Saturday, July 11, 2009

Open for Business

Mondays have turned into days with my mom and Robyn's kids which makes the day feel kind of like a party. This week she took all the kids to the park for awhile, then got pizza and came back here to hang out in the yard for a couple hours.


My mom let the girls paint her toes.


And I DO mean paint her toes!


Ashley is just too cute.


Landon and Austin made up this little dance to do before they ran to do their pool stunts.


One of Landon's stunts.


Austin's flying ninja stunt.


Olivia's version of the flying ninja stunt.


Ashley would run for 10 yards, then stop and hop over the edge of the pool. She's hilarious.



Jared was in the area and stopped by for a few minutes. He ended up taking our old entertainment center (which has been hogging space in the garage since January!) to D.I. for me in his truck. It's almost wrong how happy I was to get rid of that thing.


The mailman pulled up while we were outside so I went to meet him (he stopped before the mailbox which meant he had a package for me). I was delighted by the stack of mail he handed me. There were birthday packages from Kristi and Shannon, and a package with a book I'd ordered. Woohoo!


This is the outside version of "the cozy."

**What would your pool stunt be called?
Do you have an outdoor cozy space?
When was the last time you made up a dance?**

14 comments:

Rebekah said...

My pool stunt would be called 'FREE WILLY!"

It's so useful knowing someone with a truck.

tootie said...

Their dance is too funny!! They are way more creative than I am.

Anonymous said...

So fun to have a cousin day! I loved their dance and tricks :) I could probably do some kickboxing move into the pool, then fall flat on my ass and be mocked. I'm secure with myself though, so it's all good :)

Kim Sue said...

birthday good mail...yipee!

Natasha said...

I bet the muffin box was from Kristi!

This looks like a great way to spend the summer days.

Holly said...

What a fun time--for the kids and the grown-ups.

I'm not a fun pool person. I'm more of a lounge-on-the-side observer/reader.

Enjoy that birthday good mail--how nice! :)

Bond Girl 007 said...

perfect perfect perfect...I would have been running into that pool after a few dances myself......ashley is tooo cute to run and then stop! Your mum looks very relaxed there....those shades from those gorgeous trees are just amazing.

Melinda said...

I am seriously jealous that you can get together once a week with your mom. In my book that would be so great. That is one of the things I really miss about living away from family. Plus that time my kids get with her.

I hope you had a great bday. With it being Ash's bday also, I haven't been able to get near the computer except to do her post. I hope your day with Michelle was fun.

Amy said...

Sounds like a fun day. I can't wait to hear all about what you did for your birthday, though!

The last time I made up a dance I was in jr. high. But I think my most memorable dance making up experience is when I made up a dance to Thriller and put on a show in my garage when I was little.

j said...

oh man- i stay away from pool stunts at all costs!!!

an outdoor cozy? what a great idea...

my recent dances include entertaining the near 5 year old and bouncing t. it's wild, i tell ya...

i'm so bummed you don't have a birthday package from me...i will get something to you pronto (i hope!)

michelle said...

Hmm... the last time I made up a dance would probably be the 8th grade Gym Night when my friends and I did a dance to We Got The Beat and wore white t-shirts and white+ a color striped nylon shorts! Good times.

I WISH I had an outdoor cozy space! Brilliant. I also wish my mom could stop by once a week...

shannon said...

I can't believe you JUST got that package!! grrrr--check your e-mail for more detailed griping on that subject!

Any dance I do resembles something that Elaine Bennes would do!

My outside "in the cozy" spot would be anywhere that I could be alone--

Neighbor Jane Payne said...

I love the way you make time to be with your family.

I agree, D.I. hauls are just plain liberating...like you lose pounds without even dieting.

I love the picture of your mom at the bottom. She looks ready to be hooked up to an i.v.

patsy said...

the swimming pool pictures are awesome- I love their poses :)

we make up dances around here a lot-- but right now we are working on some moon walking & spins ;)