Having fun w/ Miss Nicole

This is the boys playing w/ Mr. Timm (Miss Nicole's boyfriend)- they have grown very fond of him. To bad they will both be in Ohio soon. Although Mr. Timm already lives there, we will for sure miss Nicole so very much. Saying good bye will not be easy.

Closer to saying goodbye

At Miss Nicole's graduation party. Having to say goodbye to our most favorite babysitter and member of this family is so sad. Nicole is like our own at this point. She has been babysitting for the kids for about 6yrs now and they love her so much. We all do. She is a great person and treats the kids so wonderfully. It is going to be hard to say good bye for good when she leaves for Ohio in a couple weeks. Naomi was already crying at her graduation party. =(

Mallards game

Naarah went pee on the big potty 2 times when we were at the Mallards game. She even kept her pull up dry. Yippeeee Naarah.

Donald Driver and Edgar Bennett

Donald Driver and Edgar Bennett are the highlight of our day. The kids had a lot of fun once again this year doing the Green and Gold Training camp with Donald Driver and Edgar Bennett. They are really nice people and have a lot of fun with these kids. Chris got some video of the kids working out w/ them. Donald picked up Noah and Naomi and they thought that was the best thing ever.

The end of their exercising when they are in their huddle

Noah standing next to Donald Driver in the red shorts.

Noah's turn to race

Naomi's turn to race

Nathanael's turn to race.
Their whole group got through the race tag in 45sec. pretty darn quick.

Green and Gold Training Camp

Nathanael is on the right in the front row, some kid, Naomi in the gray t-shirt, and Noah in the green hat next to Naomi (can't see Noah really well in this bottom picture.
The kids working out w/ Donald Driver and Edgar Bennett.

Donald Driver Training Camp

The kids waiting in line

Naarah being silly w/ the cones

Here are the kids warming up getting ready for the Edgar Bennett/ Donald Driver Training camp.

TDS Fest

Here are the other kids at TDS Fest. Noah and Nathanael mostly like the big obsticale coarse bounce houses so it was not easy to get pictures of them doing that stuff. So we got a picture of Nathanael coming out of the little kids train one and then Noah playing a game and Naomi after she won toys for her and Naarah at the games. There had a few different games and Naomi won lots of stuff and Naarah was with her and so they would work together and Naomi won Naarah a couple of monkeys also, they had a great time.

Naarah TDS Fest

Naarah loved the little bounce house at TDS Fest. It was awesome because it kept her contained also.

Noah's shiner

So last night at Nathanael's baseball game Noah wanted to go and throw rocks in the lake with a couple of younger kids. Little did he know that little kids don't always pay attention to who is around them before they throw the rocks. Noah was bent over picking up rocks and stood up and WACK right in the eye. Thankfully it wasn't in the eye eye. But this is the day after so doesn't look as bad but is pretty puffy. At least in this picture he was smiling. It was a pretty rough night for most of us. I got stung by a bee at the end of the game, then Noah came up w/ the hurt eye, and when we got home I shut Nathanael's finger in the door. Thankfully the girls got to bed before I could injure them or they could injur one another. They stayed home while I took the boys to the game.

Growing up

Ok, last week the kids were playing baseball w/ waterballoons and in walks Naomi like this. I had to laugh so hard. I would have totally done something like that with my friends at that age. It was so funny. She didn't want me to take the pictures at first but I talked her into it.

playing at the school

Naarah wanted to take a picture of just me but I talked her into letting me take a picture of both of us together.

We had a really nice day recently so I took the kids on a bike ride to the school to let them play and burn some of their pent up energy. I feel like I am living in winter again only it is like 90 degrees, humid and way to many mosquitos. It is so bad outside with mosquitos that even w/ bug spray the kids were getting bit. Good thing the boys have baseball to play or we would be going crazy. The girls play at the park during the games so they get some energy out.