Summer So Far

Whew! We've had a busy summer so far! So busy that I haven't even blogged about our beach trip back at the first of June! This is Jonah and Noah showing off their shells!

Getting a little smile from them!

Our shadows. (not the pic I had hoped for)
Me, Noah, Bryan, and Jonah

Our footprints in the sand.
Bryan, me, Noah, and Jonah

Noah boogie boarding! Jonah was so funny. While Noah was riding the waves,  Jonah would just play by himself and I would hear him talking away...and sometimes even singing!

Ok. I know you are probably wondering why I have this picture of my husband sneaking around in the bushes...well, one night the wind got horrible and it woke both of us up and we went out on the balcony to check things out. It was coming a bad storm, and the wind was SO BAD!! We could hardly walk against it! We just started throwing things in the living room..cushions, swimsuits, towels, etc. (I know all of you hang out these kinds of things when you're at the beach, right?) The next morning when we were getting ready to go to the beach, I couldn't find my swim bottoms (and don't let that freak you out..it's a tankini..not a bikini!) Anywho, I searched and searched...no bottoms. I came prepared, though, and just wore another swimsuit. We checked the parking lot, poolside, beach...no bottoms. So, that evening when we were coming in from eating (still daylight) I saw something laying on the ground at the other condo next to us. I told Bryan it looked like swim bottoms. So, he drove over and checked, and sure enough...MY BOTTOMS!!! Now this has happened before, on a different trip, only when we got out of our car, I saw Jonah's swim trunks on the ground. They too had blown away and we didn't even know it! Needless to say, I made sure everything was inside before we went to bed at night for the rest of the trip!

After coming home from the beach, some days we go to the lake to cool off...

And other days we go to Papa and Mema's pool. (yes there is an extra kid in this picture. it is John Paschal and he lives next to Mema and comes to play and swim with us some)
The Three Musketeers! 

Noah jamming out with his Subskate!

This is probably the only time I have got Jonah to wear his floaties! He thinks he is such a big man, and likes to swim without them! He really does well without them, though! Both of my boys are like fish! 

And just so you can see how the pool is coming along......this is what it looks like so far.

All of these blocks are for the retaining wall! I plan on dedicating one whole post to the "pool project" later.....if it ever gets finished! It seems like it's taking FOREVER!!! 

There you have it! Our summer so far! 

Sir, Can I See Your License?

Before you have a stroke, he was sitting between my legs the whole time! On Saturday, Jonah and I went over the the boat storage to see Bryan and Noah. Noah, Jonah, and I decided to go over to Grannies house and Noah begged to drive. Since he has driven the golf cart and the rhino I thought, well, it is pretty much the same thing. So, I let him sit between my legs and do the gas, brakes, and steering all himself! No worries...it was only on the long, gravel road and no highways involved! He really did a great job! He wanted to use his right and left foot, but I put my foot on his left one so he could only use the right one! (gotta teach them right...right?)

He's so proud of himself!

It is hard to believe that in less than 8 short years he will be driving all by himself! Where does the time go???

Sweet Boys

It's been a while since I posted, but I promise I have alot to post and will do my best to do a couple this week. For now, these sweet pictures of the boys will have to do until then! I got an app on my phone that I'm sure most of you have already, but I hadn't seen it before. I love the way it makes the pictures different colors!!

                                  Jonah being mischievious!      

Noah and his cool do!

Jonah dressed up like a police man one day.

Noah showing off his guns!

(too bad this isn't our pool  =(  )

Bunnies, Bicycles, and Boo-Boo's

Memorial Day started off with a bang! I was sitting on the couch drinking coffee and I see our dog, Biscuit, chasing something in the yard. I go out on the back porch and hear whatever it is squealing!!! I thought it was a chipmunk, but when he put it down, it hopped!! I ran back inside, out the front door (because we still don't have steps on the back porch since the pool is still being put in!) and to the little rabbits rescue! It was so tiny! It wasn't hurt (yet)! I scooped it up and took it to show the boys. Now mind you, in this picture, Noah, is holding it. These are his little hands-not mine! This proves just how small it is! It just fit in the palm of my hand! It was the sweetest, cutest thing I've ever seen!

We ended up letting it go. I took it back to the pasture and put it there so maybe its mama could find it. Bryan kept telling me it wouldn't live if we kept it! Now, I'm not sure, I never went back to check on the poor thing, but I hope  it is ok. (maybe I don't need to know!) I made sure to put it under some limbs, so that a certain dog couldn't get to it again!

Onto other festivities of the day.....we went down to the lake for the day and cooked out and swam. The boys took their bicycles and would take them up the hill and ride back down. Noah would pop a wheelie, and what do you know, Jonah would, too. Now, Jonah has done it plenty of times before, but this time, he fell! I didn't see it, but Bryan did and went to his rescue.

This is not at the lake, but it gives you an idea of the wheelies that were taking place!
Noah doing a wheelie:

Jonah doing a wheelie:

And Jonah's face after the wheelie:

Looks proud doesn't he???

My sister said that maybe I shouldn't take him out in public for a few days, for fear that DHR might pay me a visit! Haha!! If DHR ever paid me a visit, they'd probably give me some kind of medal ;)
And he wanted me not to forget his knee:

I also purchased some Mederma (scar treatment) for all these cuts and scrapes! That stuff is expensive, but if Jonah keeps going at the rate he has these past couple of weeks, it is gonna be worth every penny!