getting swingset out of neighbors yard

Now, tell me how wind could lift this up, if it takes Chris' truck to stand it back up. Very powerful! The funny thing is......our neighbors patio set that is directly behind the swing set stood absolutely still. It will need a few things replaced, at least it's not a total goner. Karli surprisingly took it very well.

swimming and wicked weather

We had a nice time swimming at grandma's house today. It took Karli a few minutes to get used to the swimming again and then she was off by herself and jumping off the ladder.



Then we came home to this. Our VERY HEAVY swing set was lifted by the wind and thrown into our neighbors yard. Our neighbor across the street said he saw it happen and couldn't believe it. Two streets over there was a graduation tent that flew across the streets denting cars, breaking their windows. It looked like a pretzel laying in the field with broken metal posts. I'm glad i wasn't home when all this was going on, I would have been terrified. We were at my mom's and it wasn't bad at all. Chris was over his dad's house working on the car when the sirens started going off. Lots of snapped trees there. Chris was stuck for a while because a wire was down on the house across the street and his car was blocked by fire trucks and caution tape.

June 7, 2008

Congratulations Warren and Jill! We went to their wedding last night in Birmingham at the community house. They had an outdoor ceremony under a tent, which was very nice. Then we moved inside to the main ballroom for dinner and dancing. We got home just before the storms hit! What a lightning show! To see more pics, click Here. There are some pics of the kids playing in the pool, the wedding, and one of the wicked weather that came through.

3 nights in a row!

Karli has been sleeping in her own bed. However her mattress is in our room. Remember, baby steps.....we will eventually move it back into her room. She did wake up screaming in horror on the 3rd night because she had a nightmare about Xena (my mom's cat), that almost ruined all of our progress!

We are doing all we can to stay cool. Getting A/C is on our long list of things we need to do. Today we are going to grandma's to swim. Karli can't wait!

Wild waves waterpark

Where do they come up with these names. Does this look like it has waves or is a water park? Anyways, Grandma Kathy bought the kids a pool. In order for Karli to be able to play in it, I told her she HAD to sleep in her own bed. For the WHOLE night, or she would have to watch mommy and Cameron play in the pool. It worked! We are taking baby steps. This monster stage is getting old! She was so proud when she woke up this morning, and she said it wasn't even scary to sleep in her own bed last night. I think she just didn't want something else taken away from her. She wrote on grandma's carpet yesterday with a marker and her consequence was that she was not able to watch TV today.

Celebrate life! We love a survivor!

This past Sunday we celebrated life at the Troy Beaumont cancer survivor picnic. Carmen is a survivor now for over 2o years! Uncle Pete, Aunt Linda, Pete, Katie, and their children also came to celebrate as well as Uncle Rich and Morgan. The kids had fun playing games and winning prizes. Every year there is a tree planting ceremony as well.

Weekend

This past Saturday we celebrated Emily's birthday. Karli and Cameron had a great time on the Dora bouncy house thing. We had yummy food and cake and had a great time catching up and seeing friends! To see more pictures click Here.