Playdate

We had a playdate last Friday with the Browns, Kimmels, and Lambs. We have all been so busy this summer that we haven't all gotten together in a long time. I think this was the first time all 4 babies have played together since they've been "mobile". As you can see in the pictures - Macy is going to be the boss of the little boys just like Brooke is of the bigger boys. And I just want to let it be known that the only way I got the 4 big kids to sit still for a picture was by bribing them with candy.

Charleston

This weekend I went on a girls' trip to Charleston. This picture was taken at a little wine tasting we went to before dinner one night. The whole weekend was wonderful - we ate and shopped and ate some more!! We did do a little of the "touristy" stuff one afternoon too. We had a great trip and we are all looking forward to next year! We missed Shelbi and Beth Kittle - y'all better join us next year!!

I am so blessed to have such a great group of friends to do fun things with. We started a "birthday fund" this year and it has been great. There are 9 of us in our group and when any of us had a birthday we would each give $10 to the birthday fund. We used the money in Charleston to pay for some of our meals and a few cab rides and it worked out great.

I don't normally do these kinds of things but what the heck! I got this from the "Queen Blogger" Mary Straton. You have to answer each question with a one word answer - which really is harder than you think. Here goes -

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Where is your significant other? work
3. Your hair? fuzzy
4. Your mother? great
5. Your father? sweet
6. Your favorite thing? food
7. Your dream last night? weird
8. Your dream/goal? heaven
9. The room you're in? store
10. Your hobby? blogging
11. Your fear? death
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
13. Where were you last night? Jennifer's
14. What you're not? thin
15. One of your wish list items? ipod
16. Where you grew up? Greenwood
17. The last thing you did? ate
18. What are you wearing? clothes
19. Your TV? obsession
20. Your pet? none
21. Your computer? isolated
22. Your mood? good
23. Missing someone? kids
24. Your car? mini
25. Something you're not wearing? watch
26. Favorite store? target
27. Love someone? family
28. Your favorite color/shade? blue
29. Last thing you ate? pizza
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? unsure

James Hyer's first "trim"

Last week my sister gave James Hyer his first "trim" - it was hardly a haircut but we just had to get it out of his face. As you can see in the pictures - he was NOT happy. He had been running a little fever that day and I thought it was just his teeth but the poor thing really had roseolla. He has been pretty miserable since last Wednesday - bless his sweet little heart!!

Bath Time Fun

The boys love bath time - especially James Hyer. Here are a few pics of them playing in the tub.

More pictures from Pittsburgh

Here are some pictures at Kennywood - one of the oldest amusement parks in the U.S. It was a lot of fun even though it was so hot it felt like we were back home. The kids especially loved the Kiddieland section that had smaller rides for them. They didn't have to wait in line very long either like in the rest of the park. The last day we were in Pittsburgh we just hung out at Karen and Ray's house by the pool and their kids and grandkids came over. It was so nice to just relax and of course eat (and drink) all day!!! I am going to attempt to make a slide show of the rest of the pictures from our trip but I don't know how long it will take me to figure it out!!

Pittsburgh Trip

Last week we went to visit Grandale's family in Pittsburgh. We all had a wonderful time and are so glad we got to go. Dale's cousins Karen and Ray (aka Ga Ga and Pappy) were the most gracious hosts to us and Matthew and Ann Lamar had so much fun playing with their grandkids Marissa, Joey and Jacob. I'm sure in a few years that James Hyer will be having just as much fun with the babies, Mia and Ella too! It was so good to see Dale's mom, Madeleine (aka Mae Mae) too - she is so sweet. Here are a few of the many pictures I took. These are from the Pirates game and the zoo.