Major Ouch!

Today Zeeny put some pressure on me... so, together we braved a

Spin class at the gym. It was definitely a great workout for us ~

we did some serious sweating, we even had fun (making fun of ourselves),

listened to some great music and left with incredibly sore bottoms!

I'm not sure which burned worse at the end... my thighs or my butt ~

Memory Tag ~

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing along in this game of tag and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

I hope you'll play ~

FYI ~

For an 8 year old, hearing your mother say,

"BE CAREFUL ~ IT WILL BURN YOUR FINGER!"

is not enough to make you stop touching it...

According to him, what I should have said was,

"BE CAREFUL... IT IS HOT!"

Now he has a big burn blister in the shape of a C on his thumb.

Hopefully, it will remind him to listen to his mother!

Swim Lessons...

This summer he's mastered treading water for 30 seconds, swimming from one side of the pool to the other, and made several attemps at the backstroke... but can't figure out why he keeps sinking!

She is still learning to go under without plugging her nose (just like mom), has fun "blasting off" from the side and loves jumping "like Tigger." I wonder if the swim instructor thinks the kids are two, instead of five!

He just likes to watch and soak up the sun... again, just like mom!

It's been fun this summer watching the kids swim ~

Deliciousness!

Welcome little one...

This is my new little niece, isn't she the cutest little thing?

She arrived a few weeks early and gave us all a little scare ~ one look with those big beautiful eyes and we'll forgive her! Click here to watch her grow!

A Fun Filled Fourth

I've always enjoyed the 4th of July, I love parades, BBQ's and fireworks!

This year we started our day by opening a fun package complete with cute holiday shirts from Grandma and Grandpa. Thanks, mom and dad ~ the kids loved them, the pink one was a big hit! The kids played outside with friends on the new waterslide all afternoon. We had a couple families over for a yummy BBQ, followed by a campfire to toast up S'mores... yummy!

When it got dark our neighbors pulled off a fantastic display of fireworks!

You can't beat watching fireworks from the comfort of your own backyard.

• Can you believe I didn't have my camera out all day? What a bummer!