Beach Day with Friends!

We had a fun day at the beach with friends today. Emily spent the night with Brittany last night and they were all going to the beach today. I was planning on going by myself so that I could have a little bit of alone time, but decided that I would meet them all at the beach. Ryan stayed home and skateboarded with his friends. Kelli borrowed my camera today, so the only picture I have is this one from my cell phone and it's a little fuzzy. It was fun to hang out with another adult and have adult conversation! hehehe!!!

Beach Day with my Babies!!

Yesterday afternoon, Emily, Ryan, and I went to the beach. It was just the three of us and it was so much fun spending time with my sweet babies! Ryan found a HUGE hermit crab on one of his explorations. We played in the sand and made a big home for 'Gary Larry' -- the name they gave the hermit crab!! hehehehe! We had to leave earlier than planned because it started thundering. We got home just in time for it to start raining! What a fun day with my precious children!!!

My sweet Ryan and Emily ~~

My babies walking on the beach ~~

Making a home for 'Gary Larry' ~~

Posing in their big 'swimming pools,' that we made for the hermit crab ~~

Monday Fun Day!

We had a really great day! It is so nice to have Caitlynn and Hunter back home. They all played so nicely together. I took everyone over to the other house this morning, so that Caitlynn could get all of her posters off the wall. Then, I took their computer monitor and food, from the fridge and freezer, to the new house. After we did that, we went to the beach, for a couple of hours. We took Nick with us and they all had a blast. The boys brought their skim boards. We only had two jelly fish stings (Caitlynn and Nick). There weren't very many jelly fish out at all. In fact, they didn't even see them, before they got stung. A lot of times, we see them and it's too late, before they "get" us. Or we see them and can avoid them. Today, they snuck up on the two victims!! Poor Caitlynn and Nick!

Emily ~

Caitlynn ~

Ryan and Nick ~

Hunter "wiping" out ~

Ryan "wiping" out ~

Emily and Caitlynn enjoying their conversation (gosh, they missed each other so much!)~

Hunter and Emily ~


While we were at the beach, they also built sand castles and had a contest to see which one was the best. I actually didn't even "judge" them, because we all forgot about it and I also hate to have to choose a winner. I always end up having "ties," which they really dislike. They'll usually say, "And, Mommy no ties!" Or, "Amy, ties aren't allowed!" Oh my gosh, the pressure!!! LOL!

Nick and Ryan ~

Caitlynn ~

Caitlynn's Heart ~

Emily and Caitlynn ~

Hunter ~


Emily went to Hooter's for dinner, with Kelli, Caitlynn, and Hunter tonight. Ryan didn't want to go. After dinner, we met Hunter up at Mike's to skate. Emily ran some errands, with Kelli and Caitlynn, to pick up some more things for the house. After they finished, Kelli dropped them off here to grab their things. After Emily was all packed up, with all the necessities for the sleep-over, they happily walked to Caitlynn's house. I had to run in and get my camera, to capture those sweet girls, who were so oblivious to the fact, that I was watching them and taking a picture! They are so precious!!



Oh, and we finally got our external hard-drive, so I am back in business, with my pictures!! Yay!!!

Goodnight!

Recap on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday!

Hello! I just wanted to recap on the past few days, since I haven't blogged. Unfortunately, I am not able to post any pictures because our computer's virtual memory is low right now. Therefore, I am not able to download any pictures at this time. I am taking them, lots of them actually, but they are still right on my camera, just waiting to make their way to their permanent home! LOL!! Anyway, before we head to the Chesapeake City Skate Park, I wanted to quickly post on what we've been up to, the past three days! So, without further ado, here goes:

TUESDAY: Emily, Ryan and I spent our day at Buckroe Beach! It was so much fun. I have tons of wonderful pictures and will post, once our computer issue is fixed. We had only planned on staying for a couple hours, because I hadn't even packed lunch --just drinks and a few snacks. But, we had so much fun, the time got away from us. I mentioned Emily meeting a new friend, in my Ten Things Tuesday post. So, she had fun playing with her, while Ryan skim-boarded! He is getting really good at it. I even got in the water, because there wasn't a jellyfish to be found! We also signed them up for the summer reading at the library! They came home and read, and read, and read!! What a terrific Tuesday!!!

WEDNESDAY: Emily, Ryan, Brandon, Joshy, and I went to Water Country for the second time this summer. We got there right when it opened and were able to just walk right up on the rides, without having to wait in any lines! Apparently, we went in the opposite direction, of most, and hit rides that no one else had made it to, yet!! After we got home and my brother picked Brandon and Joshy up, I took Emily and Ryan to the library again! They had finished all the books they picked out on Tuesday and were ready to replenish! I love to see them reading! What a wonderful Wednesday!!!

THURSDAY: Emily, Ryan, Brandon, Joshy, and I went to Nana and Poppy's pool in the morning. We swam for a couple of hours and came back home to eat lunch. We had "quiet time" with a movie and the little boys fell asleep. While they were sleeping, Emily and Ryan read some more and then went out on a bike ride. That evening, Emily had ice skating lessons and Ryan went to Mike's to skateboard. After lessons, Emily stayed at the public session to skate (they have these during the summer, after lessons, because there isn't any hockey going on). She had fun with a few of her friends and they actually had the ice to themselves. So, it was great! After that, we came home and went to bed! What a tiring (and, terrific) Thursday!!!

We are about to head to the skate park. We are really looking forward to checking this one out. It's about 30-minutes away and we have never been. We are picking up Ryan's friend and Emily and I will play with the boys, while they are on the ramps. Luckily, a huge playground is right beside the skate park. I will post details, after we get home. Emily and Ryan are both having friends sleep over tonight, so they will be busy with them and I will have time to blog! Have a great day!

Beachy Weather and Update on Chris!

First of all, I want to say that Chris is doing great! Kelli took Caitlynn and Hunter, to MCV today, to visit their Daddy. They all said that he looks really good and is not swollen at all (when he donated his kidney, he was VERY swollen). He actually got up and walked today. Kelli said that he donated 5-pounds of his liver. He hasn't talked to the recipient, yet, but is hopeful that tomorrow they will be able to see one another. I still haven't talked to him. I am going to give him a call tomorrow. I am so thankful that everything is going well. Thank goodness for answered prayers!!!

Now, onto our day! I had Brandon and Joshy and we had so much fun, while Emily and Ryan were in school. We played outside and they helped me pick up all the sticks from our back yard, which was a HUGE task considering we had a ton. They also helped water all of our plants in the front yard. We picked Emily up from school and went to the beach! Ryan actually went home with a friend to play, which is a BIG thing, because he really prefers to come straight home after school. Emily was the only one in a bathing suit, because I didn't have one for Brandon and Joshy, but I really didn't expect any of them to get in. Well, I guess I should rephrase that --lol -- I knew perfectly well that Emily would be getting into the water. She is my water baby and always has been. She swims the minute that she can and even if we go to the beach, just to walk on the sand (like in the fall or early spring), her feet always get in the water and she "accidentally" ends up all wet!! She's funny! So, anyway, she got in and the boys got pretty wet, too. I've added some pictures to show you how much fun we had. We only stayed for about 1 1/2 hours, because I had to pick Ryan up from his friend's house. We sure did miss having Ryan, Caitlynn, and Hunter with us today, but they will all be back tomorrow. We may have to go back to the beach with them tomorrow.

Well, that's the end of our day. Oh, before I close, to watch American Idol, I just want to say that after dinner, my babies were so exhausted that they fell asleep very quickly tonight!! Yippee for warm, spring days!!! Good-night!