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Saturday, August 13, 2011

WE ARE ALL FINALLY BACK TOGETHER......WELL SORT OF....

Last week Raelynn spent the week with Steph and it was definitely a long week.  I missed her so much.  It does give Coop and I some special time together though.  He is just too funny and is so easy to care for.  He is pretty laid back just like his Dad and just kind of goes along with whatever.  Monday night Terry's Dad ended up in the hospital for pneumonia so we went to KC to visit him.  He is doing better but still having a little trouble.  Tuesday we came home and played "tackle".  It is his favorite game!  I just never have the heart to tell him he is never going to really play football.  Maybe if we keep playing "tackle" he will be tired of it by the time he is old enough to really be able to play.  Wednesday is was off to swimming, Thursday hair cuts and Friday we picked up Raelynn!  The week went much quicker than I thought it would but still was too long. 

Raelynn had a great time visiting Aunt Steph.  She always gets to visit Cody's Dad's farm which she loves.  This year while on the farm she got her first driving lesson.  I about had a heart attach but they said she is a better driver than I am!

They also kept her well sugared up with soda and homemade ice cream sandwiches.  You can see now why she loves it there!


I have to thank my family greatly for helping us care for my kids with a month without daycare.  Karli spent a week here babysitting, then a week with Coop at Steph's, a week with both of them at Mom's and then a week with Raelynn at Steph's.  The kids loved every minute, I of course despised every minute but I knew they were being loved which is everything!

So finally we are all back home....except that Raelynn is at a sleep over tonight.  I hardly could let her go but it had been planned for well over a month and she had been looking forward to it longer than that.  I told her after tonight, she was all mine and I wasn't ever letting her go again.  Oh how I wish that were true.  School will be starting soon and our hectic lives will resume.  I love the chaos we live in but the summer days seem to give us just a little more time together and I will miss that over the winter. 

The next week is filled with madness! We have an event of some sort every night and on some nights we have two.  Raelynn starts school on  Wednesday and then Cooper the following Monday.  I am so excited for them both and cannot wait to hear about the new teachers, friends, etc.  Wow I love being a Mom!  I had almost forgotten how much until today.  Not having both of them pulling me different directions for the past month, I had forgotten how good it felt.  Today I had a million things to get done and almost got half of them done.  That is a successful day in my eyes because I know while I wasn't getting the other half done, I was laughing, playing or snuggling with the two best kids in the world!

Monday, August 8, 2011

2 SHORT DAYS WITH THE KIDS.........

The kids made it back on Friday night and it was better than GREAT to see them.  They ran and hugged us so hard and held on forever which was perfect!  We enjoyed some time together over the weekend but it was way too short.  The kids had a horse show on Saturday and both did great.  Then we headed back to Lawrence for the fair.  It was fun but maybe not as fun as in the past.  We usually attend on "Family Night" where the rides are discounted.  This year the kids were gone so we went Saturday night and let me tell you, you can drop a lot of money really fast.  That kind of thing makes me crazy because I feel like I am just tossing money out the window.  They did have some fun though.  They always enjoy the petting zoo.  They also wanted to ride the horses even though they had just spent all morning riding horses :)




Sunday Raelynn headed to Aunt Steph's house for the week.  Yep, you got it, she was home for 2 days then gone again.  She and I both cried when she left.  I wish I did not miss her so much.  This week is a little easier because at least Coop is here.  He is enjoying a little more attention and has been great even giving me a few extra hugs.  Raelynn is having a great time in Manhattan.  Today they headed out to Cody's Dad's farm.  Raelynn loves it there because they have a garden and lots of fun things for her to do.  Today was no different.  First, Aunt Steph let her have a soda on the way out which that itself is a huge treat.
Then after a fun time there, Uncle Cody gave Raelynn her first driving lesson.  Everyone will be happy to know she drove great, nothing like her Mother :)


I asked her if she told Uncle Cody she did not have her driver's license.  There was a long pause and then she giggled and said no like she had just gotten away with something she shouldn't have.  As I looked at the picture of her it made me think back to when I was her age and driving on my Dad's lap.  Oh the memories both my old ones and Raelynn's new ones.  We are so fortunate to have family!!!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

LAKE BAPTISM, A VERY SPECIAL DAY..................

This morning in church they played the part of the Lake Baptism.  It was an awesome day for Raelynn and I.

Friday, August 5, 2011

MY BABIES ARE ON THIER WAY HOME.............

Well after a very long week Raelynn and Cooper are finally on their way home.  I have gotten so much accomplished why they have been gone but I feel like I have missed so much too.  Everyday I spend without them I fill like I have missed special time with them.  I have missed their laughter and questions and I have even missed Cooper's constant, "Mommy I want you."  The house has been so quiet.  It was nice to go out to dinner with Terry and it was nice run errands after work and it was nice to get every cupboard and closet in the entire house cleaned out but it was not as awesome as hearing them giggle or listening to their stories or hearing them argue about what to play.  It is quite amazing how they have changed our lives!!!

They have had a great time though.  I don't know if Coop even noticed we weren't around but I think Raelynn missed us a just a bit.  Last night I was trying to call her when they called me so it went straight to my voicemail.  By the time they hung up and called me back and I answered Raelynn was crying.  It freaked her out that we wouldn't be there when she called.  I felt bad for her but a tiny piece of me also felt relieved that she cared so much that we were just sitting there waiting for her call.  Someday when she has kids she will realize that even when she is sitting right next to me I am just sitting there waiting for her call!

Raelynn right before leaving for Grandma's House

Coop right before leaving for Grandma's House

Chandler, Coop, Cassidy and Raelynn having fun running through sprinklers!

No appropriate movies at the theater so Aunt Karli brings the movie theater home!

The Zoo!

Can we have one Mom!
(NO!)

Raelynn, Coop and Karita (Karli's Best Friend)

Raelynn and her first fish!

Cassidy teaching Raelynn not so nice gestures :)

Coop and Raelynn with their new fishing poles

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Photo Book

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