Vacation?!!?

So for the past week or so I have been trying to get everything in order for a 10 day (that's right TEN DAY vacation) and the first 5 days we will not have a washer/dryer. Don't get me wrong, I am so excited, but when did vacation's become this much work?!?!? I am exhausted, and now I am facing 10 days of busy busy FUN!! by the time this crazieness is over I will be approaching 3 weeks of insanity, and may very well need a vacation! You know the kind with lounge chairs, naps, and adult beverages!!!! I am so excited about the memories that will be made, and all the experiances the kids (and Shawn & I too) will have on this trip. It will be the kids first time seeing the ocean, they will actually remember sea world this time (at least the bigs will) and we will have so much time as a family wich is pretty rare for us. So in an effort to actually be ready, I am off to finish packing suit cases, cleaning car seats, more laundry, and I need to finish cleaning (scrub toilets, floors, vacume, windows...)

Who done it?????

something smells a bit yuck!!
Me: "Grady, did you poop your pants?"
Grady: "NO!!!!"
M: "Come here, let me see."
I check and there definately is poop.
"Did you poop your pants?"
G: "NOOOOO!!!!!!"
M: "Is there poop in your pants?"
G: "Huh-huuuuh" (yes)
M: "did you make it?"
G: "NO!"
M: "who did??"
G: "DACK!!" (Zach)
M: "Zach pooped in your pants??"
G: "Huh-huuuuh! MEAN!!"

little bit of advice dude, of all the things you can blame on your brother pooping your pants is not one of them!!

summer so far!

So far this summer has been pretty low key, finishing up different sports, and still jus tgetting into the swing of things. Jolie had her recital this past Sat! She did such a great job, she was in 5 different dances and even managed to do her costume and hair changes all by her self (sounds simple, but costumes can be challenging especially fishnets) I will be doing her pictures this week, and can't wait to post them! I was appalled by the cost of the pictures through the studio, and am so glad I didn't do it (I have seen others people's and they were not special.) Zachary just finished "regular season" baseball with his little league team , they have a tournament starting this week, they played hard and were rewarded with an undefeated season!! 15-0!!!! Grady is still along for the ride, but having a blast!


Grady "hanging out" while his brother plays ball! They were playing at Security service field (where the Sky Sox play) because they had raised the most money in a fund raiser.


I love this picture of Jo! She loves dance and gives it her all!!!


Zach batting! He lives to play! This was a awesome hit, I was just too slow to get the ball in the picture :)

Jolie gets her braces put on this week(which she is excited about) and can't decide what color bands she is going to get first!!! It could be the biggest decision ever, like bigger than what candy to gget from the candy isle:)and I think we are going to Water World tomorrow!!!! not sure about those pictures, I wouldn't want to harm anybodys eyes.