A Friend's Birthday Party

The party was at a place called Pump It Up. They have giant inflatable jumping cages, climbing walls, slides, etc. It was a lot of fun and a very clever idea for a business.

Not sure what is up with the face Vanessa is making...
Harley shooting hoops. Vanessa beating some older girls at air hockey. (And no, they didn't "let" her win, she actually beat them)
K.C. the birthday girl in her sash, crown and giant throne surrounded by her friends Vanessa and Harley.

Adrienne trying on the crown. She's not impressed.

A Day At The Beach

These pictures are from a couple of trips to the beach.

Harley is practicing her pose for America's Next Top Model competition.
Harley's volcano

COLOR QUESTIONS

Well, the issue was finally broached last night.

While grocery shopping Vanessa asked me if she and Harley were "brown". I said, "um, sure."

Then she asked me if I was "pleach". I asked her to repeat it. She said, "pleach". I asked did she mean bleach or peach? She said, "no, pleach." I had to say yes, because if you have seen me, you will know that I am pretty much bleach with a hint of pink. So pleach is a fairly accurate color choice.

Pictures, Pictures and More Pictures!!

Adrienne holds her bottle for the first time.


Vanessa's last day in Ballet for the 2007-2008 year.

Adrienne eating cereal for the very first time. She wasn't a fan. Now, she eats like she's going to the chair!


Harley's birthday party.

Adrienne likes to keep her hands in a prayer mode a lot of the time. She is a member of our family, so she needs the prayers!
Gone Fishin'!

My brother, Scott, takes the girls fishing for the first time.


The only thing that was caught that day....tree branch.Adrienne chilling with Aunt Lisa and cousin Amanda while we were fishing.


Just a cute picture of Adrienne holding her ear closed while sleeping.

Vanessa and Harley's Pre-School graduation ceremony. Vanessa top right, Harley bottom far left. I really wish they would have stood together!
No idea what the glowing white mass is in front of Vanessa, but her face makes me laugh.
We're dancing.
Okay, so Vanessa decided to dress up like a clown (it's Harley's Halloween costume from last year) Here they are making faces. Pay no attention to the laundry I'm doing in the background!!!
The following pictures show the girls trying to 'belly-bump'. There were some misses, but they were REALLY having fun. Remember laughing like this?
Connection!!

ADRIENNE'S FIRST SWING IN THE PARK

ADRIENNE IN THE PARK

How cute are those little tennis shoes?!


Does she look like Tony in this picture or what!?

FUNNIEST PRAYER I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME

The girls and I said our prayers last night at bedtime. I always start. Then it was Vanessa's turn. Finally Harley's turn came. This was part of her prayer"

"Please don't let Uncle Scott be crazy with his beard"

huh?

Ok. A-men!

GOOD MORNING!!!

OH RUDOLPH, WITH YOUR NOSE SO BRIGHT...

The weekend of the 4th we were outside a lot. It was a nice weekend, but full of mosquitoes. I received over 20 mosquito bites. Vanessa had 5, Harley had 2 and, thankfully, Adrienne had none.

Even though I had numerous bites, I really felt for Vanessa. She had a bite on the side of her nose. It swelled up so that her nose was crooked and by then end of the day her nostril was almost completely closed. (see pic below)

I even sent a picture to my sister-in-law who is an R.N. She advised to put a warm compress on it and keep an eye on it. I did that and also put some hydrocortisone on it. The next day it started looking better. We put the cream on her for a few more days. About Thursday we stopped. It was still a little discolored but the swelling had gone away.

Yesterday, her nose was swollen again. (see pic below)

That didn't seem right. I took her to the doctor. Dr. Laura asked Vanessa if she put anything up her nose. Vanessa answers "Well, I have to tell you...........I did." I was shocked. So we ask her what. Finally she says she didn't really put anything up her nose, she was just trying to be funny. That preceded a discussion about what is an appropriate joke and what is not and how we do not joke at the doctor's office.

Turns out, Dr. Laura couldn't explain the swelling either. We're trying some allergy medicine.

FUN IN THE SUN

This video is titled "Flashdance". Watch and see why!

BUNNY SLIPPERS!

I received these adorable bunny slippers from a friend at work at the shower they threw for me in January.


I didn't think they would fit her yet, but they do. How adorable are they?!

Hello Bunny!!

The Fair

We went to the Pickaway County Fair last night. Daddy was at work, so me and the girls jumped in the van and headed down to Circleville. It was a surprise for them. A little fun-time. I wasn't sure how it was going to go. I asked Vanessa and Harley to get dressed while I fed Adrienne. Harley had trouble with her shoes. I explained that I was feeding Adrienne and couldn't help her at that moment. Anyone who has a 4 yr old knows, there is no concept of "waiting". This led Harley to say "I think you only like the baby!". I threatened not to take them to their "surprise". However, it's the very reason they need some fun-time.

It turned out to be a great evening. We arrived and they were so excited. I paid to get in and we all got shamrock stamps on our hands. The girls thought that was so cool.

We bought tickets for them to ride 5 rides each. They rode down the big slide twice. "It goes REALLY fast!!" was their summation of the ride. The big slide is their favorite ride anywhere we go. Then they rode a mini-ferris wheel. They rode the "crazy bus" (I think I have a permanent pass for that bus...). I don't really think "crazy" was an accurate description. It just went around in a circle a few times, then backwards a few times. I should have taken pictures but didn't. I used my phone to take a video of the Giant Slide, but the quality is not that great.

Then we took a break for dinner. Vanessa had a slice of pepperoni pizza. I had a fantastic stromboli. Harley had a very tasty, and very messy, soft taco. We at on a bench watching the fair-goers.

Then it was off to the animal barns. I wasn't sure how this would go over. They love animals. However, they are very against flies and bad smells. We saw cows, pigs, horses, llamas, sheep, goats, ducks, rabbits and roosters. Of course we had to make the animal sounds as we walked past each cage. Though we couldn't determine what sound a llama makes so we just "hi".

After the animals, we went down to watch the Combine Demolition Derby. The idea just sounded really funny to me. I was right. It's a bit slow, but still funny and destructive. Harley absolutely loved it. We each picked a combine to root for. None of ours won.

After the derby they rode one last ride, the motorcycles. Then we got some ice cream and sat on a bench to watch the people. We picked up some fair food for Daddy and called it a night.

A wonderful summer evening!

VIDEO - ADRIENNE

This video is from over a month ago. Adrienne is trying very hard to figure out to get her shirt in her mouth. She's working hard to get those hands to get the shirt up there, it just isn't working.

VIDEO - VANESSA AND HARLEY HULA HOOPING

This was taken probably 2 months ago. Vanessa and Harley are getting the hang of hula hooping. Keep your eye on both of them, they're pretty good.

4-MONTH CHECK UP

My baby girl had her 4-month check up yesterday. She weighs 13.9lbs (still not as big as my brother when he was BORN). She is 26 in. long. That put her in the 97th percentile for height! She's very long. I will be so jealous if she stays long and lean into her adult years!

She rolled over on Sunday. She is so strong and wanting to sit up by herself. I started over the weekend trying to get her to eat rice cereal. She wasn't liking the spoon. She loves it in a bottle though. I tried again last night. I made the cereal thicker. She was chowing down and then all of a sudden she started screaming. I thought I got all the bones out, must have missed one. We're going to try some vegetables this weekend. It seems way too soon though...was she JUST born?!

ADRIENNE - 3 MONTH OLD PICTURES

She had her eyes open this time!! Yea!

How You Doin'?

Not an offical picture, but it makes me laugh so I had to add it.