Life with 4 Kids--Day 2 AM

The kids are playing so well that I have time to put up pics from this morning...
After cereal, we fixed hair...

then "Good Spiderman" (aka Owen) repeatedly saved Snow White from "Bad Spiderman" (aka Miles) and the "other bad guy with the machine gun" (aka Reese)...

then some miniature bowling....

while the big kids made tons of invitations to a party?? they are planning....

next, a walk to Dara's....

for suckers--WITH GUM!! Well worth the $1.07!!

Life With 4 Kids--Day 1

After attending a family reunion with some of Adam's family this weekend in Hays (post some pics later) we brought two more kids home with us for a few days. So far, so good. Normally I wouldn't detail the whole day, but we're putting these up for Raly and Reese's Mom and Dad in Denver....
After FOUR potty stops (mostly thanks to Miles) and several movies, we made it home...

where the big kids got out the plastic tablecloth, permanent markers (yikes!) and about 100 pairs of old socks and began the puppet making...

while the little guys fell right to sleep...

then enjoyed a little Star Wars and animal crackers (BTW--this is what is left of the huge gatorades that Adam bought them for the car ride and then wondered why they had to pee)...

then played outside (motorcycles, bikes, baseball...)....

until it was time for grocery duty...

followed by the long awaited puppet show. Owen and Raly spent three hours preparing the puppets, the "theater" complete with assigned seats, favors, snacks, and admission tickets. After dinner, baths and books they are all sacked out.

The Next Tiger Woods

Owen has had three golf lessons this week (and has three more next week)--well on his way to becoming the next Tiger. If you can't find him, he's the one on the end with the hat.
Of course, whatever Owen does, Miles does too. His little plastic club only lasted about 5 minutes before he destroyed it.

KC Weekend

Fun weekend in Kansas City (well maybe not completely fun for Adam who was in class all day Saturday and Sunday)--we BBQ'd and hung out at Quint and Susan's to celebrate birthdays and Father's Day. Thanks for having us--it was nice to show up and be fed and entertained :)
The boys each got new KSU b-ball jersey sets. Two more and we'd have a team!

The boys with Grandma Jean and Grandpa Harlan (the jersey givers :).

On Sunday I met Sharla and her boys at Deanna Rose Farms (fun place for kids if you get the chance). The rode tractors, watched a cow being milked and most of all (at least for Owen) petted the goats. Miles did get pecked by a chicken and cried about that.

I think they were hungry, hence the grouchy faces (by mine at least).

Another Birthday Boy

Miles is three today! Here he is in KC this weekend enjoying his "homeade" Spider Man cake.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the dads that I know. We had a great weekend in KC to celebrate the boys' birthdays and Father's Day.
Just what I've always wanted!

Being that it was Father's Day, I let Adam win just this once :)

Birthday Boy

Not the best picture, but the only one I could quickly find without other people in it. Hard to believe he turns SIX today--what a big boy!!

ECFN WR VXPPHU!

A code for "back to summer." Since I just finished my class today, I figured I should put some of my cryptology knowledge to work. Now it's officially full time summer--time for more of this (below)!!

The Hangover

After hearing multiple people say how funny "The Hangover" was, we decided we should have a date night and see it. Verdict: Hilarious! See it! Eat popcorn for dinner!

New Ride

We (I) bought this motorized gator from a friend of a friend. The sellers live just a few streets down, so the boys got to drive it home. We don't really have room for it in our garage, but I couldn't pass up the great deal. So far, they (and the neighbor boy) are loving it.

Night at the Museum

These are the last pics taken last week (nothing much from this week since I've been in class all day every day). I took the boys to see Night at the Museum 2. They really enjoyed it--first movie theater experience for Miles, he fell asleep for some of it. Owen and Grant cracked up when there was some kissing and kept quoting the "Boom, boom, fire power!" part.
Fire Power!

B-Ball Camp

I'm catching up on last week's happenings--Owen attended the KSU basketball camp held Mon-Thurs, 8:30-12:00. I thought maybe that would be too much for him (would get bored) but he loved it. During the times I watched, I thought it was very well run. He definitely plans to go back next year. Some KSU jerseys and headbands, etc. will make good gifts for the next birthday and Christmas!! The K-3 attendees.

Owen and Grant with Dominique Sutton.

And with Jacob Pullen.

Miles enjoyed "camp" as well. He got to dribble around in the unused area. He keeps asking (this week) when his basketball camp starts.

Owen doing part of a relay drill.

All of the kids got their picture taken with Coach Martin. Then he signed their shirts.

These kids (minus the little brothers) were on Owen's team at camp.

Same boys minus the brothers.

Shoe Addict

On Friday I took the kids shopping in Topeka for some new shorts (for them), swimsuit (for me) and shoes/pants (for Adam). We went on to Lebo to hit the famous Evans' garage sale where I bought NINE pairs of cute shoes for myself!!! If you count the pair I bought in Topeka, it's an even ten!! Now, how about some new outfits for these?

Go Rangers!

Owen's T-ball team had their first game this week. It was a beautiful night to be out. According to the kids it was a tie--I have a feeling they will all be ties. He is having a lot of fun playing. I am posting his game schedule on the side of the blog since several of you have asked about coming to a game.
The Rangers' bench.

Getting ready to bat for the first time.

He gets a hit!

What Happened to the Pool Weather?

I start my two week class next week, so I was hoping for better pool weather this week. It was cold yesterday, and looks like it may be that way again today--we'll see. The kids are really enjoying the pool. Miles is getting braver everyday and Owen is very comfortable in the water this year. He's on the left side with the blue goggles in this picture.

Happy 60th Aunt Nancy

Saturday night we went to a surprise birthday party for my Aunt Nancy and her good friend Karen (both turned 60 in May). Both were genuinely surprised! Lots of fun!
Our family sang for Nancy (no pic of that), but here is the Lee family doing their thing for their own birthday girl Karen. I think they "won"--the boys up front were good!