August News

Starting off the month with Derek getting injured in his pickleball tournament. 

He came home in a lot of pain and just laid on the floor for a while.  

We got it wrapped and he stayed there a bit longer

Finally made it to the couch

This is 8 days out from his injury

10 days out

12 days out

Brandy gave me a delicious little cantaloupe and it was soooo yummy! 

Saileen and Maison went shopping and had a blast...teeneagers with their drivers licenses is a whole new world. 

Don't be alarmed....this is Saileen working on her costume make up. pretty good, I think! 

And a cut...look a little too real for me! 

Sisters outing! 

Practicing a fancy costume look

Egyptian look 

This,,,this is just disturbing...I have to keep reminding myself that its just make up!

This is the world we live in.....sigh......

Quad Squad hangout

Dude filter.....is amusing and disturbing

Ha ha! 

I look like my brothers

Movie night underway! 

We are ready for the braces!!!

Here we go! 

Costco run after ortho....Gotta get the food! 

Experience class at the REFIT weekend! 

No air conditioning! Yikes! 

We were in the back as close to the swamp cooler as we could get!

Sweaty, hot muggy class! 

Training day at the Malouf building 

Getting all sweaty bright and early in the morning! 

A picture of me ended up on their Instagram feed! 

Megan too! 

Then we sit and soak it all in! 

It's a weird time

But we are making the best of it. 

Ally's birthday...Ken and Jo did a heart attach on her door! 

The kids and their marvel action scenes with their Legend characters. 

The door of the washer accosted me....it hurt like a BUGGER!!! 

I do not know what is happening here....but it's pretty normal for him! ha ha

Derek's watermelon carving

Pretty creepy! 

Golf

golf

and more golf....it is definitely summer in full swing!  

 

July summer adventures

July still with everything means you get creative on how to live life and do the things you want to do in a safe way. That is what we are trying to do. 

It's a good thing that braces are worth it in the end...getting there is not so fun sometimes! 

A new trend maybe??

Saileen practicing hair styles on her mannequin

Selfie! Ha ha

We went on a trip to Idaho

Jo is a butterfly whisperer

It stayed on her finger for quite some time

So cool!

The kids took lots of pictures with their phones. This was one of them

And this one too

Doing pictures is a fun part of being in a new place! New scenery! 

It was HOT so we hid under the umbrellas a lot

Harry Potter glasses were a thing for a while! ha ha 

Lots of bike riding on the dirt trail

Walking and biking....walking and biking

More walking....more biking

Hiding from the sun

Family bike rides

The sunsets there were so pretty!

The whole area was pretty

Dad taking them on a walk

through the corn fields

Another walk on a different day

Seeing what there is to see

Seeing if the corn is a good place to take a nap! 

I wonder if they sang as they walked?!?!

Fields for miles

and smiles for miles

I think they walked every square inch of the field 

Learning a trendy dance

S'mores 

Roasted mallows and the favorite

 if it doesn't get all over the place..it doesn't belong in your face

dinner over the fire 

chowin down! 

aaaaaand more walking

Sibling chain

and the boy has had enough and must run ahead

This girl loved the biking! 

We made it happen and hopefully they made some good memories while we were here. 

He did not like the bumpy road out of there....her had the cat in a head lock and was securely by my side.  

The cat was a big help. Ha ha

What's summer without a few sunburns

We have got the wild hair to re-do the kitchen and table and chairs

It's quite a process of cleaning and taking everything apart

You never realize how dirty things get....

Cutting the pieces to recover them

It's taking over the house! 

Jo jo was my helper!

She even used the staple gun

It did a number on my hand working with all that rough fabric and pulling the old stuff off and pulling the new fabric tight to staple it on. 

The table is going to be pretty

using a wood paneling and going around in a circle

It's coming together!

We sprayed the chairs outside, for our sanity....instead of trying to hand paint them.  

Looks good!

We have our chairs back! 

Looks much better! 

It's feels completely different when the chairs are white! 

I love how it turned out! 

The kitchen is still amazing! 

So worth it!

Looks so cool! 

Baseball is the sport this year! 

Warming up to go up to bat!

Sitting on the sidelines watching the game

MyLee's 13th birthday! 

Barbie stuff is the name of the game

She was very happy about what she got! 

Barbie stuff, clothes and more barnie stuff! 

Dessert time! Peach cobbler!!

Decided to customize some shoes! 

and fix a scratch from our trip with a Gryffindor sticker on Saileen's bike 

Sunsets in the summer are awesome

Visiting with cousins social distance style

Last baseball game. 

He did great! He got natural talent award!

Dad and son....proud moment! 

Self care mud mask! ha ha! 

And Mandalorian had been at our house lately....keeping an eye on things

Kenna making a character out of the strings on her pants.....first raisins....not this! ha ha

Golfing.....it must be summer!

Going golfing with Dad.....and taking pictures on the Phone.