July 4th

Andie always loves the fireworks and seems to remember them more than anything else from years past! She and Waylon had a day of fun with sparklers! We celebrated with Grandmother, Pops, and Kristen (who is a friend of mine from college) and her family, Ben and Ava.

Waylon sure enjoyed his time with Pops and Grandmother while Mommy and Daddy were in Chicago! Lots of love and fun for all!

Licking the bowl!

Andie and I decided to take a risk and bake Daddy's favorite chocolate cake. One of my favorite memories with my Memow is licking the bowl after all the work was done! I think Andie is following in my footsteps in that department. And the verdict, the cake turned out fantastic! Daddy loved it!

Spider

Andie loves to draw people! She surprised us with this spider a few days ago. I love it!

Mommy can I hold your hand?

I went to have a small cyst removed from my back. While I was getting numbing shots, sweet Andie got up from her chair from across the room, came over and said, "Mommy, don't you want me to hold your hand so you will feel better?" I didn't feel a thing after that other than my heart melting! Just one of those moments that confirm that I'm doing something right.

Mermaids gone wild!

We began our morning with painting mermaids. I've been inspired by a friend to start making crafts with the kids. I found a cute website and began our journey. I stepped out of the room for just a second and came back to some drama with the mermaids. Andie had a few choice spots for her googly eyes and Waylon had a few choice spots for his water color paint! Andie thought that her mermaid needed boobies and Waylon decided to paint himself instead of his mermaid. What fun would it have been without the drama? Needless to say we had a few laughs with this one! Gotta love their sweet little personalities!

Lots of catching up to do! We've been busy having fun and not much time to blog! I'll start with Father's Day. We had a nice quiet day that ended with dinner at Pancho's. The kids had fun with Daddy and Andie was sure to tell him Happy Father's Day every few hours. She was so excited. She loves celebrations.