A Pool Story

So, as luck would have it, Koen (being as he is a curious boy) decided with a friend that he wanted to see what would happen if he threw some rocks over a fence into our neighbors giant pool. Well, what happened cost us a pretty penny,and a seriously sad night! The pool got a hole in it, and we got to purchase the neighbor a new one.  I just wish I understood why boys are so curious! I guess girl can be too, but boys just seem to do the bigger things that cause much bigger problems. I called my mom to see if I had ever done something that cost that much money, and she was like no, but your bother did. I honestly think it is a boy thing, maybe Havyn will prove me wrong someday.

So the next day Tyrell and I decide that we had spent enough money, and that the pool Koen had torn just needed a patch (the neighbor did NOT want a patch). We decided we needed to do everything we could to get the pool and fix it. Spending that much money just made us sick! The lady had told me the night before that if we wanted it we could have it, but at the time I was just in find a pool, punish and teach Koen that what he did wasn't ok mode so I didn't say one way or another. As they were laying in out to dry and cleaning it, we started to worry that maybe she wasn't going to offer it to us after all. So I whipped up a batch of brownies and headed on over there. Just as we had thought, when I brought it up she was like oh well I haven't even talked to my husband about it. The whole thing was fishy for more than one reason ( I am not going to explain the whole thing), but it all came down to them being dishonest. I came back home and discussed the situation with Tyrell, and we headed back over there together. We had no plans to leave without the pool, and we didn't. We patched it, and it worked, and now we have a giant pool in our backyard.

Kai is absolutely scared to death of it. We tried to show him that he won't sink as long as he wears his tube, and actually we didn't fill it full enough for him to not be able to reach the bottom, but he is still scared to death. He stands on the outside. The little two cried like crazy at first, but soon realized it was great fun! And Koen LOVES it, which worries me that he won't remember that what he did was wrong. We debated even putting it up this year, but we wanted to check the patch, and then when we realized just how much water it took to fill it we had to use it, and I don't really feel like dumping it just yet!

Our First Real Garden Harvest

I know this isn't a lot, by any stretch, but we are proud! We now have 2 bags of beans, and 3 bags of peas in our freezer. And guess what?! WE GREW THEM OURSELVES!

Slip 'N Slide

The kids have been begging for some kind of water fun for the summer, and really I have been waiting to go see family and take the pool my mom has at her house from last year. Anyway, we were at Target the other night and found this slip 'n slide for $4.99 so we told the kids that we could get that for now. They were so excited, they wanted to come home and play on it right then. It was like 8:00 at night, though so we told them then next day they could use it. Sadly, the next day was super windy and they had to stare at it all day long. The next day was perfect, though, and they had the time of their little lives!

Kael is my little helper

This is the cutest thing ever! I was shocked when I saw him do it the first time. Silly baby knows where the silverwear goes! I know the video is sideways, and I don't know how to fix it so oh well.

Home Date Nights

Tyrell and I have started to do at home dates once a week so that we don't have to pay for a babysitter and the cost of the date. We have been trying to find more than just watching a move to do. Last night we made our own ice cream and played a game called would you rather that I printed off the internet. I had tons of fun, and it was free!

Our Garden

We have been so excited about being able to plant a garden this year, and so far things are growing well! Our berries keep getting eaten by birds though, so we are going to get netting to put over them. We have eaten our first batch of peas, and a couple beans (which are getting really close to ready), and some carrots. I wanted to can the beans, but as I was talking to my mom last night, I discovered that it will break the glass top on my stove if I use a pressure cooker on it, so that was disappointing. I am going to try to freeze dry my peas, and now possibly beans, by using dry ice and a Styrofoam cooler. I found some instructions online, so I don't see why not. We just got the pumpkins in the ground a couple of weeks ago so they are starting to come up now. Tyrell has made the garden his new hobby, and he spends a lot of time out there. It has given him something to do now that school is out for the summer.

Father's Day 2012

This year for Father's Day I wanted to do something a little more meaningful for Tyrell. Usually I just get him whatever new video game or Tampa Bay Bucs thing he wants. He still got Tampa Bay Bucs sunglasses, but we also made this sign for him. I had a lot of fun painting it and putting the saying on, and he must have liked it because he got a little teary when he opened it.  I just hope he knows that we appreciate him for all he does for our family, and that we love him so much!