Hurricane Party!!!!

Thanks to Irene, we had an impromptu hurricane party last night :)

My sister lives three hours east of us and is expecting to get some serious rain over the next 24 hours. Apparently she's not the only person worried about the power going out and her sump pump not working because there was not one generator available for sale anywhere within a five hour radius of their house. So they arrived last night at 10:30 to borrow a generator and they left this morning before 8:00am. The kids stayed up until midnight giggling and having a grand time and today we are all very, very sleepy!

A Wednesday Recap

Wednesday started off bright & early.

Nate & McKenna played games (much to Christian's great dismay).

My kids, Cousins, and friends....this was the gang I hung out with most of the day.....

plus this cutie.

Lunch. The new Pepperidge Farm Fish bread was a huge hit....no crust :)

Hurt finger.

Three wild guys. And "wild" is a mild adjective to describe their behavior in the pool :)

BFFs

A little piece of the wildness.

Some surfing by Abby! She's amazing! I'll share a video later :)

Then off to our fav. place for dinner.

Topped it off with a little ice cream.

Choc Chip cookie dough & Cookies and Creme

I adore the toothless grin. When I saw it for the first time he said "Now Chrish and I match."

Ended the day with a few fireworks.

A day of great summer memories!

My favorite boys!

Biker Boy!!!!

Does he look happy and proud or what??!!

His instructor (PopPop) waiting for him at the end of the driveway!

What is missing in this picture??? Oh that's right....training wheels.

The cousins have been here visiting this week and Nathan accomplished something HUGE!!!

We are so proud of this no-training wheels...biker boy of ours!!!!

Okay, what on earth is wrong with me??? Who would have thought this cool dude on his bike could bring me to tears! Seriously people, he's one awesome kid!

A magical night

This little girl loves her Grandmom and PopPop's pool! It's so cute to see her take off across the yard as she heads to the pool!

My parents always manage to pick the most beautiful places to live. My childhood home was a priceless haven in which to grow up and my parent's current home has the most majestic mountain views. There's nothing like swimming in their pool at dusk watching the sun set behind the mountains.

Pictures don't even remotely do it justice.

Even the kids stopped their splashing long enough to notice how beautiful the sky was on this particular night.

Sidenote that has nothing to do with this post:

Nate is sooooo precious. When he came to visit this last time he brought his old baby blanket with him. He wanted to give it to Will. And Will seems to like it...he's chewing on it right now.

McKenna sticks close to her PopPop when she's in the pool.

These two crazy guys love to pose for pictures!

Will and Grandmom watched all the wildness from the safety of the deck.

Dear Daddy! From, Christian

We sure do miss you, but we got the best surprise this week! Monday afternoon PopPop came over to help mommy with some things and Emma was with him! We had no idea she was coming over!! We were all so excited!!!
We've been having lots of fun while you're gone.....going on walks!

.... Playing with Nathan!

...Swimming with Emma!

....Hanging out with Abby!

....being crazy in the pool!

And Will's been getting lots of love!

I've been doing some crazy tricks in the water!

And Will's been getting lots of love!

Nathan is my best buddy!

Did I mention that everyone loves Will?

Ummm...yeah....everyone loves Will!

We've been hanging out at Grandmom and PopPop's house.

And I had a great t-ball game tonight!

I'm having a sleepover with Nate and the girls are having a sleepover too!

Don't worry about Will....everyone loves him!

We miss you daddy and hope you come home soon!

Love,

"Chrish Fish"

A Surprise Visit

Does anyone even recognize this girl????

What about this one with the missing teeth??

Or this grown up guy???

Back at the beginning of May (whew..I've got some catching up to do) we had a huge surprise for Christian. Grandmom and PopPop were going to go visit Emma, Abby and Nathan and I secretly asked if Christian could tag along. We kept it a secret until the last minute because McKenna would have been heart broken if she had figured out where he was going. The night before we told Christian he would be leaving in the morning to see his cousins and I wish I had it on video. He jumped off the couch and stood there with his mouth open unable to speak. Like he seriously almost couldn't breathe he was so excited!!

The grandparents purpose in visiting was to see Emma's orchestra concert!

She's up there somewhere :)

There's my long lost sister!!! We should start an email petition to make her start blogging again don't you think??

Christian had the best time with his BFF Nathan! They got to spend the whole day together on Friday! Just the boys!

Grandmom got to visit Abby and Emma at their school for Grandparent's Day!
It was so good for Christian to see his cousins. He loves them so much and we can't wait for their next visit!