Outdoor Sportsmans Classic, Family Fun??

Well my idea of a fun Sunday afternoon usually wouldn't include the words outdoor sportsman's classic but I have to say it turned out to be quite a fun time. Frank and I were watching TV one night and all the sudden the commercial for this event comes on and I'm thinking in my head, Oh great i bet frank is going to want to go to this, right when the commercial is over, he goes "We are going to that". Do i know my husband or what?? So anyways, they had a few things there for the kids to do, so i said what the hell, LET'S GO! There was this little fishing pool, i guess you would call it, filled with live fish that are common in south carolina. So Daddy, Jenna, and Frankie went fishing while Nathan and I sat on the sidelines watching. Frankie and Jenna loved it and i was really hoping someone would catch a fish but no such luck. Also they got to shoot bebe guns with daddy's help, of course. We made our way over to the food and had a nice, big lunch and that was our afternoon. Everyone was pretty tired when we got home, Frankie and Nathan took long naps. I would have to say the biggest kid of all today was frank because he was in heaven with all the outdoor crap, lol. :) What can i say he married an indoor kinda gal. :) So do you think i have pictures????? OF COURSE I DO!!!! ENJOY!







ALSO~ this picture below is Frankie stealing some kettle corn from one of the stands,LOL!! OK just kidding, but it would be funny wouldn't it. We bought it and he insisted on holding it because he thinks hes a big boy, even though the bag was as big as him!!

Leapin Lizards

I know i told everyone in my previous blog that i would be writing more often but there is always some reason which makes it hard lately, but trust me i plan on getting more blogs going. So we go to this place near our house called leapin lizards, actually Jenna had her 5Th birthday here and she loved it. Anyways, i decided to get a pass to come here as often as we would like and we are taking advantage of that. On this day we met up with Jenna's friend Susanna and her little sister Emily. Its also nice for me to go because i could talk to Jennifer(Susanna's mom) and its all gated, so all the kids could run free while we just sit on the couch. Well all the kiddo's except Nathan that is because hes stuck with his mama, hes not quite moblie yet. :) Leapin Lizards has all these blow up jumpy thingy's, dress up, kitchen set, pretend store, pirate ship, and all other fun things for the kids to do. I hope to start taking them at least once a week especially because it wears them out so much that i get them into bed about a hour earlier, which is GREAT FOR ME!!!!! The most important thing for me is to make sure my kids have a childhood that is full of fun and laughter, that's a big reason why i try to take them to these fun places. Even though sometimes it is a pain in the butt to get everyone dressed and out the door but its all worth it. So now i want to share the cute pics from our play date at leapin lizards, enjoy.

Drill Sgt. Jakubowski got two new soldiers today....

Nap Time?

I probably don't have to tell you how absolutely adorable this picture is. Daddy and my sweet baby doll Nathan taking a little cat nap together. Even when Nathan becomes an adult and every year he grows bigger, i will always remember him as this innocent, sweet baby boy that feel asleep in daddy's arms. It all goes by so quick and this little moment frozen forever in time will be something i will cherish. I'm getting sentimental on you all but its so true. Frankie and Jenna are getting so big, its almost hard to remember them being little babies. Sometimes i wish they could stay little babies forever, but then i remember the poopy diapers, sleepless nights, temper tantrums, and never eating a meal in peace, so then i say well maybe its OK that they grow, HEHE!! :)

SNOWING IN SOUTH CAROLINA!!??!!???!!!???!!

Ok, so this is weird, we are literally getting snowed in down here in south carolina. It seems so weird to see palmetto trees with snow on them and its really cold. I know I shouldn't be complaining because i should be used to snow considering I'm a Midwest girl but geez. Its actually quite hilarious how much everyone freaks out here just because of a few inches of snow. Everything closes down and they tell you to not leave your house, stock up on non perishables, its entertaining. I mean come on now people, its just a little snow. But of course we had to take advantage of the snow, so we took the kiddo's outside to play. The big problem was we had to go scrambling around the house for gloves, hats, and scarfs. We didn't have any boots or snowsuits because we havent bought any since we lived here, so we only could stay out for a little while. Let me begin by saying that frankie was freaked out by the whole thing, he didn't want to go in the grass where the snow was higher. After I would say about 5 minutes, he was more than ready to come inside. Now my sweetie Jenna on the other hand, could of stayed out there all night. She built a mini snowman, made a snow angel,had a snowball fight with daddy, and just ran around like she was a snow fairy. She was so excited, more excited than i have ever seen her. So of course, like always, i have some adorable pictures of my loves to show you. Oh and by the way, nathan was sleeping in his nice and warm crib, so he didn't go outside with us.

Aren't my children sweet??

Who says that brothers and sisters don't get along! Well as of right now at least, get back to me when they are teenagers and i just might have a different story. I just had to share some of these photos with all of you. The pic where Jenna and Frankie are under the blanket on the couch is adorable, don't you think? That is from the morning, right when they got up, I always turn on cartoons for them in the morning while i am getting their food ready.... and all the sudden Frankie and Jenna are cuddled up together!!


And then later that exact same day... We usually have a family movie night on Saturdays and we decided to watch BOLT, which is the cutest movie, it made me laugh quite a bit. Anyways, Jenna is sitting on the carpet watching the movie and here comes Frankie plopped down on the floor and layed his head in her lap. She just started rubbing his head and he started to close his eyes. I ran and got the camera because it was the sweetest thing i ever saw them do, lol. Usually Frankie gets all cuddly at night when he is tired and this specific night, he wanted to cuddle with his big sis. Wait, Am i chop liver now?? I think i might be. So here it is..

To continue this love fest over here, lol, Frankie and Jenna also love giving their little brother Nathan hugs too.. as you can see... these pictures were from last night(Superbowl night). We all love each other so very much and it really shows, huh? :)


ALSO, sorry about not blogging for sooo long. Its been really busy over here and we are all getting over this cold/stomach flu thing. how fun for us! But I'm back on the wagon and i will be blogging a lot more. So check back often.

Frankie finds his sister very, very funny....

****WATCH THIS VIDEO WITH SOUND****

Now if you are having a bad day this video will turn it all around. The story behind this video is... We all just got back from picking up Jenna from school. As you will see Jenna starts throwing herself into the couch which sparks this outburst of giggles from Frankie, he thinks its so funny that he can barely breath. I've never seen him laugh so hard in my life. I guess he found his sister throwing herself violently into the couch hilarious. Weirdo, lol. So i quickly grabbed the video camera because i just had to catch this moment on tape. I have already watched the video like 10 times and each time it makes me laugh my butt off. Frankie just has one of those contagious laughs or something. But for the most part Jenna is always acting silly to make her little brothers laugh, its so cute. And I'm happy to share this little part of my day with everyone, ENJOY!