday, May 31, 2009

What to Do in the HOT Sun!

A few years back we had a pool and between trees shading it and constantly dropping leaves in it, we decided to take it down...
Many, many summers went by and we asked ourselves...Exactly why did we take down that pool?????? Especially since BOTH of the problem trees have since been cut down!

Well this year between the hot sun and the GREAT sales going on we decided to replace our pool.

Truly there isn't much to do outside here in the summer, in the heat except....


SWIM!!!!!


It was a little chilly at first!


Mitchell came over to hang out Saturday and had a blast.


They swam for over 2 hours straight...their feet were all shriveled up :-)


Now this is what you can do in the heat to have fun!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Ketchup!


Keep scrolling down to enjoy our ketchup posts....it's been busy here in J-ville!

Jenga, Jenga, Jenga!

We have embarked on a new journey in the game world of...


Jenga!

Let's see how we can take a child's toy (wooden block) and turn it into a stressful night of backward engineering :-)


It starts off as a sturdy, well built tower of solid wood construction...and the object is...


to pull one block at a time dismantling your solid tower into a tall tower of wobbliness!
One pull at a time...

It starts off usually fairly easily...


notice they still have a smile on their face!


We are now getting a little more serious...


We are now into complete concentration mode!


Eventually you get to the point of "What am I supposed to do with this?"
Notice Sarah laughing...she refuses to play anymore...she says it is just too stressful!


John knows eminent doom is awaiting...as it is his turn yet again to try to pull from the Jenga tower of topple...

and sure enough the tower just wouldn't handle anymore...and down it came!

We got it up to 33 levels...which according to the rules almost pro!!!


Poor John...the loser...oh I'm sorry...the crasher has to build the new tower....and


the fun begins all over again!!!

Here are some other fun shots from our Jenga night...




Keely's Baby Shower #1


We all gathered last weekend to shower Keely with gifts for her little expected one!


You can hardly tell she's expecting...she looks GREAT!!!!!


There were LOTS of presents, great food, and


of course you can't go without playing fun games...
Be on the look out for a posting of shower #2 coming next month!

Our Star Guitar Player!

A few weeks ago Will played in his Spring Concert at school.


Getting all tuned up and ready to jam!


There were group performances and...


a rockin' ensemble performance of Hotel California!


What a great concert it was!
Now we are ready for Dueling Banjos next year!

Proudly Honoring our Little Scholar!

About a month ago Celia was inducted into the National Honor Society.

We are very proud!


The school had a small but very nice celebration.


Waiting to be pinned...


All official!!! What a smart girl she is!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Something Wicked This Way Comes!

Today was a very exciting day for Mom and Rachel...

Sarah, Kathy and I bought them tickets to the musical Wicked!


Rachel had a great time getting her outfit together...she looked
amazing!


Notice the shoes...


And their chariot whisks them off to the performance.
Oh wait a minute...that was Cinderella...

Afterward we all got together at Sarah's and cooked out.









We also celebrated Jadd's birthday.

Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday Dear Jaadd....Happy Birthday to you...
See you didn't have to hear our off key rendition:-)


But in the end we learned something we already knew...
There's no place like home!
It definitely was a Wicked Cool Mother's Day!
Hope everyone had a great one!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Shrimp Festival


Last weekend we went to the Shrimp Festival


It was not long before the funnel cakes were calling Kathy's and Celia's name...


They were quite delicious!


While walking the streets I found my dream yard. It was
breath taking. I always look forward to going each year.

Kari's Birthday


A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated Kari's b-day!
See if you can spot someone new...


Daddy bringing the happy hat!


Being a good sport!


Have you noticed a new face?


Having fun with her new present...


Okay, okay I will end the suspense...meet Garrett, Kari's boyfriend!


Happy birthday to the birthday girl!