feels like....

We move to Ohio and I have this crazy thought that it won't get too hot here. HA Well that crazy thought is gone! I get a kick out of how the weather report is worded..... my current temp is 80....but it feels like 91 (true numbers, just read from the weather.com site). I just need to know how hot it is, so tell me it's 91:)

Thursday was the hottest day for us in a very long time....the high, "it feels like" was 109.

I filled up the girls pool and I let the big girls play in it while Sarah napped.

Then when Sarah woke up we hung out inside until after dinner....it was still showing in the 100s after dinner, but I still let all three head out to play in the pool again.

Sarah LOVES the pool, but hates to get her swim diaper on.

Oh, I have taken a little break from my vacation updates (as you could probably read for yourself)....I wanted to keep current so I wasn't behind in what we are doing!

I think Sarah was looking close at the camera in this first picture because she forgot what it looked like!haha

She was eating a strawberry poptart and is wearing some too.

The girls did a little art work when we were hanging out in the house and the purple all over Sarah's legs is her art work....she didn't get the memo to use paper!ha She actually got ahold of this marker while I was on the phone with someone and even started to draw on my legs...it took me a minute to realize what she was doing.

She did color two pictures all by herself (baby style) and they will be keepsakes!

Meghan and Jenna colored, made some paper dolls, a big mess and had lots of fun!

Sarah decided to try and share her poptart with them!

I hope you are all staying cool and having fun this summer. It seems to be flying by and before long my big girls will be back in school as 2nd and 3rd graders!

Baptism

July 10th 2011

Sarah was baptized by Rev. Sherman Gutherie at

Walker Memorial United Methodist Church

This little white dress was my oldest nieces and all of the girls have worn it for one occasion or another!

This is the new sanctuary but still the same little Church me and now all three of my girls have been baptized in.

I still think of this Church as my Grandmama's Church, but we (my Parents and sisters and I) started attending when my Dad retired from the Air Force and we moved back to North Carolina.

My sister, Steph and her daughter Kayla were able to be with us during this special time!

Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and more

116 family arrived at the old home place to visit, laugh and have a fun day with family. We were missing some of the sisters/brothers, but the turn out was great for such a large family. We had my Mom's cousins and their families also come out for the fun.

We go all out when it comes to family fun! We had a DJ and did a little dancing!

The kids were kept busy on this blow up slide. (This same slide was rented a few years back and one of the older cousins broke his leg on it).....

No injuries occurred during this reunion.

It was great to see some of my cousins because it has been up to 10 years since I've seen some in person.

Let me back track a little and tell you a little bit of family info. My Mom is the 3rd born of 17 children. All were born and raised by my wonderful Grandmama and Grandaddy Moore in Seven Springs, North Carolina. They were a farming family and didn't have a huge house and lot's of money but made up for it in love.

My Grandmama was kinda the head of the house and she is one of the most wonderful women I have ever met and probably will ever meet in my life. She raised her children for other's to love and taught them morals, values and Christian beliefs.

Grandmama and Grandaddy have passed away but all 17 children are still alive and most keep in touch and make sure to come down for the twice a year family gathering. I know Grandmama would love to see all the grandbabies/great grandbabies she has and would make every single one know they were extra special to her.

I have so many wonderful memories of running in the fields, sleeping on the floor, eating at the bench at the long table and playing with all my cousins. I am so happy that I am able to bring my girls down to share in all the fun at the family reunions. The girls are starting to remember extended family and are not as shy around everyone.

No southern family gathering is complete unless you are slow cooking a pig....also known in the south as BBQ:)

recap #2

My busy busy busy little bee had a blast at her Memom and Papa's house.

She wanted Memom to help her get and do most things, so you heard her call our "MEMOM" a lot! It is so sweet to hear her talk and say everyone's names. By the time we left she was saying "aya" (Kayla), "seph" (Aunt Steph), Arley (Harley), Mia and of course Memom and Papa. She was funny with her Papa. She loved playing with him, but would turn into shy girl and then whisper to him.

Sarah explored the house and outside like she was on a treasure hunt! She was into any drawer that could open and went around the house and touched all the lights in the flower beds.

Sarah loved picking up the phones and would then say "ello Memom"! One evening I called Rob and she got on the phone and said "Dad, ello"! It was so clear and cute.

She is talking so much and most I can understand. She loves to call everyone to dinner and one evening we set the table and she saw the high chair at the table and she yelled out "dinner", then climbed up in her seat. I didn't think she could get in it, but she proved me wrong.

*****the high chair she used was the same one I used at her age! It has been painted since then, but still in great condition!

Sarah's favorite pastime is eating.....yep eating. She is eating some cheetos in these last two pictures and Harley was hanging pretty close to her.....just in case she decided to share, which she did often with him.

She even tried to share an ice cream cone with him one night....thankfully we caught her in time, so he didn't get a lick:)

We have all decided that Sarah and Harley are a lot alike....they are both feisty yet loveable and their cuteness lets them get away with things.

recap #1 of vaca in NC

Summer Vacation 2011

567 miles , 1 Mom, 3 little girls and no car sickness started out our trip!

I was up for the challenge of driving us by myself since Rob had to work and it was a great trip. Lot's of bonding time and we made great time and made it in about 10 hours. Meghan normally gets a little carsick, but we had none of that this trip...both ways!

We couldn't find the DVD cord, so we only had DS's and music to keep the girls busy (and some toys).

We set out on our trip a day earlier than originally planned because the big girls and I were going to see Taylor Swift with Steph and Kayla......but very sad to say the concert was cancelled because Taylor was sick:( The girls and I won't be able to make it to the makeup concert because it is on a Wednesday in November.

Steph and I took the girls to see Monte Carlo and we all 5 loved it.

The heat and humidity was up in the triple digits during our trip, so my first few pictures are blurry. I learned pretty quick to keep the lens cap on and take it off after I had been outside for a little while.

The girls played in the water.....road the golf cart around the neighborhood and to the bean field to look for deer, watched TV, ate ice cream.....and played pretty hard!

Sarah and Harley became best buddies. Sarah tried to share all her food with him and found the drawer where his treats are kept....thankfully she couldn't get it open.

Harley became an early bird with Sarah and I....not because he wanted to..but Sarah was up around 6-630 most days, so he got up because he heard us. Sarah would call out his name when we went into the kitchen in the mornings:)

The girls were playing in the water when it started to rain.

Meghan and Jenna said playing in the water was one of their favorite things about this trip.

Stay tuned...more pics to come.

cousins

Cousins are some of your first friends......and last a lifetime.

Just thought I would pop in and show you just a few pictures from our vacation in North Carolina. I will post more once we arrive home.

My girls with cousin Kayla.

Sarah and Valentina are first cousins once removed...or something like that. They were due the same month but V decided to arrive at 32 weeks. They were so cute together and I look forward to watching them grow up together.

room #2

I am starting to really enjoy this room makeover job I have taken on! I had help painting Meghan's room and it only took us a few hours to get the whole room done. We only had to paint her walls, so it was much easier than Jenna's room. I let the girls pick their own colors and I have to say Meghan did a great job matching up her walls with her bed comforter.

Here are a few before pictures.

The room was painted in a light blue color and it just didn't have the "pop" Meghan was wanting...

I'm not sure how I took a picture of my arm....but oh well, I still included the picture.

Rob is hard at work:)

We still need to hang some pictures and decorate a little more...

..but here is the completed paint project.

I really like this color! It is bright and cheerful.