Spa Day!

While the boys were at a movie, Belle and I painted our nails and put on make-up. She sat at her vanity that my dad made for her. I tried to get her to let me do her hair, but she wanted nothing to do with that! After Joel and Josh returned, she found Josh's nerf gun and would shoot it at the dart board . After each shot she would reapply her lipstick. maybe she is going to be a Bond Girl.

Independence Day

We spent our evening at The pollard's house-great friends, awesome house, cool pool and wonderful times with memories made! The kids swam until dusk and then the firework show began. Yes the first picture is Josh with Joel's blow torch. That is how a redneck lights fireworks in the south! Mom was a bit nervous with all the kids, teenagers and adults lighting fireworks at the same time. Watching Josh was not very exciting either! I am happy to be home. Thanks Ronnie for reminding me that one day my kids will be grown and I will not need to stress over watching out for everyone! Or is that just a man thing Lisa?

Here is Belle with a sparkler, that I promise you was lit by the torch!

Remembering My Dad

Today as I was loading pictures I came across this photo of Dad! What a great picture. Anyone that knew my dad knew he rarely smiled for a picture and hated having pictures taken of him. This photo was taken last August for his 70th birthday. My brother and his family made the trip to help celebrate his big day. It was a great weekend and just seeing Dad happy was well worth it! It is hard to look at this picture and realize less than 6 months later we would lose him. He is extremely missed by all of us each day. He was a super dad and I was lucky to have such a great role model, provider and hero in my life.

Excitement on Eagleston

So we have had a nice relaxing few days around here. Joel's parents have been in town since Monday evening and have kept the kids busy. Today, they went to the movies to see Wall-E. So I had a nice day without children. (Yes, Kelly Pack 2 days in a row!) I was off running errands, which I might add included a trip to Hobby Lobby, the scrapbook store, Target and the bookstore. Errands are so much fun without kids! After completing my errands and returning to our neighborhood, I get to the top of our street and notice the garbage truck seems to be slightly on its side. As I approach I see it definitely has its right tires buried into the side of the street. We had a water main break last week, which the city claimed to have fixed, but apparently did not fill the hole properly, hence the sunken truck! The kids were excited to have 2 cops, 2 huge tow trucks and several city officials on the scene. They finally tow the truck out out of the hole and then the police car would not work. All in a days work for the city of O.B. workers. There is always excitement on our street! It is a great place to live. Anyone want to buy a house it comes loaded with drama everywhere you turn.

VIsit with the Grandparents

Mustache (aka Grandpa) and Grandma arrived yesterday for a visit. They are going to spend the week with us and will be with us for the 4th. Today they went to the park and made a trip to Target for some toys and grandkid spoiling! After dinner we celebrated Mustaches birthday with a cake that looked like a grill. It even had roasted marshmallows, a hot dog and a hamburger out of frosting.

Splish Splash

Joel bought the kids a water slide. this year so we would not have to put up the pool. They really seem to love it. Their friend Natalie came over to play on the slide today.

Swim Lessons

Swim Lessons-Josh took swim lessons again this summer. He learned so much last year we thought it would be good for him to learn new techniques and become a stronger swimmer. By the last session they were swimming 5 warm up laps.