Shipwrecked!

We met up with some friends today at an indoor playground. There are so many of these places popping up everywhere! We have so many indoor places to play it really is hard to choose. They will be great this winter! We brought lunch with us and played some more after we ate. Haley was in heaven with all of the dress-up stuff! My favorite part was not having to clean up afterwards!!!

Make-up already???

Today was gymnastics and grocery shopping and it rained most of the day so we took a break from swimming and stayed indoors. We had a major task of cleaning up the playroom and decided to play with make-up after that. Haley LOVES any and everything to do with make-up. I've decided that I'll have to set an age limit on when she can really wear it; otherwise, she would start her first day of pre-school wearing eyeshadow. Hanna isn't as interested but will go along with it. Daddy was very excited to come home and see his little girls wearing make-up;-)

July 4th weekend

Heather left on the Monday before the 4th and drove back that Friday! She brought Marco with her this time. Thank you so much for driving to see us so much. We love ya!

Me and my crew.

Moms and Pops hanging in the shade.

Marco!!! Hanna made the comment the day before....."Marco might break our slide when he comes down it." Oh my. I'm glad Marco is a good sport. We love you too!

Getting ready to eat popcorn & watch fireworks.

All of our company left on the 4th so we were lazy and just watched fireworks from our backyard. It wasn't anything to write home about but better than not seeing any at all! We had a fabulous weekend grilling out, swimming, and playing WAY too much volleyball. We all had sore arms! Holidays are bittersweet for me because I always dread the end when everybody leaves. The house feels so quiet and empty. Always looking forward to the next one!

Just a swimmin'

Our backyard is ALMOST finished. It's been a long road but we can finally enjoy it!

Love this pose.....talk about attitude.

Hanna and Haley practicing their kicks before swim lessons.

Hanna is really good with Haley in the pool and lets her jump to her a lot. After swim lessons Haley can swim pretty good and loves swimming under water using her "sandwich hands". So proud of her!

Hanna has turned into a little fish this summer!

They both love the slide. It is a great addition to the pool.

A week of visitors.....

My friend Taryn came by for a night with her husband and three kids. Hanna & Haley both developed a little crush on Brody I think. He is pretty handsome! All three of them took care of Hanna & Haley like they were their little sisters. Brody even cleaned up the playroom and Courtney gave Haley a bath!

Heather came in for a week and got to visit with Taryn as well. So fun! We hadn't seen her in years!

Heather playing and loving on the girls while it rained outside.

Anthony and Hillary came over for the weekend as well as my Mom and Dad to visit with Heather. So glad Jason finally got to hold the little butter bean!

Introducing......

Emma Joyce Reed

My brother and his wife just welcomed their first baby today! A healthy little girl and, I must say, she is oh so cute!!! It was sheer torture having to look at her thru the plexiglass of the nursery! I simply couldn't wait to get my hands on her. And I finally did. I see lots of snuggling and canoodling with this little angel.

A marshmallow thief

My girls LOVE sugar and apparently I am not supplying enough to suffice their needs. Case in point; I was vacuuming in Hanna's room today and found a half eaten bag of mini marshmallows wedged between her

clothes hamper and the wall.

This sheds some light on why she hasn't been hungry at breakfast.

Some light summer reading

We went to the library to beat the heat and left with WAY too many books. Hanna & Haley couldn't wait to get home to read them. Haley is actually "reading" books from home and Hanna is the one that loves to look thru all the library books. We've been checking out books related to the season so we could understand all these mosquitos & cicada's that have blessed us with their presence!

Hanna's pre-school graduation

On Wednesday we went to First Presbyterian preschool for Hanna's "cap & gown" ceremony. Mrs. Lynne shared something about each child before handing them their diploma......."Hanna is my most loving and affectionate child. I often have to ask her to stop kissing the boys." Ha! What will kindergarten bring! Hopefully she's gotten all of that out of her system! Look out kindergarten boys!

On Friday was the school program of her class and the rest of the classes. They were all so adorable. I have to remember back when Hanna first started preschool and it seems forever ago!!! She is definitely ready for kindergarten and reminds me every time we pull into our subdivision as the new elementary school is being built right across from our neighborhood entrance! She is so excited at the thought of riding her scooter to school.

She has grown up so much in the last year! Physically and emotionally. She is trying to be a better big sister and is a great teacher and role model to Haley. Her patience only goes so far you know. I wonder how they will be next fall when Hanna is gone everyday! A much longer day than she has been accustomed. She is so worried that she will miss me (doubtful). I will definitely miss her more than she does me! I think the girls will miss each other the most.

We will miss Mrs. Lynne and our awesome group of friends. So sad that they all can't go to the same kindergarten! We are going to keep in touch this summer as much as possible. We've got summer camps scheduled, VBS, swimming, gymnastics, play dates, and whatever else we can fill up the summer with. Either way it is going to fly by and my little Hanna-banana will be starting KINDERGARTEN!!!!! I'm so excited for her!!!

Easter weekend 2011

Blake and Alex both had baseball games. We got to see Blake pitch!

Alex hit his first ball. So exciting to be able to see it!

Blake had an awesome hit!

Sweet brothers after their games.

We colored Easter eggs. Aunt Cathy had a suitcase full of dress-up stuff......didn't take Haley long to ask for it!

Easter morning before church.

Sweet Haley.....Aunt Cathy let her pick a flower.

Blake, Alex, Hanna and Haley with Nunu.

Hunting Easter eggs......

and more eggs!

We had a FAB Easter weekend in Knoxville with Jason's family. We arrived Friday evening and grilled steaks and played until way too late! Saturday we went to Blake and Alex's baseball games. They were so much fun to watch! We came back and had lunch and got to swim the rest of the day!!! The weather so nice! We went to dinner by boat and came back and colored eggs and got baskets ready for the Easter bunny.

We went to church Sunday morning and came back for brunch with friends and hunted Easter eggs. The girls had such a great time that they cried and didn't want to leave! I usually do too!

Haley has something to say......

and it's her very own fashion statement.

Nothing says spring like a bathing suit, cover-up, tights and rain boots.