Set us free...

I got Evan a butterfly kit from English Gardens. We sent away for the caterpillars and then watched them eat & grow. They started to hang upside down from the top of the jar and built their chrysalides. "7-10 days" later just like they said we had three painted lady butterflies. A few days after that the two stragglers hatched and we had five painted lady butterflies. Evan made the sugar/water mixture to feed the butterflies and dropped it in on fresh cut flowers. Friday we decided to let them go. We had a little free the butterflies ceremony and it was cool to watch them "leave the nest." All of them survived thankfully and Evan did a good job taking care of them.

P & P Tour

Last night a group of us went to see Kenny Chesney in concert at Ford Field. Jen, Earl, J and I went down early. We left the house at 11am to pre-party at the "beach bash." We had a great time! Kim, Eric, Greg, and Tracey joined up with us later. There was a mechanical bull at one of the bars......Kim, Tracey, Eric, and I all took a turn.....Eric rode the longest! Congrats! Of course he had no liquor in him which I am sure helped...plus he has legs that are three miles long. I think it was 35 seconds....IMPRESSIVE! (Congrats to you Kimmy too :) ). The music was great. The showmanship was outstanding and the company was even better. Thank you all for going. It was a wonderful evening. Eric drove us all home in Greg's minivan. J had climbed in the trunk because we were one seat short and I told him to get out so he opened the hatch and climbed out right into the bush all the guys had just peed on! Let's just say Greg and a few others gave him a hard time and he was not a happy camper. Poor pee-pee boy! He took a shower as soon as we got home and his clothes are being washed as I type. All in all it was an OUTSTANDING night! Let's do it again next year!

Bare Buns!

Wednesday Ev, Brayden, and I were out on the swingset playing. The lawn sprinklers were on in the back corner of the yards....so no big deal. Then the sone switched and we started getting a few sprinkels here and there. Then they switched again and we were getting wet, but still no big deal...it was hot and the kids didn't mind. Evan went up to the tallest fort and was up there for awhile. I figured he didn't want to get wet, right? NO....he came down the tube slide butt NAKED and said he wanted to run through the sprinklers! I was so shocked. I made him climb back up the tube slide and put his shorts on. I hope my neighbors weren't watching!

Trainrobber

Ok, this is an old pic, but I wanted to post one and of course I did not take my camera yesterday because both of my disks are FULL! So, Lana, the kids and I are on our way to the Detroit Zoo yesterday and Lana is telling me about being on antibiotics for not feeling well and etc., etc. Evan pipes up from the back seat and says "Auntie, I will take care of you. When I am done being a firefighter I will be a doctor and help people. I will take care of sick people and help with boo-boos." We both think this is great a praise him for his compassion and two seconds later in practically the same breath he says "and then when I am done with my doctor business I am going to be a TRAINROBBER!" I almost peed my pants. I wonder how many kids tell there parents that they aspire to be a trainrobber. HELP ME PLEASE! I politely reminded him that last week he wanted to be spiderman and he quickely replied "and then when I am done with my trainrobbing business I will be superman." I sure hope he chooses a career path wisely!

Poor TATA...

If you look very closely at the pile of stuff on the couch you will see Kayla's nose by the horse's head. I guess Evan thought she was cold and bored therefore she got a blanket and most of her toys placed right on top of her. The funny thing is.......she didn't even move! Thank god she is good natured with these two wild things around.

Ethan's 1st Birthday

Today we attended Ethan G.'s 1st Birthday Party. It was wonderful! It was HOT! The kids swam, played on the swingset, and decorated cupcakes. Thanks Nicole...great idea...the boys loved it. Unfortunately I forgot my camera for this one. Go the abe's blog to see pics. I am sure she will post some.

Connor's 5th Birthday

Saturday afternoon we all attended Connor D.'s 5th Birthday party! It was great! The kids had a wonderful time. They swam, drove cars, destroyed the house and yard, and got to eat Sponge Bob Square Pants cake. What more do you need? Thanks for the party guys.