Wet

We are alive & fine ... but a little wet. With all of the floods in Atlanta, we only had some minor leaks in our basement that a little cement patch fixed ;) Should have seen me and the shop vac and 2 kids vacuuming up about a 1/2 inch of water in our basement....they thought it was puddle jumping time ;) They are minor leaks, but when you get 12 inches of rain in 24 hours, you get some leaks. At our house, we estimate that we had 24+ inches of rain in the 5 days of the storm.

We have no phone, internet, or cable, but otherwise we are fine and should be back in the technology world soon. My campus is closed due to no running water in our county so I have had the week off ;)

Hope the rest of you are dry!

Blueberries

Austin LOVES to help us cook, tonight we made blueberry muffins.........look at those teeth!! He looks like a prime candidate for a visit to the dentist for some major cavities ;)

He is so proud of himself

This picture does not do his fingers justice; they were so dirty!!

Hope you all had a happy grandparents day!!

Hot fun in the suburbs

When Eric got home from work today, we decided to do some "labor day labor" and wash the garage doors...........and the kids decided it was time for an outdoor shower.........they had fun so my embarrassment faded as time when on but...........we were a bit white trash

Yes, Ansley is just wearing a diaper

Austin had TOO much fun!

Ansley inspecting her wet outfit

OMG I did not know diapers could hold this much fluid............these are some great diapers!!

Fun was had by all...........happy birthday Grandpa B. Hope you all had a great labor day.

Shear Perfection

Seems Austin thought his hair had gotten too long.........yes, that's right he cut his hair this morning with a pair of scissors, see the chunck missing in the front? He was helping me cut tape and I guess he just got really into it.............

This is the best the hairdresser lady could do with what he had done.......he still has a "short spot" and she went down to a #3 blade with the clippers............hopefully he will learn to not cut his own hair..........but probably not ;)

As Eric said, good thing we don't have anything like school pictures to worry about - ;)

Genetic Link?

This morning, Eric and Austin had to go run an errand, so I stayed home with Ansley......Eric & Austin left at 9 am and by 10:15 Ansley was still not awake so I went into her room and got her up. Mind you that she went to bed right at 8 pm last night and did not stir all night long......my point? Our Cousin Ellen used to sleep like this when she was younger, and I have been known to take my time getting out of bed as well, so we know Ansley has not fallen far from the maternal side of the family tree. The real question is, how long would she have stayed in bed if I had of just left her there? I don't yet want the answer to that question........

Injured

Eric managed a fairly large & painful self-inflicted wound today. He was shortening our kitchen table (which is metal) to accommodate 4 people and no high-chair ;) when the right angle grinder decided his knee cap was just too pretty looking....he had to get a tetanus shot because as you might imagine the grinder was not the cleanest piece of equipment in his tool room and he opted for "superglue" instead of stitches as he is not a fan of pain - can't blame him for that!! So....he will be on the injured list for at least a week or so. Hard to believe I had to convince him to take some Tylenol for the pain; too macho for me!

In other news....Austin went to Grandma & Grandpa B's for the night last night, so we packed his bag with clothes and toys, and I had a glimpse of the future, around this time of year, when he will be going off to school for real!! He just loves this backpack....or in his words packback.

NOT a good picture of either kid, but it was the only one I got of both of them together.

Otherwise, not much to report....my school starts back in a week so we are about to be busy again....oh those dog days of summer are just too much fun sometimes ;)

Random Pics

Ansley caught off guard...

Austin, out for another drive....

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do..." or when in Georgia do as the Georgians do and make home made peach cobbler, tastes as good as it looks ;)

Grandma B. buys these kids some great shoes, but these have to be my all time favorite for Ansley, do they get any cuter? I want a 6.5 for myself - kidding ;)

Austin's obsession with Thomas is not waining anytime soon, while on vacation from Mom & Dad he went to a little town in North or South Carolina that has been made over into a Sodor Island (Thomas's home) and he just LOVED it!! Here are his pjs he got from there - you can't see it but he has matching underwear, as he is still potty trained!!! I pinch myself every time he says, Mommy I have to go potty and takes off running to the bathroom all by himself!!

Ansley playing peek-a-boo with the door

Her, mid-walk - my only way to prove she is walking as I cannot figure out how to load videos to this blog......I am still a bit technologically challenged.

Have a great week!