Habitat For Humanity

Some of the members of our small group invited us to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project just outside of Gainesville. We gladly accepted because we had been looking to find a way to serve in the community as a group. We showed up to the site where they were building the house and got right to work. Jeremy and Ryan were cutting siding for the house, while Mark hammered it on the house. Katrina, Chris and I were in charge of cleaning the site and organizing the lumber. Then the manager took us over to the side of the house where he attempted to give me a measuring tape and wanted me to measure siding and learn to nail it onto the house. Chris gladly accepted his job, but Katrina and I politely asked if there was something else that we could do, like continue to organize. That is what we knew how to do......and frankly I don't know a thing about hanging siding on a house and I would probably hurt myself or someone else and I REALLY didn't want to mess up Sarah's house. LOL!

Play Date with The Crutchfields

Christine brought the kids over to play in the new backyard. We always have so much fun. She's one of those friends that even if you don't see or talk to often and you just pick up right where you left off. She is a great person. Her kids are super sweet and Ansley loves her some babies, so she was fast friends with Kate....while James and Hayes threw mulch on each other. Boys will be boys. Christine will be having her third, another boy in December.

Play Date wtih Jodi & Katelyn Ford

We spent the afternoon over at our friends, The Ford's, house and let the kids play while the mommies caught up. Love them. They are such sweet people. Hayes had a blast. We had dinner together, played and this kids finger painted. He even got to ride a power wheels for the first time. He was riding in it and the little boy, McGavin, who is 3 was giving him a ride of his life. I was a nervous wreck and made him wear his helmet. Hayes was so excited that he gave the little boy a kiss on the cheek....lol! Anyways, all the fun came to an end when as I suspected, Hayes face-plants on the driveway out of the jeep. He of course screams and I am running terrified. Luckily he was fine, just little scraps and mild road rash.

Miss Kate

Kate is getting so big. She loves her brother and they get along so great. All day long, Hayes walks up and tells her he loves her and gives her a hug and kiss. I love having two kids so close together.

Where's Hayes?

So Mr Hayes is obsessed with brushing his teeth. This would make Uncle B proud. Lately when I can't find Hayes and he is being really quiet.....this is where he is.....IN THE SINK...brushing his teeth. This has happened on several occasions. I guess if you can't reach...just climb on in. He's such a stinker.

Happy 4th of July 2011- Cumming Fairgrounds

For the 4th of July this year we decided to take this kids to the Cumming Fairgrounds for the fireworks. It was a really nice day and really HOT. There were all kinds of vendors there with yummy food and little prizes. We got a funnel cake, pizza and a pulled pork sandwich. MMMM, junk food. My favorite. Chris also got Hayes a lemonade and look how BIG it was. That was the only size they had and it was bigger than Hayes. Hayes got a light-saber and a finger puppet. I think that Hayes and Chris's favorite part was watching the go-carts race. They had a live band playing and Hayes danced for the crowd. He doesn't know a stranger and went up to all the other kids if they had a ball and said, "Catch." Some let him play with them, some didn't. You will see some pics of him with the little girls next to our car. They were nice and played with him for a while. Miss Kate was a trooper too, didn't make a peep. Both kids stayed up WAY past their bedtime for the fireworks that did not start until 9:30pm. Once they started, Hayes loved them, but lost interested after about 10 because he wanted to run around. Kate watched all of them on my lap. We had a nice time as a family and may go again next year. Even if they did not get to bed until 10:30 and it took them 3 days to recuperate. It's only once a year!