Swimming

It was soooo hot today, 103 degrees; so we went swimming. We spent almost four hours at the outdoor pool, two hours more than we usually spend. We had so much fun, and no one got sunburned (I was definately on top of the sunblock today). Donovan and Sean surprised me when they decided that they wanted to go off the diving board. They're finally swimming well enough to do so, so I let them go. Sean was a little nervous and it took him a couple times of backing out before he jumped. Donovan went right in and kept going back for more. Alayna and Matthew wanted to jump too, but the rules state that they have to be 8 years old before they can use the diving board, so they'll have to stick with cannonballs off the edge of the pool. The rec center has a new pool which is a blast. It's all very shallow with 3 slides and a bucket. Want to see it, go to their homepage at http://www.kopfc.com/ where they have a small video clip you can watch. It was a very fun day, but now I'm exhausted, thank goodness only a couple hours until bedtime.

The Fourth of July

We had an absolutely busy, but wonderful day. My parents took us all out to see Superman Returns. It was so, so, so, so good!! Even the kids loved it! Then later on we went to my parents house to have a BBQ and do fireworks. There was so much food, so I got to take home a lot of leftovers (which I love to do). The fireworks were a lot of fun, and the kids had a blast with the pops. Donovan put a whole bunch in a box then threw them all over the cement. It was so cool to hear that many pops and see little sparks wave across the pavement. Anyway, I took a ton of pictures, so here some of them are.


Donovan, Sean, and Alayna on the See-Saw with Uncle Stephen.


Matthew and Lianna (cousin) riding in the Barbie Jeep.


Grandpa getting his "grill" on.


All the kids and Grandma playing with Pops.



The start of the fireworks.


The Grand Finale.

Summon The Tooth Fairy

Alayna has had quite a week, and is quite a bit richer too. She lost her first front tooth on Monday, then her second today.


Missing One.

Missing Two.

Funny Story

On our way home from my grandparents house, on Father's Day night, the kids and I were talking about eye color. Donovan mentioned that he had baby blue eyes. Then Matthew chimed in and announced that he had 'daddy' blue eyes.

How cute is that?!

Look What I Got In The Mail Today

It's so beautiful!!!

Happy Father's Day

Today is such a special day, when we recognize all that our dad's have done for us. Today we send a shout out to the one who has given so much of himself, our daddy, and husband, Jeff. We love you so much, and are so proud of you. Happy Father's Day!!!

This is one of my favorite pictures.
Jeff and Alayna June 2001

Sunburn

Can you say OUCH?!! Next time we go swimming, I will put the sunblock on the boys' backs instead of entrusting them to do it for each other.