Getting the Boys to Exercise

Exercising is one of my favorite things to do. It has been hard to keep it up this past week, but I put in a good workout on this day. Papa and Hunter decided to join me. Nannie has been trying to get Papa moving for a while. I had a good time. I didn't burn as many calories as I would have liked, but the moment was priceless.

Family Fun

Getting the babies ready for some splish splashing.

We couldn't help it.

Having fun playing with our babies.

Mackenzie splashing around.

Briley wasn't too happy about the cold water.

Hunter and Adam attacking each other. Not sure which one won, but they had a blast.

Look really closely at Papa's face. He asked for it.

How many different ways can water fly at one time?

Briley still is not sure about the cold water.

They all love Papa playing for them.

Crawling Class 101. Everyone is trying to teach Briley how to crawl.

Piano lessons already? Yeap, she is pretty good at banging on the piano.

These are just a few cute pics from our day hanging out at Nannie and Papa's house. It is so good to see everyone and play with all of the kids together. We did change 15 dirty diapers between all of the kids. Nannie's house brings out the best in them all :) There is one thing certain, you can always count on one baby crying at this house. There are very few minutes of silence. Tons of fun!

Look at me now!

We have arrived in Tennessee! We stayed last night at Nannie and Papa's house. Today we started to get settled at our "Summer Home" which is Meemaw's house. Adam's family has been very generous in letting us stay at her house. Francis Ann, Douglas, and Wendy all played a part in cleaning up and getting everything ready for us. The house looked great and is perfect for us. Hunter and Mackenzie have their own rooms.

Last night Mackenzie was a little hesitant in going to bed in a different bed. I peaked in on her to see her standing in her bed peering over the edge. I can't believe that she finally realized she could do this. She has been pulling up for about a month, but hasn't tried to in her bed yet. Too cute :)

GNO (Girls Night Out)

YAY!!!! June 11th is finally here. Not only is it my birthday, but it is the 1st day of summer. What a great weekend I had planned?!?!?!?! Adam and Hunter headed up to Tennessee on Monday of this week. Mackenzie and I have had a very quiet week. I discovered that I love having a clean house, but prefer to have my "messes" around instead.

Friday, I was able to leave school at 9:30. Some of the wonderful ladies I work with took me to lunch to one of my most favorite restaurants, Tommy Bahama's. Donna, Kathy, and I had a blast!!! It was so good to get together with them outside of school. The atmosphere was a perfect start to the summer.

Saturday morning, Mackenzie and I went to the Ava Maria Waterpark. They opened it to the teachers of our school. We had a blast with all of the other kids. Mackenzie fell asleep for over an hour. I felt lost without Hunter, but enjoyed hanging out with everyone.

Saturday night was one I had been looking forward to for quite some time. Girls Night Out!!! It did happen to fall on my birthday. I was glad that it did seeing that the boys were not here. We went to eat a Daruma's Japanese Steakhouse. It was delicious! Afterwards, we went down to 5th Avenue to get our "dance on". I did more people watching than dancing. We had a blast! Now for some packing and preparing for our flight to Tennessee on Monday.

My New BFF's

Mackenzie, Hayden, and Lexie just hangin' out.

We had a surprise visit by the Hamann Family from Miami. We loved having the babies hang out together playing. Well...they didn't really interact, but they did a little staring. We had a blast catching up. We miss Megan and Josh. Crossing my fingers that they make a move back to Naples sometime soon. Megan, like myself, collected American Girl Dolls. I would love to have Mackenzie and Lexie share some tea parties together :)

Sippy Cup Time

Mackenzie is not quite ready for the sippy cup, but I decided to let her play around with it a little today. She did get a few gulps of water in, but mostly she played around with it. How time is flying?!?!?!?

Memorial Day Weekend

My reaction..."NO!!! I have the camera!" He listened ;)

Mackenzie chillin' with mom.

Memorial Day fun with our friends.

Whew...thank goodness for long weekends. School is almost over and summer is almost here. We had a small taste of it this weekend. We spent Saturday afternoon at the beach. We brought a big quilt and spread it out so that Mackenzie had plenty of the "no-sand-zone" to play on. She loves being at the beach. Hunter and Adam built a few roads for his truck and had a few water fights.

Sunday afternoon we had a few friends over to celebrate the long weekend. The Briggs' family brought along their slip-and-slide. The yard is currently "under construction" with Scott's fertilizer company. So...with all of the weeds dead, our yard is very barren. Basically, when it is wet, it is one big mud puddle. The kids had a blast! We enjoyed hanging out and watching them play.

Monday, we took it easy and enjoyed the day together at home. Counting down the days until our trip to TN.