Fun in the Sun!

We love our new community pool. There is a sprinkler park, a big pool, and a kiddie pool. We have spent a lot of time there (when its not raining). We pack a cooler and some snacks and spend the day relaxing in the cool water. Their hair has become naturally highlighted by the sun and their bodies are turning a nice golden brown.

Creepy Critters

We love our new back yard, but we have found that we have all kinds of creepy things lurking around. I guess since we have a huge field behind us and the lake isn't very far that it is to be expected. WE had our first snake about 4 or 5 days after we moved in. The kids thought it was great. I on the other hand was scared. It moved into a wood pile that was left by the previous owners and stayed there until Cary got home and could catch it. We think it was a rat snake but we aren't sure. We have had rabbits, and tiny little toads, spiders of all kinds, and tons of mosquito's. Kaitlyn loves the frogs. She would stay outside all day if I allowed her to, but it gets to hot and the mosquito's love her. I heard that moth balls will keep the snakes away (I haven't tried it yet) and calling the bug man is on our list of things to do. Until then Braeden, Joshua, and Kate will continue to pretend they are in the Amazon hunting for creepy crawling things. Yuck!

From Wolf to Bear

Braeden received his wolf badge at his last den meeting. He is now a Bear. I don't quite understand exactly how cub scouts or boy scouts works yet, but we are learning as we go. Braeden loves it and is looking forward to day camp in two weeks.

Finally!!

Joshua has waited what seems like forever to lose a tooth. He has had four loose teeth for some time now but they just would not fall out. He was so determined to get one of them out this week. He worked, and wiggled, and pulled for several days until one of his bottom front teeth fell out. He was so excited! He put it in a ziplock bag and carried it around with him all day. He was very anxious to see what the tooth fairy would bring him. He was not disappointed. He woke up to two dollars under his pillow. Now he can't wait for the others to fall out.

Home Sweet Home

This is our new house. We have been here for a week and a half now and we absolutely love it!! One of our favorite parts is the backyard. Our house backs up to corp of engineer property and the lake. We have had a lot of rain so as of now we have a "lake view". Hopefully it will continue to rain like it has. If it doesn't I am sure the lake will be dried up by August. As for now we are enjoying it. The kids love it to!

I'm Back!

We are finally moved and some what settled in. We had an eventful closing (thanks to our title company) that put us behind on our actual move. Then a storm blew in and delayed us even longer. Thankfully the people buying our house allowed us to stay a little longer to get moved and have the house clean for them. Cary and I did not leave our old house until 4:30 in the morning due to all the delays. I will not be moving for a really, really long time. Thanks to our good friends the Harris's and the Flores's for watching our kids. There is no way we could have gotten everything done without them.
Our internet service just got back up and running last night. I was starting to have withdrawals. I don't know how we ever survived without computers and the internet. We had lots of problems with AT&T, but we are back up and running now..........so stay tuned for lots of pictures!