Funny kids

Catie has been obsessed with this little toy hair dryer all week and has pretended to dry everyone's hair. It makes noise like a blow dryer and she LOVES it.
Connor loves to pretend like he is playing Wii with Spencer. I thought this was so funny because he has both the remote and the joy stick in his hands and was making facial expressions like he knew exactly what was happening in the game. Too funny.

If I were a pioneer, I would stink...

and be really dirty. My washing machine has been out of commission for almost 3 weeks now and I have missed it dearly. You never realize just how much it is used until you can't use it. Luckily, the part broken was under warranty and it is up and running like new now. I will not miss the trips to the laundromat!

Crazy Catie

I found Catie like this on the kitchen table. Oh heavens these 2 year olds are giving me a run for my money!

Adorable!

I love this sweet little girl!

Bedtime story

Mud Run fun!

The kids had a great time getting dirty while they waited...


The Frog Fighters before the race start at 7:48 am.Kurt, Chestin Salisbury, Jason Pollei and Chad Sorensen

Nice finish at 1:04:19

Team Hot Muddy Mamas before the race. Start time 10:58 am
After 4.5 miles and 32 awesome obstacles:

Kazree, Cami, me and Sheralyn
No so bad time of 1:54:21

A muddy good time!!

Oh boy...

Connor is such a little jumping bean. It is only a matter of time, a very short time, before he is jumping right out of the crib. He jumps and jumps in his crib every time he gets in. I think he must be made of springs. Today I found him straddled over both cribs just waiting for me to come get him out. A few times I have found him in Catie's crib too. Wild child, I tell you!

play-doh sundaes

Abbie finally got a chance to pull out her new play-doh set she got for her birthday. It makes all sorts of fun ice cream looking creations. Great fun!

Fun Runners

Abbie, Sydney and Spencer had their school fundraiser fun run. They all ran 35 laps around the school field. It was so hot and dusty but lots of fun! It was so fun to have cousins visiting - Claire got to come and run with Sydney!

Plantation life

Mindy and I took the kids to an old cotton plantation today that was really interesting. I didn't get to tour most of the house but got a quick view inside. The farm animals were wandering around so Claire and Isaac went to herd the sheep back into the pen. As Mindy and I walked up, Claire and Isaac came tearing around the corner as fast as they could being chased by a mean old rooster. I am laughing about their faces still as I type this. That rooster was a mean guy and Mindy(being the mother hen she is) used her purse to shoo him away. I was laughing so hard at her swinging her purse at him like an old lady does to a pick pocket. The purse swinging worked for a while and then she tried kicking at him until her shoe went flying and I just about fell on the ground laughing. It was super funny.

Birthday Pool party

Abbie, Maddie and Reece

Calla, Reece, Abbie, Kayci, Maddie, Isaac in front
Emily, Sydney, Claire and Kali in back

We had a little birthday party for Abbie at the pool today. It was super fun and easy. We played in the pool, at pizza for dinner and ice cream cones for dessert. An added bonus to her party is that Aunt Mindy, Claire, Isaac and Will were able to come! They planned a last minute trip to visit that happened to coincide with the party. It is always so fun to have cousins come and stay!

Happy Birthday Abbie!

Our sweet girl Abbie turned 6 today! Happy Birthday to you! We sure love you!

Blue Ridge Relay day # 2

Blue Ridge Relay day # 1

The day started so early at 3 am. We were on the road to Virginia by 4 am and got to the starting line just in time for Kurt to hop out and start running. Kurt was runner #1 and started off the race with a bang. He was so fast! I was runner #6 in our van and ran my first leg at around 11 am. After I finished running, our van went to rest at the the next exchange zone for van #2 to finish their run. We ate lunch at Panera and it was so good since we were so hungry! The exchange zone was at an Outlet mall so we headed there and found a nice grassy area to relax. We were SO tired but none of us really slept. It was hard to relax enough to fall asleep. Our van started running again around 6 pm with Kurt's 2nd leg. It was his long 7 mile hard leg. He ran it strong and did awesome! The sun went down as he was finishing and the rest of our van ran in the dark. It was a bit scary running on mountain country roads in the dark. We each had to wear reflective vests with flashing lights on the front and back, and have a head lamp or carry a flashlight. My second leg was 5.8 miles mostly downhill. I was so tired and did not feel like running but once I got going it was awesome. It was my favorite leg. I enjoyed the quiet and running in the moonlight. It was a little freaky when I could hear dogs barking in the distance and then they would sound like they were getting closer. Made me run a bit faster! We were so excited to get to the next exchange zone and sleep!

Cinderella girl

Little Cinderella helping me clean the car.

Wood sliding

slippery socks and the wood floor kept the kids entertained while I made dinner. i love when they have good old fashioned fun.

Little Playgroup

These 5 are so seriously cute. We are doing a rotating drop off playgroup with these guys and today was our turn to have them here. They are all very close in age and play so well together. They are so fun to watch. I read them a story while they were eating a snack and D started laughing so then everyone started laughing. Every time I turned the page they started laughing. It was cracking me up. Thanks for the laughs little cuties!

Connor man

he was so proud that he got these headphones on and turned the music on by himself.

Chef Spencer

Spencer and Dad making FHE treats. Brownie ice cream cones. Brownies baked inside the cone with a scoop of ice cream on top. They were delish. Thanks Spency!