Making Lemonade Out Of Lemons!

Check out those HIGH DIVES. YIKES. It scared me just looking at it.


Our family was anxiously anticipating today for several reasons. 1. We had planned to spend the day with my dear friend Dawn and her children. 2. We were going to spend the day at the Frog Pond. We packed our lunches, loaded up the car, and were prepared to drive to Christiansburg. Unfortunately, we found out that Montgomery County Schools were in session, starting TODAY, and the Frog Pond is ONLY open on the weekends now. Booooooooo! Thanks to their daddy, John, who works up in Christiansburg, an alternate suggestion saved the day. We spent 4-5 hours at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. The kids had an absolute BLAST. Tyson was so excited to be able to use a real diving board. So excited, that he left the aquatic center saying, "Mom, I want to take swimming lessons and compete. I'd also like to start learning how to dive so I can use the high dive one day." Do you think the Olympics had an effect on him? LOL! When we arrived, we were the FIRST family in the entire building.

The cost?

$2 per child.

$5 per adult.

Time with friends PRICELESS!!!!

Dawn, it's so great to spend time with you and catch up. You are so easy to talk to and of course you always add humor to every moment. I'm glad we turned our lemons into lemonade. I love you!!!! Let's do it again SOON!

The Smith Children Come To Play

I did NOT create captions in this album because the basic caption would consist of the following...

BOYS

Karate

FIGHT

Sweat

Laughter

LOUD

And little girls playing with dolls.

The Smith children came to visit for a short 2 hours while their mommy went to kindergarten orientation for Grayson. I was please to watch her kiddies. They are very easy and well behaved and Grayson has been begging to come over. I think it made him feel special!!!! He's so used to watching his big brother come over here.

Enjoy the photo album below. Double click on it to view it in a larger format.

Bahama Ice Shack!

The summer hasn't quite begun yet and we have already visited the Bahama Ice Shack multiple times with different families. Beware of owner... she's a little angry!

Last week, the Smith family joined us!!! Love those kids!!!!

Grayson has so much persona!!!! He's an old man trapped in a 5 year old's body!

Tonight, Josh and Ty enjoyed a Bahama Ice. The Williams family also joined us. See them in the background?

Karate Kid Part 4

Last night, our family had a fun opportunity to watch the Smith children for a little while. Darren had NO problem entertaining the boys (Tyson, Haden, and Grayson). Although the video went on for only two minutes, this entertainment lasted almost an entire half hour. Grayson and Haden's hair was drenched in sweat and had welt marks all over their faces from the "Karate Kid". It was quite hysterical. Lilah, Loren, and Jax played in the kitchen and with the doll house. It was way too rough for their age group.

This photo is a sneak peak of what went down in our basement last night :) To view this video and get the most out of it, be sure to double click on it and view it in the LARGEST version possible. I took the video clip with my iphone so the screen is tini tiny on the blog.

Not sure where my husband gets his energy, but I sure wish we could bottle it up and sell it. I would be the first person in line for it!!! He's such a giant kid. I love it and the kids love it :)

I think Darren has been watching WAAAAAY too many of these movies.