grammy camp 2012 (a new tradition!)

the girls spent four days with grammy and cousin s at grammy camp!  they had so much fun!  a bluebell factory tour, complete with ice cream, a visit to the butterfly center at the museum of science, lots of pool time, cookie and cupcake making, lots of songs and stories, tutu making, journaling, and bug catching!  they had so much fun!  they came home with lots of goodies and lots of smiles!  i sure missed them . . . but it was cool to have b all to myself for a little while . . . he got spoiled while they were being spoiled!  what a fun tradition!  thanks grammy!  the girls even came home and did a performance of the songs they learned . . . super cute!
fyi . . . the "camp" is for four and up . . . count b in for next year, grammy!
kam's fav part, " aking the tutus and the journals!"
mck's fav part, "going to the bluebell factory place!"
ken's fav part, "seeing the longwings lay eggs!"

a few "mommy" days!

for the first time i got the chance to leave all my little munchkins and spend a few days . . . doing absolutely nothing! :) i joined bailey on a business trip . . . so he was busy and i was on my own and had no car . . . in california . . . at a resort with several pools . . . in the middle of the week! it was really quite wonderful. nothing exciting, just a lot of "me" time, which i think i was desperately in need of.

the kids had a great few days and had lots of time with grammy! what a treat for the kids! they went on and on about how great their time with grammy was . . . so much so that they didn't miss me too much! :) kam and b.c. came to pick me up at the airport . . . kam was so happy and smiley - so cute and fun to see! b.c. just kept staring at me . . . like he wasn't sure if it was really me! after i talked to him a bit and got him giggling he said "mom" . . . and not just once, but several times on the way home. what a treat to come home to! ken and mck were so happy to come off the bus and see me. i got giant hugs. it was really like christmas! :)

thanks so much mom for giving me a few much needed days . . . i cannot tell you how much i appreciate that! i didn't worry about the kids one bit! :) just get ready . . . next summer you'll have all 4 all day! :)

grandparent lunch surprise

grammy got an early start to the morning and drove to g’town in time for ken’s grandparent lunch today! ken had no clue she was coming. i even told her I might not make it. she saw me and kam and gave us hugs. then looked up and saw grammy. she was so surprised and happy. what a great treat! we signed her out of school and went to play for the rest of the day!

a week with grammy

the girls had a great week! :) they got to do lots of fun things with grammy while i spent time with b.c.! monday they went to the library and got to spend lots of time picking out books and playing . . . tuesday was b.c.'s photo shoot, but the girls got to participate too! they were all little hams! :) they loved the extra attention! then they got to go to lunch at burger king and do a little shopping! wednesday they went back to the library for the end of the summer reading program! there was a cool bubble lady there and they all got their faces painted and ate lots of pizza! :) they had a great time!

thursday they all went to the movies to see g-force! they ALL sat through the movie! (hello- even kam!) they filled up on popcorn, soda, and candy! :) what a treat! friday we all ventured out . . . we left at 8:30 (WOW . . . i impressed myself!) we started off at chick-fil-a for breakfast and lots of play. i dropped the girls and grammy off at the pool while b.c. and i went to do some errands and pick up lunch for everyone. b.c. and i hung out at the pool for awhile while the girls finished swimming. about 45 minutes later b.c. had had enough . . . and we headed home around 1:45!

what a fun and busy week! i have a feeling the girls might be a bit disappointed in the coming week . . . taking all 4 kids anywhere is a bit daunting! thank goodness for grammy! she has been a lifesaver! between cooking, cleaning, taking care of the girls, and holding bentley . . . i would not have survived this week without her! reality is about to set in!

blueberry picking with grammy

the girls and i went blueberry picking for the first time with grammy! :) it was amazingly hot, but the girls were troopers (okay, grammy and i were too!). they were so cute trying to find a good patch to pick from! ken and mck were really into it! they did great too . . . weeding out the "yucky" berries and grabbing the "really purple ones!" they picked quite a few . . . you'd be amazed how much time you spend picking and how slowly the buckets fill up! kam did great EATING the berries! she was really funny . . . she'd kind of sneak up next to ken or mck's bucket stick her hand in and grab a handful before the girls could shout "MOM, she's stealing our blueberries again!" she would kind of smirk and shove the handful in her mouth . . . there's no telling how many she ate! :)

mck and ken are PICKING the berries . . . kam is STEALING them! :)

we picked almost 4 pounds of blueberries! grammy made blueberry pancakes for the girls and we made blueberry cookies and blueberry/raspberry cobbler at home! a yummmmmmy treat! there is only a handful left in the freezer, but i think this will be a new summer tradition! cereal was a whole lot more delicious with a handful of fresh blueberries on top! :)

HOT and TIRED after an hour and a half of PICKING! :)

after picking we hit the local sonic for some yummy drinks and lunch! :) thanks for a fun day, grammy!