Parade...
Last week a good friend of mine invited my kids to ride the float she made for her towns celebration. It was the cutest train ever. The kids all looked so cute in their conductor hats and they all had train whistles they would blow throughout the parade route...

little sis refused to ride so I had the privilege of carrying her the entire parade route (luckily it was only about 4 blocks long)

part of riding on the float included throwing candy to the spectators. it didn't take long for big bro. to figure out he could hit people with the candy. he would chuck a whole handful of candy right at someone and then would laugh hysterically when he would hit them (is this my sweet little boy?) I only hope no one got injured in the process.

thanks M for thinking of my kids and inviting us to be a part of your celebration!

HOT, HOT, HOT...
It has been soooo hot here lately the kids have spent alot of time cooling off in little kiddie pools and sprinklers (it doesn't quite compare to the beach but it will do)...

BIG girl bed...
It is time that little sis make the big step to a big girl bed...So far the transition has NOT been a smooth one. She loves her big girl bed she just hates to sleep in it. The first few nights she got out of bed a hundred times. Each time she would get out we would put her back in the bed and before we could get our feet out the door she was out of bed again. It was midnight before she finally fell asleep that first night in her new bed. Each night things seem to be getting a little better but I still feel like I want to pull my hair out. Two nights ago I thought she was doing really well because after putting her back in her bed 5 times I didn't see her for a while. When I went to check on her she and big bro. had put their pillows and blankets in the hall and had fallen asleep there. Someone suggested putting a baby gate at the door of her room so if she gets out of bed she can't get out of the room...I think this is a great idea! Here are a few pictures of the new bed she loves but hates to sleep in...





we have 3 bedrooms in our new home but big bro. and little sis insisted on sharing a room

HOORAY!!!!!
After much searching I finally found the all important cords to our computer. I have been waiting so long to upload these photos. I love the way they turned out. I just love the beach and always will no matter how far away we are from it. Here are a few I took the last couple of days we spent in New England.

TROUBLES...
I am having some major issues with trying to get my computer set up. We unpacked all of the boxes that were labled "computer" but no where in the boxes were the cables that connect the hard drive to the monitor. You would think when the moving company was boxing up our stuff they would put all of the computer items in the same box but NOOOO! When Rustin disassembled the computer he wrapped up the the computer cords and sat them on top of the computer so they would get packed together but no such luck. I have been searching through boxes for days but so far nothing has shown up. I guess I may just have to break down and go buy new ones.
In other troubles our Honda Pilot arrived with major scratches all over the hood and roof and a few on the sides. I was sick inside. The accord arrived without a scratch, of course it would have to be the newer car with the problems. The last few days I have spent filling out claim forms and taking the pilot to get estimates. One gentleman at one of the auto-body shops said he just fixed a car with a similar problem, he explained that most likely our car was on the top rack of the moving truck and the truck went under some low-lying branches on a tree and the branches caused the scratches on the car.
Other than a few troubles we are all doing well. The kids love seeing their grandparents each day (we are still living with my parents because the condo isn't quite ready yet--we will hopefully be moved in at the end of the week). Every morning when little sis wakes up she says "I wuv my gamma" it brings a smile to my face each day.
Sorry no pictures yet...hopefully soon!

Sorry...
Sorry about the lack of new posts. Our furniture just arrived yesterday and we have yet to set up our computer. We are all doing well. R just started work yesterday and was excited about it!! He feels a little overwhelmed learning the computer system and learning how the office runs but that will just take a little time. The kids have loved being at grandma's (of course, they get whatever they want) and I am excited just to have all of my belongings in one place again. Hopefully in a few more days I will have my computer so I can upload all of my pictures. The last few days we were on the east coast we spent alot of time at the beach and I can't wait to share the pictures (I miss the beach already and we have only been here a week). We miss you all...

Fabulous Weekend...
We packed in so many events this weekend and we had such a great time. Here are some pictures that captured just a few of the things we did...
We celebrated R's graduation at a fabulous dinner party at the home of the chairman he works with. It was held in his (the chairman's) backyard which overlooked the ocean. This first picture show the incredible view we had. It was such a wonderful evening!


I snagged one of these great bright yellow chairs to take a few pictures of the kids. Big Bro. was not interested in pictures at all (hence not one picture of him), but little sis was quite cooperative...

One of the best parts of the weekend was that grandma and grandpa were here to celebrate with us. Here is one of little sis with grandma...


Another very exciting part of the weekend was going to the airshow. It was awesome! The blue angels were absolutely amazing. I definately recommend seeing an airshow once in your lifetime. These first few photos R took and he did a great job...

This picture R captured on accident. He was focusing on one plane and happened to press the shutter-release button as another plane, coming from the opposite direction, met the first plane...awesome picture!! (I didn't realize what was happening until it was almost over. The two planes were coming right at each other, and both turned at the last second to miss each other)

What a great weekend...