a little recap....

So, I seem to be getting further and further behind with this blog thing! I'm gonna say I'll do better after summer is over :-)  So here is a little re-cap of what's been happening in the fisher world!

Madi got braces!!

She was such a tropper, I took her straight to chick-fil-A for a milkshake!

2 days later, we went to Busch Gardens with a group from church!  All four of us went...I was a little hesitant about taking Will, but he did great!  his favorite part was seeing ELMO!  I didn't take too many pictures that day, but here are a few!

Everyone's favorite furry friend! I didn't get a picture of Will's face b/c he would not turn around! He was all about ELMO! They wouldn't let you "cross the line" to take a picture!

                                                 

Madi & Kayleigh ( a sweet little girl from our church)

Madi looking a little unsure about this ride...too late now!

Will and his friend Cole waiting patiently!!

Then Madi was baptized...this is our interim pastor Dr.Thompson.  It was such a sweet service! I was so emotional that morning...before we even made it to church! I guess it's because I'm just SO proud of Madi and the young lady she is becoming! Not just because she is my child, but I am so blessed to have a child with such a sweet spirit about her.  I am so thankful that she LOVES GOD and understands the importance of having Him in her life. After the baptism, we then had communion.  It was really neat to witness her baptism and first communion all in the same day! We had LOTS of family to come and witness this special time and so we had lunch at our house afterwards!

Then this little squirt, stayed for the week to attend VBS and dance camp!

Madi and Katie had a blast at dance camp!!  VBS was awesome and Will is still asking to go to "bible school"! I taught Will's class and we had so much fun! I have to say though...I was EXHAUSTED at the end of the week!  The kids looked so cute every night and I didn't take 1 picture!! Oh well. Friday night we took Katie bug home :-( and I called her Saturday to tell her I missed her that my house was too quiet without her.  Katie said " I know LaLa..my house is loud!!" No kidding!!  I love her to pieces, but she is one WILD child!! I miss u sweet tator!!

This weekend was still a little crazy as always..Madi had a slumber party Friday night...we caught up on laundry and went to costco saturday morning..then Saturday afternoon a pool party for one of Madi's friends! Madi had a friend come and spend the night Saturday after the pool party and then church on Sunday.  We all took a much needed nap Sunday afternoon!! This week is low key as we are headed back to the beach.  This is probably our last beach trip before school starts back!  Which reminds me when Will woke up Sunday morning he said " I go to beach mommy, peaaaassss!!!" I told him just a few more days!!

Oh I almost forgot a funny story! We met Mallory at Cracker Barrel Friday night to exchange katie and they were busy!  We had to wait a little bit and our waitress (well, I really don't know what to say about her other than she was having a hard night!) so the kids were off the hook!!  They weren't being loud...they just got restless.  After Will ate, I let him get down out of his seat and he crawled under the table.  I know...first thought, EWWW.  But look, he wasn't screaming and I felt like it was nothing that a bath couldn't take care of! So he was tickling Katie's feet under the table and all of a sudden Mallory is like EWWWW!!  Will licked her leg!  I have NO clue what possesed him to do this and she was totally grossed out. Will thought it was hillarious!  My sister doesn't handle chaios too well and this was like the icing on the cake! I really should have taken a picture of this scene...our table looked liked a tornado hit...plates, crayons, paper, biscuits.....EVERYWHERE!  I offered to take the kids to look at toys so mom and mal could finish eating in peace!

I'll leave you with a few pictures from last night because this is how we roll around here! I was trying to cook and Will was screaming so I gave him a bowl with a little flour and a spoon to keep him busy...it was going good at first....until I turned my back for 1 second!

       

Then Madi wanted in on the fun!

Buddy checking out the damage! I'm sure he's thinking " Somebody's in trouble and it ain't me this time!"

How can you get upset at this??  Just a little flour,right! Will helps me keep my floors clean!

That's about it...oh one more...I got my haircut and I'm loving it!

OK...I think we're caught up! Keeping it real-Kyla :-)

We're Back!

We are officially beach bums and the crazy part is we'll be going back the end of the month for 5 days w/ Greg's family.  We have been spoiled rotten by all of these invites! I'm thankful our kids love the beach as much as we do.  I don't know what God has in store for us, but I can totally picture Greg & I retiring there someday :-) We had never been to emerald isle before and we really loved this beach! The beach was so wide and the water was amazing.  We had a house full of folks and there was never a dull moment...I mean with 6 kids in the house, it was pretty wild/loud!! Lets see we had Aunt Twy and Uncle Mark, my mom(aka:mimi), my crew plus Katie Bug, then my cousin Jordan and his wife Carey...and their 3 kiddos( Caroline, Sam, & Stella).  My sister and Brain came down on the 4th to have dinner with us! The community we stayed in had a little parade on the 4th and the kids were thrilled that candy was thrown out! the first couple of days were a washout and then the rest of the week was gorgeous! our days pretty much went like this: wake up late, eat, go to the pool for a bit and then spend the rest of the day on the beach, come home take showers, eat dinner, ride around the neighborhood on the golf cart picking out which home we would like to own and then go to bed! It was wonderful and now we are back to reality again! This week we are playing catch up and then we are off to Busch Gardens on Friday with a group from church! Sunday is Madi's baptism & also the kick off day for VBS! Oh and I forgot to mention that tomorrow Madi is getting braces!!  Busy much??!!  So as you can see, I'll have lots to blog about.   Here are a few pics from our trip!  hugs-Kyla