Whatcha Lookin' At?

This picture of Kenna just cracks me up!!!

So, lots to catch up on... In no particular order....

We met Jenn and Eric (along with my parents) in Waco to catch up on birthdays, Jenn's trip to Greece, etc... We enjoyed a great Cajun lunch and got to open lots of goodies from JennEric.

Bo took Carrine out for a very nice birthday dinner!

Lots of playground time since the weather is so nice! (And, check out Drew's clothes that, of course, he picked out himself!)

Dinner out for my birthday!

Carrine made me a strawberry cake for my birthday ~ mmmmm....

Drew and I went on "The Great Balloon Hunt". Balloon Festival was a few weeks ago, and we enjoyed driving around chasing hot air balloons!

One even landed in his school parking lot and he thought that was so cool...


And, finally, Drew just had his first annual bike-a-thon at his school! He did 18 laps!!!

Our top fundraisers and my good friends, The Spauldings! Ron, Rayne and Sadie! Go, Rayne, with your fundraising skills!!!

This is my "partner in crime" Stacy... We get lots of shopping time in while the boys are in school! We had the best looking "sign girl" of the day!

This is our "after school" group - Skyler, Slader, Josh, Luke and Drew. The boys like to gather by these benches after school and play. Most of these boys have been in the same class since they were 18 months old, but will all go to different schools next year!

Worn out after a long day of biking!

Hope everyone is enjoying this weather! I know we are!!!

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Catching Up

Just a quick post, as I am on a roll today steadily marking "To Do's" off of my list!

Drew's swimming now - self-taught, so we are still going to put him in lessons to learn some technique and safety! Kenna is saying more words - she says LISHA, which is hilarious... hi, outside, Clara (which is more like LaLa), and she learned the sign for MORE which is always in reference to food!!! Catching up on pics....

Kenna's B-day Cake

Drew helping Kenna open her gifts

Carrine and her boyfriend, Bo

A couple of weekends ago, the kids and I visited with my nieces Kathleen and Shirley and their kids Charlie and Samuel on our trip to visit Mema and Papa (Bobby was in CHINA - I will let him post on his trip later). The kids had a great time and my in-laws were kind enough to let me sneak off to Austin for a couple of days for a girl's night out and time with my brother, Eric, and sis-n-law Jen.

Speaking of... congrats Jen, who is graduating this weekend with her MASTERS!!! Go, Girl!

More pics...

Drew thinks he is a photographer now

Kenna learning to color

Me and the girls...

Kenna in her new big girl seat!!!

Sweet Baby Sofia (cousin Stef and Scott's new baby) 2 months old.

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'Til Next Time! Lisha

She Works Hard for Her Money

I hate garage sales. Really - I hate them! So, why I subject myself to the same torture year after year is beyond me! On the heals of last year, where I had one lady try to steal a pair of pants and one lady who said my $.75 Nordstrom's top was priced too high, I swore I would never do it again. All of that for a big $37 profit! But... I just knew this year was going to be different!!! Nope... had one lady tell me my jackets were out of season. (Okay, really woman - where do you think you are shopping - it's a freakin' garage sale!!!) So, after my $16 ad in the newspaper, and $3 I owed Drew for selling some toys, I came away with $27 (after 4 1/2 hours).

Have I mentioned I hate garage sales?

Update on the munchkins... Kenna is walking!


Fourth of July


She is very fast and in to EVERYthing! But, she is so fun! She loves sitting in chairs - it cracks me up. She will get a toy or food and sit in a chair and watch TV.






Drew is learning to swim - getting very brave and doing tricks and flips off of the side. He also enjoyed some "boy time" with daddy on Father's Day weekend. They took a camping trip to the San Marcos area to watch the Texas Water Safari.



Worn out after swimming...


Clara has spent some time at two camps this year and will soon be gearing up for dance camp for her first year of high school! (Yikes?! Is that even possible?)


Clara & her cute new haircut...



Carrine is working with Bobby this summer, and we rarely see her other than the occasional "pop-in" since she has a boyfriend now!!! :)

**They will both be over for Kenna's first birthday next weekend, so I hope to have more pictures of them then!

In other news... Happy Birthday, Waynene/Mema!!! (June 23)


And, Happy Father's Day to our special Daddy's!!! Happy 4th Weekend!

No Crybabies Allowed!

So I am on an e-mail list for a "mom" newsletter. The main article of the last newsletter was about how much some moms dread the summer because their kids are out of school and home with them all day. Okay, all I can say to THAT is WHAAAAAAA!!! Poor YOU! Let's put this into perspective... I have worked for 16 years - I finally have the opportunity to stay home with my kids, so I am THRILLED and have been looking forward to the summer for months. I have friends who also work full-time and can only see their kids at night and on weekends. So... for all of my stay-at-home mom friends who get a little overwhelmed and are counting the days until the next school year, I say "Get over it and ENJOY YOUR KIDS!" Be thankful you CAN stay at home with them!! Now, I have no delusions that this summer will be all swimming, snow cones and smiling, happy kiddos all summer, but I do HOPE I can keep my own attitude in check if the sugar from those snow cones start to get my little ones a little hyper and working my nerves!

Okay, maybe that is all a little harsh - but, you get the idea ~ and I mean it with all of the love in the world, mom friends! So, in the spirit of SUMMER, here are some pics of the kiddos starting to enjoy this one!

Kenna's First Trip to the Pool - Ever...

This made me giggle... Drew cannot swim yet (on our To Do List this summer!), so he had these other two boys (whom he had just met that day) tote him around the pool.

At She-She and Gs...

No school tomorrow!!!

Peter Piper Pizza

This is how Drew came downstairs after getting up one morning...

Lunch with friends - Julie, Austin and Addison

Sidewalk Chalk!

A little too hot for the park?!

Now, go out and enjoy your summer, too - and, No Crybabies Allowed!!