OMG! Fireworks again!

We went to watch the free fireworks show again last night at Riverside Fireworks east of town. It was very good again, not as good as the season opener but still worth the drive out there. I went yard saling again Friday and Saturday and found some more good bargins. I am very picky about what I buy so for me to find stuff is wonderful. I don't like clutter or junk in my house so I only buy stuff we need or know we will use. I found a lighted makeup mirror for Kassie, she had told me that she needed one to take to Camp War Eagle. There are so many girls trying to get ready in the morning around the mirrors its hard to get up to them and she wears contacts and has to spend forever fixing her hair and putting on makeup, anyway I am glad I found one for her. I am ready for the rain to stop just like everyone else is I'm sure. The water is too cold to swim in when it keeps raining. I know we will be begging for rain in July and August but that is just Arkansas weather and most of us are used to it. So much to do today better get started. Check back soon for an update on what's going on with the Crowderfour.

Movie and Swimming

We went to Rogers today and met my neices at the movie theater. We saw "Surf's Up", it was ok. Next week it is Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium in Fayetteville. They have movie's for $1 every Tuesday and Wednesday. We also went swimming for several hours today and then again about 8:00. The water is warm now. I got sunburned but that's ok, I will just tan from now on. I wonder what we will find to do tomorrow, I'm sure more swimming. Maybe the library and Wal-Mart, such excitement.

Summer fun things!

Today we went to the library for the Tulsa Zoo presentation for the Summer Reading program. It was about bugs and insects. Tyler seemed to enjoy it and he got some books on spiders and another Land Before Time Movie to watch. We also went swimming in our pool today and had our daily outside time together. We went on a family walk also. We were going to the movie this morning in Springdale but didn't make it. We will try for tomorrow. Its only a $1 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Not alot to write about today, stayed tuned for more excitment tomorrow(ha ha).

Fireworks!!!

We went to see the Riverside Fireworks Display tonight to kick off the holiday season and it was fantastic! We got there just before 9pm and it started right away. They had free hotdogs,chips, and drinks while you watched. It was by far the best fireworks display we have seen except for the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, by hey who can compete with Disney World! It lasted until 10pm a whole hour of none stop fireworks and I don't mean little displays. Robert commented it was alot better than the city's fireworks show they have every year. They had some stuff we had never seen before. It's a good thing we live in the city limits and they don't allow us to shoot them off because I think Robert and Kassie would be wanting to buy some. They gave us a piece of paper and asked us to rate each one and they went in order. There were 58 of them and then a huge finale that lasted a good 10 mins. They said it was so they would know what to order next year by what people liked the most. Anyway enough already, you get the idea we liked it. I think they have fireworks every friday or saturday night at dusk until the 4th of July.
Randy came over with his family tonight and the kids all went swimming. They had fun, the water was about 83*, too cold for me!
I went to some yard sales this morning, that has become a hobby for me lately. I found a spreader for Robert, he wanted a new one but I wanted to wait and look for one and found one. One of our unbrella's broke last night on the back porch so I am on a mission to find a new or used one. Of course Robert rigged it up, he's just like his Mom she can fix or rig anything up.
Sharla had her yearly trip to the vet today, the poor thing was being eaten up by fleas this year. We had shampooed her in flea shampoo but that only helped temporarly, she has never had them like this. I don't know if its all the rain or what. We put stuff on the yard tonight(with the new spreader) and had her dipped today also at the vet. I hope it helps. We are considering the pills you can give dogs for fleas but we haven't ever used them, if anyone has experience with them let me please know. Better sign off for now. Thanks for reading!

NWA Naturals!

We went last night to watch the Northwest Arkansas Naturals Baseball Team play at the new Arvest Ballpark and it was great! We had the best time! Tyler got alittle bored with it, but Kassie loved it and we all want to go back as soon as possible. The food is pricey but with the $2.00 Arvest discount per person on Tuesday it wasn't that bad to get in. We had great seats right by 1st base and you could see everything. We took binoculars but didn't need them at all. I am so glad my kids got to experience going to a game, we went to baseball games when I was younger.
Tomorrow is Library day, can't wait to do something else fun! We are wanting to go hiking at Natural Falls soon also, but better go early, I am not big on sweating too much! This time last year I wouldn't have even considered going hiking with the kids, but since my surgery I have more energy and I am looking forward to trying it out. I hope to add some pictures soon of everything we have been doing. This is all a work in progress for me. I had to get the house clean today. I can't stand it when it gets messy and the floor gets dirty. When it gets that way, its hard for me to stop and spend alot of time on the computer when I know that is waiting for me. Thanks for reading about our couple of days. Check back soon.

Where do I begin???

We have been so busy lately. We took my Mom to see my Dad at the nursing home in Mountain Home, we had a good visit. We stayed in a motel this time instead of at my brothers house, they were flying the next day to Florida for vacation. My brother Randy and his family met us up there and the kids got to swim in the indoor pool, they had a blast! My dad seemed better this visit while we were there, I guess it wasn't so good after we left. My nephew had to go up there to calm him down.
Tyler had his end of the T-ball party with hotdogs and hamburgers and he got a medal. He's racking them up now. He has 4 trophies and 2 medals. Kassie doesn't have any and she sure doesn't like that! They also had a swim party Sunday night for the ball players at the Aquatic Center, he had fun, this was his first year to go down the slide without anyone. He even wanted us to wait down at the big pool and let him go by himself without watching. We did but that was hard on Mom. He is finally swimming under water, we went ahead and signed him up for swim lessons again this year. Since we have a pool, I think it is even more important that he learn to swim in case of an accident. We took the kids Sunday to see Kung Fu Panda, they enjoyed it alot. Kassie asked yesterday if we could buy it on DVD when it came out. We were going to go to the $1 movie in Rogers today but decided to wait until next week, the same movie is playing in Springdale next Tuesday and we could save alittle gas.
We are taking the kids to see the Arkansas Naturals play baseball tonight in Springdale. They are both excited about that. Tyler loves baseball but told me yesterday he was going to be a Razorback football player one day, I hope he is if that's what he wants to do.
The funny things kids say....Tyler is always saying something to crack me up. Yesterday we had alot of errands to run and he decided that we were on a tour. When we got home later in the day, he said "shhh....finally the tour is done, that was a long one" I asked him yesterday if he was going to be a stand up comedian one day and that is when he informed me about being a Razorback football player. He definitely has his daddy's sense of humor and his uncle Randy's. They always call me the serious one in the family and I am, someone has to be with my two kids and Robert!
I don't get on here to much anymore, I guess that's why when I do its always a long one. I should write more often and then it would be a quick one. I guess I need to go rally the troops. Tyler is playing his new Smash Hulk game he got yesterday, it has playdoh that you use, I didn't know that when I bought it, anyone that knows me, knows I don't like playdoh. I don't like messes in my house. I don't care what anyone else does in their house. I know, I know....I have kids and I do let them make messes but they have to clean them up before moving on to something else first. I heard Robert telling Tyler last night that he was going to keep his room clean unlike his sister. We have to keep on her every couple of days to straighten up her room. He blamed me for that, I don't know why???
Ok enough rambling better get busy doing some cleaning! Bye for now...Kim