Here Comes The Sun ... Da Da Da Daaa (Beetles)

Yesterday we went to the park, and I kept Millie in the shade the whole time, I promise, but...

...if you look closely you can even see the white line where her head band was.  Sorry Millie!  (no vitamin D supplements needed this month)

More Vacation!

We went to the beach on Saturday.  It wasn't too busy and was perfect weather.  We did get burned though, it was overcast and I didn't do sunscrean (even thought I know better).  But not too bad.  We spent the whole day playing in the sand, searching for sea shells, and checking out anything we could find that was alive.

Here's my dad and the girls looking at some marine life on these rocks.

Christy found a sea snail.

We found some poor crabs to harass with a stick, until one of them "came out after" Cynthia.  (I think she was just a little jumpy)

Hanna's having a good time!

Axel too.

Today we went to the Jelly Belly factory, yumm!  It was tons of fun and at the end of the tour we of course got free samples.  My fave:  I think it was the "pear", or maybe "root beer", or "buttered popcorn."  I haven't gotten up the nerve to try the "baby wipes" yet.  (no joke, that's a flavor)

family pic in front of the "jelly belly bug"

hope you're all having a great day and summer!

Sunny California

Jen and the kids have gone to visit Jen's dad Tom in sunny California.  So far we've went to the park, museum/aquarium, and more park.  Here's a few pictures of the kids:

Here we are at the aquarium, it was lots of fun!

Here are some of the kids at the park, also lots of fun!

More soon!

Bear Trampoline

you guys gotta see this, funny!

Look!

Check out my other blog, See Jen Run.  The link is to the right.

Mom's have the best resume ever...

Ok, once you've been a mom, you could get any job in the world, right? Of course everyone knows we can write Taxi Driver on our resume, and Chef, Laundress, Receptionist, Nurse, Accountant, Dentist (think extractions), Teacher, Dietitian ("you don't get dessert until you eat your veggies"), Maid, Dishwasher, etc. etc. etc... But this week I discovered that I am also a Plumber... sort of! I'm going to paint a picture for you, because if I really posted a picture, you would start gagging and never read my blog again, and then what would you do with all your spare time? Here it is... (this material is rated "G" for gross, and may be unsuitable for pregnant ladies) ...mad, naked toddler (I told him bath time was over and drained the tub) + bathtub drain (withOUT one of those little screens that keeps things from spontaneously going down the drain (aka. being forcibally pushed down)) + busy mom trying to get 5 kids fed and ready for church + BM from the afore mentioned toddler who apparently eats a high fiber diet + yellow gloves + permanent marker to mark yellow gloves with the word "CLEANING" so they never, EVER get used for dishes again = my plumbing experience. An MP3 player was needed to drown out any swearwords/brain waves that might occur during the cleanup process and there is apparently just enough fiber in his diet... too loose to pick up, too firm to wash down. Brody took one look and said "well, I guess he showed you who was boss!" I don't think I will be putting "plumbing experience" on my resume... I don't want that job... plumbers are either SERIOUSLY PAID or not right in the head.