Oh, what do you do in the summertime.....

When Alabama is HOT!!

Do you go to the beach and lazily reach for shells that pass your way ?

Do you look on the land to lend turtles a hand and set them free so they can be?

Do you go to Chuck E Cheese and do as you please?

Do you eat yummy doughnuts and cake that you make?

Do you swim in the pool to keep yourself cool?

Do you chat with old friends till the day finally ends?

Do you eat watermelon and spit out the seeds into the weeds?

Do you make regular slides into awesome water rides?

Do you play pretend with your best friend?

Is that what you do? SO  DO  I!!!!

A Real Love Story...

I saw this on another blog and thought  it was so cute! It almost made me cry at the end.  You know this is your life when a text  to go out to dinner from your husband without the kids almost  makes you cry! LOL :)

Halfway There....

Come July 1st Blaine will officially be halfway through his residency! He has completed two long years and now has two more to go.  Blaine is registered to take the Step 3 at the end of July and has applied for his medical license (pending on passing the Step 3).  Blaine has aslo found a fellow Dr. that has agreed to go into practice with him in Brookhaven,MS and he will be starting up their practice next year after he finishes his residency (he finishes his residency a year earlier than Blaine, so he will go first and start up the  practice and then Blaine will come in a year later).  I feel a brief wave of relief as it  feels like we are moving  forward toward our goal and not at a standstill.  Looking back if I would have known how much work it would have been for Blaine and our family I don't know if I would have been so willing to do it.  But seeing Blaine's progress now makes me so proud of him and all of his hard work!! :)

A long couple of days...

We have been throughly enjoying our summer, but now our water plans will have to be put on hold for a few weeks.  On Saturday Carter decided to somehow fly/jump off of a bunkbed and hurt his arm(we were in Hattiesburg,MS).  After he got hurt I really didn't think it was anything serious, but he continued to not use his arm and complain of pain.  So we gave him Motrin and we headed home from Hattiesburg getting home very late. Then when we woke Sunday morning his elbow was really swolen/stiff and  he wouldn't move it at all.  So we spent the early morning at the Pediatric ER to have his arm splinted and x-rayed and  then a refferal on Monday to the Pediatric Orthopedic clinic. 
After the ER visit we hurried back home, quickly changed and headed to church to teach my class.  By the time church was over I was exausted.  I felt so bad because it was Father's Day and Blaine was getting off a night shift and I didn't have anything planned  for him. On our way home from church I got a call from Blaine telling  me not to worry about dinner he would cook for me and the boys! Awwww... Seriously, that was the sweetest thing ever.  He was just as tired as I was and it was Father's Day but he was trying to make me feel better. At least I did have a gift for Blaine that I had picked up the night before! :) I love you  Blaine, you  are a wonderful father and husband.
On Monday we headed to the Ortho clinic to wait 3 hours for the Dr. to get  out of surgery while Carter and Cooper about drove everybody in the clinic crazy, including myself!! :) After another x-ray we were told it was a fracture to the radial head(elbow) and needed to be casted for 2 weeks. So no swimming or water activities for Carter for two weeks! BOO!! :(  I honestly don't know how I am going to keep the kid occupied. He loves the outdoors and as hot as it is anytime we go outside  it involves some sort of water activity.  Carter has been a little trooper though!  He hasn't complained except when it hurts and has been so loving to all the nurses and doctors. When we left the clinic, Carter made sure to give everyone a big thank you! In his own words "Thank you for fixing me all better"! He is such a sweet kid! We are just grateful it was only a fracture and will heal quickly! :)

When Carter was asked what color he wanted for his cast he said "green" then when it was all finished he looked at the guy and said "I think blue is my favorite".  We all just laughed, too late! :)

Schools out for Summer!!!

Cooper and his friend Tallas at their end of school year party!

When I was in Junior High/High school every year when school got out for the summer I would get all excited, listen to and sing Alice Cooper's "Schools Out for Summer" and make my summer plans. Well I haven't felt that kind of excitement for quite awhile until Cooper started Kindergarten and now is finished up with the school year and out for summer! I am almost giddy with excitement getting our summer plans together and thinking about all the fun times with no school obligations to worry about! He has only been out for about a week and already we have been enjoying every minute with family and friend visits, audubon zoo trip, Blaine's birthday, crawfish boil, beach trips, pool time, and LOTS of cartoon watching! I can't wait to visit my mom/dad and for the boys to enjoy some time at Blaine's parents! It is officially summer!! Woo-hoo!!!

Water fountain park that we have been going to for play group.

Carter LOVES  this place!!

Audubon Zoo

We went with  Nathan,Jill and Drew!

Blaine's 30th Birthday! Wow, you are getting old,but we still LOVE you! LOL:)

We caught Blaine by surprise with silly string just as we finished singing Happy Birthday!

Blaine loves some ice cream cake!!

Carter LOVES ice cream cake too!

Orange Beach

And lastly on Saturday we held the annual Britt crawfish boil, but those pics will have to wait for later!