Flashback Friday...

Halloween 2005
CJ 4, Lia 6 months, Aiden 2, Damien 3, dJalen 7 months,

Fun family and baseball...

LesLee and her fam came to visit this week. Her girls have gotten so big. We always have such a fun time when she's here and keep REALLY busy. Of course my sickness with having to attend EVERY baseball game didn't help with my exhaustion this week. But anyway, a brief run down. They arrived on Wednesday afternoon and came over with Lori, Kaylee and Trent and we visited while the kids played in the toy room (where Lilli was extremely disappointed in our lack of dragon toys). They left around 4:30 that afternoon and after scarfing down a quick dinner I met up with all of them (+ Kesha and boys) for some fun at the hotel pool. I had to bail on that a little early to catch my baseball game. It was "paint the park pink" night for breast cancer awareness. They were actioning off the special navy/hot pink sweaty jersey's they guys played in that night... which I got outbid on the one I wanted, but was given the opportunity for a better one, which I'll have to explain at some other time :)

Thursday we met up with LesLee & fam, Lori & fam, Kesha+ boys, Aunt Karen and Jon & had dinner at Pirate Island Pizza. Thank Jebus for the arcade because the place was packed and the food took FOREVER. The kids played in the arcade with Derek, Josh, Patrick and McKenna while the rest of us sat around the table catching up while we waited the hour+ (no joke) for our food. Of course my boys had the night off that night so there was no rush for the baseball game and no reason for me to have to choose between the two events (I know, told ya, it's sad).

Friday Derek headed up North with the girls, Josh headed up North with Kaylee which left Lori & LesLee with just sweet baby Trent and wide open for a girls day. They picked me up and we headed out to Capriotti's for lunch (because they are evil whores like that), then we went to Roberts to pick up some flowers and stuff for LesLee to make her girls some bows. Somehow we ended up at the mall shopping and holy crap, I haven't laughed as hard as I did in that dressing room in a long time. Yeah, all three of us Lori, LesLee & Me (holding baby Trent who REFUSED to sleep longer than 10 mintues all day) were crammed into a dressing room while they tried on clothes. LesLee's belly dance in the fuchsia skirt and G's will be stuck in my head for months to come. There were plenty of "OMG did I just pee a little" laughing spurts (including the one when the sales lady came to check to see if we needed any other sizes... while Les frantically shook her head no with a look of horror on her face). Had to be there moments, but I'm the only one who reads this thing anyway so it doesn't matter :) We made it home from the mall with just enough time for me to change out of the Virginia Tech dress I wore (because I failed to notice before I left the house just HOW MUCH too big that shirt had become) and race off to the baseball game. As soon as the game ended I jumped back into my car and raced back to Lori's house for the Toes, Bows and Hoes girl night which I had already missed half of, but got there just in time for the good suffocation stories and Hungry Howie's Pizza (see... dirty whores I tell ya!! Pizza!!)

Saturday I got up at the ass crack of dawn (7:30 to the rest of the world... okay 8) to shave my legs before stuffing them into a bathing suit for a day at the lake with Lori, Les and Julie. We had a great time at the launch and then swimming until late afternoon. On the way home we stopped for ice cream (dirty whores) and it was gooooood. I was so sad to hug Les goodbye so I just dropped into my regular denial and told her I would see her tomorrow :) It's just easier that way. Had a great time visiting with her though and wish we could get her to move down here. I think we make a little more progress every time she visits... at this rate we might have her down here by the time Lacey graduates from high school.

And of course some pictures... Les has more than I do so I'll try to get some from her later :)

Rec center and BBQ

Yesterday we (Mom, Dad, Aiden, Lia and I) met up with Jake, Kesha & boys(+Patrick) & Lori and kids at the new Rec center to play in their HUGE indoor pool. It was my first time there and I was amazed at this place. The pool had a HUGE play area with slides and a huge water pail that tipped every few minutes drenching everyone within 30 feet with a tidal wave of water. It also had a small play area over to the side for smaller kids that only sat in about 1.5 feet of water. They had the coolest thing for babies... it's kinda like a jump-a-roo set up that you can put them in and let them jump and splash to their hearts content in about a foot of water without having to hold them. Unfortunately Trent is about 3 months too young for this right now. They also have a lazy river that we floated in endlessly that runs in a circle outside then back in. The entire back wall opens up and there is a splash pad and sun deck with a huge BBQ area. Inside there is also a gigantic water slide (which i didn't go on but that mom insisted was great) and a lap pool. There was seriously so much for the kids to do and not much to worry about as the deepest part of the play area pool/ lazy river is only 3.5 feet deep. We put the smaller kids in life vests but the big kids were allowed to "swim" on their own as they could touch bottom anywhere in the pool. The boys loved playing in the lazy river. Jake was in there with a few of them and got separated from Aiden, who got stuck in the crossing currents and couldn't push past into the river. Jake had to wait and grab him as he passed back around. Jake said Mr. Never met a stranger Aiden was asking everyone that passed "excuse me Mr. can you push me in the river". He didn't have to wait long for Jake to get him, it only takes about a minute to get all the way around.

We decided while we were at the Rec center to have a BBQ for dinner so when we were done swimming we packed up all the kids and headed home. We threw Aiden and Lia down for Rest Time, then I jumped in the shower while mom started making mac & cheese. Everyone showed up around 5 with various sides and we had the most thrown together last minute cook out you have ever seen, but it worked out nicely. We played a bit of Guitar Hero, but mostly just sat around and talked while the kids ran wild terrorizing the dog.

In intervals I would go upstairs to catch up with my RR's who were playing Orange County in a double header. Lets just say I was never too pleased with what I heard. They had a bad night last night and were SHUT OUT back to back! That has never happened before. I don't know what the deal is but they just can't seem to get their bats going. Kinda sucks when everyone hits a slump at the same time. They are hanging onto first place in our division by a few games but it's getting a little close for comfort. Hope they shake themselves loose soon. And hope that someone chokes their sportscaster. At least I'll be at the next couple of games and won't have to listen to him.

Splash Pad

I picked the boys up this afternoon around 3:30 and hauled them off with me to the splash pad. I figured they could run some energy off, mom & dad could have them out from underfoot for a few hours to get some remodel work done and I could get some sun on my ghostly white legs. Goals 1 & 2: check... goal 3... errr not so much, I'm thinking they need a few more days to lose the florescence. Anyway, of course I took my camera along for the photo opportunity. C.J. was so funny... he kept asking "Are you gonna post that on facebook?" I asked him if I should and he says... "Um, yeah, they need to see me" :) I swear he makes me laugh so hard. We had a great time and the boys played awesome together. We only had one small mishap where Boogie wiped out on a metal grate and took a little chunk out of his knee, but he toughed it out and only cried for a second. Afterward we stopped off at the store and bought some ice cream treats to take home to Mom, Dad & Grandpa who were still working like field hands. Here are a few of our pictures from today :)

Playing Catch Up...

So I haven't been around in awhile... sorry, I was slackin' big time and then baseball season started and you know how my baseball seasons go :) Anyway, I've missed a few birthday posts, I forgot to do Avery's birthday post in April (22) so sorry my sweet girl.
May 2006

2009
And Annie (June 26)

Happy Birthday to my favorite sister on the Gulf Coast :) Wish I could have been there for everyone's birthday fun.

Baseball season started in May, so of course I have been busy for the last several weeks. A shout out to Uncle Mike for my season tickets, thank you, thank you a million times over!

This is pretty much my view every night of the summer (they'd just thrown down, that's why everyone's all lined up). Love watchin' my boys. They're in first place this year (whoohooo!!) and I'm lovin' it!

Also, at the end of May, Damien graduated from kindergarten. Yay! Congratulations to him! He will be starting full day school as a big first grader! CJ will be starting 2nd grade and Aiden will be going into Kindergarten as well.

In other news, (I know... sooo far behind!!) Lori had her baby on Monday (6/22) afternoon. Trent Allen Jardine was 8 lbs 5 oz and born at 2:50 pm. He is so cute and sweet that he makes my ovaries ache a little. Linda and Lexi (along with sweet baby Hunter) came down to be with her when she had him. We had a great time playing together this week and I'm so sad that they're leaving tomorrow. We went to Pirate Island Pizza tonight for one last outing and had a great time. We sure will miss them. Anyway, on with the pictures... how sweet are these boys?

So I think this pretty much concludes the catch up. I'm going to try to do better blogging so they don't all end up being novels like this. We'll see how that goes :) Anyway, I'm out... HOLLA! :)

You So Crazy...

Last night I got to hang out with the boys for a few hours while mom & dad went out. I just have to say that I love these boys so much. They just make me so happy. I was so grumpy and tired after work, yet I went over to play and laughed and laughed with them.


And of course there was the usual post-bath, pre-bedtime chaos. Tumbling across the living room, flashlight adventures in an empty cabinet, and just silly, silly boys everywhere! I don't know what the deal was with the flashlight, but he insisted. What a bunch of hams! Don't you just want to squeeze them?












And last but not least, my sweet Sadie-dog! How can you not love that face?