Finding Nemo....

Tonight we all went fishing in the hopes of finding "Nemo". Since we were just at our neighborhood pond, that wasn't likely. However, both Ashley and Madison caught a catfish. Taylor and Jon weren't quite as lucky ( I was just the photographer). The girls got VERY excited when they were reeling in the fish but.... when they saw it flopping around and bleeding they quickly lost interest and wanted NOTHING to do with it. I could hardly get them to stand near it for a picture! Their faces are priceless in the pictures.

I scream, You scream.... We all scream for ICE CREAM!!

Last night Jon and I decided to take Ashley and Madison out for ice cream. Taylor has been so busy this Summer with her friends we have hardly seen her.(For the past three nights she has either hosted a sleepover or attended one)..So we thought it was a great night to do something special with the twins! We went to Dairy Queen, they ordered their regular...vanilla with sprinkles! Jon and I got the new "girl scout" thin mint blizzard. FYI...It was GREAT!! Ashley and Madison ate their whole cup and then finished ours! ~Yummmmmy~

Happy Birthday Tater!!

Anyone who knows me, knows how special Tater is to me! That is why I couldn't resist posting a blog to let everyone know it is her BIRTHDAY!! Tater is nine years old today....still as grumpy as the day we got her. The kids and I are celebrating tonight with cupcakes! Yes, I know a little weird for a dog but in our house she is more than a pet..she is a member of our family!

Jon's New Ride

This past week Jon's car started falling apart! His air broke, the check engine light came on, it had a fuel leak and on top of all that it had 170k miles. It was definitely time for him to get a new car. Jon, the "creature of habit" that he is, picked THE SAME EXACT CAR!! Yes, that's right another Nissan Altima... same color and everything just a newer version! He said it worked good for him before so why try something different. Taylor cried as we left the dealership saying, "the old car is lonely and sad". Jon on the other hand was just thankful for the air conditioning!!!

Happy 4th of July!

We had a very busy 4th of July! Our day began by going to the Indian Trail Parade and festivities! We got there around 9:45 am, two hours before it began..(everyone knows that was on accident I am NEVER on time for anything). It turned out to be a good thing. We met Christy, Jeremy and Zachary up there. We had great seats to see the parade. Jon got to enter a watermelon eating contest...Okay so it wasn't a real competition (Christy, Jeremy and I were the judges) but we definitely think he won!! After the parade, we came home and went straight to the pool. Taylor entered a limbo swimming contest and was a finalist..but lost. We finished our day by going to Kristin and Nick's house (Jon's sister and brother-in-law) for a cookout. We were within walking distance to where the Waxhaw fireworks were displayed. The girls enjoyed the fireworks and screaming out the different colors that they saw. Overall, we had a wonderful 4th of July with our family and friends.

Happy Birthday Nandad!!

The other night we had a cookout at my parents house to celebrate "Nandad's" birthday. We had a great time. We had hamburgers, hotdogs and the girls new favorite...homemade ice cream. The girls enjoyed singing happy birthday and blowing his candles out for him.