our last camping adventure of the summer

Last weekend we had our last camping trip of the summer.  We went to Lake Whitney and met up with another family.  They decided to take their boat and vacation at Lake Whitney which just happens to be one of our favorite lakes!  We love this particular family because we all just click!  I'm sure you know what I mean.   Anyway, this post is packed with pictures!  

This is our campsite.  It was perfect.  We had a nice breeze coming off the water.  We could see our friends in their boat as soon as they pulled up to the dock. 

Hayden and Layla usually explore and play while Gary and I set up the campsite.  Gary does all the work outside the camper, and I do all the organizing on the inside of the camper.

Standing on the table is so inappropriate. sigh.

See the boat?  Our friends are ready for us to play!

All the kids together splashing in the water.

Hayden and his best buddy Jake.

Layla and her best buddy Maya.

Ahhhh! It's boat time!

The kids ove jumping off the back of the boat and the adults love floating in the water watching our kids show off!

I love the lake and the big puffy clouds!

Hayden got so relaxed he fell asleep.  He looks like a baby boy in this picture.  He kills me.  He was OUT like a light.  Big boy was exhausted!

Becky and I decided to try out the Sting Ray.  I'm so glad we did.  IT was tons of fun and I laughed to hard the entire ride.  It was an awesome time!

One of our favorite parts of the camping trip was seeing all the deer!

Daisy thinks she's a princess.  Sometimes we have to hand feed her while we are camping. 

Layla and Gary are the only ones that can get her to do her business.  She won't potty for me while camping.  Layla walked here several times a day on the road around our campsite.  Like I said, she thinks she's a princess.  If she gets grass burrs in her fur she bites them out and they stick to the fur around her mouth.  It's too funny!  She's a mess!

Hayden got a sticker in his foot, so dad to the rescue!

Hayden decided to go through the tackle box and the tool box.  He's cranking on his foot.  I just had to take a few pictures of him.  He's a goof!

The munckins are ready to fish before the storm hits!

I loved watching the clouds and seeing the rain storms come in!

It rained all afternoon!

So we watched golf and the kids watched a movie in the camper.

Once it stopped raining we went to our friends campsite to do some fishing before dinner.

Hayden and Jake played with the remote control boat...

and Layla and Maya played with fishing worms!

Doin' a little fishin'!

Becky caught one!!!

Hayden rode the Sting Ray too!!!!  I was so proud!

We had the best weekend away camping and fishing and swimming!

I am so thankful the kids enjoy camping, or at least act like they do!  heehee!  Gary and I love it!  We will miss being able to sneak away for weekend camping trips in the fall.  Once school starts that will be hard to do!  School starts TUESDAY!

If you have reached it to the end of this post you are a rock-star.  Whew, that was long.

Have a great Sunday!

Meet the teacher night

Tonight we got to meet Layla's teachers.  She will have two teachers this year in 2nd grade. 

2nd grade...eeeeiiikkkk!

The school mascot is a Longhorn.  

How fitting ... there was a longhorn right outside the front door of the school tonight!

I'm excited for Layla!

She has had a really great summer and now she is ready to get back to school to see all her friends!

Can you believe she let me take these fun pictures of her?  She usually runs from my camera!

candy, clothes and shots

Today our little family went to Grapevine Mills to do some back to school clothes shopping.  We had fun going from store to store looking at all the latest styles.  The kids begged us to stop at the candy store.  Then they proudly reminded Gary and I about earlier this morning when they let us sleep-in a bit.  They decided they deserved a prize for that.  

Sooooo $12.00 later they got 2 bags of candy.   

Look at this little diva.  She makes me smile.  Unfortunately, she is starting the 'not listening' stage.   Gary and I sound like a broken record lately.  We have to ask her a million times to do one single task.  I'm gonna pull my hair out.  For real.  I'm not known for being very patient.

Look at this dress....If that doesn't scream LKS I don't know what does.  

We went to 3 different stores yesterday and couldn't find ANYTHING she liked or wanted to wear to school this year.  We walked into Old Navy today and she got a whole wardrobe of adorable clothes.  I am so excited and thrilled that they all fit her style perfectly!  She is set for the 1st part of the year at least. 

Hayden had a big day today too.  He had his 4 year check-up.  Our little man is perfectly healthy.  He is developmentally right on track.  He had and passed his hearing test and an eye test.  He weighs 38 pounds and is 3.5 feet tall.  He knew he was getting vaccinations today.  He was really worried about them.  Poor guy was mad mad mad.  He hated those shots, but luckily he's done with shots for a long time.

This is before....he's happy as a clam.

Afterwards, NOT SO MUCH.  He was mad as a hornet.  

I cried because he cried so hard.  Layla laughed at him.  Sheesh.  I couldn't believe it when I looked over and she was laughing.  Gosh.  Gotta love sibling love.

At bath time when I pulled his band-aids off he was worried it was going to hurt.  It didn't hurt, but I could tell his little bird legs were sore.  I gave him a dose of Advil and then Tylenol right before bed.  I know I'm exaggerating, but it looked like the nurse stabbed those needles into his thighs.  Ugh!  I was so thankful when the doctor reminded us we don't need anymore shots until the kids are 11 years old. 

Last night I got a call from Hayden's preschool about meet the teacher day.  Today I got a call from Layla's school about who her teachers will be!  Such exciting times around here y'all!  I can't believe I have a 2nd grader and a Pre-K student.  

I love these days with my kids and I love seeing their little personalities grow and develop.  I love being their mom and helping them become independent little beings.  Sometimes I think and know they just want me to do everything for them, but then I remember I'm their parent and it's my job to teach them how to do stuff.  Even though it's easier for me sometimes to do it myself, I stop and remind myself:

  My job as a parent is to give them "Roots & Wings."

My babes are growing up!!

Monday's mumbles

I have been avoiding my blog lately.  I think I have posted less this month than ever in the history of my blog.  We have been super busy, so that is half the problem. A good problem thought!  I have so much to say to it, but I'm not ready to say it yet.  Yes, I have been posting our day to day events.  I have been posting all about our fun summer.  I need to vent a little more and get my feelings out there.  Our little family has tons of stuff going on right now, but I'm just not sure where to start explaining it all.  I'm a really transparent person, but right now I am having a hard time figuring out what to say.  I know the right words will come, but for now I will wait to say them.  We have big changes coming up!

Today Layla got her hair trimmed for back-to-school.  She has finally grown out her 'bob' from a year or so ago.  Her hair is basically all one length now.  She looked so big sitting in that chair!

After her haircut we went to Target and hung out for a couple of hours.  She tried on tons of clothes, but we didn't buy anything.  She is in between sizes.  It's gonna take a little more time and research to find her the back to school wardrobe she wants.  It sure is fun shopping.  And stressful too.  She's kinda like her Momma.  I have a hard time making decisions.  I'm going to need to try to help her realize what she wants and go for it.  I am not crazy about my "wishy washy" trait!

I still need to post about our super fun camping weekend at Lake Whitney.   I'll catch up this week and post some fun pictures of that.  We went camping and met up with another family from our neighborhood.  We had tons of fun!

Tomorrow is Hayden's 4 year check-up.  He is worried he's gonna have to get shots.  Poor little guy.  He said, "Are those needle things sharp?"  I hate getting those silly vaccines, but they are necessary!

Look at this picture I found of the kids on Facebook.  They were so little.   Hayden's head was so big.  It makes me smile!  Time sure does fly when you're having fun!

Summer's end is nearing.

I am sad to see summer coming to an end, because we've had a really great time.

We are camping and playing in the water. Next week we are back to school shopping and getting ready for fall. This is our last summer Hoorah for 2012!

The kids are at fun ages because they are both finally loving the water. Pool water, lake water, any kind of water! I love watching them enjoy summer. It makes my momma heart happy.

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