Slip and Slide

So, when we started looking for houses we looked for ones with pools..ours had a pool when we put the contract on it, but by the time it was ours the pool was gone becasue of foundation cracks in it. Bradley has promised me that we can put another pool in (not really, but I am really pushing that one..I even opted to not have a 4th child if I could have a pool..and while that sounds tacky, I had already decided on no 4th kiddo..I just hadn't told him that!) but until we get that pool we are going to have to white-trash it with our slip and slide..and dont think I am calling yours/all slip and slides white trash..but we white trashed it up!!! I have promised the kids to get two more slip and slides and that we'd connect all 4 accross the backyard..that will make for some fun/white trash times!!!
Katie

Charlie

Addison..her and Brady went so stinkin fast every time that EVERY picture is blurry!

see..this is Brady!

Sage

Noah

Easton chilled inside while the big kids played outside..check out those fingers in his mouth! He loves those fingers..no thumb, but yes to the fingers!!

Charlie may have placed the ball in his hand!!

LOVE.IT!!

Whenever Easton is in one of these toys Chrlie will..without fail, everytime..get in the other and declare that "You have two babies momma"..to which I reply that I sure do!..and no matter how old they get, I always will!!

lucky

Potty time

I keep wanting to document potty training...but then I get overwhelmed and nauseous just thinking of potty training..why document that really un-fun time..I was never one to dread potty training..I'll just wait till he is ready and it will be no big deal....well, I waited till he was ready and it was a BIG deal!!! Doubt I'll ever write it down..no need to relive it! But, bottom line is we are potty trained and were all super happy about it...not looking forward to Easton turning 2 1/2 and doing it all again!!!!

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Water baby

So, we have been loving the pool, but I have been feeling kinda bad for Easton. He usually just chills in his carseat, his bouncy or sleeps on a lounge chair..not anymore!! I got him in the pool this week in charlies old floatie and he was loving it!!! It was a perfect fit for him!!

he said what??

Yesterday after church Charlie is playing with Easton and he got a bit loud and it scared Easton and he started crying. All the sudden I thought I heard Charlie say " I scared the crap out of him!" I was floored and embarrassed and before I could get to him to beat him he said it again. I looked at my MIL who was laughing and pointing at Eastons shirt....crab..he sacred the crab out of him!! I did not get a chance to take a pic of Easton in the outfit cause not only did he scare the crab out of him, he also scared his last meal out of him...:(
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I got Charlie some new "ba-ja-mas" and they have footballs all over them..he got so excited and started yelling "kick me, kick me"..It took me a minute!

..begging me not to take his picture!!!

Six Flags!

I have grown to love and anticipate the yearly Six Flags trip that Alicia and I take our nieces on..this year was so stinkin great..no lines and the weather was WONDERFUL..for Texas!! This year all my older girls were there and everyone was great about riding almost every ride that they could for their height! Then you have Addison..my Ada, who I believe just may be trying to kill me!! She rides EVERY and ANY ride there! Sage would have also killed me if she was a little bit taller! Addison and I were on Superman and she asked what my favorite part was..I informed her it was when they were over!! Actually I love roller coasters, but I can tell I am getting older! Tell me this doesn't look fun!!
The girls love the parachutes..which crack me up because this was one of the scariest rides for me out there...put me in a roller coaster any day over the parachutes!

My stomach turns on this one and the girls were not the least bit fazed!

Elizabeth and Sage showed up in matching shirts..too funny!!!

Kate's birthday party!

What better picture to start with for Katie's birthday party then this one below! I love swim birthday parties..I have no idea what we will do for Easton since he falls in that later winter/early spring time.....but swimming parties....eaisest.party.ever!!!! Big thanks to Amber for always having her camera with her..seems since Easton arrived I have taken NO pictures. That will get better, right???!?!?!?

This is so Katie...good chance it was not posed and she just popped up like that to entertain herself!

So glad that Charlie and Brady have a big boy around! Noah has been teaching them the ropes..he was especially helpful in the "peeing outside" that we had to teach Charlie! Charlie's prayer last night was the usual prayer followed by "thanks for Papa, Grandaddy, Daddy (again), Adam, Aric in the rack (in Iraq), Mark at the stand (in Afghanistan), Derrick, Noah, Brady...thank you God for all the boys"..I asked him if he wanted to thank God for any girls.."no thank you, goodnight mommy"....at least we all know where we stand!
I think I need to buy me an 8-10 yr old to live with me..they LOVE, LOVE, LOVE babies and are so helpful!! You cant see it, but mom is holding a baby..not sure which one, pick one, any one!!

I still could just sit and watch them for hours...until I needed to re-apply my SPF 70..

The thing about swim parties...even the adults have fun..even the male adults...come on, that's huge for the guys to be entertained!

Brownie=smile!

I just thought this was a great picture..so funny and so them!

official birthday party photo!!

love this picture!

I love to watch the little ones experience the pool..they just love it and are unbelievably happy!! Presley was LOVING the pool that day!..and this was one a the few pictures where my huge upper body is covered by the water so it was acceptable to put in!!..and you know that by "upper body" I mean back and arms..not chest!!!

The minute we get into the water that smile is on his face and unless he is in trouble (and I don't mean drowning), he stays so stinking happy and smiley while we are there! He has gotten so brave and improved SO much in the last month!

Dunk him and this is the face that comes out of the water!!

So lucky to have all these funny, sweet babies around!

Worlds.greatest.baby...every time we go to the pool..he is pretty much just like this!! Even if he is awake, he just sits there and chills....finally, my easy breezy baby!!!

This was right after the slide...that he did not want to go on! He gave his Daddy a look for sure!

I meant to zoom this one in..his face is greatness!

Bradley and I differ on some parenting things..one being forcing/encouraging them to do things they don't want to do! I checked that this slide was okay and age appropriate..Charlie wanted to go on it and when he got to the top he changed his mind. In my world, we don't change our minds..in Bradley's you can!! Bradley opted to go down the slide and let my brother Adam be the bad guy and toss him down!! Wuss!!! He is to sweet and it will serve him well in some areas!! Charlie is the kid who will smile the whole way down and love it, but as soon as he sees you he sobers up and drops the smile and lets you know he is not happy...just to prove his point..no clue who he gets that from!!

catch up..

I am behind on blogging for many reasons..I am still adjusting to 2 kids, I am always tired and at night blogging is the last thing on my mind, summer is here and I feel like we are never here and when we are there is tons of things to be done and...well, the list goes on! He is a quick catch up of the last few weeks! This is from the zoo last week...I love this picture of him, but think he looks way to old at the same time!
Both boys crashed after the zoo..this was the only pictures I could get of Easton sleeping!

Charlie almost NEVER sleeps in the car, but he will almost always do it after the zoo!

Look at his legs and you can tell how excited he was!

Such an easy baby..this was Easton all day!

recent pool day..although every day has become a pool day! Today will be day 5 in a row of being in the water..and I'll save you from saying "yea, I love the pool cause they sleep so great afterwards"....you people stink..Charlie never learned that rule!!!

This picture is significant because Charlie and Kirkley are within reach of each other and they are not fighting!!

In almost every picture of Easton his hands are blurry..they are in constant motion!

On Memorial day we headed to Dinosaur Valley with the Brooms and we decided our day was done when my shoes broke..who is surprised that $3 Sam Moon shoes did not last long! I had never been to Dino Valley before and if I had..I would have had on water shoes..flip flops were about impossible!!

Charlie going down the "rapids"..his words...he and Cass would float down to us and then get out and walk up to Kendra and do it all over again. I think they would have done it ALL day long had we let them!!

Family picture minus Easton..he got to spend the day with Grandaddy and Moms!

Another recent pool picture..boy, he is every bit of a 2 1/2 yr old boy!!!!!..and yes, he is still obsessed with yogurt!!

We also took a trip to Great Wolf Lodge with the Brooms..we all had a great time! I totally recommend it and when the boys are a little bit bigger we are going back!

Don't judge us..we had spent all day in the water and came down to story time straight from the shower!

Too cute!!!

I still have a few more pictures to get off my camera..so expect another catch up post soon!!