Waiting for Daddy...Precious!!

A Mall and A Merry-go-round

We ventured out to North Point Mall the day that Mimi came to pick up Chase. Chase was in search of a bathing suit for her Tennessee trip and I was just excited about going to a mall. I don't think I have been to one in years!!! Anyway- right away the kids spotted the Merry-go-round and Kinley was thrilled!! She kept saying, "Horse!! I ride that horse!". Jacob, on the other hand wasn't so sure! I finally convinced them to eat lunch first, and then ride! The mall had the coolest little tables and chairs for the kids to eat at!! Although, they were also the perfect height for standing on and jumping off...later demonstrated by Jacob and Kinley!!

After lunch, it was time for the horses! Kinley was SO EXCITED!! Jacob wasn't to sure about the horses moving up and down while it was going. I was trying to show him that some of the animals didn't move, but he wasn't interested! So, he just watched with Mimi, while Kinley and Aunt Chase rode!

Kinley LOVED the Merry-go-round and didn't to get off. She wanted to walk, so right after I put her down, the grabbed a pole and I had to pry her fingers off. (After taking a picture, of course!)

Fun with Aunt Chase

Back in the beginning of June, Chase came to spend a few days with us!! We loved having her here (especially the kids!!) . While she was here, we went to an inflatable jump place, called 'Big Air'. We all had a great time!! Jacob's favorite thing is the over sized boxing!! Luckily I got a break from this round, thanks to Aunt Chase!!! Jacob ended up scraping/burning his elbow on one of the slides, so our trip was cut a little short because he was ready to go home! Overall, we had fun Jumping!!

Our next adventure with Chase was making colored pancakes for breakfast!! The kids love to put food coloring in the pudding when they do pudding paining, so I figured why not make colorful pancakes!! They looked a little different, but they were good!!

We had a so much fun with Aunt Chase while she was here!! She was supposed to stay with us an entire week, but she got a better offer, so she split! (ha ha ..just kidding Chase) Her friend called and invited her to go to Tennessee with her. Judging by the stories from her trip, she made a good decision! Thanks for coming to visit Aunt Chase, we had a great time!!!

"I'm bakin' like a toasted cheeser"

It has been SO HOT here, so we have been getting out the sprinkler, water hose, buckets and the 5 dollar slip-n-slide. One of Jacob's favorite movies is Sandlot and there is a line in it that has summed up our last few days. "This pop isn't working, Benny. I'm bakin' like a toasted cheeser!! It's so hot here!!!" We have all felt like we were baking!! I didn't mind the heat because of the precious pictures that I captured!!

Our neighbors have a beautiful dog that Jacob and Kinley have absolutely fallen in love with. They have to tell him good morning and good night and have even made him cards! Kinley, the kind girl that she is, thought it would be nice to share her milk with him!! So precious!!

NO, It's MY turn!

We have an on-going issue of "who's turn is it?" at our house! We take turns over EVERYTHING!!! Who's turn is it to...brush their teeth first, pick a movie, get their shoes on, clip their fingernails, wash their hands, get buckled in the car...and so on. We decided to take a day trip to Helen last Saturday and of course it started! Jacob said, "I want to pick what we do first." So, he picked golf. After eating lunch, we played put-put and everyone had a blast!!

After Jacob's turn, it was Kinley's turn, and she wanted to go see the "baby dogs" at BabyLand General.

Puddin' Paintin'

One of Jacob and Kinley's FAVORITE activities/snack is Pudding Painting!! I saw this on an episode of Jon and Kate plus eight and thought it looked neat!! Jacob decided that he wanted more colors that just brown (chocolate) and white (vanilla), so we now mix up food coloring with the vanilla pudding and the kids absolutely LOVE it!!! They even use their paintbrushes as spoons!!