So Sick!

There is nothing like having a stomach something (I'm not sure if it's the flu or food poisoning) and being pregnant. Oh I hope the kids don't get this one. We all have been so healthy for so long.

Forever Strong

I don't recommend movies unless I REALLY like them. This movie is fantastic. Forever Young is based around the game of rugby but is really about the changing (for good) of a young man. I love movies that show the potential we have to do good in others lives and change our own for the better. It's rated PG-13.

http://www.foreverstrongmovie.com/

Tuna Casserole

Sometimes you do something as a mom that you SWORE you would never do. Well, I made tuna casserole. I'm seriously not a casserole type of mom. Never make them. Okay, so now I'll be making them more often. No complaints from the kids!!!

Love Story

Mailaya loves the song "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. She memorized songs very quickly and this one she sings over and over with her friends. I love this version.

Odds and Ends

It's finally summer! I love summer. It's been raining for most of it, but it was nice yesterday and today looks really good. Connor, Jacob, and Mailaya started swimming lessons yesterday. The boys are in karate two days a week. Kellie is cheerleading three days a week and this week she is attending cheer camp. The rest of us are just enjoying summer. We planted some square foot garden boxes and we've got stuff sprouting everywhere. Many of my flowers are in bloom!!! I think the plants are my favorite thing about summer. I love going outside and seeing the hard work I've put in through the years. Brent does a lot, but not much gardening.

Any suggestions on girl names? We are having a hard time finding a name that goes with the rest of the kids but isn't too similar. The baby is looking really good. It looks like she's going to be small, like Mckenna was. She moves a lot. I'm pretty sore from her position and how much she moves.

Funny

I haven't laughed this hard in a VERY long time. It can't get much more realistic.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/972408

Kellie again!

Kellie tried out for cheerleader and she MADE IT!!! We are so proud of her. School is a struggle for Kellie and she was able to keep her grades up to try out. Now we have to keep them up from now on. She wanted this so bad and has really worked hard. Her tumbling was the best of all those that tried out. After mock try-outs, I didn't think she'd make it. Everything looked good, but she wasn't projecting or standing out in any way. I got a call from her hip hop teacher who was at the mock. She was a competitive cheerleader and gymnast. She asked me to give her one hour with Kellie. By the end of the hour, Kell was ready. Names of groups were pulled randomly and I was pretty worried. She was put with the one girl who would be returning this next year and another really tough competitor. Next round she was put with the tough competitor again and another girl. That night we had to wait and see if she got a phone call. If the call came, she didn't make it. The call didn't come, the cheerleaders came instead to pick her up.