Too Hot For The Pool

Whaddya do when it's TOO Hot for the pool?

You head to McDonald's for an ice cream and play on the playground!




After a week of 105+++ degree heat...even going to pool is too much! So today we grabbed the Whitakers and headed over to Mickey D's for a treat and some physical activity!






While we were there, Kim and I checked the forecast for the rest of the week...It looks like we are gonna get a cold front here in Oklahoma City!!! You know it's really hot when you start to think that 95 degrees is a cold front!

Ahhh...is it winter yet?

A Little Magic Anyone?

Tonight we took Isabella, Sam and Emma-Rose to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...yes, you are right...a few days early! Tonight the movie was offered as a sneak preview on Tinker Air Force Base. We had to get there about 2 hours early to get a seat. But it was worth it! The kids loved it and they loved that they got to see it even before the midnight showing where Katie was planning on being the first to see it.

Sorry Katie!

I guess membership has its privileges!

37 Candles Make A LOT of Smoke!

Today is John's 37th birthday. He loves the fact that for 3 months of the year he can say he married an older woman. I love that for the rest of the year he has to admit we are the same age. My little secret revenge!

This weekend, my parents and Isabella were here to share it with John.













We started out the day by making his favorite meal (enchiladas) and his requested snickerdoodles!

The kids each had to make their own crazy cookie face to get a cookie! As you can see, they did a GREAT job!











Everyone really enjoyed them.

We even made a batch full of M&Ms for the littlest ones! (a REAL hit!)




John got his favorite cake...a Boston Creme pie. It wasn't as good as my homemade one...but it did the job.

He had trick candles, but eventually managed to huff and puff them all out! 37 candles make a LOT of smoke!



But even though we might need a fire extinguisher before next year's birthday festivities, we hope you have a GREAT year Daddy!

Ice Breakers Win! Everyone Benefits!

Emma-Rose's team...the Ice Breakers...won their final game by a landslide...so Coach Melissa promised them a sno-cone treat. So tonight the team came to collect their reward.



Mr. and Mrs Coach Melissa getting ready to pay up!






But when the Ice Breakers win...everyone benefits! So all the siblings, parents (and cousins) got a sno-cone too!

Isabella and Sam were thrilled!!




Even John was eating it up!



We had a great time this season and I am so glad that Emma-Rose made all the new friends that she did. I am especially appreciative to Coach Melissa. Emma-Rose really looks up to her and I am grateful for an example like that for her.



Way to go Ice Breakers!

Pops

We have been trying to get Grammy to head to Pops with us for lunch one day. Every time she comes up, we run out of time for the drive up to the restaurant. We love to go there...to pick out our own soda in the bottle and to have some of their yummy burgers!

This weekend, we finally got there!

Goin' to the Chapel

This week my niece is visiting our family. Isabella is a sweet, sweet little girl and we love having her here. She is an only child and she loves to come up and hang with the other kiddos! Today she and Emma-Rose gave her a "Princess Make-over." Which meant there was some makeup applied, hair curled and lots and lots of glitter.



After she was all dolled up, she and Sam announced they were getting married. Here is their wedding photo.



They just crack me up!

4th place! (Hey it's better than 5th, right?)

Tonight the Southmoore Volleyball league had their awards ceremony.

The Ice Breakers won 4th place in their 10-11 year old division!













I think it is great considering that most of the girls had never even played before. Emma-Rose was thrilled. She absolutely LOVED playing volleyball. It was wonderful that she found an activity to participate in and it is even better that she was good at it!




Well, it was with the dedicated help of Coach Melissa...Thanks Coach!