Monsters under your bed?

Since I've added a bit about Elly lately, I thought that I would offer up some advice from Nathan. I went to tuck him in after switching Elly's laundry (see post below)tonight and he had neatly arranged most of his stuffed animals at the top of his pillows....and underneath...was his nerf dart gun with one dart. I was wondering why, so I asked.....he politely told me that he would be ready for anything in the middle of the night!! So mom, you have Gracie (our dog) who sleeps next to your bed and she will protect you. Then we PRAYED! From a muddy little girl to a bed full of spectators my night hasn't been complete until Cody has walked in after work and awakens me to let me know he is safe and home. So, if you think you have monsters under your bed, best get a dog or maybe borrow some of Nathan's stuffed animals, but better be looking for you own dart gun...I don't think that Nathan will share that!!

MUD & GILRS? NOT!

I'm writing this in bright pink.......why......to remind myself that I do have one of those prized packages from God we call a "girl". I thought that little girls were full of sparkles, nail polish and fun little ruffles???? Well if that is the case, Elly's brothers have some explaining to do:) Today I got a lovely email from Elly's teacher explaining that her last recess of the day was all about playing baseball, however, there was no ball.....no teams and most importantly, no spectators! The discovery of wet lime was complete fun for her until the 9th inning bell rang. Not one teacher thought that her discovery was a winning decision. Needless to say, when I saw her....my smile was not complete. All of her winter clothing was stuffed into bags along with her boots! When she slid into the van a big cloud of white dust surrounded her like she had just slid into home plate! Thank goodness lime is white and easily cleaned off of everything my little princesstouched!! The washing machine and I have had a team effort in cleaning what I thought that only little boys did. ;0 So enjoy the picture of her wonderful atire and please note: there are no ruffles or sparkles to this outfit above:)and just so you know....the gloves were PINK!!

Swim Party Pix

Still having a hard time uploading.....so, I'm going to stop for now. Have a good week!

Elly's Swimming Party!! Happy B-day!

We had a swimming party at the Red Fox in Waverly for Elly's 8th birthday. Most of the girls from Elly's class arrived along with some family memebers. What fun the kids had. It was an awesome hit, especially since the winter has been so long!!! The adults for the most part enjoyed the relaxing at the pool side, except for Mike....who had to swim with his daughter(my niece)who doesn't swim alone yet. Glad I didn't have to come out in my itsy...bitsy...tiny....tiny....polka...dotted...????? Wet suit!!! Anyway, after swimming for a bit the party moved to a table full of treats and wet chilren. Lots of giggles were shared and many cool presents were opened by Elly. I will get some more pictures posted. Currently the site is having problems letting me upload.

Elly