Thursday, July 16, 2009

Rainy Day at Jump Zone

Since the weather wasn't the greatest, and we've been homebound for a while...I decided that the kids needed a morning out. We headed over to JumpZone, not knowing there would be a group of kids (K-5) from a summer camp! Oh well, the kids did well overall. Morgan was a bit hesitant at first and relied heavily on Kaden to come down the slides. I realize these pics didn't turn out all that well, but it is proof that we got out of the house! Hahaha!

She preferred the play area.

She was a little scared here, with all the big kids jumping she couldn't even stand up...poor girl.

A quick glance at Kolton - he was off enjoying his independence.

Morgan needed a little assistance climbing up the first time.

Kaden's such a great big brother.




Morgan finally braved it by herself, squealing (or screaming very high pitched) all the way down - every single time!


She figured it out by herself and no longer needed bubbies.

Look at how close they are...and getting along! WOW!


Bubby Kolton's turn - he was a good sport, too.

Taking a break from the crowded room.

A little boy actually shared the train with her, she loves train tables.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Visit with Grandma & Papa Larry

I have to apologize ahead of time, I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked. Granda Patti and Papa Larry arrived Sunday afternoon. We all played some Phase 10 (I should have taken pictures - Papa Larry insisted Morgan play with us and he helped her through the first couple of phases...so cute) that afternoon/evening.

Here you can see Morgan just loves curling up with Grandma Patti, but she refused to show her face!

So pretty!

Monday we were treated to a move, "Ice Age 3" - it was so great! Thank you for the movie and treats! Then the boys had Kenpo at 4:30PM and for once, I sat in and watched instead of working out. I think Grandma and Papa enjoyed it just as much as I did.

Here are the boys in their stance, getting ready to begin.
Kolton

Kaden

Spectators

Stretching

Sparring, before the official beginning.

The boys sparring. Sensei Vic was putting them through 3 minute rounds, but stopping after each point so that they can learn what counts and what doesn't. Kaden got his knee whacked and had to take a minute to let the pain subside.
Kaden sparring with another student, who he accidentally poked in the eye.

Kolton sparring with Sensei Vicky (Sensei Vic's daughter), they really go at her...giving her a run for her money. Kolton at one point caught her leg, so she got a little more aggresive and kicked Kolton, landing on his face. She felt really bad, but later Kolton accidentally clocked her in the face...so they were even.

Kaden sparring with Sensei Vicky, he is much more aggresive towards her than Kolton, we keep telling him to go at Kolton like he does Vicky...that what happens in the class, stays in the class.


Kolton sparring against the other student, both boys go a little easier on him since he's less aggressive than the boys.

Kolton's shiner, if you look closely you can see under his right eye it's a little red. Of course, there's no mark today.

The boys sparring.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Mattress Fun

How many kids can fit on a twin mattress?


Bring on the Fireworks!

Ride to the clubhouse

Setting up

Chilling & Waiting

She's a goner - she was asleep before the fireworks began.

Family Fun

We had a full house this year for the 4th of July. My folks came from Kansas, Jamie's dad and stepmom came from Kansas, and my sister and her family came up from Birmingham. Our neighborhood puts on a firework display every year, so my family was lucky to join us for it. Here you can see that it's finally cooled off enough for us to be outside wasting time until we headed to the clubhouse.

The older boys really enjoyed the fireworks this year.
Jason, Jeannie, and Ella
Ella got ahold of someone's water bottle.
Took a drink, then dumped it out!
My sweet sister, Jeannie.
Didn't know Jason was still taking pictures:
My smokin' hot husband - hahahaha!
Me and Jamie

Trampoline Fun

Grandpa Frank and Grandma Becky actually jumped on the trampoline with the kids, briefly - Kelsey, Morgan, and Cole LOVED it!!




Morgan and her Papa