Saturday at Aunt Susie's

Addie looking silly with her hat on backwards.

Bama on the Boogie Board.

What a beautiful day! The girls and I met my cousin and her baby, "Bama" at my Aunt's house. After Megan and Aunt Susie made us lunch, cookies, pie, and snow cones, we swam awhile.

What is This??

When cleaning Megan's room last week while they were at school, I found these two pages of her "work." I throw away pages like this all the time, but thought that I should take a picture so that I do not forget her imaginary play. So what is it - you may ask--It is remnants of her school time with her classroom of imaginary students. She has written all of her students' initials and various numbers on these stickers as they were selected to be the line leader, etc. throughout her school day. She can play in these imaginary worlds all by herself for hours sometimes. I am quickly told to leave if I barge in during one of her teaching times or disciplinary times. For all of those that have been her teachers, I now know what is being said in the classrooms if I listen through the door to her little world.

Silver Dollar City

Addie on the flying bugs.
The jumping frogs.
This was absolutely the fastest roller coaster (Powderkeg) that I have ever riden. When it took off, it felt like I had been launched out of a canon.

On the road - listening to the DVD on earphones.

Phillip and I actually toured the Marvel Cave at SDC while the girls ate lunch and rode rides with Grammy and G-Ma.

We enjoyed a beautiful day at Silver Dollar City last week after we made the road trip to St. Louis for Addison's semi-annual neurologist appointment.

First Day of School

Megan and Addison had their 1st Day of School today. Megan was so excited to be in the Pre-K class this year. Addie may be a different story. This is her first time to stay with someone other than family.

 

 

 

Football Time Again

Saturday Night we went to the opening OU Football Game. Megan had lots of fun cheering on the Sooners with her buddies - Graeme and Cole.



 
 
 

Florida Family Vacation

We had an incredibly wonderful vacation to the Sandestin resort with our "big" family as Megan refers to them. (Yes - when it is just the four of us - she refers to the group as our "little family" or the M-E-S-A's.) We had beautiful weather the entire week. As the locals said, it was the calm before the storm. Tropical Storm Fay hit the area on the day that we flew out. Instead of taking the time to select some of my favorite pics, I am just posting a slideshow of a LOT of pictures. Enjoy if you have the time.

Playing with Big Sis

I think that she was ready to get out at this point. She was laughing and having fun until the camera came out. I was taken back in time to when I pushed my little brother around in my yellow Fisher Price doll stroller.

Back to Missouri

With limited toys on hand, the girls have fun the old-fashioned way--making a tent on the table with a sheet and playing peekaboo.

Megan at the peach orchard.
Waiting for the Circus on Ice show at Silver Dollar City. G-Ma at 87 years young can still climb the hills of SDC with us in the hot July heat. We did catch her taking a short nap during the Veggie Tales show. Sorry Bob and Larry - she wasn't overly impressed by singing veggies.

July Happenings

Acting silly while I was watering flowers.
This worked better than planned. I let Megan color on the walls while I worked during Addie's nap to strip the wallpaper. She had the bottom 4 feet of wall covered in every marker color that she owns.
Why is she spoiled? Because this is commonplace--surrounded by Papa, U.Johnny,U.Josh
Megan and Jake taking a jeep ride.
Yes - she even swims with her "pap-pap" (paci)

Oh how far she has come in the last month.

Maybe if I hide my strawberries in my hair, I can get down and play.
At the Watermelon Patch in Arcadia.
Yummy!

Megan at Bat

Megan at Bat

Grammy had bought some boy toys for Jake to have at the lake. Megan took over the baseball set and learned to bat with some help from Phillip. I guess that we should buy some sporting equipment to have at home even though we have a house of girls. I am sure that G-Ma was wondering why they were batting in the house instead of outside.

Gait Training

Two weeks ago, Addie started gait training at Physical Therapy. She is suspended over a treadmill and we move her legs in a walking motion. She did actually kick her legs back in a backward walk motion. She looks so much older and more like a toddler when she is standing like this. Hopefully we will see more progress in the coming weeks - let me correct myself--MONTHS. I'll try to get some video in the coming weeks.

Holiday at the Lake

Megan tubing.

Daddy and Addie
Johnny and Megan giving us a SeaDoo/Acrobatic show.

Poppie, Megan, Phillip, and Addie at Branson Landing
(For those of you that haven't visited Branson in awhile--you need to check out the Landing. It is very nice and very non-Bransonish. You actually see normal looking people here - not the usual Branson crowds of old men with black knee socks and white tennis shoes) 4th Annual Boat Parade.
I think that the Chamber of Commerce had hoped for a better showing, but there were only six participants this year due to the looming thunderstorm. They thanked us immensely for joining in on the fun. I think that we can win 1st place next year with just a few more decorations on our boat.


Addie enjoying a boat ride.

Megan & the smoke bomb. (strong anunciation on the 'K')
Mesa Family waiting for the fireworks.

Megan & Grammy

Every year, we spend the 4th at Table Rock Lake at G-Ma's house. Here are a few pictures of our week of fun. The city has their firework display over the lake, so everyone watches the show from their boats or the shore. We feel like you have to be on the water to get the whole experience. The lake show was actually our third firework display this year. We saw fireworks at the Quail Springs festival on Sunday night; a firework show at Branson Landing on Thursday night; and then the lake show on Friday night. If that wasn't enough, Megan shot off 100s of "smoke bombs" and other tanks, snakes.... throughout the week. There certainly is not any fear of booms or fire in our kids or our little nephew Jake. They all just watch in awe with giggles and squeals.