WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I have to say is...

Thank you LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

School is over and I am officially DONE for the summer. We will be buying our pool for the yard and the trampoline in the next week or so. I am so ready for the fun stuff the girls and I are going to do. Although they do think that the baby is coming now because we kept telling them that when summer comes the baby will be here. Well... summer is here and we keep trying to explain that it will be a bit longer - thank goodness. We are still finishing the basement (which looks really good) and we have yet to move the playroom out of the way so the baby can have a place to sleep! It will get there.

We'll Live to Swim Another Day!

No PUKE!!!! That's all I have to say about that!!!

Pray for a Peaceful Non-Puking Swim Class

Please pray that Sophie does not puke in the pool tonight. I don't know how much more head-down shame I can take if she upchucks again!!!

Garden Sprite!

Here is Sophie "helping" daddy and Uncle Charlie plant in the garden. She did a great job weeding and planting Basil. We did have to tell paw paw that there might be a little too much basil in the garden this year!!! Isn't she sweet????
Here she is looking up at her daddy! She is most definately a daddy's girl!!!
She is patting the soil and making sure that the seeds are packed nicely in the ground (more basil).

She loved showing off her dirty legs and her pretty outfit.

Sophie Strikes Again!!

Well...

It looks as if Sophie's swimming days have been numbered. At least for awhile. For those of you that know my child or have read posts regarding certain "swimming" issues, you will find that my darling daughter has struck again. She loves swimming so much but she also enjoys drinking it as much as she enjoys swimming in it. Yesterday when we went to the YMCA she enjoyed a wonderful class. I watched both girls swim around like fish and have a good ole time. I watched Sophie swim to the bottom of the pool and grab a toy off the floor. I couldn't believe how good she was doing! Well... when I walked from the top of the YMCA down to pick them up, I opened the door and everyone was quiet and out of the pool. Sophie's teacher was still in the water and she informed me that they didn't make it to the edge before she "tossed her cookies!" I have never turned tail and ran out of there faster. We ducked into the family bathroom and I didn't even let them go through there normal drying routine. I threw their clothes on them and hustled them out the front doors all the while ducking my head and racing to get out of there as quick as possible. After I had settled down a bit I decided it was no big deal and I actually took the girls to get 10 cent ice cream cones at Lion's Choice! I think maybe we'll try dance!

Here are the latest Baby J pictures. We had another ultrasound to check growth and fluid and everything was OK at this point!!! We were able to see the baby so clearly when we walked in, but as soon as she was really looking at him/her - he/she flipped over spine up again - the little stinker!

This Saturday at our church we were shown how to make a pillow quilt. Betty was a great teacher and she was very patient as we fumbled along with the tedious work. It took almost eight hours to complete but it was worth it. Anna loved the quilt and even took it to school with her today to show it off. My next step is to make one for Sophia. I haven't found any Dora material yet -so I'll be keeping my eye out!



Here is how it folds into a pillow. Isn't it cute??