Fun in the Sun

A new haircut for my soon to be new Kindergartener!


We have the greatest back yard and love our neighbors with horses. (They love our apples...)

My snorkeling maniac.

My diving board addict- since this pic. no longer wears her vest.


Life is good....

Not a fun day.

Our 7 year old beautiful rhodesian ridgeback died in our back yard yesterday. The vet thinks she had a seizure, stroke, or heartattack causing her to be immobile and to die of heat stroke in the sun. She was outside for less than 2 hours with plenty of water and shade so that is their best guess. I am better today, but with the preg. hormones it was a bit rough yesterday (not to mention my husband was out of town so I had to handle all of it...) We got her as a puppy before the kids came along. She was a sweet (despite her 85 pounds) girl and was so great with all of our kids.

The kids have a great attitude. They told me "Now she can play with Lukie (our other dog that died of cancer last fall) in heaven! They will be so happy to see each other again!" with smiles on their sweet little faces.

Feeling better

I hate to even put it in writing....but it seems like my constant nausea and vomiting are subsiding. :) Yeah!!! I have felt pretty okay the last week. I'm still not back to my 100% self, but feel at least 75% like me most of the day. I won't say it's gone, but I'll spare you the details. I even braved a yoga class this week- which consequently kicked my rear and left me sore for 2 days. (This is not some sissy breathing class folks...)

Anyway, summer goes on and I'm starting to realize that we are actually going to have another little person in our family by this time next year. After watching Shrek 3 this am with my kids at summer movie camp, I realize it will be fine (plus- unlike Shrek- I am only having one- not three- and mine will not likely be an ogre). Whew! And I have to give my current 3 credit- although they have their moments of getting on each others nerves, they are all really good kids. Taking them to the movies continues to be a piece of cake. When I see other moms struggling with their own challenges at the movies I am so thankful to be blessed with such sweet kiddos.

Also...how fun is this... my brother in law and sister in law who live a few miles away from us are expecting as well with a due date one week earlier than mine. How fun to have 2 cousins born so close!

Happy Wednesday!

Summer Update...

So far this summer we have:
Gone to the lake
Gone to swim lessons
Gone to Wednesday summer movie camp
Gone on a special Mommy/Daughter trip to the American Girl store
Had our first child diagnosed with strep (the little guy)
Played in the sprinklers/baby pool
Played speedminton (way fun)
Gone to tennis lessons for the older 2 kids
Gone to friends' pools to swim :)
Watched fireworks on blankets in our front yard
Watched more fireworks with friends on 4th of July
Gone to Target 975 times
Had a birthday party for grandpa at our house
Gone to friend's birthday party
Going to basketball camp
Going to cheerleading camp


And for those of you who did not catch the above ticker....
I have personally spent a lot of time sleeping, feeling sick, getting sick, laying on the couch, and going to the doctor...Baby #4 is on the way...