Big Brother Party

Big Brother is back. Brittany and her Cousin Dustin have been counting down the days till this premier. They love the show and planned a little party to celebrate.



Another Summer of Julie...



The teens went shopping for the food they wanted to eat while watching the show. They were making all kinds of goodies in the kitchen.



Starbucks Ice-Cream too.



Expect the unexpected. The twist this year is there is a mole among the bunch.



When the houseguest popped open their bottle of wine, they had to have their sparkling grape juice. Ha-Ha



After the show was over, they played a game of Twister? It was pretty funny to watch.



So here we go again. I don't think I'm ordering the live feeds but I will follow along when it airs on TV. The blogs pretty much show you what you don't want to miss anyhow.

We think the Mole playing this game is the Texas guy named Lane. He seems to act like he doesn't know what's going on but I believe it's all an act. Who do you think the Mole is?

An Eventful 4th

We've had a non-stop weekend of 4th of July activities. Most of which I did not plan for but it just happened all last minute. I got the call to go here and there, so we went. What I thought was going to be a restful weekend turned out to be full of food, fun and family.

We spent time at the park.










The kids went swimming at the pool.







We saw the evening fireworks.



Maddie and I getting ready for the show to start! She wasn't scared at all at the loud noises. It surprised me.





And BBQ some hot dogs and hamburgers with plenty of family.





Whew!.... and it's not even over yet. Jared has gone fishing with his Cousin and it's just us girls right now. We might have to sneak out and see Eclipse again at the theater. he-he

Hope your having a great weekend where you are as well.

Making A Big Slash

We made our annual trip to the big water park this Summer. All the Cousins get together to have a day of fun in the sun. They made a big slash in the wave pool, water slides, lazy river and even hanging out at the baby pool with Maddie.

Jared, Britt & their Cousin Dustin



The older two getting ready for the big slides!



Maddie having fun playing in the water. It was her first time there and she did really well.






Cousins, Jared and Austin



It looks like she's saying...Hey Boys! :)



Brittany playing in the water with Madison.




Having their snacks!



Relaxing in her chair at the end of a long day!



It was fun and we'll do it again once we all recover from a little sunburn.

Yard Sales & BBQ's

Our weekend started out by going to the movies. The kids saw Toy Story 3 and loved it. I think every kid in town was there to watch it as well. The line was long outside and the theater was packed. It's funny how after each kid I've had, there seems to be a new Toy Story movie that comes out. For instance, when Brittany was born in 95 the first movie came out. Then in 2001 when Jared was born, the 2nd movie came out. His room was completely decorated in a Toy Story theme and even had a Buzz Lightyear birthday party. Now with the 3rd child here there is a 3rd movie. I find it funny that it just keeps coming back in style. It's a good thing I still have all the toys for the new little ones to enjoy.

Saturday I put out all my junk and had a yard sale. I did it alone and boy was it a lot of work. Thankfully the kids helped me entertain Maddie while I took care of the buyers. I had a great turn out. Thanks in part to my advertising in and around Walmart. I practically live next door and they just stopped at my sale on their way there. I almost couldn't stop the people from coming even though I was planning to rap it up around 1pm. It just gets so hot and we had a birthday party to go to that afternoon. I finally got everything back in boxes about 4pm and then had to race to a Cousin's 16Th birthday party BBQ. He thought he was getting a car poor kid. He got a car, it just was a Hot Wheels one. LOL That was a mean joke, but he doesn't even have his drivers license yet, so he can wait a little longer.





Maddie loved being able to crawl around in the grass while we were outside most of the day. She charmed my yard sale customers and I think I made a couple of extra sales because of her. Ha!




Jared helped me cook dinner with a good old-fashioned BBQ on Sunday! We had all the fixin's and I think everything tastes better using the charcoal brickets rather then those fancy gas outdoor stoves. I bought this little BBQ grill last year and it's still going strong. It's just the size for the kids and I.







Brittany wanted to make this Watermelon Cream Pie recipe she found and did all the hard work herself. In true Brittany style, she made them all cute with little faces.





Tomorrow all the Cousins want to go to the big water park so they can enjoy another HOT Summer day together. They always have the best fun.

That was our weekend! Hope yours was great as well.