playing in the rain

Tuesday night the kids and I thought it would be a good idea to go for a bike ride... so off we went, and only got to the top of our driveway before we saw Kristi and Jackson, who pulled over and we quickly decided to head over to their house (4 blocks away) and continue the bike ride with them.
Well, we got to their house, found Jack's helmet and decided to ride back to our house so that Kristi could use Rob's bike. We no sooner decided that when it started to rain. So Kristi drove to our house while the 3 kids and I rode our bikes. in the rain. the pouring rain. the COLD pouring rain. And not sure if all of you know Jackson but he is 3... so not to fast on a bike yet... So it was a LONG COLD POURING RAIN ride back to our house. Longest 4 blocks of my life. But we made it!!!
About 3 minutes after we got home the rain was over and what should appear? A double rainbow! and everyone knows what happens when there is a double rainbow!!! My camera comes out!!! So here are some shots of kids, rain, rainbows, and umbrellas!!!

After playing in the rain and mud puddles for a little bit we all headed back out for a bike ride! and had a blast!!! Never a dull moment here!
Have a great weekend!

Relay For Life

Every year for Relay for Life I set a goal of $100... Every year I raise between $40-$60. I am really not a good fundraiser apparently! But this year I did it! I raised $110!!! Thank you everyone who donated to something that is so very important to me. I remember going to my first Relay the first year I started in the Oncology department. I knew then how important it was... to everyone. and have been involved every year since.
 I also like that my kids are getting into it (at least when they aren't over tired as they were this year). This year was also Rob's first time joining us. There were a lot of firsts this year because it was the first year they had a birthday cake contest... judged on taste and appearance. Well, of course you all know I entered the contest. And delivered one heck of an entry. Thanks for the help Julie Boehm. She helped me put the finishing touches on! Of course, I never heard who won! So if anyone knows, let me know! HA!
I hope if you have never gone to a Relay for Life event that next year you can either join me and my family or find one local to you. When Rob and I were living in Michigan I remember mom, dad, Tanya, and Adam coming to visit and we went sight seeing and ended up at a park (this was 9 years ago) and we seen a lot of people walking in the dark with luminaries lite up... I had NO IDEA what was going on. But knew then that it was a powerful thing. Walking around the track really helps clear your mind and lets you reflect on how cancer has affected your life. For me it is thinking about patients I have met and how their fight with cancer has affected me.
Here are just a few shots from our night.

Racyn walking laps with us

 Rob and Malorie walking

The church group met and did a lap together in honor of all the members in our congregation that are either fighting right now or have in the past.

Malorie by Aunt Lois' Luminary

I'm Back

yep, I apparently took almost 2 months off from the blog. But I am back and ready to share! Of course we have been having a "duper" busy summer. "duper" is what Racyn insists on saying instead of super! Funny kid! 
Today to escape the heat wave after the rain we went to the movie theatre to see "Zookeeper". I was surprised that the kids seemed to stay entertained. It was a better movie than I thought it would be. After a stop at Diary Queen we came home and got ready to go swimming! Thank you Kristi for inviting us over!
Here we are having a BLAST:

Weekend Fun

This weekend we did a little of this and a little of that!
Here's our weekend in pictures:

 Thursday night it started with 1 little baby robin, by Friday we were watching the momma bird feed two babies, in this picture you can see the mom bird has some food in her beak.

 Here we have "Rickie Weeks" and "Corey Hart" playing baseball. These buddies love playing Brewer baseball together!

 Ta-da! I have a shower, and a toilet and a sink/vanity... However, no water yet!

 Bubbles!

 And I enjoyed watching my flowering crab apple tree bloom this weekend. It is the most beautiful tree in our yard and I love watching it bloom every year!

Hope you all stay safe during the crazy weather that is happening right now!

My beautiful children!

I am dreaming of a nice Digital SLR Camera! seriously. I want one SOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad! But enough whining! Tonight's blog is dedicated to my current camera and the fun I had taking pictures of the kiddos! so I hope you enjoy!

Mother's Day

Had a great mother's day... Rob and the kids were so excited Saturday night that I got some gifts from them last night instead of waiting for today!
Rob got me a personalized glass cutting board and lasagna pan! So excited to have those! yay! Malorie gave me a shadow box with a rainbow colored and she wrote I love you mom and know you love me mom. how sweet is that? Racyn gave me a bookmark and he picked out an orange dress shirt for me that was from him and Malorie. What a sweet family! I was so surprised by their gifts.
This morning I woke up to both kids coming into our bed and waking me up with hugs and telling me happy mother's day. What a couple of love bugs! We then headed off to church where I got 2 roses during children's time (thanks mom). After church we were off to mom and dad's to celebrate the day and dad's 50th birthday!
After we got home I laid down and ended up dozing off for a little quick cat nap before we headed out to Lake Dexter (totally my idea)!! Rob and I both caught 2 fish! So cool, and I know no one will believe this but I actually took both of my fish off the hooks and tossed them back in! yucko! Then Rob made me put another worm on, double yucko! But I persevered! and had a great day! Here are some pics of our fishing adventure! Hope you enjoy and hope you had a great weekend!

 

Art Fairs and the Great Outdoors

Thursday was a fun night at our house! After rushing home we quick ate a little supper and then we were off the the Pittsville School's Art Fair... Malorie had a blast showing us her art work and checking out the displays some of the other kids brought. Here's some pics of Mal's artwork:

 Malorie's is the one above her head!

 This is an insect she made

checking out the "lava lamp" display.

Thank you Grammie and Papa and Racyn for coming with us!

After we got home from the Art Fair we decided to play outside and enjoy some SPRING weather!

Here are just a few shots of the kids playing!

we had a blast! Have a great weekend everyone! Hope the weather stays nice!