Forrest Lakes

Last weekend we went up north to Forrest Lakes with our friends Tim and Jen and Matt and Vanessa and all of our kids. It was so nice to go away for a bit and get out of the heat. We stayed at Vanessa's aunt and uncle's cabin. The night that we got there a huge thunder storm rolled through. The lightning was hitting right outside the cabin. It was so scary. Saturday we went on a nice hike through the woods then we just hung out around the house. We played games at night after the kids went to bed. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time. Sunday we went to Christopher Creek and had a picnic and played in the creek. We got into trouble because we parked in the camping area and the park ranger was not happy with us. Woops. The kids had a blast. Donovan was not too sure about it until he fell in, then he would not get out of the water. We wish that we could have stayed longer. When we were heading home we got about 20 minutes away from the cabin when Mikey realized that he put 3 sodas in the freezer and no one ever took them out. We had to turn around and go back and take them out. Thank God we remembered. I don't think Tom and Linette would have been too happy with us when they saw their freezer. I think this will become a yearly ritual. We want to go up there when it is snowing.

Funny things they say

Mikey made the kids dinner tonight while I worked. He made some chicken nuggets for Ellie. She says to Mikey "These chicken nuggets are a disaster!" He asked her why. She said "They are too hot, they are a total disaster!"

Earlier today she told me that she wants to marry her daddy and he will give her a shiny ring just like mommy. They are getting married on Saturday and all of Mikey's friends will be there, according to Ellie.

Donovan's new word is "why?" Ellie asked my why for something and it caught on. Now he jsut says why randomnly. I don't even think that he knows what it means. He also is obsessed with telling you he loves you and giving kisses. I love it when they get to the point that they tell you they love you without any coercing. "I yuv you mommy." It is the best.

Technical difficulties!

Yes, I realize that my page looks weird. I have not had the time to figure out what I need to do to fix it. I want to figure out how to do a cute layout like Vanessa and Tami have but have not yet figured that out on my own.

Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone had/has a safe and fun 4th. We are just hanging around the house today. We went to the Fry's that opened across the street and it was a madhouse. I think everyone in the area was there. It will be so nice to have a grocery store so close. We then came home and had lunch and took a long nap. I don't know when the last time was that I got to nap. We then barbecued some steaks and we are getting ready to find somewhere that we can see the fireworks at. Ellie will be so disappointed if we don't see any. That is all she has talked about all day.