A Break In The Rain

It is official, we are building the boat (as in an Ark). It has rained for 10 consecuctive days. Not just a little thundershower here and there, but day in day out rain, sometimes all day and all night long. Today we got a day off but it is supposed to start raining again tomorrow night, and continue through the weekend.

Weather Update: We technically got a 2-day break because it didn't rain until after midnight on Friday. The forecast indicates substantial rain chances through late next week. On the bright side, we don't have to water and everything is very green!

Sunday Morning: Still raining...

Tuesday Afternoon: Still raining...

Nursing

This makes it all worth it! I just love spending hours each day staring into these bright blue eyes, looking up at me as if to say "Mommy I Love You."

The Ball Popper

This toy has been through all the kids. It has been the best investment. The kids have a blast watching it, pressing the button over and over, and watching the balls go around and around. It is the excitement, the anticipation, the suspense. We have lost some of the balls over the years, and replaced them with Nerf balls, they are not quite as good, but as long as it has fresh batteries, it keeps going and going and going. So whether you are 6 months, 6 or 60 years old, this toy is the coolest!

Playing With Cousin Heidi

Last week, out of the blue, Emily asks "can we go over to Uncle Dale's house and play with Heidi?" Ummm...we would need an invitation! I promised to call Holly, and ask if we can arrange a play date. Secretly, I hoped they would forget, not because I didn't want to go to Uncle Dale's house, but I felt awkward asking to come over there. Two days later, while shopping with Jenna at Home Depot, I run into Aunt Shirley. It was fate, we were meant to get together. Bravely, I share the story, and then ask if we can come over to play. She keeps Heidi on Mondays, so we planned to get together after I picked Brian up from school. I still don't know if she was just being nice (she's like that) or if she truly wanted us, but today we went over there. It was fun, here are some pictures.

My Little Model

Emily got her picture published in the Little Rock Kids Directory this month. They came to her class at Gymboree to take pictures for this month's issue summer camps listing.

UGH!

Today is the day. The day that you walk outside and it hits you, like a ton of bricks. Humidity. YUCK! That means it is here, summer and it will be humid all day every day until that glorious day in mid-October, when you walk outside and you once again can take a fresh breath of cool crisp air. Until then all I can say is UGH!

To Do List

We got some of our "to do" list done this week. On Thursday morning Eddie got another truck load of dirt to fix the tire tracks we made hauling dirt into the backyard. He leveled it and then seeded it. Hopefully it will grow. I am glad that project is finished.

Then he spent all day Saturday building the shed that we will use for our food storage. He had two great helpers: Brian helped him in the morning while I took Emily to a birthday party at the zoo, and then I helped him in the afternoon, while watching 6 kids under 6. So we had a busy weekend. Eddie is almost finished building the shed, he just needs to put the doors on. Then he is going to caulk and insulate it. We are also going to light it and put in a window air conditioner.

The finished product...

Emily went Olive's 3rd birthday party at the zoo on Saturday. Olive is in our ward at church, and is in Emily's class at Gymboree. It was a really fun party, and a great idea.

"Hanging Around"

"Just Monkeying Around" These are the hats they got at the zoo.

They got to see a few animals up close and personal.

They got to find candy buried in the pool

The cool zoo cake.

Riding the zoo train.

Girl-Friends

Hultz, ?, Emily, Elle, Olive, Lilly, Teriny, Cannon

So why did I have six kids on Saturday afternoon. Well, on Friday night, Eddie and I went out to dinner and a movie (Red Lobster, Yum! and 17 Again, Fun!) while Jenna watched our kids. Then on Saturday she wanted to go shopping. So that is the reason for the extras. It works out well to swap kids, and saves money too!