The Karate Kid

Noah has been watching Karate Kid movies like crazy this summer. It all started on vacation when he and I went to watch the new Karate Kid (while dad and the twins watched Toy Story 3). We both loved it. I was a little skeptical going into the movie (I was a huge Ralph Macchio fan back in the day. I remember cutting his pictures out of Teen Beat for my wall!), but the movie did not disappoint. It was great and Noah has since watched the original Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II. After watching all of these movies, Noah has decided he needs to train for his next big fight. He decided to start his training in the pouring rain yesterday.

Home

We are home. And I am exhausted. I have piles of laundry to do and piles of sand to sweep up. We had a blast in Michigan.

Dear July

Dear July,
We miss your friend June already. June was very good to us. We want her to last longer. July will be very busy and bring us closer to August. Which means school and two little boys going off to Kindergarten!

In June we rode on four wheelers

and two wheels!

In June we gave up water wings

and practiced our diving skills.
Lots of energy was burned off in June. August 11th is the end of summer. Please July go slowly!

Sincerely, Denise

Vacation

I am supposed to be packing for our vacation. Although any mom knows to use the term "vacation" very lightly. So far I've packed my children.

This blog is the reason for my packing distraction. I found it yesterday morning, and I was almost late to work because I could not stop looking. I want to make everything on it. I want to run to Michaels and Hobby Lobby and Home Depot right now and start making stuff! Okay maybe I will wait until I get back from our vacation.

What I've learned about Silly Bandz

1. No matter how many packs of silly bandz I buy, the kids still beg for more.
2. I will pick up at least 100 silly bandz off the floor a day.
3. I will find silly bandz everywhere.
4. My kids really don't wear them, they just play with them, then leave them on the floor. (see #2)
5. After paying $3.99 for several packs of Silly Bandz, I found them in the dollar section at Walmart. Go figure!
6. I cannot wait for the next big craze to hit the stores. (And I still be finding Silly Bandz in random locations)

Fishing

The boys have been fishing a ton the past few weeks. Lots of fish have been caught, deboned, cut into filets, and frozen in the freezer. We are gearing up for a big fish fry with some friends. So a few more days of catching and we should have enough fish to feed a small army.

Camping

The boys went camping

for four days.

They loved it!

I lasted two days. Pretty good for me!