So tired

I am so done, these past few weeks have just about done me in! I am working like crazy and my kids have activities like crazy right now too, I so need summer break! Scott is in Kansas City and Jarika had to work this weekend so she stayed in Springfield with my mom so here I am.



This morning I got up with Addy-boo and we were being kinda lazy. At 9:30 Cooper reminded me that he had to be at his St. Jude Bike-A-Thon at 10! UGH! So I jump in the shower, sorta put on my face, pull the stroller out of the back of the van, insert Avery's bike (since Cooper's has a flat tire), wipe the mud off of me from Avery's bike, load Addy, Avery and Cooper in the van and fly over to the school so Cooper can participate. We were only about 5 minutes late! Got Cooper all signed in and ready to go, with a new helmet from the Safety Council of the Ozarks, and off he went. Avery, Addy and I headed to the store so I could buy some brownie mix for my Bunco tournament this afternoon. Got there, got the brownies and was in the check-out line and remembered that Addy needs formula. UGH! Fortunately Addy gets her formula through WIC, which is a HUGE blessing, however, my vouchers were at home, UGH again! So we come back home, mix up the brownies and pop them in the oven. I then spend time putting together my raffle basket that I'm in charge of, pack Addy's diaper bag for the tournament, put more of my face on, change my shirt from the mud from earlier (yeah, dumb just wait), change Addy, take brownies out of the oven, pack up A and A then go to watch Cooper finishing up his Bike-A-Thon at noon. He rode 30 laps! I was really proud of him! We picked up his prize, some lame little doll thing, loaded up Avery's muddy bike back into the van, yeah shouldn't have changed shirts, loaded Addy in her carseat, pulled Avery off of the playground to fly back home. Once home, unloaded Avery's bike before changing my shirt again, hooked Addy up to her feeding pump, loaded the stroller in the van, cut the brownies, loaded my raffle basket, changed my shirt AGAIN, waited for Addy's feed to finish, changed Addy, loaded her in the van and headed off to my Bunco Tournament for Relay for Life at 12:45pm! Unloaded van, including stroller for Addy and all my other stuff. Played Bunco from 1-3 with a very tired little girl with me, didn't win a darn basket!, helped clean up, loaded stroller with tired little girl and headed home. Woke her up getting her out of the carseat, it's a full five minute drive to home. Changed her again, hooked her up to her feeding pump and saw the empty formula can on the counter!! So, I ran to the store with Avery out riding his bike and Cooper watching a sleeping sister in her seat while she's getting a feeding. Got to the store, got formula, checked out, and returned home in all of 8 minutes! So now I am hoping that I am done for the night so I can rest!
This is my friend, Loriell, she is one of the greatest people I know! We always do this May tournament with a Cinco De Mayo theme so once she got a Bunco, on went the sombrero!

Pioneer Day and Hail

Cooper had Pioneer Day at school today. Fourth graders learn all about Missouri during fourth grade and then have a big to do at school. Doesn't he look cute in his overalls doing the Doh Si Doh???

I went to the lake house tonight to clean the inside. I was back in the master bathroom scrubbing bug gunk and a years worth of dust when I heard this awful racket. I figured Avery had thrown or spilled something (imagine that) but I come out and find this happening outside!

Videos

Our week has been jammed packed once again. Oh I'm so ready for summer so things will slow down at least a little bit! The videos are of Cooper's solo at church on Sunday. Poor thing is suffering from major sinus gunk and he was a little flat, but still amazing. The video of Avery is from his play Tuesday night, BUGZ. He was the Stink Bug (very appropriate I might add!). This is just a little clip of his acting! (ok i just watched this and realized that it copied way more than I wanted it to, please fast forward if you want! :)

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Silver Dollar City

We had such a fun and busy weekend! Friday night our entire family went out to a family dinner to celebrate several birthdays. They ranged from January until April. Last fall we did the October, November and December birthdays so it was time to catch up. I guess my niece whose birthday in June will get her own dinner! We went out to Colton's and had a good time. I even took two states with me! Yep, Jarika's boyfriend Utah and her friend Montana joined us! They then went to a movie with my nephew and then went bowling. Utah was holding Addy and then all of the sudden there was a huge crash! Yep, Addy got a bread plate and threw it to the floor! Utah was so surprised that she was so fast! It was funny but we did feel bad that she broke a plate!

Saturday morning we got up way early, not even close to bright (4:30am) to get everyone ready for Silver Dollar City. Cooper had to meet the bus at 6 am to go to his Junior Jays competition! I couldn't believe we all got up and at em but we did! My mom spent the night with us so we could leave Addysen home. We easily could have brought her with us but this was Cooper's thing so she stayed home. Cooper's choir earned perfect scores from all of the judges! How cool is that???

We then headed to SDC after the competition and spent the entire day there. The boys had so much fun! They rode rides and went to Grandfather's Mansion, which Cooper hated the first time through! He went in it again and liked it better. I think it helped that there weren't 20 screaming Junior High girls going through with him like his first visit! If you haven't been in Grandfather's Mansion, it's a trip! You are in a room that is completely slanted and it's nearly impossible to stand up! Pretty difficult for those who have motor issues! The boys loved the American Plunge! I only rode the Lost River.It's my kind of ride but I did get soaked! The boys then played in Splash Harbor/Geyser Gulch and completely drenched each other, it was so fun! Jarika hung out with her friend Emilygrace and got pooped out too! We ended our day with dipping our own candles which the boys thought was pretty cool too. Jarika hadn't done it in ages so she was happy too. Sunday was also very busy, I'll post about it later!

American Plunge

Grandfather's Mansion

Splash Harbor

Dipping Candles

I love it when the boys snag the camera

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Wordless Wednesday

Happy Birthday Avery!

Today my ornery little boy turned 8 years old! Avery is the child that my dad said not to have. He always told me not to have more than two or the parents would be outnumbered! Don't get me wrong, my Dad adored Avery, he was just giving me a hard time. What to say about Avery Jacob? Well, he was named after the little boy in Charlotte's Web, I absolutely love his name! He is so ornery and is all boy. He can be such a toot to his older sister and brother and then in the same second have such a huge heart for his little sister. He is a wonderful big brother to her. Avery loves sports, especially baseball and was thrilled that he got to play a game on his birthday! He seems to always "forget" when he did something that he wasn't supposed to. Drives me nuts! He also throws everything. I mean everything! It also makes me nuts! I have had to get more things off of my ceiling and ledges it's not even funny. If you can't find something, most likely Avery has thrown it and now it is behind the couch, in the couch, on the ceiling fan or down a heat register. He is a delight and I am very proud of him even though, as my dad always said "has me outnumbered!" Happy Birthday Avery!!

These are pictures that Avery took of Addy, he found her asleep in her highchair while I was getting ready for his game!!