4th of July

We can get AWESOME fireworks in Alabama! Not just the fountains, but bottle rockets, roman candles and ones that actually shoot up into the sky! It was so exciting! They were loud, but fun. We lit off some at home on the 2nd and enjoyed them. Then on the 3rd we went to Audrey and David's home for a visit. (See Audrey's blog for more on that.) Kennesaw's fireworks were fantastic! I really enjoyed the grand finale--it was spectacular! While we were at Audrey's we went to their pool and had a great time. Little Zoey is used to having her arm floaties, and we forgot to bring them with us, so she just walked into the pool and sunk...three times! Oops! But she wasn't too afraid--she leapt off the side for mommy and daddy to catch her. And Kyler Kid...well he is almost over his water phobia. He played and played where he could touch the bottom. And he is really trying hard to teach himself how to swim. I am very proud of him. I wish we would have taken the camera, because Jake--a.k.a. the Dork--kept getting into Nate's floatie. He wasn't totally stuck, but it was quite amusing watching him try to get unstuck!
All in all a great 4th of July weekend.
P.S. I think David and Nate were relieved when we left. We can be quite overwhelming if you aren't used to us. LOL! Thanks for letting us come visit David, Audrey and Nate. We will see you again soon.

Playing in the Rain

The rain here is so much different than in Idaho. It is warm! We can go out in it and play. Not long after the kids got here, we had a great thunderstorm and Jake was bored. I told him he could go play on the trampoline. He wasn't sure about it at first, but then he got into it. And, as we know, if Jake is doing it, then so must Kyler and Zoey!

The family is here!

As you know, the family go here just over a week ago. The kids and mom on Friday, June 4, then Russ, dad, and Heather on June 5th (verrry, late on June 5th). We had a great time being together. The unpacking, not so much, but that really goes without saying I think.



They really did a good job packing the truck--it was stuffed to the gills! And, the best part, only TWO things were broken in the move. I'd say that is good packing.


After all that, we took some time to relax..

I will post more of the fun tomorrow. Love to all!

More of new place

First pic--kitchen. I know, much smaller that what we have in ID, but then I was really spoiled with that kitchen. LOL!
The rest of the pics are of the mater bed/bath. The closet is large enough for me to have my side, Russ to have his side, and room for a table with the printer. We don't use the printer often, so don't need it in one of the family areas, so this is perfect.

Mom's new place--not home yet though..

Okay, I have pictures; I have internet; I have time...so here are a few pics of the new place. It won't be home until my family is together again though...(Miss you all!)
(I keep uploading them backwards. Shrug)
First one, kids room closet (although we could put a bed in there...)
Second one, kids room--they will have to share, but it is big enough for two easily
Third one, back porch/yard--not huge, but nice lit porch and room to move around
I guess I have to do another post for more pics

New Pictures

So, I decided that we needed to do new family pictures before I left, because the ones this summer were, well, less than stellar. So here are a few of the new ones...

Family

Enjoy this one...