The Love Tree

Naty bought me this tree about 3 years ago for our anniversary and I take care of it like it's one of my kids. It's a crepe/crape myrtle and it fills up with bright pink flowers every summer, it's sad cause it only lasts a couple of months and before having Nate (in August) this was the only thing I looked forward to in the summer (I hate summer, hehe). I just had to take a pic cause it's ready to bloom any day now.

Another HOT post!

(that's how HOT it was in my room when we decided to leave)

This time I can REALLY complain, my damn AC decided to go out on us! And BOY OH BOY, was that fun. When Naty got home from the baseball game Saturday night he noticed that hot air was coming out of the AC duct and of course he left it on and went straight to sleep. So when I woke up on Sunday Morning for Mass, I felt the hot air and was like........say what??!? Right away I started messing with the buttons and nearly dialed 911 because this was an EMERGENCY that needed immediate attention. I then wake up Naty and he's like, "oh yeah, I felt it last night," uuuhhh?? ok.........So then he makes me feel loads better by saying, "I'll call Sam after church and ask if he can swing by and take a look at it." The day drug on and I couldn't leave since Nate needs his crib to nap so instead of suffering I told them kids, "let's go outside," as soon as we get out I busted out the hose and wet them, LOL. Naty was trying to be cool and walk around like he wasn't getting wet, nuh uh, not happening so I soaked him too :-) After getting wet we came inside and stood in our wet clothes in hopes that it would keep us cool for a while. By 6pm, we had enough and decided to pack the kids up and go to my in laws house where they have AC, aaaaahhhh. But thank GOD Sam was able to make it! he's so hard to get a hold of and we were lucky he came and fixed our problem in.....1 second flat. Naty wasn't too happy about how easily he fixed it and felt bad for calling him out here when Naty could have done it so Naty just learned everything he needed to so that next time something were to happen he'd know how to fix it without calling Sam. Anyway!! We're not boiling anymore :-)

Can you say.......HOT?!?!

My Mom and Nate

OMGosh! I hate the summer....Sorry to be a Debbie Downer about it but heat and me don't mix. The last time I checked it was 102, I can NOT wait for fall to come and better yet, winter. Winter isn't that cold for us and it probably hits around 50 during the day and that's freezing for us. Oh how I wish it were "Winter".

So I decided to do something about it and took the kids swimming at my Granny's house, they had a blast and best thing of all.......Audrey finally learned how to swim! She's always been afraid of the water and did NOT want to learn but now that she knows how she's going from one end to the other. Also, Nate is such a water baby and loves the water, once he's in he's splashing around and trying to dunk his head in the water, that boy is too funny and Bubbs is a daredevil and flips off the diving board and has no fear. I'm so glad my kids love the water as much as I do and Naty is finally coming around and liking it, he never really swam in pools as a young kid so this is still fairly new to him but he's starting to like it as much as we do.