Splash Factory!

With Aunt Taryn painting her house this weekend Kyler came and spent the weekend with us.
The twins and Kyler were so excited!
Saturday morning Shawn and I loaded them all up and took them to Splash Factory to beat the heat.
They all hit the door running when we arrived.
They all had the best time and barley noticed Shawn and I were even there.

Gran and Papas..

After our fun at Splash Factory we stopped in at Gran and Papas for a visit.
Mandy was already there spending the night and Megan was coming over as well so that the younger girls could have a slumber party.
We were not there 5 minutes and those kids were out of the dry clothes I had just put on them and got right back into their swim suits!
The 6 kids had an absolute blast swimming and playing in the back yard.
Gran and I bathed them all in the pool before dinner.There was no way around it because all 3 girls had green sand packed in their hair from the "witches brew" they had been "cooking" in the pot!
Papa and Daddy brought some Panda Express home but Mandy and Megan were the only ones that would even eat a bite of it.The big kids wanted nothing to do with Chinese food.Megan eats it with her parents and Mandy , well its food and its Mandy,that girl loves food!
They all played very hard.After dinner I was sure they would all pass out on the drive home but Gage was the only one.The boys though lasted about 10 minutes when their head hit the pillow and they were gone.The first kid woke up at 8:45 this morning!
It was a fun Saturday and an exhausting one as well.

Sunday School...

This morning the big kids and I headed to Church and Sunday School.
It honestly fills my heart to see them get so excited about attending Sunday School each week.
Before we went to Church and class we had donuts with everyone in the family center.The kids were really proud to pitch in their .50 I had given them to the donut fund plate.
After S.S. was over I asked them what they had learned and this is what Alex told me.
" Jesus is always with me and he is always with Kyler and he is always with Austin too , even you too Mommy."
Too cute! They are really just soaking up what the teacher is telling them.
I took them out for a special pizza and soda lunch , then we went and bought new books with their birthday gift cards from Cousin Megan.
At the moment they are munching on warm chocolate chip cookies and looking at their new books,its a great Sunday!

Gage and Daddy time...

While the bigger kids and I go to Church on Sundays, Daddy and Gage head to our pond and they go fishing.
Gage really isn't fond of being left places and since he is to young for Sunday School, Shawn stays home with him.Shawn is just real upset about it.We all know he would rather be with his family at Church rather than fishing..Yeah right!
It works out well for the time being,and those two love their Sunday fishing date.

July 4th..

We had a fabulous 4th of July today! We all slept in till about 9 am then I made breakfast and we all just lazed about.Papa and Gran came over and we cooked some burgers on the grill.
After dinner all of us went to the Cleburne 4th of July parade.It was really cool and the kids enjoyed it.Austin especially liked the part where they threw candy to the kids!
We then headed to the lake and waited for the big fireworks show.While we waited the kids had a blast in a bounce house and slide.They were all treated to cotton candy and snow cones as well.
Our neighbors John and Angie joined us and Gran and Papa and we all sat and visited while we waited for the show.It was such a beautiful night to sit by the lake and chat.
The show itself was AWESOME! I was really impressed with how many and how big the fireworks were.It lasted about 25min,that is a long time for fireworks.Cleburne for sure went all out!
The kids loved the fireworks.Alex was especially happy when Kevin joined us for the show.
She kept saying each one was her favorite one over and over!
The day and night were great and I could not have asked for a better 4th!

Beating the Heat.....

Daddy had been complaining about us not going to swim at Nana's so we headed out there Thursday afternoon. The kids had such a great time swimming! They are so big and brave now with their swim rings.Gage even went out by himself with his ring and kicked about the pool.This was his first time without one of us holding him.I honestly thought it would be next summer before he attempted it.
We had pizza by the pool and then more swimming.Those kids swam all afternoon and early evening! They had to be exhausted because the adults sure were.
It was a great way to start our holiday weekend.Thanks Nana and Paw Paw!

4 Year Check Up..

This morning the whole family went to take Austin and Alex for their 4 year check up.
They passed the hearing and eye exam and both their iron and blood pressure were good as well.
They each got 4 shots but did really good with them.I thought we would have to hold them down but they were really cooperative.Alex chose to get hers in the leg but Austin requested his band aides be in the exact location Kylers were so his were in his arms.
Dr.young was wonderful with them and they both laughed through their physical exams.
Here are their 4 year stats.
Alex 37.5 lbs ( 70%)
40.5 in tall (68%)

Austin 50 lbs even ( 99%)
43.5 in tall ( 97%)