My mom's bday bag and a new one for me!!

For my mom's bday, I made her a new bag! It's in the gym's colors and it's appliqued with the gym letters and stars. It was a lot of work and I think it turned out well.


Yesterday, I made myself a new bag. I have been wanting new one for a while. I 'm glad that it's finally done! It's a little big for me, but it will work!

Doctor Visit Today

Almost 3 weeks ago, I made myself a Dr's appointment. It was long overdue. What they say about moms taking care of themselves last is true. I had been having some symptoms and I needed to see what was going on. The Dr. ordered some blood tests and then I was to come in today for an ultra-sound. The ultra-sound was clean (YEAH!!), but I have hypothyroidism. My thyroid isn't producing enough of it's hormone. I need to take synthetic hormone for the rest of my life, but it's very treatable!! Trust me, this is great news. I'm a little bummed about taking medicine forever, but to be back to myself will be fantastic!!!

July 4th, 2008

Yesterday we did the Fourth of July celebration thing. We had hotdogs and watermelon for lunch. I even made homemade ice cream for dessert. We bought some fireworks at Kroger and the kids really enjoyed watching them in the backyard. After the excitement, we came inside and watched the fireworks on tv. Madison kept telling everyone "Happy Independence Day". It was a very nice, relaxed day :)

Grady lands his front tuck!!

Grady has been working on landing this for a few months now. He got it just last week and is very exicited about it :) It's pretty cool, don't you think?

Madison lost her first tooth!!!!

Today, right before lunch, I was able to get the tooth out. It had been lose for a while and the permanent tooth was right behind it. Grady's teeth did this as well and our dentist said not to worry about it. I was starting to get worried since it had been so long and her teeth were moving. So I worked on it 2 nights ago and then again this morning. She's so excited to have it gone. I'm sure you can tell from these pics!!! Andrew was upset that his teeth weren't loose!!

In this pic, you can see the permanent tooth.

Our Garden Pics

This year, Jason went all out. He rented a tiller and made a big garden. Of course,this garden is already too small and he needs a bigger one. I can't argue as he grows yummy food for us. We have already harvested numerous radishes, 3 squash and enough purple bush beans for a dinner. All of it was yummy! We can't wait for more!

Here are some pics:

It's hard to see, but this is the garden.

Here's a pic of our first purple pole beans. Some of our yellow squash plants.
Tomato plants: We have a few different varities planted. Butternut squash plant that came up from our compost :) Corn!!

Our week in review

We had a great week!! We had park day with our friends on Wednesday. Thursday we went to Six Flags. The weather was great and it was not too crowded. I can truthfully say that we all had a blast! Friday, Grady and Jason went kayaking at Sweetwater Creek. They both had a fantastic time and are planning to go again next week. Today, we all went to Sweetwater Creek Park's Arts & Craft Festival. We watched a fantastic reptile show. Madison rode a horse. Andrew bounced in a bouncy house. Grady watched the fish and ducks in the lake. Mom and Dad watched the kids enjoying themselves. We also bought some kettle korn to share while we took a break. All in all it was an enjoyable week.

Of course, tomorrow is Father's Day and we have brunch at Bill & Gail's home and presents for Jason. I can't wait to see what he thinks of his gift from us this year :)

Grady looking at the lake while Madison and I waited in the horse riding line.

Madison riding "the big horse" she waited for!! She's so happy!!