Magical weekend of fun

Our kids like to relax in the van. This is how Hannah always looks (unless she is sleeping).

Things have been pretty good at our house. Everyone is healthy for a few minutes at least.

Soccer practice started this week. The little kids loved playing at the park, but a whole hour is a lot in this heat. Poor Hannah was wiped out, but she played great!

We were wiped out keeping up with these two.

Then we had another kindergarden playdate. This one was at Borders and the teachers came and read to the kids.

Saturday we started our magical weekend of fun. We aren't taking any vacation this year so we have to cram in all our fun on the weekends. We started with slushies. We then spent the day in the pool. It was so nice to be swimming.

Adam and Layla took naps and we got to play with Hannah for a bit.









After swimming, we got brave and took the kids out to eat. It went ok so we went for ice cream! It was a full day of fun.

Sunday we split up and did our weekly shopping. After lunch and naps, we spent the rest of the day at the Magic House. The kids had a great time. It was really crowded, but got better as it got later in the day.

So that was our fun filled weekend. We are looking forward to more fun in the coming weeks!

Slushies and Swimming

We realized this week that Adam was in need of another haircut. He's pretty cute with his long curls. Wednesday night was Happy Slushie Day for my kids since our gas stations has $.25 drinks. I promised the next time they had that special, I would take them, so off we went for slushies.
Everyone was good and enjoyed sharing the red and blue.

Adam - looking cute - dancing.

Saturday morning was haircut day.

Adam was not thrilled, but didn't cry this time.

We took the kids to the Chesterfield Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon. As soon as we got there, Layla screamed bloody murder and ran right out. Apparently the giant cup that spills scared her and she was leaving! After I chased her into the parking lot, I brought her back and tried to talk to her and apply sunscreen. She just kept screaming and ran off the other direction. Matt took her to the lazy river and there they stayed for about 45 minutes. The other kids had a great time playing. After a snack, Layla was better but wanted nothing to do with the giant cup. area. She played in the sprinkler zone our we took turns with her in the lazy river. It was a really fun day for Hannah! She went up and down a slide 100 time or more. Adam walked around in the shallow pool just happy to be free to wander. Definately a good day. I have no pool pictures (for obvious reasons) but did get some happy outside playtime later.

A little daddy cuddle time.

Today we swam at Grandma's for a bit before the rain set in. The kids are tired. It is likely that Adam will visit the pediatrician tomorrow for a possible ear infection. If he does have one, it's back for more tubes we go.

One year old cuteness

Happy 4th of July.

We had a great weekend here at the Shockley's. We had some sprinkler sessions, lots of outside play, and even more swimming. The kids are officially wore out, but they had a great time.

Layla - lookin cool in her glasses. She waved that flag all weekend long. Adam - such a big boy swimming. He is more work than you can imagine at the pool. He wants to climb, run and jump in. He doesn't care if there are grown ups present to catch him or not. He's jumpin - get ready. He also loves to walk up and down the steps. It's a full time job so we trade off every few minutes to stay fresh.

Saturday night we did our own sparklers and snaps. It was a good time for the girls. They were tired, but so excited to be outside in their jammies. It's the little things that are fun for them.

Dad did some fireworks for them in the street. Yes it is still light outside. They didn't care.

Sunday was our annual neighborhood kid parade. It is the cutest.

Hannah and some buds.

Hannah riding her big girl bike.

Fancy decorations and all.

The littles - riding in style.

Wagon pulling daddy.

Mmmmmmmmm... Popsicles.

See - you can imagine; Red, White and Blue cuteness.

After the parade, we went to Hannah's friends house for a BBQ lunch. It was a good time and Adam and Layla enjoyed playing with someone else's toys. We wrangled them out of there for naps before heading to Grandma's.

Adam loved the goggles.

Layla - taking a pool break with her Unicorn.

Catch me if you can! Adam loves to run around in Grandma's yard. They have so much space and it's new and different.

Looking adorable.

More sparklers - in the dark for real this time.

Grandma keeping Layla safe from the fireworks. This was Layla's first year staying up for the big event. She seemed to enjoy them, but was still a little scared of the boom.

Hannah and her Sophie.

Hannah and Jeanna.

The girls were out until 10:30 and still got up before 7am. They just cannot sleep in. Adam and I were home by 8 because he was beside himself tired. He cried for his bed the whole way home. I enjoyed the 4th with a glass of wine and a book ;) Maybe next year is my year for fireworks.