Jake's Summer Camp Movie

This is Jake's stop motion video he made while he went to the summer camp at Kennesaw State University.

We really appreciate Aunt Audrey and Uncle David having Jake stay with them while he attended. I know it was probably a crazy time because Audrey, Nate, and AJ had just gotten home from their trip to Idaho.

Enjoy the movie!

Finally a new post

We found it!

What we are hoping will be our new home!

It is a bit unusual for us, as it is finished and we don't have to do major work to it! It is ready to live in now!!!

It is 3 bed/2 bath on 2.5 acres.

Jake and Kyler will share a bed, but we are hoping that we can save enough money in a couple of years to add on a room or two.

I love this home!! I am really excited about it!!

The pool is beautiful! It starts around 4 ft and gets deep enough for a diving board.

Front entrance (above and below)

I was sad when I first saw the kitchen. Look how small...=(

Living room (above)



 Entrance and Dining Room

Enclosed front porch



 Upstairs boy's room





The following is the rest of the kitchen! It made me happy! (And then Russ was happy that I was happy!)



Some of the awesomeness of this home is a newer roof, windows, AC/heating, the pool is in great shape, and the furnace is newer. This home is ready to live in.

We have a purchase agreement, and will hopefully have a contract next week and then we will move forward with the other paperwork. It will be about 2 months before it's all said and done.

Hip, Hip, Hooray!!



New CAR!!

This is our new VW Passat!!

We love it!

Fun, fun, fun to drive!

(I even like it in white!)

It is a 2010, and still has 18 months of warranty left on it. The kids like it and fit in the back quite well.

WOO HOO!

Getting dressed

Zoey is a funny little thing. She dresses herself most days and she does a cute job. The first two pics are from Dr. Suess day at school--wear your favorite hat. First Zoey wanted to wear her Dora hat, but her hat has gotten too small for her to wear, and she was sad. But then she found a Santa hat and that was just fine!

Notice her knee high socks? Those have the Loc Ness Monster on them (and they are mommy's socks).

(The hat has to be just right for pictures!)

This is the poodle skirt mommy thought she could make cheaper than the ladies mass producing them. (Mommy was wrong though, but only because she added the rhinestone leash and flowered belt.) Oh, and mommy picked up a size 7 pattern and it was WAY too big. Was the headache worth it? Yes, I think it was. She still wears it every now and then too.

Camping

On Tuesday Zoey wanted to make a fort, but it was almost bedtime and I didn't want to get started playing so close to bedtime. Therefore, I promised I would make them one this weekend. Before Zoey and the boys arrived home from school on Friday, I had this fort ready for them. Kyler and Zoey were quite excited, and I believe Jake was too (he just doesn't want to seem impressed by things Kyler and Zoey like).

I solved the saggy middle problem by using some bamboo pole we have hanging around. I wanted to use our electric camping lantern to keep it lit inside, but the batteries are dead, so we used flashlights placed strategically around so it wasn't spooky.

And because we were camping, we needed to have roasted marshmallows.

After we put the fire out, it was time to settle down for bed. Kyler and Zoey had their sleeping bags and such ready, but then they became a little scared and decided to wait in my bed for me. I found this out by following the trail of lights left on and there they were--asleep. (I didn't feel like moving them, so I squished a pillow inbetween Kyler and I so I wouldn't get pushed out of bed.)

Something is different...

Notice anything different about Jake?

No? Hmmm... How about now?

Oh, well that is because you have to look deep into his eyes.

Still no?

Well, today he has contacts in! He said he was having some blurry vision in school, and it was time for me to have my eyes checked again, so we went to the eye doc today. Turns out, Jake is near-sighted. We talked to the doctor about options for Jake. I am not sure he is ready for contacts, as there is much work involved. But after all, I decided to let him try them out. He has a set to use for the next week for us to evaluate it.

He did a good job putting them in though. It probably only took about 30 min. to get both in for the first time. Then he had to take one out and he just popped it right back in. Jake is excited about it. Just in case though, we ordered a set of glasses also. I'll get a picture when they get in next week. We'll go back next week to talk to the doctor and see how he is doing with them and if they are fitting properly.

Then end of an era...

Think back, a long time ago. Now, back a bit more to when Jake was, say, 2 years old. Do you remember when he had a yellow rain jacket and green froggy boots? (I think I have a picture somewhere of him in them. You know, one of those old-timey ones that you actually had to print to see what it looked like?) Well, Jake wore them until his toes curled up in them and we finally had to hide them to stop him from wearing them.

Then, along comes Kyler Kid. And out the boots come again. Same story as Jake. Wore them until his toes curled. Except when we hid them, Kyler found them. Two or three times! His walk was much funnier than Jake's, because Kyler wore them longer. Finally we were able to hide them good enough for him to forget about them.

And now Zoey. Zoey has worn the boots until the very end. When they started to come apart, daddy, the good daddy he is, duct taped them. When that tape wore off, daddy found new tape The tape has been different each time. Once it was green tape, then animal print, and finally pink tape. But now, then end has come.

I don't think we can recover from the final disaster with them. Although, Zoey isn't ready yet to let us say the final farewell. They are in the top of her closet (where Kyler can reach if he stands on a chair) for her to look at. It's so hard to say goodbye to dear friends...