Whoa Nelly!

Hot dog! I sure did slack, didn't I?  Hold on to your couch, desk chair, iphone, etc, and here we go!

 Road trip!  Prepared for our trip with stuffed animals, books, coloring books, and snacks!

Matthew spent most of his time coloring.  He didn't fall asleep until after 10 pm when we got to the hotel.

Ready to swim and play at Schlitterbahn!

Mamu figured out he could go faster if he was on his side.

My sweet kids

We spent a lot of time in the tubes. 

Jason and Bebe had a great race!  Jason won.

Mamu and I found this great secluded little play area.  I was in the shade in a chair and he played.  It was fabulous.

This is my kind of beach!  No sand. :)

Bebe loved the wave pool.

Kids eat free at Freebirds on Monday nights.  Score!

Day 2.  I obviously need to work on my suntan lotion skills because poor Jason got a little touch of sun.

We waited for over an hour for this ride.  Not.worth.it.

Bebe discovered a new activity - boogie boarding

Jason looks a little leery here.... We were tired.

Dessert at Coldstone!

Peaceful night in the hotel.

Mamu handcuffed himself...shackled... whatever.

Hollie ate with us.

My shower decided to disintegrate... so I ripped it out.

I introduced Bebe to I Love Lucy.  She loves it.

We spent way too much time (and money) at Lowes this summer.

Weekly trips to the LIbrary.

Mamu loves the computers at the Library.

Bebe and Jason went on their yearly trip to Six Flags and brought me this awesome bag!

Mamu loved going to the zoo, and crashed as soon as he got home.

I mad s'more pops for Jason's work.

With the help of my awesome Dad, we renovated the shower!

We spent a lot of time at the pool.

Poolside

I painted over the ugly 1980's wallpaper as part of the renovation.

Bebe and her friend swam and stalked the crows at the pool.

More pool time!

Mamu helped me clen and felt he needed safety googles.

Mamu's joke: I buckled up!

We spent some good times at MG and Grandaddy's house.  We had a good game of Candyland.

Mamu says "They have to mouth-hug because they don't have arms."

Bebe and Mamu helped me set up my room at school.  We walked with our wagon full each time.

All the monkeys had to come to Kroger with us one time.  They stayed in the van though.

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Last (and only) snocone of the summer.

Bebe earned her new doll!  She worked hard all summer to earn it.

We celebrated the end of the first week of school by stopping at Scooters.

Mamu drew our family!  L-R: Mom, Dad, Bebe, and Mamu.  Not sure why Jason is bald...

Mamu got my phone one day while we were at dance.

We practiced batting, pitching, and catching.

Fun time at the park!

We got Mamu an alarm clock - not to wake him up, but so he knows when he can get up.  At 6 (two dots) 0 0. 

Bebe and her big flower.  Love it.

Sw this and thought of my Optimus (nephew).  He's all about Moose.

I helped build the new playground!

Mamu was so excited when he got to be catcher at practice!

Bebe got upset at me (for some reason. can't remember) and this was her face.

Mamu had spiky hair for school one day!

Bebe had her first pretend sleepover - they came in their pj's, played games, ate pizza and ice cream, and watched movies.  Then the girls went home.  It was fabulous!

Bebe was so excited to get a Magic 8 ball! (Why she's wearing long-sleeved pj's in September is beyond me.)

I got to meet up with one of my favorite people!

Mamutried on the masks at Kroger.  They are very nice masks.

Some of Mamu's biggest fans!

Target run in the rain!  Mamu took it his job to keep all of our purchases dry.

Beb found this sparkle hat and wore it.  Mamu decided to wear socks on his hands to protect a paper cut he got on his hands.  We went through one store like this.  We were given a wide berth.

Mamu and his sock hands!

Sprinkles make everything a special occasion; even at a plain old snack time.

Phew!  We got through that whirlwind of a recap.  I'll post again with our new school year photos and Mamu's fall baseball.  (Preview - he got to play catcher at his last game!)