Mondays!!!

Mondays are usually a drag for me because I have to do all the work that I think I shouldn't have to do on weekends. (Ha-Ha) Well, this Monday is no different except that Lori and the boys cleaned up Sunday before her parents came for a Mother's Day steak dinner! So, the house is a little cleaner than it usually is. This Monday, is a little better than usual because I got a good nights sleep last night. (I haven't been sleeping well, and I had a full schedule Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so I was tired!) So, I was much more productive than usual. I got all my laundry done and had a load of dishes in the dishwasher by noon! So, I sat down to answer email and stuff when here comes Alexys, who is seemingly confused about the weather. (Who isn't this year!) Anyway, I snapped a picture of her confusion for all to see.

Well, I gotta go for now. Gotta go and make lunch. A stay-at-home-dad's work is never done!

Dress-up Day

Do you ever remember having what mean kids in school called "Dess-up Day?" This usually happened only when a girl had a dress on, someone would lift her dress and say that it was dress-up day. Very ungentlemenly like and mean! However Alexys was doing this to herself but it was a nightgown, and thankfully only the first, sheer part of it, but it was cute the way she smooshed her face in it. Have a look-see at the pic's. (I had a video but it wouldn't play it. Blogger said it was unavailable! Grrrrr!)

The Lord is good!

Isn't it funny that when you get a word from the Lord, sometimes it comes with a picture? The Lord gave me a word recently about how I was about to make a breakthrough in my life but that there was some "stuff" that he wanted me to change in my life first. (Which I have been getting help with from the Lord.) And well...I think the picture says it all, don't you. I can definitely see that the horizon is bright!

I've been informed!

I've just recently been informed by my daughter that she is no longer a baby. Well, let me give you some history...for some reason, since she was about 1, we have called her baby girl, which got shortened to baby as she got older. Well just today she yelled at me when I called her baby. She said, "No, I not baby, I Lexy!" Well, I don't agree and probably never will. However, it was cute!

Vacation pic's

Well, I promised to have pictures from the Pocono's so here they are! This is the villa, (small house,) we stay in each year from the front.

This is from the back.

Well, let's see. To answer the questions that are weighing on your minds, we did a lot of things. First and foremost, we rested and relaxed in the jacuzzi!

While the kids rode...

and rode...

and rode...

and rode...

and rode their bikes some more.

They also played outside because it was in the low to upper 40's all week there without any snow!

Then we went swimming a lot!

Then came the Easter cookie decorating extravaganza!

We all witnessed Lori's artistic side with awe.

Don't they look delicious!

You know it wasn't until we were almost done with the decorating that I noticed Carter licking a decorating knife. I asked him what he was doing and he said he wanted the knife clean before he put it back in the frosting. Yuck! Then it hit me like a ton of cinder blocks...if he wanted the knife clean then chances are he has been doing that all along. When asked he confirmed my worst fears that he had in fact done just that! luckily there were 2 colors that he didn't like to use so needless to say, Lori and I only have been eating those colors he didn't use! Anyone want some cookies?

Then it was back to the pool about 10 more times! (I make it sound like I didn't like it, but I was always right there with them in the pool.)

Well then it was finally time to see the Delaware river which is about a stones throw from our villa. We like to get to see it every year. This year we couldn't get to the beach we usually do because it was under water! So we moved down river about 200 feet.

This picture is awesome! I'm thinking about making it my desktop picture.

Well, as we traipse back from the pool one last time we just though Jonjon's idea of a picture on the rock outside the rec. center was appropriate.

Did we have a good time you ask? Come on, who couldn't have a good time with my awesome family!

Well, to answer your question, I think the smiles have it. Hands down, this was a great trip!

Well, I have enjoyed sharing these pic's but I've gotta do something today. Maybe a drive to the pool? I don't think so. (4 1/2 Hr. trip) Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight!

Vacation

Sorry I haven't been blogging, but there has been so much going on. We had a death in the family, then we have all gotten sick with the bug going around, and now packing for vacation. Huuuh! Well, I promise to blog after vacation as I will have many pictures to show. Until next week, try to enjoy your work week!

Blessing!

After many years of wishing, hoping, and praying the day has finally come when the Lord blessed me with a brand spankin new lawn tractor! And this is a picture of my first ride on it which was amazing! Okay, can you tell I'm a little anxious for spring to arrive? by now my wife is rolling her eyes as she reads this, but there's nothing like the relationship of a man and his tractor. Besides it was 55 degrees outside today! Can you believe it! March 3rd and 55! They say it will get to 58 today in our area. That's awesome!


Well here is one of my other blessings. A cute, adorably, pretty, loving little girl. She knows she's cute. Just look at the picture! Here she is faking being asleep to amuse her brothers, and subsequently me. It was cute, she even made the noise!


Okay, now these next 2 pictures Jon Jon asked me to put on the blog simply because he made this little thing up. On our stairway there are hook that we hang Christmas lights on and he took some rubber bands and strung them between the hooks and put something on it.



Then in this picture it was a string with a key chain on it. Fascinating isn't it?

Well, I guess that's all for now. Got work to do ya know.