Disney World One More Time

We decided we needed to take the boys to Disney one more time before they got too old.  It was a short but fun trip.  Mama and Daddy met us down there which was the icing on the cake.

 Blair and her pets.

 Seriously, I took this photo without them seeing.  They were all piled in the bed reading a trash magazine.

 Let the Memories Begin!

 Does this hat make me look good?

 Dan and Grandma.

 Two sets of love birds.

 My view for most of the trip.

 This is my favorite.

 Fireworks!

 Blair had never been to WDW.  She was so cute on the trip.  We are used to having boys.  She loved all the Lion King and Beauty and The Beast stuff.  We kept telling her, "You're such a girl!"

 Grandpa upset because he came out of the bathroom and couldn't find us.

 Family shot!

 Daniel's buff tattoo

 I hate this one of Blair nibbling on Mickey's ear is fuzzy.

 Dinner at Portobello's

 Does this require any words?



Dinner With Hans and Gabrielle

Jumping on the trampoline.

 Hans and Le (in desperate need of a haircut by the way.)

 The aluminum foil was an example of Gabrielle's day.  She couldn't get it to roll back up so she just went postal on it..

 This photo scares me.

 Dinner on the deck.

 Hans made Banana's Foster....flames and all.  YUM!

 And if the aluminum foil wasn't bad enough....Gabby had a hole in her shirt. 

Meow

We had a great dinner at the Hirschbergers the other night.  Gabrielle had a very stressful day the day we came regarding her job.  It turned into a very funny carry over into the evening.  As usual the kids played so well together and so did the adults.  Even though Le is the teenager in the group he was a good sport with the younger boys.

A shared VERY Loud Birthday

To say we are not politically correct in our house is a gross understatement.....With that said we had a unique birthday celebration for the boys.  We let each of them invite a friend (With the parents consent of course.) and we went to the firing range.  They were in HEAVEN!  I really like this place.  You watch a 20minute safety video.  Then take a safety test.  You pay a flat rate and they give you a plethora of guns from .22 to AR-15 to pick from.  All you do is pay for the ammo.  We took the boys back two at a time.  And we let them shoot whatever they wanted.  A good time was had by all.

 Dan started small with a .22 pistol.

 And graduated to an AR-15.  There was NO going back.

 Le and the AR-15

 Brice with a.38

Sam with the .22

My Girl All Grown Up.

Makes ya wanna break a bone and end up in the hospital doesn't it?

Madison Comes Swimming

Give that dog a bath!

The weather couldn't be any better this weekend.  We decided to give Bailey a bath.  The pictures speak for themselves.

 Bailey doesn't want to get in the water but once she's in she loves it.  You can tell by the look on her face.

 Dan decides he needs a bath too.

And then there was one!

I'm A Vegetarian!!!!!

Yeah.....right.......No really!  At least for a few days.  A year or so ago Blair made a bucket list of things she wanted to do in her life time.  One of them was to be a vegetarian for a month.  This is HER bucket list.  Not MY bucket list.  My bucket list is much more realistic. i.e. drive a Ferrari, sail around the world, sing on stage with Aerosmith...  Yet some how I have been sucked into doing it with her.  For those of you who don't know me.....I don't really like fruit and veggies.  For those of you who know me.....quit laughing!
I am five days into it and being a very good sport. (Only 25 days to go.  Beef industry prepare accordingly.)  Blair gave me some websites to check out which have been very helpful.  The site I like the best is a runners website.  They have great recipes.  I made black bean croquettes a couple of nights ago.  And I'm making spaghetti and non-meatballs tonight. (Apparently, black and white beans are my new best friend.)  This website says I'm going to have incredible energy and be able to run twice as far.........we'll see.  I CAN say I've slept better the past two nights than I have in a year.  Do I give my diet the credit?  Or exhaustion?  Again, we'll see.

Sky Is The Limit!

My friend Lise wanted a sky painted on her laundry room ceiling.  I've never painted a sky before.  Lise knew how to do it.  She took the time to teach me the technique.  I'm hooked!  I can't wait to do this in someones home.  This is a sunny day sky with some blue peeking through.  But she taught me how to make sunny sky with a few clouds and stormy skys.  Thank you Lise!  I had a blast!.

The First Day of School

Look at my handsome boys.  Le started 8th grade and Daniel 5th.  Both are growing up so fast.  I can't believe it.  Le had his physical this summer before Boy Scouts.  He has grown FIVE inches in ten months.  I can't keep him in pants!

As IF I Didn't Have Anything To Do!

With all of my MANY sewing deadlines I took off to the lake with my family.  It was such a great day.  It was overcast humid and stormy when we departed Greenville.  By 11am the clouds burned off, the humidity dropped and there was an awesome breeze.  We didn't get home until 11pm! 

 Dan's friend Joe, who spent hours stirring up red clay.

 Dan and Joe would dig up clams? and crack them open looking for a pearl.  No fresh water pearls were found........

 Le and Ben taking a drive around the cove.

 Dan driving with Sandy on the back.