VBS and Birthday Party!

A few weeks ago, we sent Nolan to Vacation Bible School at one of our neighbor's churches. He went last year as well, but this time he had a friend with him....or should I say he had his "girlfriend" with him. He had a great time. The kids got "money" for attending each night, bringing a bible, reciting their verses, and answering questions. At the end of the week, the kids got to spend their money on various toys. Nolan had racked up by the end of the week, and had lots of goodies to show for it. I was even shocked on Friday when the shopping was over, and he was showing me all of his stuff. He got a yo-yo, frisbee, baton, etch-a-sketch, slinky, football, and he even knocked me off my feet when he revealed that he had purchased a mirror and some stickers for Natalie!!! I asked my neighbor, who was in charge of the gift table, if she had coaxed him into getting something for Natalie, but she didn't....he did this on his own free will!!! Nothing makes this momma happier than when my kids are super sweet to each other!

This 4th of July weekend, we were pretty busy as well. The 4th was pretty much a wash with all the rain we had, but luckily in the evening it had cleared up enough for Matt and our neighbor Matt to pull out their fireworks. Matt had taken Nolan to see Kung Fu Panda earlier in the evening, so I think all in all, Nolan had a good day....seeing his first movie at the theater and then getting to watch some fireworks in the street. I decided that night to take Nolan downtown to see the actual fireworks show, but it began to rain and Nolan wasn't too interested in these fireworks since we were so far away....so we only lasted about 5 minutes before we headed back home.

Saturday was Morghan's birthday at the neighborhood park. We had a cookout and cake, and the kids got to play on the playground so it was a great day for them as well. The weather was cooperative that day, and thank goodness, cause Nolan had been looking forward to her party for about 2 weeks!

On Sunday, we had been invited to 2 different outdoor events....one being a family reunion on my dad's mother's side, and the other being a cookout at one of Matt's good friends' house. Since my sister was in town, I couldn't miss the opportunity to see her....so Matt and I split up for the day. I took Nolan and Natalie to Spencer for the reunion, and Matt took Nathan to the cookout. I think it was good for Matt and Nathan to have some one-on-one time since it is very rare to have that opportunity. He said Nathan was great as usual, but had a little issue with a little 2 year old girl who only found pleasure in shoving him to the ground. But all things said, they still had fun. As for me and the other two, we had a blast. The reunion was held a park across the street from my dad's house. Nolan and Natalie had so much fun playing at the playground and totally wore themselves out. Back at Dad and Shirley's house the kids got to play with 3 little kittens that Shirley had just acquired from a stray momma cat. They each had to hold all 3 kittens, and Natalie actually picked out one that she called her own....poor little kitten got dropped twice cause Natalie didn't fully understand "placing" the cat down on the ground. We headed for home at around 7 o'clock and got home a little after 9pm. The kids, of course, slept for the entire ride home, and were deliriously tired when I pulled in the garage and told them it was time to go in the house. They both began crying from exhaustion and wanting nothing more than to climb into bed and finish their sleeping.

I'll be getting a little break mid-week, as Matt has to go to Charleston again for a meeting, and he'll be taking Nolan and Natalie to spend the night with Mom-o and Pops. So I'm kind of letting the house go for a few more days until I have a good opportunity for some heavy duty cleaning with less interruption! I'm even considering taking Nathan to the pool as long as we can get a day without rain...which has been nearly impossible so far this summer!

P.S. - Sorry for the lack of pictures....I can't stress how horrible I am at thinking to take lots of pictures!!! I'll try to do better next time. :)