I am no longer going to BLOG here

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Love, Stephanie

4th of July is over for another year

Hello! Well, here it is Sunday night and after a busy week and weekend I will be happy to get back to a "normal" schedule tomorrow. We spent our 4th of July shopping in Spencer. We had to get some odds and ends at Menard's and also at Walmart. When we got home the kids all napped so that we could go to fireworks in Algona. We parked at the hospital and watched the fireworks show from the lawn. It was a great place to sit with the kids. Kinnick did not want to sit still so Adam took him to the car and they watched from there. I guess it was better because it cut back on the noise too and so Kinnick liked watching them. On Thursday we left for Carroll. Adam's family got together to celebrate the 4th of July and also had a late graduation party for his cousin Kate. The kids had a blast getting to spend time with Kate and Blake. They just adore them so much! We did sparklers with the kids both nights. Carter thought they were a blast! He wanted to keep doing them one after another. Kinnick enjoyed watching them, he giggled at them. Maddie could have cared less. She did a few sparklers though, just to amuse her mother! On Saturday we got all of our stuff loaded up and decided to take Grandpa Adkins out for lunch. After lunch we went back to his house and visited for a while. It was a nice time but by about 1:30 we had 2 cranky boys and so we headed home. The weather was too hot to be outside so when we got home we just hung out indoors with the kids. We did the same today. I just did not want to risk getting heat exhaustion. I spent all day with a migraine on Friday and again today. Not fun! I have been taking a medication for the headaches these last 2 weeks and for the most part it has helped me out. I go to the doctor for a follow up appointment in the morning so I will be anxious to see what the doctor has to say. Not much else happening here with us. I just thought I better get some new pictures posted and get an update to all of you about what has been happening with us.

It's MONDAY!

Hello! Here it is Monday afternoon and I am at the kitchen table with Brennan and he is eating his lunch after just waking up from a nap. Carter and Kinnick just went upstairs for their naps. They were both really tired. Yesterday was a long day for all of us. Maddie played in a softball tournament in Pocahontas and so we all went to that except for Kinnick. He went to my mom and dad's house for the day. For some reason he decided that he did not want to take a nap at Grandma's house. The weather was perfect and I got some sunshine and a bit of a sunburn. We got to Pocahontas at noon and left to come home about 6:30. The tournament was double elimination and our girls played a total of 4 games. They ended up getting 3rd place which is better than I would have expected considering we only played with 8 girls. They worked their butts off! Maddie played the position next to the pitcher (Adam). She assisted in getting tons of outs for the team. I think they had a lot of fun! When we got home the boys took a bath and went straight to bed. Maddie decided that she would go to Algona with her dad to his softball game at 9 pm. I laid down on the couch and watched some TV. I felt like crap and I think it was because I am not used to being outside in the sun and heat for that long. I felt so much better this morning when I got up. My morning consisted of doing laundry and my afternoon will be the same. Not much on the agenda for today. Adam is spraying fence rows today and Maddie is at daycamp again all week. Adam plays softball tonight at 8 pm and I imagine that Maddie will probably go along with his to that. Well, I need to clean up Brennnan now. I emailed out photo albums of the pictures from the weekend so check them out if you have not done so already! Love to all, Stephanie

Good morning

Good morning! It is Saturday morning and Kinnick and I are sitting here at the kitchen table - he is eating a donut and I am typing this. Adam just left with Maddie and Carter to go to the fishing tournament in Whittemore at Siems Park. They were pretty excited about going! It goes from 9 until noon. I sent the camera with Adam so hopefully he remembers to take some pictures of the kids. I will post them later if he remembered. Not much going on today. We have to go to Pocahontas tomorrow for Maddie's softball tournament. Other than that there is not much new with us. I need to clean up Kinnick now, I'll try and post again later today. Love, Steph

Yesterday was busy!

Hello! Yesterday sure was a crazy day. It was my day off work so my wonderful hubby let me sleep in until the kids woke up at 9:30! That was so nice of him! We had to go to Mendard's in Spencer to get some things for the privacy fence we are going to build outside for the kids. He went over on Tuesday night but they loaded the wrong fence on his truck and we did not know it until yesterday. He was not really happy about that! I took Carter to his swimming lessons at 11o'clock. Kinnick and I stayed in the truck and I let him watch a Baby Einstein DVD. Carter went off the diving board one time and I took some pictures of him. I will try and post them when I am done typing. After we got home from swimming lessons 2 of Kinnick's teachers came to work with him. He had a really good session. It was naptime after the teachers left. Maddie decided that she wanted to go outside and help my mom fill wagons to haul to the elevator. She was grandma's helper. When they got done hauling grain she went home with grandma and took a shower and got ready for her softball party. We had a cookout for Maddie's softball team last night at the park in Whittemore. It was alot of fun. My mom kept the boys for us so we did not have to chase them all over the park. It was a good way for us to spend some time with Maddie too! When we got home the boys and I spent an hour outside doing all sorts of things. They were not happy when we came inside but it was after 9 o'clock and they needed a bath before they went to bed. Once we got all 3 of them into bed I finished up some paperwork and got some bills written out. I was getting ready to give the dog his antibiotic and for some reason I had a brain fart and took the pill myself. Of course, Adam laughed at me! Oh well! I took that as a sign that it was time for me to go to bed. It had been a long day! Well, I should get this posted so that I can load the dishwasher and do some laundry. Have a super day! Love, Steph

Another weekend over

Here it is Sunday night and I am sitting and enjoying the peace and quiet. Adam is at softball, Maddie is at Bill & Holly's house playing a video game with Steven, and the boys are both sleeping upstairs. Even the dog is asleep. It is so nice when it is quiet and I can get alot accomplished in a short about of time. We had a good weekend. Yesterday we spent time getting odds and ends done around the yard and inside the house. We finally let the kids get in the big pool. Kinnick screamed the whole time and so he did not stay in for long. I think it will just take a few tries with him because it is something new for him and so it will take some time for him to adjust. Here is a picture that I took of Maddie and Carter in the pool...

After we got Kinnick out of the pool and dried off he enjoyed himself by writing with sidewalk chalk and running all over the place, including out of our driveway and onto the gravel road. Adam and I were both outside with the kids but he still managed to get all the way on the road before we caught him. We scolded him numerous times because he kept doing it. Nothing mattered to him. He was determined to play on the road. It is amazing how quickly they can run when you look away for a split second.

Today we all woke up and got ready for church. We were walking in...........WAIT A MINUTE..........I AM WATCHING SOUND OFF WITH KEITH MURPHY AND JUST NOW THEY STARTED PLAYING ELVIRA........I LOVE THAT SONG!!!!! AWESOME!!!! Okay, back to church this morning, we walked in during the first hymn. I guess we were officially late. We walk into church and the first thing Carter says is "Where is Grandma at?" Of course he said this in a loud voice and everyone heard him. He and Kinnick argued pretty much during the whole hour we were there and finally Adam took Kinnick outside because I could not get him to calm down. Carter asked me where he was going and I told him that Kinnick was going out of church because he was being naughty. (Carter knows what happens when you get taken out of church for being naughty because it has happened to him more than once). When Carter realized that Kinnick had been naughty and that he was in trouble he cried and cried and cried saying "I love Kinnick, he is my best brother ever, I don't want Kinnick to be in trouble." It was SO CUTE! When we got home we made lunch and then Kinnick went upstairs for his nap. Shortly after that Carter went up for his nap. He was not happy about taking a nap and made sure that we heard it as he screamed in his bed until he woke up Kinnick. FUN! FUN! FUN! After naptime we let the kids have ice cream cones. What a mess! Kinnick loved it but he decided to eat the bottom of the cone first. Here are some of those pictures.

The kids all played outside while Adam grilled a roast for us to have for supper tonight and I was out with them too. Kinnick made several attempts once again to play on the road rather than in the yard. I did manage to interest him in going down the slide and he stuck with doing that for quite a while. We all came inside and had supper and Carter decided that he wanted to try roast. He loved it! He ate it like a little piggy. When we were done with supper I decided to cut Carter's hair. He likes getting his hair cut and sat like a good boy while I clipped it. Here is his after picture.

Carter was not the only one who got....WAIT A MINUTE....THEY ARE PLAYING ELVIRA AGAIN! FUNNY STUFF! Anyway, Wrigley got a haircut too. Here is his picture.

So, there you have it, the details of our weekend!

Weekend

It has been a busy week!!!!! Maddie went to daycamp everyday except for Tuesday. She played 2 softball games, one on Tuesday night in Gilmore City and one on Thursday night in Fenton. She made a double play on Tuesday night. She was playing 3rd base and she caught the ball to get the batter out and then tagged the base to get another player out. She was really proud of herself! Kinnick had 3 sessions with his teachers from AEA. One on Monday, one Wednesday and one on Thursday. The weather was beautiful and we spent alot of time outside. The kids got a slip n slide and so we got it out this week and Maddie and Carter had a BLAST! Kinnick was not so sure what to think. He did decide to play in the sprinkler though and he really liked that. Make sure you look at my myspace page to see video clips and pictures from the week! Have a super weekend. We do not have plans this weekend so it will be just hanging out together for us!!!!