My Very Kind Husband

If you notice the new link on the right, you will see that Mike nominated me for America's Favorite Mom. It has a nice bio and some pics of the boys. Check it out. It was a very thoughtful thing for him to do. Thanks Honey! Does this mean I have to cook dinner now?

We Love Swimming

One of the great perks of Mike's job is that we get to use the pool. The boys love swimming and now that Cooper is getting bigger it is much easier to take all three to do things like swimming.

Ty prefers the hot pool as he calls it, the hot tub part.

Cooper has no fear of the water and he is so dangerous. He will just walk in and not even blink an eye.

I got him this little float suit which does not do much to help with swimming, but does flatter his figure.

Brooks is doing really well swimming. It takes a minute for him to build his confidence, but once he does he is really putting it all together.





Ty not wanting his picture taken. You may not be able to tell, but he is yelling noooooooooooo.

Cooper and Chuck E Cheese

I have this picture of Cooper and Chuck E Cheese and I cannot look at it but what I die laughing, so I wanted to share it. My Mom took this picture when we took Evan to Chuck E Cheese for his birthday. Cooper was dying to get on some of the toys like the big boys so Mike put him on this riding toy. I think he looks just like Chuck. The way he has his nose scrunched up and his mouth, don't forget the ears! I love it. I hope it brings a smile to your face like it does mine! Happy Friday.

Brooks' First Roller Coaster Ride

I am a huge fan of roller coasters. During our trip to Florida Brooks had a chance to go on his first roller coaster at Sea World. Mike went with Brooks, Callie, and Drew so I could stay back with Ty(who was dying to go too, but he was just now quite tall enough) Mike thought he would need to ride with Brooks to be a hand to hold in case he got scared. Well as you can see he insisted on riding with Drew and he LOVED IT! It is a coaster for kids, but I was surprised how steep and fast it really went. Drew even has a grimace on her face and she rides all the big coasters too. I could not stop laughing at Brooks. He had a blast--which Mike was very happy about, so I will have someone else to drag on the rides besides him!

Don't worry Brooks

My back has been peeling from to much sun at the beach and yesterday Brooks discovered it. He could not figure it out at first, why my skin was coming off. After Mike explained and few minutes passed, he said "eeeeeeeew Mom, I don't want all your skin to peel off and I'll see your bones." I guess he took the skin peeling very seriously.

Can we please go home now?

Can we please go home now?

Cooper and Ty were completely wiped out during our entire trip to Florida. There was so much to go and do all the time! Here they were both exhausted after the family picnic we had with Mike's extended family.

Cooper was glad to have some cousins his size

Brooks and Drew were attached at the hip! Brooks was so glad to have Drew as a play mate, and not just brothers.


Uncle Mike grilled the best hamburgers!

Cooper and Logan returning from the playground with Chrissy.

What a fun day with family.

Callie Wake Boarding

Being a Florida girl Callie has been in the water since she was born--but she was quite impressive wake boarding. She gets on the water as often as she can and wants to start training for local competitions.

In wake boarding like skiing the rider uses a series of hand signals to the driver and spotter on the boat. We died laughing when Michele said that Callie has hand signals she uses to signal the boat, but no one knows what she really means and they just wave back at her.
Ty was certain Callie should not be getting in the water off the boat. Once he saw what she was doing he calmed down and loved watching her board.

She is really good and it was so fun to have a chance to watch her practice.