July 12, 2006

WOW - I can't believe the summer vacation is almost over and that Carrigan will be starting school a little under 3 weeks. It was like yesterday that she and her friends were graduating from Pre-K.

We had a blast on 4th of July. We took the kids out in the boat. We had so much fun. I was a little nervous about how Alan would do but he loved it. He even fell asleep in my arms at one point. Carrigan had a great time too. She was a trooper when her daddy cast her reel and let go of it. Poor thing - we sat there and watched it sink in 10ft of water. All she said to her daddy was "now you need to buy me a new fishing pole". I thought for sure that she would have cried her little eyes out. Rusty caught a total of 5 fish and he let Carrigan reel them in. She thought that was so cool. Alan on the other hand did not like the fish close to him. Poor little guy!!!!

Carrigan was tuckered out after a morning of fishing!

That afternoon we had Tim and Barb come over and Tori and Brian and their kids. I made my first BBQ in the crock pot. It wasn't too bad. We even had leftovers for several days. Later that afternoon we all went the activities in Pike County. The kids had so much fun and there was plenty of things for them to do. I think that Carrigan and Bailey did it all. All of the boys (Alan, Camden and AJ) did great. That night they had an awesome fireworks display. The weather was perfect for the show.

We registered Carrigan for cheerleading. She is so excited. Everyday she is asking when she gets to go to cheerleading practice. We go this Saturday for her to get fitted for her uniform. Her friend Grayce next door is cheering also and so is Abby up the street. That will be alot of fun watching everyone. Renee's son Conor will be playing football so that will be fun to watch also.

We are getting ready for our trip to Orlando this weekend. Carrigan is so excited. All she wants to do is go swimming and see Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Ariel, etc..... She is doing the count down. Alan has no clue where we will be going. For those of you that want to know where we will be staying - Bonnet Creek Resort. We should be home sometime Wednesday night. I can't wait!!!!!!!

What would Alan's daddy think if he saw this picture? Alan decided to dress himself in his sister's clothes. He was so proud of himself and kept saying "Look mommy look"! It was so funny - I just had to take a picture!

A couple of you have asked to see a picture of our bird so here she is. Carrigan named her "Sweetie" and she can whistle just like Rusty. I guess her next sounds will be barking like the puppy!!! LOL!!

Hope everyone is doing well. Hopefully I'll be able to post some pictures when we get back!!!!