Labor Day

Labor Day fun at the pool.  Lots of pool games that the kids played in, soda dive for the kids (always a hit), beer dive for the adults....Mike participated and pulled enough out for the both of us, the water was entirely too cold for me to jump in after free beer.  Then towards the end of the day they let all the little kids (under 10) go off of the high dive.  They have to be 10 to jump off of it, so the last day the pool is open they give everyone a chance.  Maddie had the entire place chanting for her and off she went.  She loved it and went again and again.....it was a fun day, complete with face paint!

Maddie's first day of tennis practice....

Well we've all witnessed it thru pictures.....Maddie has sat through A LOT of tennis practices and matches and it is finally HER TURN!!!  She was so excited to start!  She did a great job, payed attention, followed directions, and had a blast!!!  Our future tennis player.......

What friends are for

This right here is a picture of what friends are for.....I looked down at Jack and his friend the other day at tennis practice and Jack was helping his friend that hasn't quite master the shoe tie yet.....neither of them even thought twice about it.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses, and that's why we need friends to help us through life!

Can't even think of something clever for this....

I simply cannot even find a title for this.  Liz and I went to pick John and Maddie up from tot spot at the gym the other day and I peeked thru the window first just to see what they were doing.  I about died.....John and Maddie were the only two kids in there and they had quite the mess going on.......I had to snap a picture, and then we got busy helping the poor tot spot lady clean up their mess!  It was actually pretty funny!  I have NO idea what they were doing!!!

School Time

Peyton is headed to 4th grade, Jack is headed to 3rd grade and Maddie is starting pre-school at St. Peter this year.....one stop drop for me this year....it's going to be a beautiful thing.  Maddie is excited to go where the big kids go and to wear a uniform.  I asked her if she wants me to drop her off or the big kids.  In true Maddie, 3rd child fashion, she didn't think she needed me.

The big kids started a week before Maddie and then it was Maddie's turn.  Everyone seems to be enjoying the start!

Last Day of Summer....before school starts

Soaking up the last few rays of sun before school starts.....what a great summer we had!!!

This pictures say it accurately.....Maddie floating and swimming around and will play with anybody and everybody.  She knows no stranger!!  Peyton finds Addison and plays with her, and Jack spends more time in the game room playing ping pong than he does in the pool.....

An added bonus to Ladies Weekend

This year Mom, Toni, Taylor, Leigh-Anne, and I all got down there a day early.  We decided it would be a good idea to golf.  Talk about hilarious!!!!  We ran out of beer and killed two golf cart batteries before we even made it off the first hole.  We did manage to get a little better as time went on and we did actually finish 9 holes, but my goodness, funniest thing I've ever seen!!
We finished we the day on the water the next day....great weekend, as always!

Aunt Toni lost her ball 5 feet off the tee box....how does that happen?!?!?