Napping on the porch

Noah found a great spot to take a nap.

I think you might agree...

Dear Doctor (an open letter)

Dear Doctor,

I am a good mommy.  I love my children.  They are kind, gentle and loving.  They are well behaved.  

Sometimes they get sick.  

When they get sick I seek help for them.

When I bring them to you, I expect kindness and respect. 

I expect you to speak to me and to them.  

I expect you to be calm.

I expect you to show compassion.

I expect you to be patient.

I expect you to connect to them.

I expect to have a conversation about the level of care they need.

Sincerely,

Is that too much to ask?

Cruisin'...

This summer for our road trip I carefully chose and packed activities that would keep everyone busy.

For our two year old, we packed Buzz, Woody, Jessie and some Dinosaur Train characters.  He also played "Old MacDonald" on the iPad a few times.

For our almost four year old and seven year old we packed legos.  I bought $0.97 shoeboxes from Target.  Packed some favorite lego characters and lego mobiles and away we went!  The shoeboxes were a HUGE hit!  They played with them for the entire trip!

A free photo book from Anderson Cooper!

Hey guys!

I found a great deal today!  Shutterfly and Anderson Cooper have teamed up to offer one free 8 x 8 photo book this summer!  Be sure to click the link to redeem your free book...

http://www.andersoncooper.com/page/shutterfly

Daddy's dancin' feet

Here is a video of daddy dancing with his boys!

Fourth of July

Fourth of July in a small town...

Murphy, NC

First you need to stretch your muscles...

Then, swing it out...

Next, check out the yard

Have a pear or two

Blow some bubbles

Make some noise

Then there is the twist (Tyler won first place in the dance contest)

Noah won first place for Jail house Rock

Hula hoop contest

Parent Dance Contest (Daddy wins!)

Wear your prizes proudly!

Bounce, and play and giggle

It's almost time for the fireworks!

Happy, happy Fourth of July to all!

fishing and four wheelers

Tonight they used two poles and fished with less assistance. 

Uncle Harold dug up some worms, baited their poles and off they went. 

 Tyler caught three fish (one was orange). 

Noah caught one orange fish and one trout. 

 Mommy caught one orange fish and everyone petted it. 

Trey tried to play with it. 

Ew!!

Uncle Harold took Noah on a ride to the mailbox tonight.

Then he took Tyler on a ride on the beginners trail.  It was fun ride and they made it back just before a storm rolled in!

Fun times for all and homemade ice cream for dessert!!  Thank you, Aunt Sheri!

PS Sorry for the lack of pictures, the cameras were in the house!