Saturday, June 14, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Special Night
Tonight, Scott took Julian and Kalen to a friend's house for the evening. Madelyn and I had planned one of our famous "special nights", as the boys were away. We giggled with anticipation as we put Brady to bed.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Potatoes in the Rough
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sweatin' Hot
Maddie calls this weather "sweatin' hot". Hilarious. Like most of the East, we are experiencing a huge heat wave. It is super hot! It has been for several days now. This means that the kids and I are mostly inside. So, what do we do when it is 100 degrees? Mainly, we try to not scream at each other. No, just kidding. Well, no, I am not kidding.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Anna Joins the 21st Century
You can call me "cool" now. I have now joined the rest of the millions of Americans that own cell phones. Years ago, I would have laughed if you told me that one day I would be the proud owner of a "cell". I am just getting to the point where I don't despise them. I have never really needed one and never could have afforded to own one.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Party Hopping
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Pictures with the Kruidenier Family
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
A Funeral, the Beach, & Good Friends
My dearly loved uncle, Bob Dyer, passed away recently. This past Saturday, our family went down to Myrtle Beach where he and my aunt Kay have been living for years. Bob had been sick, due to a failing heart. He died peacefully in his sleep. I have wonderful memories of him that I will cherish.
It was wonderful to go down to SC and pay our respects to such a fine man. I enjoyed seeing several members of my family, on my dad's side, that I had not seen in awhile. The kids did great and I was so thankful that Scott didn't hesitate when I told him I wanted to go to this funeral. He not only supported me, but paid for us to stay in a nice condo away from the beach, it all worked out so well.
We decided to go visit our friends, Jen, Daniel, Ellen and Arianna, as we were in SC. They live in Columbia. We spent Sunday night and stayed on till this morning. They were so welcoming. We enjoyed just living life with them for a few days. Their children are a joy, as is their home and garden. Daniel and Jen are so refreshing and fun to be with. Nothing they do is fake. They are the real thing, true friends and good people. The life they live is so meaningful and beautiful.
Our kids got along great with Ellen and Arianna. They played and played. Jen cooked us up several meals and every one was wonderful, including the Indian food she whipped up for us yesterday, yum! She is an amazing cook and has taught me so much. I was happy to bring home some new recipes from her.
We were sad to leave, but thankfully we had an early start and were hopeful about our return to Durham. Little did we know the excitement that awaited us as we took our seats and buckled up. Not even 20 miles down the road, my sweet little Brayden calls out, "Mommy . . ." soon to follow was his breakfast. Poor little guy. We stopped and recovered, not an easy thing to do four or so hours from home. As expected, his elephant, Ellie, was totally covered. This added to the fun. Two hours later he did it again. We stopped again, cleaned up, changed his clothes, wiped him down and regrouped. Whew, almost five hours later, we made it! We are indeed home!
I will post pictures in several segments, as I have so many.