Midway

One of my favorite places in the world (not that I have actually been all over the world) is Midway. I grew up going there with my best friend Steph whose family has a farm there. Now some of our other good friends own a home there. We are so lucky to have been invited to join them there many times. We always have so much fun with them and they all are so kind to include us so often. This past weekend we went with our friends Angie and Brian for a quick trip. I finally remembered to take my camera with me this time and here are some of the pictures that were taken on our walk/fishing adventure/golf ball hunt.

Getting the hook ready to get caught in the plants around the creek. I don't remember if they actually caught any fish but they sure did get the line stuck a lot.

Cute Dad and his cute sons.

Here they are fishing for fish and golf balls. This is good because we really need more golf balls at our house. Several large bins full are just not enough. (Just kidding Matt.)

I thought this was a nice image.

Aren't they cute! Check out the sky behind them.

The beginning of the big haul. There is a water hazard behind the hole. Jackpot!

Gorgeous E. and great lighting.

Our good friends Angie and Brian. They are cute too.

Jake not cooperating. He is still cute though and (although you can't see it in this picture) -- getting more freckles. Isn't he lucky!

She is such a good dog. I am almost a dog-hater but I like Maddie. Matt and the kids really really really want a dog but I am standing strong. I just can't take care of one more living thing.

Kater

Mr. B.

Claire and her harvest of wild mint leaves.

Miss E. I finally got her picture. After that she couldn't get enough of the camera.

Brian and Matt. Long-time friends.

One of the reasons why I love Midway. Beautiful landscapes and cool evenings. Thank you Ang and Bri for the great getaway.

coming soon...

lori+joe=true love

Did I Really...

spend 3 hours creating this flyer?

THREE HOURS?!? I could have been doing how many other things? Including paying attention to my children.

Anyway, I am the one in charge of collecting these three things and turning them in for lots of cash for our elementary school! It is awesome. I love getting free money -- especially if it is for our school! I hope none of you will ever throw away any of these without thinking..."should I really be throwing this away? It would be just like throwing real money away. I should give this to my neighborhood school." Alright you may not think this but it is kind of true. Ever since I started this I can't throw a package away without checking for the box top or campbell's label. (Jenn L. I know you feel my pain.) I wish I could be this conciencious about keeping my house clean.

wish you could smell this

I just finished cutting a ton of limes, lemons, and oranges for an enrichment dinner tonight and my house smells awesome. Just a little help in cutting the smell of 5 humans holed up in the house for the last 5 days. The kids are doing well by the way. I have found though that there is actually a limit to how many popsicles one person can eat in one day. There is also a limit to how much I can listen to the Disney Channel in one day. ARGGHHH!

bye bye tonsils (beware of semi-gross picture)

Tomorrow all four kids are having their tonsils removed. They were lucky enough to receive the large tonsil gene from Matt. Below is a picture of Jake's tonsils. They are a size 4 on a scale of 1-4. That's big. The triplets' are almost as big as his.

This will be their first surgery so it will be interesting to see how they do. Hopefully they will be quick healers but the doctor says that they will have to stay down for 5 days. During that time they will get to eat fun stuff (popsicles, shakes, jell-o, etc.) to their hearts content. I am sure they will survive but will I?

Abigail

Here are some of my favorite shots from my portrait session today. It for sure helps that Abigail is so stinkin' cute! Can you believe those big blue eyes and those darling curls. Love it!

(Oh, thanks to my friend Jenn for letting me use her awesome yard for the session.)

Our First But Probably Not The Last

Little League Baseball. This summer Matt and Matthew were involved with a little league baseball All-Star team. Matt was coach and Matthew a player. This was our first time as part of the all-star program and unfortunately I didn't really know what to expect. What I didn't know was that it lasted through most of the summer and that there is a practice or a game EVERY night. This resulted in M & M missing out on some vacations and all of my planned summer projects postponed.


Despite my seemingly downer attitude about it, it actually was alot of fun. I loved seeing Matt and Matthew bond even more. Matt really was a great coach and he sincerely enjoys coaching the kids. I loved going to the games and seeing our little team of 8 year olds win almost every game (I think their record was 12-4 and they took 2nd in the State tournament). And I loved getting to know all of the incredible families with kids on our team (and the other Olympus team too). Here are some pictures from the season. Next up...Little League Football. Another first for us. I'll keep you posted.