Ryan found out when he woke up this morning that he had the day off due to the fact he worked all Friday!!
SO WE WENT TO THE BEACH!!!
I KNOW!! You’re shocked, I’m shocked….we’re all shocked! Ryan doesn’t even LIKE the beach & we even left at NOON!! We had so much fun….we spent just enough time at the beach, went to a local park & roasted hot dogs for supper and were home just after the kids’ bed time. GO US!! (Now, most of the pics I took are actually with a FILM camera…I know, weird, right?…so I have to figure out how to get them developed and such and then scan them…..sigh.)
Tues – I actually PAID the slave labor to babysit and clean so I could Relax all Day and Eat BonBons….no wait, that was what I WANTED to do….I actually worked on photos ALL DAY LONG……sigh. I was also informed that my children gave the Fever to EVERYONE….sorry.
Thurs – I sent my son off on his first amazing adventure to Youth Conference. Youth Conf. is a 3 day event for youth ages 14 – 18 where they go learn gospel lessons from AMAZING speakers (most of who were flown in) and have fun getting to know other church youth in the area. They even fit in two dances and the entire event took place at ECU college. Dade had a GREAT time! I was so glad he got to go. I have such fond memories of my days of going to Youth Conf. He even took a few pictures (with no flash because he thought it would be rude….) and my FIL happened to be there and snapped a few as well! Here’s Dade with Justin Bieber….or some kid Dade wanted his friends to THINK was Justin Bieber….
The next day, while Dade was partying church style, I was spending good time with my wonderful neighbor who I adore. I never want to move….
Dade got home Saturday sick from all the junk food and exhausted, as usual. Before we headed out to the family party, Ella brought me the last sunflower (the deer ate them ALL).
We then headed out for a fun family party at the pool. We really had a great time! My FIL took these pics, thanks! The boys were here too, there just weren’t any good pics….
Ryan and his brothers jumping in the pool. Ella was so excited about jumping in, she did it over and over and over and over and over and ….well, you get the point.
Sylvie finally got brave at the end of the night and started jumping. I was so proud!
We celebrated family birthdays and Ella got this cool book and a matching umbrella that she loves. She also got a swimming pool kit!! YEAH!
Ryan started out the new week with an out of town overnight trip. His new job has been such a blessing but they’re a bit understaffed so he’s been working extra hard. He’s happy to do it though. He’s really enjoying his new line of work. We are so blessed!
Dade also headed out around 5 am to his week long Scout Camp! Since we were on our own, we had a nice day just hanging out and having fun.
Ella LOVES to line things up. She’ll work forever getting every last toy lined up just perfectly. She was so proud! I made “fancy” waffles and hung out all day with my sweepin’ slippers on. That way I can feel like I’m getting some work done while I go back and forth to the freezer for cookie dough….
I was also blessed this week with some time to get some good reading in. I LOVE TO READ!!!!
Wednesday I decided to shake things up a bit and made some fancy-shmancy pancakes for the kids. I’d visited Jim’s Pancakes blog and figured I could probably do that!
We rounded the day out with a picnic and time in our pool….our really cool pool Ella got for her birthday!
We ended our fun day with a family trip to Cici’s and fun at scouts.
I came home from sewing tonight at church (I learned how to do a french seam….) and realized….
Sylvie has been potty training for OVER a MONTH! AARRGGHH!!! I’m about ready for diapers again….
Dade finally made it home from camp at almost midnight but it was so nice to have him home. His voice was deeper, as is usual when returning from these sorts of things. It apparently drops when he’s exhausted. Before he got home I got some much needed time with Corben. It was so nice….
Saturday was wonderful. It started with Spaghetti pancakes and many more that didn’t get documented, just eaten. 
I spent a lot of time talking to Ryan today. We actually had about an hour discussion on salads. I’m still really wanting to be able to order something at a restaurant. Inspired, he went out and bought me some new things to try. He’d already brought home an alfredo sauce for us all to try and, can you believe it?, Ryan hated it and everyone else LOVED it. It was so funny. I ended up trying an american salad with some ceaser dressing and then some ranch. Though I can handle a finger tip taste of ceaser, apparently I can’t eat more than that, especially with leafy greens. YUCK. The ranch on lettuce was “a little” better. Maybe that will have to be my eventual route.
It rained today. I LOVE the rain. LOVE IT. It makes me feel so peaceful.
Sunday, MY PRIMARY KIDS ROCKED!! They all came an hour early to church to practice singing with the choir and they nailed it! Everyone was telling me how amazing they did and how it was their best singing yet. I’m so proud of them!!
OK, I' know I’m a bit behind but I’m catching up!! Stay tuned for the SchnegelWagon video….it’s coming SOON….very soon. Maybe even tonight…maybe.
1 comment:
I don't know if this will be encouraging or just the opposite, but it took me 3 months and more to potty-train my boys....which is why I'm not really starting on Savvy yet. :)
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