HANGIN' WITH DAD

I CANNOT KEEP MY BOYS IN THE HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM. MY BOYS WILL GO OUTSIDE FROM 32 DEGREES TO 99 DEGREES...THE COLD/HEAT DOESN'T BOTHER THEM.

TODAY THEY RODE BIKES UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THEY HAD RACES TO SEE HOW WOULD WIN AND DAD WAS THE OFFICIAL. THEY RODE AND RODE AND RODE. I WOULD HAVE PASSED OUT.

THEY EVEN GOT DADDY IN ON A RACE

WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY COOL (I GUESS) GARDEN SPIDER LIVING ON BOBBY'S WINDOW. WE DID OUR HOMEWORK AND FOUND OUT THEY ARE NOT HARMFUL THEY JUST EAT GRASSHOPPERS AND OTHER BUGS. THEIR WEB IS AWESOME! THE BOYS CHECK IN ON HIM DAILY TO SEE IF HE HAS HIS NEXT MEAL WRAPPED UP IN THE WEB-GROSS!

HOT!

WOW... HAS IT BEEN HOT!

TODAY I SET UP THE KIDDIE POOL W/ICE COLD WELL WATER AND WALLIE ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS THE BOYS!

WALLIE LOVES THE WATER!

BOBBY AND ANTHONY KEPT DROPPING CARROTS IN THE WATER AND WALLIE WOULD HOLD HIS BREATHE AND DIVE UNDERWATER FOR THEM!

NOTICE YOU DON'T SEE CHEWIE...HE DOESN'T CARE FOR WATER...IN THAT REGARD THEY ARE SOOO DIFFERENT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE BROTHERS.

BEACH

WE HAD A GREAT COUPLE OF DAYS AT THE BEACH. BEACH TRIPS ALWAYS GO SOOO FAST! WE ARE A WATER FAMILY!

IT IS AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. LAST YEAR THE BOYS TRIED TO DO THE BOOGIE BOARD SURFING BUT THE WEREN'T CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO TRY THE BIG WAVES. THIS YEAR THEY HAD SOME AWESOME RIDES! THIS PICTURE SHOWS ANTHONY, BOBBY & GANNON (COUSIN) RIDING A WAY IN. THEY HAD A BLAST!

WE HAD 8 CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE. THEY PLAYED REALLY GOOD WITH EACH OTHER. THE OLDEST CHILD WAS 9 AND THE YOUNGEST WAS 2. WE HAD EVERYTHING FROM PSP'S & GAMEBOYS TO STACKING BLOCKS AND TEDDY BEARS. STARTING WITH THE OLDEST IN THE FLAG TRUNKS IS GANNON (COUSIN) BOBBY, AUSTIN (FAMILY FRIEND), ANTHONY, KENNA (COUSIN), WILL (COUSIN), KENZIE (COUSIN) AND CONNOR (FAMILY FRIEND).

WE TAKE A PICTURE LIKE THIS EVERY YEAR.

MOM AND THE BOYS TAKING A PICTURE...WOW THEY ARE GETTING BIG!

WE TOOK THIS PICTURE AT CALABASH CREAMERY

UNCLE ED, BOB, JOE, BARB,PHIL & KOBI

GANNON,AUSTIN, BOBBY AND ANTHONY EATING THEIR ICE CREAM!

WE MADE A SENCE WHERE EVER WE WENT.

WE TOOK THIS OUTSIDE THE CREAMERY.

THIS WAS LUNCH ONE AFTERNOON AT CAPT. NANCE SEAFOOD IN CALABASH. I LOVE TAKING PICTURES OF EVERYONE TOGETHER!

WE HAD ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AT THE BEARS LAIR ON SUNSET BEACH, NC

ITCHY, ITCHY, ITCHY!!!!

OK...YA KNOW THE PICTURES IN MY LAST BLOG WHERE ANTHONY & BOBBY ARE IN THE TREES.

WE HAVE POISON IVY!!!!

IT'S ON OUR ARMS, LEGS, AND FACE. ALL OF HIS EXPOSED AREAS. :-(

AN 8 YEAR OLD W/POISION IVY IS NOT FUN. WE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO GET SOME RELIEF AND HE GAVE US PREDNISOLONE (STEROID)TO MAKE IT GO AWAY! HE ALSO SUGGESTED BENADRYL FOR THE ITCH. THANK GOD FOR BENADRYL B/C IT WORKS GREAT. BOBBY IS GETTING IT EVERY 4 HOURS ON THE HOUR. I EVEN GAVE SOME TO ANTHONY LAST NIGHT-LOL

I'M HOPING THE MEDS WORK AND SUNDAY AT THE BEACH THE SUN DOESN'T HURT HIM TO MUCH. BUT I'M REALLY HOPING ANTHONY DOESN'T BUST OUT WITH THIS WHILE WE'RE AWAY. THE DOCTOR IS ON STAND BY TO CALL IN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTHONY IF THE NEED ARISES.

chillin' weekend

TODAY(MONDAY) WE HUNG OUT IN THE TREES WHILE MOM WASHED THE DOGS!

WELL THIS WEEKEND WE JUST HUNG AROUND. SAL AND MARI CAME IN FROM S.C. AND STAYED WITH MOM & DAD. ON SUNDAY WE WENT TO CHURCH AND THEN OUT TO LUNCH. WE HAD A CARAVAN FROM CHURCH TO ZAPATAS AND FROM ZAPATAS TO GRANDMA & GRANDPA'S HOUSE.

MY KIDS COULDN'T WAIT TO RIDE THEIR FOUR WHEELERS. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT IN WHICH I CAN'T WATCH THEM RIDE. I'M A NERVOUS WRECK. SO...I WENT INSIDE AND HELD SAMUEL. I ENJOYED HOLDING MY NEPHEW (YOU FORGET HOW TINY THEY ONCE WHERE). WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT GAS AND STOMACH PAIN.-LOL POOR SAMUEL HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH STOMACH ISSUES AND DIFFERENT FORMULAS. I CAN RELATE I WAS ONCE COLIC YA KNOW... SAMUEL LOOKS MORE LIKE ME THAN MY OWN SON(BOBBY).

OLD PICTURE...I FORGOT MY CAMERA

THIS WEEKEND! :-(

ONCE WE GOT HOME MY BOYS JUMPED IN THE SHOWER AND SETTLED IN FOR A NIGHT OF ICE ROAD TRUCKERS WITH DAD(ONE OF BOB'S FAVORITE SHOWS). THE BOYS WHERE ON THE SOFA NO MORE THAN 5 MINS. AND BOBBY WAS OUT! HE PLAYED HARD!!! HE WAS SNORING SO LOUD WE HAD TO MAKE THE TV LOUDER. ANTHONY ON THE OTHER HAD IS MY NIGHT OWL. HE CAN HANG!!! SO HE WHIPPED OUT CANDYLAND AND HAD A COUPLE OF GAMES. THE 3 OF US PLAYED 3 GAMES OF CANDYLAND B/F WE SENT HIM TO BED. WE HAVE TO FORCE HIM TO GO TO BED. WE WANTS TO BE W/MOM AND DAD SITTING BETWEEN US ON THE SOFA.

WE HAD A NICE SUNDAY WITH FAMILY.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT READ MY FLOODING POST AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL THE WATER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY WAS ABOUT 8 FEET DEEP. THIS IS A W/OUT WATER.

THIS WEEK WE'LL BE GETTING READY TO GO TO THE BEACH FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE BOYS LOVE THE WATER AND THE SAND. OK, THE FISHING TOO.

FLOODING!

WE HAD SOME BAD STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN I TELL YOU IT CAME DOWN IN BUCKETS I'M NOT LYING! WE HAD SO MUCH RAIN IT FLOODED OUR FRONT YARD AND BACKYARD. WE HAD A RIVER IN THE FRONT AND A STREAM IN THE BACK. I THINK THE WEATHER MAN SAID 4" AN HOUR AND THE STORM WAS SLOW MOVING AND GREW ON TOP OF US.

ANTHONY WAS REALLY SCARED THAT OUR HOUSE WAS GOING TO FLOOD AND STARTED TO PRAY FOR THE RAIN THE STOP (HE WAS FRANTIC).

4TH OF JULY WEEKEND

WELL 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WAS NICE. I SPENT FRIDAY AT WORK AND THEN AT HOME WITH THE BOYS. THE PIZZERIA WAS OPEN SO DADDY DIDN'T GET HOME UNTIL AFTER NINE. THIS IS BOB POSING IN THE WALK IN COOLER...SILLY DADDY!

SATURDAY WAS ABOUT THE SAME WE WERE HOME IN THE AFTERNOON (CLEANING) AND THEN WENT TO WORK AT NIGHT. BOBBY AND ANTHONY EXPERIENCED A SATURDAY NIGHT AT ANZI. WE HAVE A TV/DVD COMBO IN THE OFFICE SO THEY WATCHED MOVIES AND PLAYED VIDEO GAMES.

SUNDAY WAS FAMILY DAY. WE HAD A GREAT DAY! WE HAD A PARTY FOR OUR "OLD" FRIENDS/PLAY GROUP FRIENDS. WE HAVE A GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE OUR FIRST HOME, (WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED). WE MET THIS GROUP IN THE LATE 90'S AND WE WHERE ALL AT THE SAME STAGE IN LIFE. WE ALL LIVED IN THE BLAKNEY AREA AND THESE WERE OUR FIRST HOMES. WE HAD ALL RECENTLY BEEN WED AND GETTING READY TO START OUR FAMILIES. ANYWAY, NOW WE HAVE CHILDREN THE SAME AGES AND WE HAVE ALL MOVED FROM THE BLAKNEY AREA TO WAXHAW. A COUPLE OF LAST MINUTE GUESTSCAME BY, 2 OF BOBBY'S BROTHERS STOPPED IN AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS WALKED OVER. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 17 KIDS...I THINK...I LOST COUNT!

NEEDLESS TO SAY IN ENDED UP BEING A LARGE GROUP OF GREAT PEOPLE! WE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME THE RAIN CAME DOWN IN BUCKETS BY THE FUN CARRIED ON!