Thursday Randoms

 We went out on the boat again last night with Michael, Fessler & his girlfriend.  Is it bad that I don't remember her name?  WHOOPS!  We tried to listen to the music from Party In the Park, but once again there were DB's on a wake board boat ruined it for us.  We left with headaches & a thankfullenss that I can act my own age.  We stopped at Hooters for some late night wings & fried pickles. 

I slept in a little late today & was a tad bit late for work.  I felt really lazy, but cuddling in bed with Creag a little longer was totally worth it.  I haven't been outside since I've been to work today, so I don't know if it's as hot as they're saying it is.  The high today is 103!!  This chica is heading to the pool after work.  I really need to get the 2nd book of The Hunger Games for these type of evenings.

 

I'm also planning on making a cake tonight for my brothers birthday tomorrow.

It's called Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pound Cake & it looks phenomonal!

We'll be heading to Dayton after work to go out to dinner with my family & celebrate.

Billy (my kids dad) will be dropping my kids off at my parents early, so I'm looking forward to seeing them.  After dinner, we plan on heading out for a few adult bevy's while my parents babysit.

Skylar's room is almost finished.  I really hope she likes it.  I've put a lot of thought & work into it.

(even drew it out on paper)

My hope is that I won't have to change it again.  It's still young & spunky, but I think she can grow into it also.  The boys room will be next!

We have a lot of plans for the 3rd & 4th and the weekend after the 4th.  I  can't wait to celebrate this amazing country that we live in & spend time with the ones that I love.  Plus I have a few recipes that I want to try. 

Last but most importantly, I really want to try to stay more positive.  Have a better outlook on life.  Show my kids, family & friends how much I really do love them.  Walk the kids to the park.  Actually stay awake & watch a movie that Creag & I start.  I feel like I don't do enough.  I want to be better! 

Nachos & Baseball

On Monday night, we had dinner at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar.

It was my first time there & I have to be honest, it really wasn't what I expected.

I wanted my beer in a mason jar or solo cup & unfortunately it came out in the bottle...

Really Toby?

The music wasn't the upbeat - redneck country that I was hoping for either.

Oh well 'tis is life, right?

The food & service was just ok.

The nachos came out with what I think was shredded canned chicken.

BUT, they had baked beans on them!

Say whaaaaa?

It was really good, and whoever thought of this is brilliant.

After we ate, we headed to the ballpark for the game.

The weather was good & the Reds won!

I finished off the night with a bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in my P.J.'s

No complaints here!

Happy Monday!

Well Monday's here, & it's officially time to start the work week once again.

BOO!

I had a semi-productive, FUN weekend.

Friday night I picked up the kids & met Creag & Sammie at Manhattan Harbour.  (Manhattan Harbour is the local marina where we finally decided to keep our boat this summer)  We launched the boat, filled the tank & headed out for the evening.

My goal is to turn the kids into River Rats just like I was growing up!

I think it's working;)

It was so hot on Friday.  I want to say mid 90's, so it was a perfect night to be on the water.

The Reds were in town, so we headed up River to watch  listen to the game.

First though, we made a pit stop at Hooters to pick up Uncle Michael.

 

I just love the views of the River from a boat. 
I am seriously at peace.

Unfortunately the Reds couldn't pull off a win, but the Fireworks after the game made up for it! 

This was the first time that we took the kids out for a Reds Fireworks Friday & they absolutely loved it.

We ended up getting home late Friday.  Around 1:30am, so we all slept in on Saturday morning!

THANK THE LORD!

Saturday afternoon was spent cleaning & doing yard work.

After feeling all accomplished, I made a trip to the store to pick up a few things for dinner & bought the ingredients to make a drink that I had read about...

CHERRY BERRY MARGARITAS

1 frozen concentrate limeaid

12 oz Corona

12 oz tequila

12 oz cherry 7-Up (I used Diet)

Salt for rim

Garnish with lime & cherries

It was so good.  I had it with chips & salsa on the deck while I waited for dinner to come off of the smoker.

We devoured the chips & salsa haha!

Shortly after that dinner was ready!!

 Let me just tell you, one of the reasons I married my husband is because the man can cook!! 

NO LIE.

Sausage, Potato's, onion, red pepper, corn on the cob on the smoker...yes please!

After dinner, Creag surprised us with dessert.

We named them:

SHIRLEY SHERBET'S

Rainbow Sherbet

Cherry 7-Up

Pinnacle Whipped Vodka (Skylar's was w/out this of course)

&

Whipped Cream

It was delish!

After dinner, dessert & clean up Creag took the kids out back to light off a few fireworks & then we played around in the front yard kicking around the ball & what not b4 it was time to get the kids to bed.



Sunday, we drove to Indiana to buy some more fireworks for the 4th!

 I have one excited husband & some pumped kiddos.

The 4th is Creag's favorite holiday so he always goes a little overboard on fireworks!

It's well worth it though.

That's just one of the baskets that we had!!

He told me that I should go to the car before he checked out to avoid a panic attack haha.

The weekend ended cuddling on the couch with Creag & getting caught up with True Blood on the DVR.

Today, I finally got up the neve to wear my new Bubble Necklace that I got off of E-Bay.

It's a really big necklace, so I wasn't sure about it but I think I pretty much love it!

They have them in other colors also & I may eventually add a few more to my collection. 

(I'm currently lusting over the red one)

Tonight is date night & we're heading to the Red's game.



Happy Monday!



The Day Sammie Sue Cracked Her Funny Bone & Wyatt got stitches

Yesterday, the monkey bars and gravity worked against poor Sam and won.

Poor girl was in sooooo much pain at first, but she worked through it like a champ.

Luckily, the bone in her elbow did not break there's just a small crack.

They splinted it for her at the ER & referred her to an Orthopedist to have it casted.

I was expecting her to be up a lot throughout the night in pain, but surprisingly we did not hear a peep from her.

This actually makes the 2nd trip to the ER in one month for the kids.

A few weeks ago while Wyatt was staying with his Dad, he cut his forehead & had to have stitches.

He was also a trooper & did not shed a single tear while the Drs. stitched him up. 



Here's to hoping the rest of the summer is accident free!

 

Sweet Summertime

School's out for the Summer and we are loving it!

Summer is by far my favorite time of the year.

My ginger babies, turn blond & their freckles re-appear.

Their hands are sticky from Popsicles, and their bodies are bronzed from the sun.

This is the time of year that my kids seem to enjoy the most.

They can't get enough of the little things;

 Like splashing around in the swimming pool...

To spending a day on the River just like I used to do as a kid.

I love to see their little faces covered in BBQ sauce from a delicious meal off of the grill.

And every so often, I can let them have ice cream for dinner;)

Or even one night, you can eat out of a pineapple...

They can visit Ma maw & Papaw at the River.

& stay up as late as they want.

Summer is great when you're a kid.

I love to see the kids run around without a care in the world.

Laughing, tossing ball, riding bikes, just being kids.

I know time will fly by, and before I know it they'll be teenagers driving themselves to the pool.

For now though, I just want to breathe in the fresh air, soak up the sun along with their laughter and enjoy every minute.