Summer Time!

It’s getting so hard to come up with stuff for the kids to do this summer. They are no longer happy to just hang out at the house and play. They want to go to Amy’s house, or Beth’s pool, or any playground that I can think of. Good Lord, I get tired just thinking about it. I miss the days when playing in their own yard was the most fun thing in the world. I just want to go somewhere where they can play and I can read. The best place for that is at Beth’s house.

My kids did flips off the ladder. Made me nervous at first but they were so awesome at it that I finally just gave in and let them so what they wanted.

When it comes to water Tim can be the biggest pest. Here he has obviously pushed Beth to the point where she is going after him with the only weapon available.

And the little kids pool where the older kids would run and jump in to get warm when they got to cold.


Poor Conner having to share his truck with Ben. Look at that sad little face. It just breaks your heart.

And my favorite shot today. Well, honestly I just couldn’t choose between the two. They calm water or the splashes. Amazingly I took these with a pool full of people. Like 12 people were in there at once. That’s how we “Smith’s” roll.

MEN!!!!

I love how time seems to mean something different for men. Tim sold me this morning that he was going fishing really early and that he would be back around noon, that he wouldn’t even get close to 1. Well, it is currently 1:14pm and my husband is nowhere to be found. And, he has turned off his phone so that I can’t call him and ask him where the “h” he is. If it was me that was even a few minutes late he would be freaking out, and calling every 10 minutes to see if I am almost done yet. The other thing is, if I gripe at him for taking so long he’ll yell and say he never told me a time and that I am wrong, bla, bla, bla. I have a horrible memory so sometimes I don’t remember if he told me a time or not. Like, I get all the times he has went fishing all run together in my mind. But I do remember he told me yesterday that he would be back before* one, not even close to one. Hmmmm.

FAvorite shot is of a guy at the river that just kinda paddled around all day, laying out and fishing. I thought Josh "S." would love this, and the guy reminded me of him too.

I did it! I did it!

I went on a ride along with Tim last Saturday while the “H” family watched my kids. I always have fun, but sometimes are more fun than others. We fought over who got to control the radar gun, over us holding hands where someone can see. Apparently, if someone sees a cop holding hands with a female while riding down the road they could call in and say they were doing dirty stuff, and the officer could get fired. So no holding hands around noisy, lying people. I just figured he didn’t want to hold my hand, but, whatever. I did get a few pictures when I got a little bored.

His head is blurry because he kept looking away really fast so I couldn’t get a good pic of him. He is still the cutest cop I know. Also, do you like how I blurred out the County name on his badge? Just in case there are some crazies reading this, well, that are not related to me.

I was squished in there. Could barely breath. I think I passed out a few times too. We pulled 2 people over, chased another one down, but he got away because of slow people, and made out a few times. All in all a good day spent with my hubby.

Conner has started this thing where he throws something away, or puts something up, or pretty much does anything we tell him to do, then he chants “I id it! I id it” (I did it, I did it) and does both his hands up in the air like he is raising the roof. It is so cute. We like to make him throw away his own diapers now cause we hear “I id it, I id it, I id it!” with his little shoulders and hands just going to town.

Favorite shot of the day.

"Cliff jumpers"

We went to the river Monday and had fun. The kids had a blast but I hated all the people being around so not so much fun for me. I went Monday because, HELLO, people are supposed to go back to work on Monday. We took Casey and ,of course, I got some pictures.

Casey playing Ducks" with the girls. Guess who the Mommy duck is. Casey is the Best Aunt Ever!!!

I had to threaten bodily harm to my little Dare Devil, Natalie. She wanted to jump from the top but there are 2 steps right under where she is standing.

After watching these boys jumping my girls wanted to try it sooooo much. I had to tell them that we would bring Uncle Josh and Aaron next time so that they can go with them to jump off of there. I honestly would love to jump off of there myself but, as I have previously mentioned on here, sharks, alligators, water that I can’t see the bottom in, bla, bla, bla.

So we compromised, and the girls jumped off the little rocks, and the steps.

On this next one they were supposed to jump all at the same time, but, as you can see on the top right, Madyson was a little late in jumping.

You may be asking, “Where is little Conner during all of this?” And the answer is….

Or......

Conner is the one child of mine that is not a fish. He does not like to be splashed, or get too wet, at all. We do not know where he gets this from since I my whole family, and Tim’s family, love to swim. I would like to blame Amy, since she is the weirdo in the family, but.…Well, I guess I can. I blame Amy because it is just so much fun to! So I guess you can blame it on my family. Hmmm. Anyway, unless the water is as warm as bathtub water Conner does not willingly go in it. At one point I stuck him in it up to his belly and he would not take a step. He wouldn't move! He just stood there crying for Casey to come get him. Wow, Amy really screwed that kid up. ;)

And of course my FAVORITE pictures of the day. Cute little May-May.

"A Hot Mess"

My little girls are getting so big. It’s so sad. They won’t let me brush their hair any more. I’m not allowed to wash it anymore, they want to do it. They try to fix their own cereal but I have to make them let me handle that one. They won’t let me help with their shoes, or brush their teeth. And the big one! I am no longer allowed to pick out their clothes for them. I have not been allowed to do that for a few weeks now. Sometimes they do really good,


So cute! And sometimes not so cute.

They get that hot mess from their Daddy. Yes, I did just say “hot mess.” Beth, that was for you. It is so sad , my babies are 5 going on 30. I think I am going to go cry now.

I overheard Madyson yelling at Natalie yesterday saying, “You’re NOT my favorite anymore!”

Favorite shot of the day.
Conner and his cousin Joslyn. I guess we’ll have to have the cousins off limits speech later on.