OK, now an update with the pictures...

Bailey's first day of Second Grade, she loves her teacher and was lucky enough to get a student teacher too!



Apple picking with Grandma and Great Grandma and some pony rides at the apple farm


Bailey's 8th Birthday, Grandma made a Beach Cake!

My little artist decided to write on the furniture with and ink pen! Just days after I finished painting over the writing all over the walls. You have to click on the picture to get the full impact:(

I Am A Bad Blogger!

OK, so I have been hinted at that I am a bad blogger and I concur. A lot has happened but I am too lazy and tired to post. No excuses here...
Let's see since August 15th(the last time I blogged)we went apple picking had company visit, Bailey had a Birthday, went to a Hot Air Balloon race, and went to the Air Show. ... and just closed a Pampered Chef Show... Maybe I will post pictures soon. TTFN

Peach and Blackberry Pick'n

As you can see we went pick'n. Kamdyn usually eats more than we actually buy. Fun was had by all, well almost all. I am not sure Tom enjoys it as much as the kids and I do. But he goes along with it just the same.

Month In Review

The last month has been pretty busy...Bailey spent 2 weeks with grandma and when I went to get her I brought my niece home with us for what was supposed to be 5 weeks but turned into just over 3. Tom has been back and forth to Georgia again since the beginning of June and that will continue through September or October and then should be less frequent than it is now. While my niece was here we stayed pretty busy:
We went to the City Museum, they have an outdoor play structure that is a bunch of stories high and a bunch of really cool stuff inside.

We went to the most beautiful park in the middle of the city.

We went to the Zoo.

We did the local fireworks thing. We were going to go into the city for the fireworks but they moved the location due to flooding and we didn't want to venture into unknown territory in the middle of the night.


We fished in the pond.

We went to Six Flags twice in one week. Once with Tom and the neighbors then again a few days later with a couple of girls I know here. It was the 3 of us girls and 7 kids!






...AND the girls learned how to balance blueberries on thier noses:)

How's that for an update?
Oh yeah, Bailey had 2 weeks of summer school in there somewhere...

Yard Work

It has been almost a year since we moved in and the yard has made quite a metamorphosis I think:










I put in a fountain in back and we added another 12X7 concrete section to our patio.
We had the driveway widened.
I added some bricks around my tree out front, a fence and some plants to try to hide the utility box, and some rocks and plants around my mailbox.
I dug out the one side of the house to plant stuff.
There are more projects to do but only as the budget allows.

Corn Update

So we planted 88 corn seeds and ended up with 9 actual plants. Not so good...better luck next year?

Hi Mom!

This is Bailey and Kamdyn's new trick:

...and yes, the kids are playing outside in their pajamas:P

Late Birthday Present

The neighbors kept telling me they knew what Kamdyn needed for her birthday but never gave her anything....well, fast forward a couple weeks and the neighbor and I were out yard saleing and came across a drum set. Yup, that's what they got her! She loves it and actually it isn't as bad as I thought it would be. We just need to get her some sticks cuz the people who were selling it said that the dog ate the sticks that came with it. For now she is using a paint stir stick.

Texas Hold'em

I don't know if I told any of you that since we have moved here we have taken up Texas Hold'em Poker. We play pretty much every weekend and some week nights. I know, a little overboard but it passes the time. There are usually 7 of us playing but we have had 11 playing more than once. We usually play in the neighbors garage if the weather permits. Anyway, on to the story...the Club here on base does a Texas Hold'em tournament once a month for a $5.00(club member) buy in. We all decided we should try it sometime, well that was February, and we have been every month since. The more you play the more points you get and if you have enough at the end of the year you get to play in the big tournament. They also take the top 3 from each month and they get an automatic spot in the end of year tournament. The first time I went all I wanted was to not be the first one out. There are between 100 and 110 people playing each month and I was 43rd out my first time so I was pretty excited. My goal each month has been to make it further each time and I have. One month our neighbor was first out!!! Then last month he got first place! Well, we went to play last night and Tom got 9th place, I got 3rd, and the neighbor got 2nd!!! So I now have a seat in the final tournament!!! Yay! Tom won a free lunch at the club, I won a 2 night stay at a place in Branson, MO, and the neighbor won $100.00.

Gas Prices

So with gas prices in our area consistently over $4.00 a gallon the neighbor and I decided to plant corn and make our own fuel! Just kidding on the making your own fuel thing , but we did plant 88 stalks of corn behind her fence. Unfortunately after a couple weeks we only have 8 that have actually grown. We are amateurs so who knows what will happen. I don't think we would have known what to do with 88 stalks anyway. Cyndy, if you have any suggestions they would be more than welcome:)

A bunch of us from the neighborhood went Strawberry picking at the local orchard, I think all together there was 11 of us. Once again, fun was had by all and many berries were eaten. I spared the neighbors by not posting most of their pictures but a few ended up on here anyway :) Sorry guys!

Happy Birthday Kamdyn

So I am a little late, Kamdyn turned 3 on the 19th of May. Fun was had by all. We had cake with friends and went to Chuck E. Cheese, so I could play Deal or No Deal!
I bought the cake at Wal-Mart and put the same Dora things on that Bailey had for her 3rd birthday, pretty sad huh.

Playset

Hmmm, let's see, what else do I have pictures of? OK, here ia our latest project that took much longer than anticipated. It came in 3 separate boxes with a piece of paper listing what pieces were in that box but nothing telling you in the instructions which box to look in first so sometimes the piece you were looking for was in the last box you checked and the pieces were not labeled so you had to measure them to find the right one UGGGGHHHH!!!! Glad that one is over with, now onto the next project....

Earings!...and...Glasses?

Also as promised, here is a picture of Kamdyn's earings she got done probably 2 months ago now. Everything worked out great and her ears are much less sensitive than Bailey's are. I think we may be able to use any earings in her ears instead of only certain ones like Bailey.

...and she got glasses! Just kidding, those are just a toy. Actually they are from my Cabbage Patch kid I had when I was a kid. Although I do think she may have the same issue as Bailey has with one eye being stronger than the other, we will get that checked this month so I may update this with real glasses.

Big Girl Bed

As promised, here is a picture of Kamdyn's new Big Girl Bed. Too bad she won't become one of those big girls that should be sleeping in it. Do you sense a little discontent? You should...she is adamant about not going potty on the toilet or anything that resembles a toilet for that matter. So we try every now and again and when it does happen there is a potty party and when it doesn't we take a break and try again a different day. I remember Bailey being stubborn but at least she would try.

Bad Day...

So I am cleaning because I am having visitors this weekend and I find pencil all over my living room wall and my newly painted hallway. Of course Kamdyn confesses with her new word YUP, and she is also willing to take her picture by the evidence. Then I go to the Y for my usual morning workout and alone time and I am interrupted because Kamdyn won't let the caregivers put her down. I go in and she is fine just wanting attention I guess. Then nap time rolls around and I'm thinking this should be a good nap day cuz she is tired, nope not happening. Instead she is in there opening and closing her closet door and disassembling her bed. Later today she decides to unroll the toilet paper so Tom decides to wrap her in it...OMG she was so upset that he wrapped her in it I had to take a picture. So needless to say i didn't get much cleaning done. Better luck tommorrow!
And oh by the way Kamdyn got her ears pierced a few weeks ago I just haven't taken pictures and her bed finally came in so I will take pictures of that too.