not that into it

august is not that into swim lessons.
day 1 - lots of crying
day 2 - lots more crying
as you can see here.

day 3 - hardly any crying at all

i thought we may have finally gotten over our fears.
and the urge to play with the bigger kids on the steps.

but then came day 4.
back to crying again.
maybe next week will be better.

what would you wear to swim lessons?

things that come in multiples

cards
dominoes

coasters

koozies

and the little guy that loves to play with them.

jared's birthday

after traveling through a downpour,
we finally made it to jared's birthday dinner.
we had a great time.


and the boys enjoyed their picnic




"yummy blueberry, august!"






"my cracker is pretty good too, brooker."

"see, mommy, i do know how to share."

way up high fun with eric

blowing out the candles

"gimme that thing"

mommy's and their babies

sunday afternoons

how do you spend your sunday afternoons?


chasing bugs?


fishing?


relaxing in the water?


taking it all in?

please, come sit and tell us how.

party time

daddy took august to our dear friends' daughters' birthday party.
bailee is turning 3 and shelby is 1.
mama had a prior obligation, so it was just the boys for awhile.
then i showed up with camera in tow as the party was winding down.
i completely missed getting a picture of shelby.
she was resting from hard core partying.
here are a few images i did catch:

august is going for the gangsta look!



i wanna wear the hat, but not really, so i think i'll scream instead!



concentrating hard

man, this thing is cool!

resting with the oldest birthday girl!

mama's getting crafty

don't these fabrics make you want to get crafty?


well, that's what i did.
i totally stole the idea from another blog.
i am really not that creative, just pretty good at copying.



i used witch stitching (i think that's the name) to iron the fabric on.
then dusted off the sewing machine,
so i could stitch the edges.




yes, i had to pull out the directions.
its been at least 3 years since i have sewed anything.



the bobbin broke and i almost resorted to hand stitching.
i was fully prepared to be up all night to finish.
yes, i was waiting until the last minute to make birthday gifts.
no fretting though.
i know my sewing ability and bought back up gifts.



my helper was drooling over the new and fancy toy.


and the final product:

i have a few ideas for boy shirts and more ideas for some girly ones too.

please, bombard me with ideas and/or requests.

this was so much fun!!

memorial day and all its excitement

festivities were quite traditional.

time with friends at their beautiful lake house.

grilling out and great summer side dishes.

and little ones all over the place.

best buddies playing

i think august is sending kenny the i'm gonna steal jamie look!

youngest of the 3 older kids

huntley - looking just like daddy

the youngest baby of all

sitting in the shade

then came the excitement.

august had an allergic reaction to something (possibly suntan lotion).

his eyes were almost swollen shut in the matter of minutes.

after frantically calling doctors (yes more than one was called!),

getting some benadryl from the drug store,

and taking a dose,

the hives started all over his body.

this is what he looked like after the medicine started working.

even his ears were swollen.

just like will smith in hitch.

thank you to all of our wonderful friends for looking up numbers,

calling doctors,

running travis to the store,

wiping suntan lotion off our bodies (to prevent more from getting in the eyes),

and just being concerned and supportive.

you guys are the best!

on the way home we saw the biggest turtle ever.

travis called it an alligator turtle.

it looked mean enough to bear that name.

august caught a few zzz's and his hives went down.

so we went to celebrate uncle kenny's birthday.

here's to 53 years

and many

many

more!

august now loves . . .

blueberries,
and sliced cheese,
and frosted mini wheat's,
and ritz crackers with peanut butter.
and if you knew his diet before our trip, this would make you really excited too!!
(thanks papa g for the yummy berries!)