Father's Day 2010

Look...I'm posting again! :)

Today, we celebrated the fathers in our lives. We started the morning by surprising Brady in bed with cards and an Electronic Slide Caliper (whatever that is...). He was completely shocked at the gift (thanks to his wonderful dad for giving me the guidance to get him exactly what he wanted/needed!), and enjoyed the kid-selected cards. Then, we had pancakes and strawberries, which is always a delight. We rounded out the morning with church, and then headed up to my parents' house. The afternoon was spent enjoying delicious barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, potato salad, deviled eggs, chocolate cake, and lemon meringue pie. Yummy! The kids all played with their cousins, and the grown-ups visited. Charlie gave Jimmy a run for his money, which was entertaining to watch. :) All in all, it was a fabulous day!

When we got home, the kids watched "The Princess and the Frog" while I did laundry and Brady packed for his week of training in Michigan. Fun stuff. Now, all of the little people are in bed, and Brady and I are getting ready to watch a movie together. Having him home for two days has been wonderful and relaxing. I'm definitely going to miss him while he's gone for the week...it's been awhile since we've been apart for this long...I have lots planned for the kids and I to do, so hopefully, the week will go by quickly. Fingers crossed...

While I had intended to post a few pictures from our day today, I really didn't take many. I guess we were all too caught up in the chatting...Brady did take a few pictures of the garden, though. Perhaps I will post those tomorrow.

Until then...

I'm Baaaaaaaack!

I know, I know...it's been more than six months since my last post. Every time I had the time to make an attempt to update the blog, I decided that a few hours of sleep sounded like a better plan. It's been a crazy few months, but I'm happy to say that we all made it through in one piece. I'm off of work for seven glorious weeks, so I will definitely be updating more often!

Let's start with today...

This afternoon, we went to our wonderful friends' (Pete and April) house to celebrate their four kiddos' birthdays. The kids spent several hours in the pool, ate tons of food, and had a blast playing with kids and grown-ups alike. I believe it took a total of two point five seconds for them to all pass out when we got home. That definitely makes for one happy momma, as that means they all had a wonderful time and played hard. Gotta love that! It was certainly a great way to start our summer!

Now, I'm relaxing with my handsome hubby, watching "Men of Honor." The dog is pulling all of his blankets out of his crate again. The dishwasher is running. The kids are all passed out. Life is good. :)

Tomorrow, we will celebrate the amazing man who holds our family together, and I am soooo excited! Spending time with family and friends is what I enjoy most, and I'm looking forward to another wonderful day at my parents' house. I'll try to check back in tomorrow with some pictures of the kiddos!