Finishing up July 2013

This Wednesday was almost a carbon copy of last Wednesday. We had dinner at Logan's followed by church and then I finished the baby shower invites that I started last week.

Thursday was the first full day of school. Brookelynn had four bags total when she got everything in the car. She had her backpack loaded down with school supplies, she had her lunch bag, her cheer bag for practice and an additional bag that I can't recall the contents.
Devin on the other hand, had to be forced to take a pencil. By Friday, Devin was asking how far away is fall break.

Friday night, Stroker and I went for another date night. This time, we went to a new restaurant here in town called Seven Senses. It was delicious.

Saturday was spent on the road...Literally. We were from Jamestown to Pikeville and back. Then we drove it a second time.

 Sunday, after church, we went to Mildreds to visit with some family that had come in this weekend for family reunion. I made a squash casserole to take. We hung around her house most of the day. I called my sis while we were there to wish her a happy birthday.

Monday was Brookelynn's first rubber band exchange at the orthodontist. Thank goodness it didn't leave her teeth sore. She had to go straight to cheer practice afterwords.

 After the orthodontist visit on Monday, Brookelynn had to have three shots at the doctors office on Tuesday. She is really good about taking shots. She actually watches the nurse inject them. She did give me a fake cry after the nurse left the room. The injections left her arms a bit sore, but she endured 2 hours of cheer stunt training right after we left the doctors office. #ToughGirl

 We ended July with dinner at Logans and Wednesday evening church. This month went well and I thank God for that. Hope August is equally blessed.

Just Visiting

After church Sunday, we made our rounds visiting first my mom and then my dad. I need to visit them more often, but our schedule stays packed.

Tuesday was school registration. Brookelynn had to attend the entire two hours. Devin just ran in briefly to pick up his schedule. When I picked up Brookelynn at 10:00, she was determined that we go straight to the store to purchase school supplies.

Tuesday afternoon, one of the brave cheer moms allowed her daughter to have a sleepover for all the cheerleaders. Better her than me I guess. The sleepover required each of the girls to bring a sleeping bag. There is one thing we have never needed in the past, so off to the store I go to buy one. Boy did I luck up...Panda sleeping bag, pillow and carrying bag. PERFECT! Brookelynn loved it.

Stacia text me Tuesday afternoon to see if I would be interested in taking a few photos of Jett, Dash, and Grey. I said "sure...can we do it today?" We wound up at Dogwood Park. The idea started heading south when we arrived at sunset. Next was the dying battery in my camera, followed by two boys that would much rather play than take photos. After a short while, Stacia told them to go have fun. It was great to sit outside, enjoy the warm summer air and watch those kids run, giggle and splash until 9:00. Stacia had to convince them that the fountain was going to turn off soon; otherwise, they would have never got in the van.

Painting and Pool Party

Today, we joined Matasia for her 7th birthday party. She had a painting party followed by swimming. It was the perfect day for both. Sunny and 97 degrees. It was nice attending a party that we could sit down and relax.

And So It Begins

Thursday made it official, summer break came to a close.It was in-service day for Putnam County Schools. I also had some blood work done and a bone density screening. Turns out that I still have Osteopenia, which is the early onset of osteoperosis. Brookelynn had cheer practice on Thursday and she joined Darlene in watching Matasia in the Overton County Fair Pageant. It was a long day and bedtime was welcomed by all of us at the Hayes House.
Friday, Stroker and I both took the day to rest. We slept until almost 10:00 am. Once we got up, we were not much better off. We had a peacful breakfast for two at Cracker Barrell  then headed back home to lay around. We went for ice cream in the afternoon and took a drive down by a creek in Jackson County. After a few more hours of laziness, the two of us went on a date at Outback. The kids were home all day too, but aside from Brookelynn joining us for the scenic drive...they both left us to enjoy our day.
It was a storybook ending to summer break 2013.

Back to School Bash

Tuesday, July 16th was the Avery Trace Middle School Back to School Bash. Brookelynn had to make a poster to welcome everyone back to another school year. Her cheer coach asked them to put on their uniforms, make posters and show up to welcome the students back. 

It was a long two hours for me, but she seemed to enjoy handing out candy to the students as they walked in and I noticed a whole lot of smiles and good times as those girls hung out with each other.
Wednesday we went to church and dinner at Logans. After church, we drove by a co-workers house so we would know how to get to her party on Saturday. Brookelynn and I also started on crafting up some baby shower invitations for an upcoming shower that we are helping host.

Slip and Slides

Other than the time we spent in church Sunday morning, we spent the entire day outside. I have the red nose and shoulders to prove it. It was a beautiful day full of sunshine. I also had a 8:00 hair appointment Sunday evening. From the stuff we got done outside to getting highlights in my hair, I felt like Sunday was a pretty successful day.

Monday, the kids and I got up around 8am and went to breakfast at Shoney's followed by a visit to Cummin's Falls. We walked down to the overlook which was beautiful and scary at the same time. Thank goodness there are rails up now to keep bpeople from slipping over the edge. I didn't even want to touch the rails out of fear that they would fall too. They were so close to the edge, I felt like the ground could give any second.

We stopped by the creek on the way home and Brookelynn and I got our feet wet. We wound up getting the water-slide out to beat the heat. Devin went down a couple of times, but the most use of the slide was from Brookelynn, Kali, Treasure, Michaely, Jalyn and Cassidy. Those girls were playing until 4:00 in the evening. Once they finally wore out, I ordered Papa Johns pizza and they devoured it in minutes. The last friend was picked up around 8pm. By that time, I was ready for bed.