Oh Lord, we are tired!

We had a FUN weekend. The Cub Scouts went to Ripley's Aquarium to "Sleep With The Sharks".(Sandy "Slept With The Sheraton". We take turns. He did the sleep over on the USS Yorktown.) The boys and I arrived at the Aquarium at 8pm and met up with the rest of the gang. The boys had a two hour scavenger hunt until 10pm. It gave us all plenty of time to explore everything. From 10pm-12am was a short class on sharks, snacks, along with t shirt painting. Lights out was at 12:30am.............And it took until 1am for all of the boys to settle down. We slept in the tunnel with the sharks swimming overhead. It was SO neat. We were up at 6:30am for Breakfast and out the door by 8am. The kids and the adults had a great time. It was fun being in the aquarium all alone. It was sorta Night At The Museum-esk. But we are TIRED. Christie, Tina, and myself portraying middle aged Charlie's Angels........

Our view from bed. Cool, huh?

Le, Colin, and Spencer using their switchblade combs.

Daniel petting sting rays

Mrs. Tina is too damn happy at midnight.

Mrs. Tina told Dan she had a full size air mattress and he could sleep on it with her if I didn't mind. I said it was fine. Dan never batted an eye, and replied, "No thanks Mrs. Tina, I have a girlfriend." (What are we going to do with him?)

The morning after. Tired, needing a toothbrush and shower but happy none the less.

Conservatory Updates

We did the wagon wheel design on the floor. I LOVE it! The light fixture is another addition. It is made of petrified wood.

Kitchen Updates

We aren't done yet! I have to finish the tile on the back splash, finish the ceilings, paint, etc. But it's coming together. We've taken the railing out between the den and kitchen and extended the step.

Memorial Weekend

The weather didn't stop us! Mom, Daddy, Vivi, and Alex came for the holiday weekend. The weather was dreary and off and on rain. We still spent a lot of time outside in and around the pool. We were sad to see them leave! Hanging out after the rain

Daniel striking a pose.

Plenty of energy exerted in the pool.

It looks like Alex is surfing.

Vivi gets her feet wet.

We played many rounds of cards. Daniel and Le learned how to play Crazy 8's.

Slip and Slide

Sandy and Le went to Lowe's and to run a few errands a couple of weekends ago. They came home with this HUGE roll of plastic. (not on the list) Sandy and I unrolled it and nailed it down. Sandy, then, turned on the sprinklers and sprinkled the plastic with dish soap. The video doesn't do the fun justice. After two bottles of dish soap, most of my laundry soap, and many gallons of water, every child in our neighborhood was exhausted. Sandy gets a nomination for Daddy Of The Year.