Father's Day

I'm playing a little catch up on my blog while I have a very rare, quiet moment. David invited his siblings and his Dad out to the farm to play golf for Father's Day. They had a blast playing golf on Papa's "Grantsmanship" course. Joanne got a great golf lesson from Grandpa Don and her very well dressed brother. Yes, I do see the pants...he has several pair...I know....no comment needed. The kids had a great time playing on the water slide and catching up. Oliver was happy to meet his Higgins cousins. He watched most of the excitement from his bouncy seat and enjoyed hanging out with Trish. I'm sure if Oliver could talk, he'd be asking Daddy "what's up with the pants?" :)

Summer fun with cousins

We had the Delaney family here for almost a week while Uncle Joey had call at a pediatric practice in Hartsville. We loved having them here! The kids had a blast playing on the water slide and the slip 'n' slide. What a great way to really kick off summer! Les and I have always dreamed we could have our families close...now that we're back in SC, that dream is a reality!

Clean up on aisle 5

What do you do when your toddler has a poopy in their swimsuit and you're too busy playing outside to stop the activities? You hose them down of course! Oh Daddy!

We love telling the story when Daddy hosed down Lil D when he was a toddler and now it seems history is repeating itself!

Tie dye and Mud Pies

How do you jazz up a summer day in the country? Well, with Mud pies and tie dye of course! We even topped our fun off with an outdoor potty!

Moving and a Grooving

It's been another one of those days...you know, the kind where you're ready for bed at 3:30 in the afternoon. Grant is potty training and she went through 5 pairs of panties (3 containing juicy poop) before 11am. I've also cleaned numerous puddles around the house. Meanwhile, David is in to everything and at the same time is claiming to be bored. Oliver is just precious but still has to be fed every 3 hours and then held upright while he fusses for the next hour because of his tummy trouble. We just finished dinner and I rewarded the children with chocolate...they are wearing most of it. I decided to take a break from cleaning the kitchen to see what oldest brother and sister are up to and tip toe in to the den to peek. They are both dancing their hearts out and singing to the "Fresh Beat Band" on tv. Now, you parents know just what I'm talking about...."we had a great day....a super day.....spend some time together..." come on-you know that song! I literally had to put my hand over my mouth to contain my giggles! In that moment I realized that this is the good stuff....this is life. There is nothing but simple unadulterated joy in dancing to a catchy song. So, bring on the pee pee and the biting and the screaming and the poop smeared panties! At the end of the day, it's all precious and we did "have a great day....a super day..."

The graduate....again

David has already had more graduations than many ever get! We celebrated in Texas as he graduated from 4k to 5k and became an official elementary student. This year we celebrated in South Carolina as he graduated kindergarten. It is so hard to believe my baby boy will be a first grader! The graduation skit/musical and ceremony at Emmanuel Christian School was impressive! We even got a nice keepsake "diploma" with his cap and gown picture and his official report card. David's gpa for kindergarten....99.7!!!! We salute our graduate and couldn't be prouder!

3 angels

The children were dressed for church on Sunday and we decided to take advantage of them being in their "handsome" and "pretty" clothes to snap a few pics. We took them all around the yard and snapped away. I think we got quite a few good ones considering they weren't into the photo shoot very much. Daddy finally bribed them with gum and the smiles came natural. I have several with the actual wad of gum showing in their cheeks! Oliver was great- even posing while he spit up a million times! It was a gorgeous day and we are so proud of our beautiful blessings.