they would be so mad if they saw this....

they cannot resist the purple shoes! Such a mean mommy to post these.
I went in to check on John before going to bed last night and this is what I saw.
John and Daisy all tucked in.

We leave tomorrow for the NC mountains! We will be picking a lot of apples! Can't wait.
Pucketts will be meeting us there as usual. One of our fav trips.

Cait and paint

She has a thing about painting on herself. This too shall pass, right?

Wed day...

The princess has a pink room...not my idea
playing with 'magic noodles'
Cait's creation
homemade dairy-soy free chocolate chip granola bars...yummmmm. We may never buy them again!

Well, another one has a birthday..

He's 9! Traditional birthday sticky bun.
reading his favorite card...the one from Uncle Jerry of course!
opening presents
Cait
Tomorrow he is having 2 friends over to sleep out in the back yard. Hope we get some sleep over here. He was so happy to get his first pocket knife. I think he had a good day. Hard to believe he's 9.

a little rain has come to Atlanta

Last month the neighborhood dock looked like this
Today this is how it looked
the swings under water
We couldn't believe how high the lake was.

We are so fortunate that all the rain did not affect us other than giving us a day off of school!

It's been raining all week....

Auntie, notice the pointed toes?
non-stop movement
taking a bow
she started out on her bike

It's been raining all week. We couldn't take it anymore. The boys are building a fort under the porch. I am hoping they do NOT come running into the house covered in red clay/mud. I know we need the rain but we need to play outside too!

our little ballerina

tondue?
cute little bun
too cute
Not the best pics but you get the idea.

How could I forget...

(can you say 'goober'?)

We have a new boy scout in the family. Never have I seen a boy so excited about something! He wore his uniform for 3 days straight. Yea for Owen and Billy!

while helping the boys with their homework....

this is how she amused herself. Body art. Lovely. Let's hope they were all washable.

taking a blog break..

it's the naked chef
he was quite proud of this one
John's
this is for Lori.....she has been complaining that I don't have any pics of the house. I am starting to get the urge to paint. Bill says 'no'! I really don't like ecru walls though. We'll see how long I can hold out.

more from our trip

the younger two
the creek
attitude?
swinging like a monkey

back track a bit...

Nanny made dairy and soy-free chocolate pudding!! They loved it.
Cait and Grandad
Back to our camping trip. She only wore her hat for about 1 second but it was so cute.
The lake we hiked around
Ready for some more camping! Can't wait for our annual apple-picking trip with the Pucketts!