A fun-filled day a the Boardwalk!

Today I took Sanders and Mae to see the free movie at the Boardwalk which was "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". This was Mae's first movie so I was anxious to see how she would do. She started off great - watching the movie eating her popcorn but she got a little restless at the end. She wanted to stand up in the seat and look at the people behind her. She didn't understand that she needed to be quiet either - it was cute she kept saying "that looks like my mommy" about the girl in the movie. Thankfully it was a "free" movie and there weren't too many people around us so it was a good place to start. She may need a few more months before she is really ready for the "big screen".

After the movie, I decided to take Sanders to go do the "water balls". He had done them with Paige and Grant and had a blast so I had to see these things for myself! They were fun - you actually climb into the ball and they blow it up with a blower and seal it up. Then the kids can roll around on the water in the ball. It is a really neat concept. Mae was not too fond of the "water balls" so she just watched.

After the "water balls" we moved on to the jumper - which Sanders loves!! He is a pro now as many times as he has done it. He is fearless when it comes to this kind of stuff. He even had the worker help him do a back flip!

We should have quit there but we decided to go do the carousel. We rode the trolley down there and they had a blast on the ride but it all fell apart on the LONG way back to the car. It was over 100 degrees and Mae wanted me to carry her and Sanders cried b/c he was too hot to walk. There was no way I could carry both of them with all the stuff we had so I begged him to make it to the car. Thankfully he did but we were all soaked with sweat by then. We were all worn out. It was SOOO hot!!!

We turned up the air on full blast and headed to Sanders' office to join him for lunch at Cascio's. The kids were wild at Sanders' office. They climbing into the patient chairs and trying on the rubber gloves. After lunch we loaded up in the car and headed home so everyone could take naps! Sanders was not happy about the nap - he actually threw a tantrum in Cascio's about it but when he does that you can tell he really needs a nap - and he definitely did!

After naps, we played around the house and went to Pie Works for dinner with the Kendrick's.

It had definitely been a fun-filled day!!!

watching the movie

pics from the movie

celebrating Mae's first movie!

climbing into the "water ball"

here he goes . . .

rolling around in the water ball

some other kids joined him

Mae was watching intently

moving on to the jumper

he is going pretty high

love the big grin on his face

attempting a back flip

he did it!

riding the trolley to the carousel

riding the carousel

Sanders is getting that tired look in his eyes

Mae is having a ball!

My cuties!

Sanders acting as the patient at Daddy's office

looking at his teeth in the mirror

Mae trying on the rubber gloves

and the orange glasses

Daddy is looking in Sanders mouth

now it is Sanders turn

he looks like a natural

Mae's turn

After naps . . . more experimenting with my camera

i love this one

and finally dinner at Pie Works

Sanders' new K-4 Teacher!

The letters arrived today letting us know who Sanders K-4 teacher was going to be and . . . he has Mrs. Caraway! We are so excited!!! Elise, Mary Catherine and I all had her as a K-3 teacher back in the day so it is really neat for Sanders to have her too. It is funny how things go full circle in life. I know he is going to love her! She will realize quick what a wild child he is!

Here are some pictures of Sanders opening up his letter from her. They are the "lily pads" so time to get in "frog" mode!

Photo session

When there isn't much to do outside you have to get creative inside! I let the kids take turns taking pictures with my camera this afternoon in order for them to let me take a few pictures of them. They were being silly but some of them turned out pretty cute. After our photo session, we went and got a "white icee" for Sanders and a "pink snowcone" for Mae! I am getting addicted to the Tim's Southern Snow Cones. They are just what you need to survive in 100 degree temperatures!

being silly

Cupcakes!

Today was another HOT day with the temperature over 100 degrees. It is REALLY hard to find things to entertain the kids when it is so hot outside. So, this afternoon we decided to make cupcakes. They love helping me do this - especially putting on the sprinkles! Hopefully I'll resist eating too many of them even though they are my favorite!

Here are some pictures from today . . .

Sanders is mixing up the batter

Mae had to help too

She loved licking the batter off the beaters

Believe it or not Sanders likes it too

The cupcakes are ready to go in the oven

Sanders is helping me put the cupcakes liners in the pan

My little helpers

Mae is scraping the batter out of the bowl.

she loves it!

Playing with the magnetic tiles while we wait for the cupcakes to bake

Mae is throwing a fit about something

Sanders has the light bulb changer out for some reason. He said he was "getting mail" with it? He is getting creative.

The cupcakes are ready. Time to decorate with sprinkles!

Mae is making a mess as usual

Sanders taking it very seriously

DONE!

Time to eat them!

Mae has chocolate everywhere!

Then daddy got home and everyone was excited!

a HOT Sunday!

Today was a HOT one! It was over 100 degrees outside which makes it hard to do anything fun with the kids. We did venture out to Kid City this afternoon after the kids woke up from naps (or really just Mae). Sanders was playing in the club championship so I was solo all day with the kids. Kid City was great though - it allowed them to get a little energy out for the day. After Kid City, we went to get a snow cone at Tim's Southern Snow on Youree. It was Mae's first snow cone and she loved it - especially since it was pink. I still couldn't convince Sanders to try one - maybe one day he'll give in and realize all the good things he is missing.

Pictures from Kid City

leaving the parking lot. Mae was insistent on carrying her bag

Mae's first snow cone!

Yummy!

When we got home Sanders wanted to wash his gator