Grandma & Grandpa Walters visit VA!

Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Milt are in town for the week! In the few short days they have been here we've had all kinds of fun!

They flew in on Thursday afternoon. Friday was a half-day at school so when Kyle got home we took off to Cox Farms. I've wanted to get the kids there since it opened this year, and I'm so glad that we finally made it!
My two cute Pumpkins!
A super fun hay ride!
Oh No! Somebody shrunk Grandma and Grandpa!
Kyle's favorite 'venue' at Cox Farms is the rope swing. For the first time this year he totally 'got it' and was strong enough to swing all the way out and flop into the foam pit. Fun!
Picking out the perfect pumpkin is one of the best parts of a visit to Cox Farms!
Grandma and Grandpa with their two favorite grandsons!

After a long fun day at the farm, everybody was ready to take a break and relax in front of the TV. Grandpa often favors the floor, because it feels good on his back. The boys wanted to be just like Grandpa and joined him!
Only a few days into our visit and already we've had so much fun! We love having grandparents visit!

Sunday Morning

Because sometimes its just FUN to have bubbles!!!

Hurricane Irene, Schmirene...

We'll show you Hurricane Irene!...The rain started around 4:00 PM...
But the wind didn't kick up until after 7:00 PM.
We took advantage of the warm rain and had a little fun.
Sometimes you've just got to let kids be kids.
And adults need to be kids once in a while too!

Kyle's Last Day of School!

It's official! Kyle survived Kindergarten. Here is a shot of him getting off the bus for the last time this year...And the little banner I made for him.
Our little cul-de-sac get together... (Thanks Stacy for the yummy homemade ice cream sandwitches & Hilary for the balloons, you ladies rock!)
And Finally, a comparison of Kyle from before his first day of Kindergarten, and after his last!
I love you big boy. I am so proud of you. Good Job! Here's to a fun summer.

Cookie Monster

This poor blog has been a bit neglected lately. Life has just been whack-a-do the past few weeks.

I had to post these cute pictures of Colby from yesterday though...He really is a cookie monster! I swear he can sniff them out. Oreo's are his favorite, and probably my least favorite to clean up! My mom just 'had' to take these pictures of his cute cookie mouth. Glad he can be so entertaining to the fam.

Utah? What? Yep! I made a very last minute trip out here. My big bro (who is suppose to be one of my heros who never gets ill or hurt) is in the hospital. I am so lucky that Scott was cool with me dropping everything and coming out for the week. There are so many people to thank...Scott for supporting me in coming, the Madrishin's for helping with Kyle after school every day, and my niece Mariah for watching Colby every day while I'm at the hospital (I brought Colby with me.)Mike is doing OH SO MUCH better than he was just a few days ago. The Doctor is not giving him any timeline as to when he'll be able to leave the hospital, but spirits are up and he's workin' through it. I took the two pictures below yesterday. Poor guy was cut from pelvic bone to sternum, so walking is kind of a challenge...although he's getting stronger. (Strong enough to crack some crude joke that had Haize and my mom and I all laughing pretty hard!) Keep him in your prayers!

Breakfast conversation

Kyle: "Colby is being so thick"
Scott: "Do you know what thick means Kyle? I think you mean that Colby is being crazy."
Kyle: "Then what does thick mean?"
Scott: "Thick is the opposite of thin. Like this place-mat...it is thin, and a piece of paper is thin. Can you think of something thick?"
Kyle: "ummm Mom... and you and me and Colby are thin."

Breakfast now threatening to come up because Scott is laughing so hard. I'll admit, I chuckled too.

I guess that gives me some additional incentive to kick the weight loss back in gear huh?

Trunk

It's intended use is to store blankets, and a few toys that we keep up in the family room. The boys have claimed it as their own though.