A Beautiful Week

Last week was a beautiful week. We got some much needed rain (along with some storms) and some sunny days with great temperatures for July.

Monday morning DARK clouds rolled into our area. While it was eerie, it was also pretty. I went outside and snapped a few photos but they don't do the natural scene justice. The winds picked up but we only got a few sprinkles out of it. That was okay since we got 2 1/2 inches of rain early Sunday morning when a huge storm blew through. I always get scared in our house when it storms but it doesn't usually bother Kevin. He told me Sunday that he had gotten concerned with the storm that morning. We could feel our house swaying with the wind!

Monday Morning Clouds

Monday afternoon after a spontaneous decision, we went to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. It was an excellent movie. Anna and Mason really enjoyed it, as did Kevin and I. There were a few parts that were scary to Mason. One time I put my hand in front of his eyes so he couldn't see. Apparently he thought that was a great idea because the next time he got scared he reached down, grabbed my hand and placed it over his eyes. It was precious!

The week was similar to the past few weeks. Anna and I went swimming, to story time at the library, shopping and just hung out at home some too. Monday Grammy came to visit and watched Anna and Mason while I went to town. The kids love spending time with Grammy. Friday was an absolutely beautiful day. The temperature was wonderful for July. So Anna and I went to a local playground. We took her bike so she could ride it too. We had such a good time that we ended up staying over two hours.

Friday afternoon we finally got to swim in our neighbors' pool. They were on vacation and told us to use their pool but this was our first opportunity. Anna had a blast jumping off the diving board. Mason even jumped off it too! (Actually it was more of a hand-off from me to Kevin but Mason thinks he jumped off the diving board.) Then there was a lot of jumping in from the side of the pool too. Anna is becoming part fish with her water skills. Mason actually jumped in on his own. Of course we caught him before he went under water. But he thought he was so big doing what Sissy was doing.

I guess we enjoyed the playground so much on Friday, that when Saturday turned out so nice and beautiful, we went back and took Mason. We hadn't been there for 10 minutes when Anna started screaming, yelling and crying. At first I didn't know what had happened. A snake was my first thought because she had just walked into a toy bus (similar to a doll house only a bus). But she had actually just received her first wasp sting...OUCH! (Not one of the good firsts.) I had taken a small cooler with drinks and lunch so I grabbed a cold water bottle and held it on her swelling foot. (It got her right on top of her foot. She was wearing flip-flops.) I asked if she wanted to go home but of course she didn't. She sat around for a few minutes and was then up playing again. We ate lunch on the picnic tables and then played some more. I finally had to drag the kids back to the truck so we could go home for Mason's naptime.

(They loved this little bike-like ride. Anna pointed out that there were just enough seats for Katelyn, Macie and Nathan to ride too.)

Later Saturday afternoon, the kids and I played outside. Anna made her first mud pie. I can't believe she is 5 1/2 and just made her first mud pie. (I loved making mud pies as a little girl.) Anna enjoyed it and can't wait to make some more mud food.

While the kids and I have been playing and having fun, poor Kevin has been working so hard. He is still trying to get all the holes dug and posts in the ground for our fence. He is doing a great job but it is a large project. I feel bad that he is doing all the hard work. Saturday morning he was already out working when the kids and I finally rolled out of bed. We got on Anna's 4-wheeler and rode across the pasture to check on him. I asked how things were coming and he said "slow without any help". I felt bad so I suggested that we could put the Pack-n-Play on the back of his utility trailer and Mason could play in it while I helped him. Of course I was kidding, but I felt bad that I wasn't helping him. I guess not too bad since we left him and went to the playground...
Kevin is a great guy!