Oh my goodness, how fun!

Well, we're off! We snuck Logan out of school, I know bad mom. But we did anyway, and headed to vacation! Grammy came too! Off we go! If you look close, you can see Rylee in the mirror reflection. We stopped and had lunch at Justin's favorite place. They literally throw rolls at you when you need one. And they are good!!! Here's Cody after he ALMOST caught one, see the thumbs up?

Finally we arrive...talk about steep hill! This made all of us nervous. I think Grammy prayed her head off that our breaks wouldn't go out!

And here's our place. Isn't it awesome!!! 4 bedroom/4 baths! Crazy!!

Everything was rustic decor. This was my favorite part. A screened in patio, we had dinner out there. (And by the way, we couldn't have asked for better weather!!) I also would LOVE this table if anyone reading is handy...pappy...

Here is pretty much what each of the rooms looked like. There were two downstairs and two up. The two up had futons in them too. All had different themes. Logan got the dog room.

Here' s a view of the living room from upstairs. Sooo nice!

OH MY GOSH, this is our first family picture since Rylee was born. And, I don't think it's too bad! I was actually happy with it! Except when I looked at it I couldn't believe it was my family. When did I sign up for 3 kids?? yikes!! :-)

Here we are waiting for Justin to ride the tram to meet us at Silver Dollar City.

There was an old time school house and they got paper hats. Cody thought it was very neat!

This is a jack rabbit. And wow, it was big. It's only 6 months and weighs 16 pounds. The last one was 6 years old and weighed 25 pounds. CRAZY. They grow until they are 2. Serious??

Logan decided to ride a roller coaster. He's never been big on rides. He was not sure once it started, but said he enjoyed it.

He however, LOVED, the swings. Weird kid!Cody wanted to ride soooo bad. This is him watching them ride. He kept saying, "I'm too small." Oh poor boy, little does he know that's going to be the story of his life!

He did get to ride the frogs though. AND loved it! He rode it maybe 4 times. Justin went twice and so did Grammy. You know me, not a fan of rides unless they involve water. Tomorrow, rapids!!!

We got to play some games too. They both won a monkey and a whale.

Another family picture, this one, not so pleased with. I look bald. Not looking good bald Ang. This was on the tram. Rylee thought it was too stinkin' loud, she cried a lot. But the boys LOVED it!

This was before the whistle blew. She really enjoys being outside. She did so great all day, sleeping, looking around, laughing. Good times!

So we left and went to get a quick bite to eat. I gave Cody his because he was very hungry and tired. He hadn't taken a nap all day. Here he is eating...while he's sleeping too. He was asleep and then would pull up the quesadilla and take a bite, then chew. NEVER opening his eyes.

Passed plum out!

We came home and ate and got the kids cleaned up and in bed. We are just hanging around until the little ones are for sure asleep and then we're heading out to buy groceries. What a wonderful day we've had, can't wait to see what the rest of the weekend holds. Hope you guys are having fun too! Love and miss you all. Ok, maybe not miss right now exactly because we're having a super time, but I do love you all!! :-) Have a great weekend!! (It's so fun having high speed!)

It's been a long week.

Rylee is still giving me some trouble over her shots. Or so I thought, turns out one of those teeth finally broke the surface, just barely though. Poor thing, it's been a tough week. Her shirt says "Princess In Training," pretty sure it's the truth. She knows what she wants already and lets you know! Cody has been so good and patient while I've spent most of my time with Rylee. Here he is painting. His new favorite past time.

Rylee still enjoys her jumparoo.

Cody has also become very interested in his computer. I have a couple pre-k games on it. He's figuring out the mouse and how to do things. Very intent!

Busted. He was trying to send an email here. For some reason it just didn't work. So sad.
Another cute pair of socks. This time it's Daddy's princess...do we see a theme here?

Anyway, that's all I got for now. Got lots of stuff to do. Love and miss you all!

Busy, busy

I'm sorry it's been awhile since I posted. Things have been crazy here. Monday I took Rylee to the doctor. She's 14 pounds 11 oz and 23 inches long. AND she's only in the 50% of her weight, so she's not as chubby as we think! Just cause she's short she looks bigger, that's my problem too...Anywho...that night I have a PTA meeting and the shots she got kicked in. She was miserable. She ran a fever and was just plain unhappy. Justin took her home and dealt with her.

The night was not as bad as some, but not great either. Yesterday was miserable too. Poor thing just couldn't get comfortable and she ran a fever until about 6:45pm. I am hoping today will be back to my sweet girl.

Cody is doing good, same ol' Cody. He starts school next Thursday and is pretty excited about it. Logan is loving school and they are getting a new kid today. He's excited about that, he said that he's going to be nice to him because he was the new kid last year and everyone was nice to him. Um, duh, I hope so...didn't know he wasn't nice to anyone. Interesting.

So that's all. Just wanted to let you know we were still alive. I'm also getting ready for our big vacation soon. Can't wait!!! Love and miss you all!

Where did the time go?

So seriously, it's Monday? Gosh that was fast. We had a GREAT Sunday. We all woke up early, SHOCKING, and went outside. We got the camper and Suburban cleaned up to sell. We already sold the old white truck and when we sell that other stuff we're getting the new camper. Sooo exciting! While Justin and I cleaned up Rylee watched the trees. She absolutely loved her jumperoo and being outside. It's official, she's one of us!

Here's Logan and Cody in the middle of a water fight. Poor Logan had a squirt bottle...

while Cody had the hose!! Something about that just doesn't seem fair! Here's a close of up that sweet baby girl.

And here's me catching Cody playing in Bo's water bowl. Look at that face, is that the face of trouble or what???

Here's him realizing I wasn't too mad. Needless to say, we got Bo a new dish.

We came in for lunch and next thing we know...we have surprise visitors!!! Papa and Nanny! They brought some new school shirts for the kids. Here's Cody's favorite...Buzz and Woody.

Nanny and Logan played a couple games on the Wii while Cody showed everyone his Buzz Lightyear underwear and matching shirt. Would you look at the belly??? Geez! We headed to the backyard to cook out. We had a delicious dinner of steaks, potatoes, salad, and veggies. YUM, my favorite!!

Another perfect day that ended way too fast. Hope you guys had a great weekend too! Love and miss you all!

Saturday fun

So Friday night the kids and I headed to my moms house to get some work done, Justin had inventory so it was the perfect time. I got the kids settled in and I started doing paper and computer work, it's sooooo much easier there because she has high speed!!

Saturday morning we woke up and headed over to Granddaddy's. The boys somehow found balloons, which they do every time! We don't know where they always find them. They also discovered his doll that starts big and little ones go in it...what's that called???? Cody thought it was thrilled with it!

After that we went to Grandma's. Got to see Pappy, Elizabeth, Grandma Lila, Aunt Connie, Dona, Russell (it was his birthday too...and he chose to spend it with us, very nice!) Christin, Elizabeth, Amanda, Brannon, Danielle, Brice, and Cole. Logan and Amanda TRIED to play a game, but it just doesn't work with lots of little kiddos.

Aunt Connie got in some Rylee time. I thought this was a great picture.

Dona got in a little foot time...hheheeheheehehhee ooooh, Dona, I know you're mad huh??? I'll delete it if you get some Vegas info. :-)...that's what you get for saying Cody's masterpiece of the bubble letter 10 looked like a sailboat...hateful!

***Picture deleted because the person in it did what I asked...sorry!

Cody always likes to build towers. But he likes to break them down even more!

Rylee was refusing to sleep so she got passed around a lot! Here's Grandma taking a shot at it.

Finally she snuggled in with Pappy and fell sound asleep. UNTIL, he tried to put her down and then she gave him what for. Funny thing about this picture. When we got home Justin asked who was there. Logan was telling him, when he got to Pappy, he said "Pappy was there, and he was wearing a pink hat." :-) Thought that was funny that he even noticed!!

We played a fun new game. Grandma had two of the same puzzles so we did puzzle races. I was surprised at how good I did...but of course, I'm awesome. :-) Kidding...anyway, Elizabeth let Cody help her with hers.

Then it was time for naps. We loaded up and came home. Justin was mowing and the boys played outside a little. It was the perfect end to the perfect day. I always love my family catch up days, however, they go way to fast. I love and miss you all!!

Rylee's First Swim in the Lake

These pics are from last weekend. Amy just sent them to me. Justin thought maybe she would enjoy getting her feet wet...and she did!!

Starting to realize it's kind of fun...

Good times. She loves her bath so I figured she would like the lake!


That's all for this post except. GEEEZ Dona, I took the picture down...you happy now?? :-) Thanks for making me laugh, it was fun! Love you!!

Oh My Gosh...

Oh my gosh, are these not the cutest things ever???? I told you Amy went crazy on socks, Rylee is just now starting to be able to wear them...little ballet slippers... but that's not the best part...check this out!

oooh ridiculously precious huh?? Just wanted to share!!

Love and miss you all!