Bubbles, smiles and more bubbles

One of the positives to living in the desert (don't laugh, you knew there had to at least be one) is that at least it's not cold in the summer so we can go out and play. On the other hand it does get disgustingly hot to where I can't go outside without getting a headache. So on the rare days that there is a slight breeze and not a huge gusting wind I like to take advantage of it.  So I grabbed Jr's baseball bat and ball and the bubbles and we headed outside. I even managed to get one of the kids to drag, I mean get the hubs outside. This was Shawns first time actually blowing bubbles. Usually he just chases them but now that we have a spill proof bubble thing I let him play with it. He loved it. Must have blown bubbles for 30 minutes. And he actually did pretty good at blowing them. Of course he tried putting it up at his lips at first but hey, haven't we all done that one time or another ;)

This is Jr's "Daaaaaaaaaad" look. He must have done something silly to get that look

Two little monkeys........

JUMPING ON THE BED! There was no one falling off and bumping their head thank goodness. I am such a bad influence sometimes but hey what fun would it be if I were straight laced and boring LOL Little man, aka Shawn and I were sitting on my bed and he started jumping so of course being the photo freak that I am, I told him to wait a minute and let me grab the camera first! I ran and grabbed the camera and said ok, do your worst. After about five minutes Mantha Pantha aka Samantha came running in and wanted to join in the fun.

And what results of having such fun :) Yes she climbed into his crib somewhere in between the time I put them down and I went to bed. I love when they do sweet things like this.

Wordless Wednesday

I lied, this isn't wordless, it turned into my not so wordless wednesday post. 

My kids LOVE when I make them smoothies. No I'm not talking about the unhealthy ice cream one's. While they are yummy I am not that crazy to feed that to my kids in the morning LOL. I make mine with fresh and frozen fruits. This time I asked my oldest what kind he would like and he said blueberry. So blueberry it is, well at least it was the main ingredient. I must have dumped well over a cup and a half worth in there. I also added in some peaches and banana. Oh and of course the apple juice.

 All the kids were saying how loud the blender was so I looked back & this is what I saw.

Jr plugging his ears

 Mantha covering hers (this picture cracks me up cause this barely even looks like her to me)

And little man....being different by covering his eyes LOL

The finished product

They gulped it down within five minutes and then were asking for more. I try to do smoothies at least once a week. It's something sweet for the kids so they love it and I don't feel bad giving it to them and if there's some left over I get some too LOL

What! School starts when???

Now granted I am semi new to the school routine but I still feel like a total failure for letting this happen. Well maybe more a looser then a failure LOL On Thursday I got an automated call from my sons school saying "We are pleased to welcome back all the returning students to our 2010/2011 school year on Monday, August 9th". WTF I'm sorry did she just say AUGUST 9th, like as in this coming Monday! No way, not possible. Freak, she really just did. How did I miss that. How could I not know when he actually started school. I ASSumed they were started around mid to late August.

After stewing on it for a little while I started to get upset that there is no form of communication from the school or school district about when school resumes after summer break. And no, four days notice is NOT good enough. I mean I don't know if it's because I'm new to this and I'm out of the loop or have high expectations.

So end result is I have not gone school shopping for my son. Thankfully his backpack is almost brand new. We bought it one month before his Kindergarten year was over. But other then that I have nothing. I can probably find some pencils around here but I don't have a notebook or paper for him. Heck I haven't even bought his school clothes.

Oh random bit. My son is at his first sleepover. I am so excited for him I was actually giggling when I dropped him off. He is growing up so fast! 

A dream come true

It has been a dream of my Grandpa's to rude a Harley Davidson for a while and after by parents got a bike about a year ago he told them that he had always wanted to ride one. On Fathers day my mom bought him a little bucket and a small pad of paper and wrote on there "Bucket List" and under that "To ride a Harley". And told him that anytime he was up to it she would make it happen for him.

Well Tuesday was that day! The manager from the local Harley shop out here brought over a trike to take him on a ride. It was so neat to see my Grandpa happy. It only ended up being a short ride because the manager had to get back to the shop and you could tell my Grandpa didn't want to stop so when the owner offered to come by on Wednesday and take him for a longer ride he couldn't refuse.

Gary, the grounds keeper for the complex my Grandparents are living along with my mom helped set all of this up. And Gary even called a photographer from the local newspaper out here to come take pictures of his ride. So not only did he have his two granddaughters following along snapping pictures but he had the professional who is so graciously giving him a cd of ALL the pictures she took!

Here are a few pictures from Tuesday and Wednesdays ride.

Tuesday ride with a long time family friend on the right and his friend on the left

All smiles! I wonder if he enjoyed his ride :)

Wednesdays ride. My Dad driving and the newspapers photographer in back

 

 

 

 

This picture just makes me think of Willie Nelson's On the Road Again

 I am so happy that my Grandpa got to experience this. It makes me cry knowing that people who don't even know him helped make his dream come true and were just so amazing about the whole thing.

Wordless Wednesday

Rayovac Snap, Share & Win Contest!

Rayovac is hosting a Snap, Share & Win photo contest right now through August 29th. They have three fun photo categories to choose from, Summer Fun, Fun with a pet and Fun with Water. Each week they will change the themes to one the three preselected theme's they have chosen, but you can only enter once so make sure it's your favorite picture! This weeks theme is...........

The best part are the prizes if you win!

The Grand Prize: You can win 1 of 3 Digital Camera Packages including a 10 megapixel Canon Digital Camera, Canon Compact Photo Printer, Camera case, 4GB memory card, Note cards with your photo that you submitted and Rayovac Platinum Rechargeables. You will also receive a 7" widescreen Digital Photo Frames to share with THREE friends!

2nd Place: 1 of 3 Canon Compact Photo Printers and Rayovac Platinum Charger!

3rd Place: 9 Runner-up Prizes include a Digital Photo Frame Keychain and Rayovac Platinum Charger!

Now I don't know about you but I think the Grand Prize is awesome! Who wouldn't love a new camera. So what are you waiting for. Head on over to Rayovacs contest page and enter!

P.S. If you don't want/plan to enter and you like my picture I would be eternally grateful if you voted for my picture. It's not live yet since I chose the Summer Fun and they are doing Water Fun right now. I will come back and give the direct link when it's available. The name of my picture is: Sunshine Day.