Yesterday we headed to Lafayette with mom for her follow up doctor appointment after her surgery. The boys got to see how they printed xrays and even got to see the xray of my moms neck where they inserted the plastic discs. Owen said it was scary and Ashton thought it was cool. Doctor said everything looks great but she is still on light duty for another month.

Today before it rained the boys and I headed outside to play. They played with their balloons grandma Cindy bought them yesterday. Unfortunately both of their balloons broke after some time outside. Then it started to cool off and before you knew it, it was lightning, thundering and sprinkling. It didn't take it long before it started pouring outside but that is okay because they needed the rain. So we headed inside and watched tv with grandma before she went to bed. The boys are off to visit mamaw & papaw tomorrow so it will be boring for me but I will be gathering everything up and getting ready to leave :( Have a great rest of the week everyone!!

Nijans

3 Ninjas
Ninja Ashton

Ninja Owen

Ninja Brandon

Today when mom was making curtains the boys asked for the extra strips to make headbands like the Ninjas wear. After they put them on they went into the side yard and practiced different moves on each other. I panicked for fear of one of them breaking limb but they were fearless and kept on going. they also spent some time playing kickball, dodgeball, & climbing the tree next to the driveway. I am so glad that they got to meet their cousin Brandon and play with him. They had a wonderful time and I was happy to see him and Aunt Irene. It has been a few years since I last saw them so it was a wonderful treat. Hope everyone has a wonderful week. Miss you Justin and will see you Friday.

Dinner with Friends

Ashton & Owen
Josh, Coltyn, & Megan Shufflebarger

Last night we had dinner @ Monicals with Josh, Megan, & Coltyn! It was nice to finally catch up with them and meet Coltyn. He is such a cutie and is full of energy as any 10 month old would be. I am glad that we got to have dinner together and we definitely need to plan on another get together soon instead of waiting years :) I felt so bad that every time we were in town we never had a chance to meet up with them. It is hard when trying to divide time with family & working around everyone's hectic schedule. So I made sure since the boys & I stayed in town for 2 weeks to see as many friends as we could.

Fun on the Farm

gathering eggs out of the hen house

Aunt Bev & Mom


Uncle Frank, Owen, & Ashton petting the new calf

The boys helping Uncle Frank dig up potatoes from the garden

We went to Aunt Bev & Uncle Franks farm during our visit to Kentland. I got the pictures put on the computer finally so I thought I would add those to the blog. The boys had a blast. Uncle Frank bought a calf and he took the boys out into the pen to pet this cow. Then Owen asked if they could go collect eggs so Uncle Frank took them out to the hen house and they collected a dozen eggs. Then it was off to the garden. They learned how to dig up potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, & radishes. They had a blast and got dirty like little boys should. They both kept asking Uncle Frank if he had anymore jobs for them. After all the jobs were done they asked Aunt Bev for milk and cookies. We really enjoyed our visit at the farm.

Today was a pretty boring day for me. I got up showered started dinner for my parents in the crock pot and caught up on some movies. The boys camped out last night with Mamaw & Papaw but had to move their camp out inside because it got too windy. Owen spent the night out there again tonight but Ashton missed me so he came back to my mom & dads. Ashton & I went to dinner at Monicals with Emily, Addie, & Margaret. It was wonderful to catch up with Emily and to see her girls. They are a trip. Like a dummy though I forgot my camera. I swear I would forget my head if it was not attached. But I am not sure wether they would have turned out anyway since the power went out. Luckily we had already gotten our food so we ate and then visited for a bit in the dark:) I am so glad that we were able to catch up. Well tomorrow brings us to friday and our trip is half over :( We are getting up to go to Lafayette with dad to go grocery shopping while mom is at work. Hope everyone has a wonderful friday and a great weekend.

Lonely Wednesday

It has been a few days since I have posted something so I thought I better get on here tonight. We are enjoying our visit with the family and it is nice to be back in Kentland for a little bit. (It would be better if mom was still laid off but I am glad that she got to back to work anyway. She was worried about not having a job so for that I am thankful that she did get to return to work.) Tonight was a lonely night for me. Mom, Aunt Sue and I went over to Watseka to Marys Emporium to look around. I didn't find much but did get a new windchime and 2 yard stakes for in front of our house. Then we stopped @ BK for dinner and then headed home to watch a movie. We watched Push and it was a great movie. Lots of action and kicking ass!! My favorite kind of movie. The boys are having their camp out with Papaw Chuck so it is super quiet so I figured I would head to bed after this. I promise to get the camera out tomorrow and update some pictures. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! Miss you Justin and see you soon!

Sunday @ Mamaw Leta's & Papaw Chuck's

Ashton
Mamaw gathering sticks for the fire

Owen

Papaw & Daddy

Sunday we spent with Mamaw & Papaw before daddy had to leave to go back to work. Justin and Chuck worked in the barn on the red truck. They switched out motors for our air compressor. Now we should be able to use our air compressor at home without blowing every fuse in our house. The boys got Mamaw, Papaw, & Daddy to push them on the tire swing and on the swing set. Then they played catch with the football. We had tacos for dinner and then we played wiffle ball. It was a lot of fun. Papaw helped the boys master their swings. I managed to hit almost everyone with ball when I was batting. We had a great time. We were sorry to see daddy go home but we will be in Ohio soon enough. I wanted to give the grandparents a little more time with the boys since they will be starting school next month. This will more than likely be our last visit to Kentland until Christmas so I wanted to spend a little time here. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Thanks to the Wedeking family for house sitting for us. We appreciate it and hope that the dogs behaved :) See you guys soon.