Update: June 2009

Well it is official I have become one of those bloggers I hate. I never post anymore...I do love to blog, I just haven't. I am busy, but thats really not the reason...I don't have a reason really I just haven't. So today I shall give an update about this summer, and start anew. I want to at least blog once a week. Let's see how long that lasts...LOL

My last post was on June 5th. Which means I have almost 3 months of stuff to write about.
Let's see June....
Well Lynsey turned 16 and we had a big party for her, and gave her a car. That was very stressful. The party turned out great and we had a really good time.

Then we went on the annual Kirkland Vacation. This year we stayed in a really big house in the Blue Ridge Mountains located in North Georgia. It was a really really big house.

This was Movie night. We went to see 'Up' with the kids, Lynsey and Andrew went and saw 'Land of the Lost'. Amanda got the kids the little matching wilderness badge shirts, and matching Minnie Mouse shirts. Very cute!

Once the pool was up and running we had tons of fun swimming. These were taken the night we went night swimming. Good form Amanda....









We were not the only creatures that thought night swimming was a good idea. This is Jackson trying to grab our new friend...



A group went white water rafting. It was very dangerous....Andrew lost his glasses, some fell out of the boat, and some were soar for a couple of days....

These were some of my favorite shots of the kids waiting to swim......

Emma Mae

Ethan

Noah with his favorite color....

Bethany in her P.J.s with her goggles....

This was one of my favorite days on vacation. We went to Babyland, the cabbage patch kids hospital. It was like a little doll baby world.

On the way to Babyland Hospital we came across this little store. It was the funniest thing ever.

When we stopped I asked the guy why it was called Booger Hollow. I mean that has to be a funny story right. Well, he had no idea. Since he works there he must live near there, or I'm sure I'm not the only one to ask, right? He should have googled it like me.
Booger Hollow
Christopher, Lynsey, and Kelsea all left at the end of June, beginning of July to spend time with their Moms.

Next post will be about July......

Photostory Friday: Oh to turn Sweet Sixteen

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

Well this Saturday is the Saturday. She actually turned 16 on Tuesday, and we went to dinner. Oh to be Sweet Sixteen again. It is such an exciting, and confusing time in your life.
Here are the things on her mind this week:
1.) Party Party Party!! The dress, the shoes, the hair, the place, the friends.........

2.) Learning to Drive Drive Drive! She has been in class this week.......3) Hanging out with friends, and relaxing. She has been spending alot of time with Erica. School is over for the year, her grades came in and they are good, so now she can chill......

4) Dustin Keyser. Her new 'boyfriend'. Hee Hee.

P.S. I wasn't really 'allowed' to put anything about Dustin on my blog per Lynsey. So, if you want to know about how he likes music, belongs on the school swim team, takes auto body, works at Winn Dixie, cleans boats, will do yard work, went to her recital with flowers, ect. you will have to ask her yourself. Hee Hee (I love you Lynsey)

P.S.S. I take that back I was allowed to say 1 thing and 1 thing only...... He is her 'Date' for her sweet sixteen party. Hee Hee (I do not feel I broke the pinky promise I just bent it)

Summer has arrived

Well this is the first week out of school. The children are bored out of their minds at home. Bethany called me several times yesterday to see what I was doing. Kelsea has been a big help this week with home. Lynsey has been a socail butterfly this whole week. Christopher has been going to summer school. And last, Noah has just been hanging out eating and watching TV.
Lynsey took this picture of them in the van the other day with Chris' cell phone.
this is a video of Bethany laughing very strangely. Hee Hee