Vacation 6/16- 7/15

I am getting ready to leave for my drive to Az.
I still have so much that needs done and instead I keep sitting at this computer :( I need a power outage or something lol.

Anyways, I'll be back in a month with pictures and stories. Maybe sooner if I use my mom's computer but probably not, I figure I'll be pretty busy.

My little helper

Look at that face, isn't he just so cute? Makes me want to give him a big hug.



I was in the kitchen washing dishes and Kevin pulls up a chair and says he wants to do it.
Such a little sweetheart. So I gave him a sponge and he got to work. He worked so hard at cleaning those dishes for me he didn't want to stop when they were done. But then his brother came home from school and he wanted to go outside and play. Can't do house work when big brother is around.

Bath Time

I was going through my pictures of Emily taking a bath back
when I first got my camera. Robert was giving the bath while I snapped pictures. I really love these 2 pictures. They just stand out to me for some reason. Maybe it's the expression. The sheer look of joy and idolization she has for Daddy. It is not very often that Daddy will give a bath so when it happens she really enjoys it. We can't wait till he is home again. He doesn't realize it yet but he will be giving Emily lots of baths. She likes it, therefore it will happen. (insert evil laugh)

Cameron graduated Kindergarten

As soon as the kids got loaded into the auditorium I was close to tears. My baby boy is growing up. I remember his first day of school. Watching him get on the bus for the first time. I cried then too.

I am such a sap, I know, but I can't help it. I am so proud of my little boy.

NEVER STOP LEARNING, a poem by Amanda Bradley

On this, your graduation day all stand and give cheer
to honor you for all the work you’ve done to get you here.
As we rise and give applause be sure you don’t forget
that learning is not over as your future plans are met.
May you always be a listener and learn from all you meet
always keep a student’s spirit and your life will be complete.

Digital Scrap booking

I decided to take a look at digital scrap booking since I was told it is so much cheaper and neater than doing it the old fashioned way. Plus I lack imagination so it helps that I can get full kits.

What a day

I am so sore and tired I really wish I could just go hide under the covers in bed and not come out till next week.

So the day started off decent enough. I decided to take the van in for an oil change and general checkup. It needed to be done and I had been putting it off long enough. After sitting there for a while the mechanic comes out and tells me that something is broken and it needs replaced. Sorry for the lack of detail, my brain is on auto drive right now. Anyways, the new part costs 800 dollars.

I asked him if we could make our trip to AZ and back with it the way it was and he of course says no so I gave the go ahead to replace it. Good bye savings, it was nice having you around for the short time that you were here, we will miss you dearly. It wasn't going to be done for a while so we walked home. 2 and a half miles, about 2 miles into it I realized I never got my house keys from the mechanics. They had all my keys. NICE lol my own fault but still frustrating.

I ended up borrowing a key from the office so we could get inside the apartment. I'll have to remember to return it tomorrow before we go to the baby shower. As soon as Cameron got home from school we left for the walk back to the mechanics where the van was. It rained almost the entire time. We were soaked and I could barely move by the time we got there. My pants were glued to me and my feet made squishy noises with every step.

I paid for the work, got my keys back and left. As soon as I backed up the van and turned the steering wheel I was pleasantly surprised. The steering wheel actually turned. Without any effort at all. I thought "is this normal?" I never knew it could be so easy to turn a steering wheel. I guess my steering has been bad for a while.

Well we are home now and I am exhausted. I want to go to bed. The kids seem to be energized. Even after walking so long they still have a bunch of energy. Where do they store it all? Can I borrow some?

After the day I had I think I deserve a treat. I'm thinking Chinese food will be nice.

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