Tuesday at last

Yeah, yeah. But she's a girl....

On Finley's birthday Sunday, the sun was shining, it was hot, so we broke out the kiddie pool. The water coming from the well is always freezing, but in the heat, it didn't take long to warm up.


The pool isn't very big, but big enough for 4 little kids. (the 5th one wasn't interested). They played in the water for several hours and had a great time.

Here is a picture of "M" taking a flying leap into the pool.


Arlington also joined in the jumping fun.


The pool has a mini slide, and all the kids took running dives down this thing. It was just enough water to cool them off and keep them entertained.


After fun in the pool (and the kids took a good nap) we went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. We were celebrating Mat's parents anniversary. We had a nice dinner. We got quite a few looks since we looked like the parents of 5 kids under the age of 6! It was pretty funny.




There was a young couple (no kids) sitting next to us at the restaurant that kept looking at the brood of kids we had. I am sure that was enough birth control for them for a LONG time.

Here are Mat and I with our kids and niece and nephew after our dinner.

We had a great weekend all together and it was fun. It makes me look even more forward to spending a week at the lake with Mat's family and all the kids.

Yesterday (Monday) after dinner we roasted marshmallows in our fire pit and made smores.


It was a little windy, and smoke was blowing in all directions. But that didn't stop us!


Then we went to check on the garden, and found that a few pea pods were ready to be picked.


Mat and Arlington put this garden together and they are both very proud of it. The deer at the first crop of plants that were in there, but now we have plants of peas, tomatoes, watermelon, pumpkin, and beans that are growing very well!


Today was a rainy day. We spent most of the day inside. It was an unusual start to our morning. I got up around 7:30 fully expecting the kids to be up shortly after. I didn't hear any noise, so I went outside to do a little yard work while it was still peaceful. The first kiddo up was Cainan, but when I saw the time it was 8:45!! Arlington got up at 9am, and Finley (drumroll) got up at 10am!! It was crazy! I kept checking on her and she was sleeping and sleeping.

Needless to say, that meant there weren't going to be any naps today. That proved to make for a very long afternoon and the kids were tired come bed time tonight.

This afternoon we had a nice visit from my brother and sister-in-law AJ and Tricia. They are taking a mini vacation to Boston until Friday, and stopped to spend a few hours with us on their way there. They stayed for about 2 1/2 hours and it was fun to see them. We look forward to seeing them again in August when we got to Pennsylvania for a visit.

Before they left, I had them pose with the kids. Believe it or not - this picture only took one take! My kids are never that good. We got luck on our side.


Okay - now you won't be hearing from me until Saturday. Or maybe Sunday. We may go somewhere fun on Saturday if the weather is nice, and I may not be back to blog. My summer schedule is messing you up, isn't it? I am just trying to keep it interesting.

Here are a few more pictures for you to enjoy! See you all later!