August 27, 2011

are you ready for some football...

it may have been over 100 degrees, but today was opening day for little league flag football.
Go Longhorns!!





August 22, 2011

back to school...

yes folks, it's that time of year again. early mornings and car pool lines, can only mean one thing...the 1st DAY OF SCHOOL!! everyone was up and ready to go this morning, which is always fun, but sadly the excitement doesn't quite last the entire school year. we'll be lucky if we make it into September before the complaining starts.

i was totally expecting to have a minor meltdown when taking P-Donculous into his Kindergarten class, but surprisingly things went smoothly and he was shooing us out the door. of course C was a little more embarrassed that we actually walked him into class. how dare we blow kisses to our 4th grader.

it's funny how much we want them to grow up, but then when we see how fast they are growing up we want them to stop. i can't believe how small they both were when they started school. and to think in another 8 years we'll be saying hello to a high school senior!



August 15, 2011

Beach Week...

every August we pack up the truck full of useless things (like clean clothes and shoes) and make the 12 hour drive to the beach. for us, the beach is "home". it's where we grew up and it's where the grandparents still reside, so it makes deciding on where to vacation pretty darn easy. this year we tricked persuaded some friends to come along with us. and wouldn't you know it, The Husband just happened to have a business trip planned at the same exact time (this has happened a couple of times now). what this means for me, i'm stuck driving all 3 kids down to Florida by myself while he gets to fly in alone. not that i'm bitter or anything...anyway, we had a great time. we spent the entire week on the beach, even when it rained and rained and rained. you would think we've learned our lesson about going to the beach in August (it rains every year we go), but the discounted rates for rentals keeps us coming back again and again.

i'm not going to post much more. i was lucky enough to come home to a sickness that has left me feeling like i've been trampled by a week's worth of sandy feet. i've been in bed for the 2 days we've been home. coming home from a vacation with a terrible cold is like a slap in the face. it's just plain wrong. enough whining, it's time for the pictures...









August 2, 2011

i think i'm going to melt...

no joke...it hasn't rained in over 2 months and the temperatures have barely made it below 99 degrees all summer. our yard would literally catch fire is someone tossed a cigarette out their car window. using the sprinklers doesn't help much either, because the water evaporates the second it shoots out of the sprinkler. yesterday this is what the temperature was registering in the car...
the heat has been miserable

in spite of the heat, the boys took a short ALL BOYS trip to St. Louis last weekend. and by all boys, i mean, Momma stayed home all weekend by herself! that's right, i had the house to myself for 3 whole gloriously quiet days! i had my nails done, my hair cut, went shopping, went running, cleaned the house, and enjoyed the quiet. if anyone ever gets the chance for this "Mommy Vacation", TAKE IT and RUN!

now, the boys on the other hand, had a blast in St. Louis. they met up with Papa Cool, Uncle Mikey, Uncle "Fregg", cousin Ian, and Gramma Mac. they all went to a Cardinals game, ate dinner at The Millennium Hotel, rode tractors, visited St. Louis University, waited in line for hours at the Gateway Arch, took a helicopter ride, and the best part of all....they flew in an airplane (the kids have been dying to fly somewhere)! it was a crazy fast fun weekend, but i'm pretty sure everyone enjoyed themselves...



and if you're so inclined...just a short video of the actual helicopter ride (seriously think the entire ride was only 5 minutes). this is something only The Husband would do, because MommaCakes would have poo poo'd that idea in a second!