Nothing like a Popsicle on a hot summer day!
Troy is a huge fan of Tim Hawkins and we were very excited that he came to Panama City. Troy got his autograph and bought his entire collection of DVD's so as you can imagine...we are still watching Tim Hawkins!
Her 1st dance was a father/daughter dance to "Butterfly fly Away". It was a tear jerker, but she and Troy did very well. She loves her teacher and soaks in everything she tells her.
Her 2nd dance was a ballet to "A you're adorable". It was very sweet and she remembered the whole song. She didn't act nervous at all on the stage..she must get that from her Daddy! As always Sam had a funny quote. Let's just say a dance recital (and dance lessons every week, and a 1 hour dress rehearsal) is not his idea of a good time...but he did perk up once and say "When I'm older can I dance like a beautiful angel on the stage just like Daddy?" I don't think that Troy liked being compared to a beautiful angel, but I thought it was cute!
Maddie wanted to go to the beach while they were gone, so we loaded up a picnic and headed out. We had a very nice long walk, and yummy supper with Miss Mary.
Maddie found a lot of shells on the beach and has made plans to paint them and cover them with glitter to hang on her Christmas tree. It was a very enjoyable evening!
The kids liked to pick a few strawberries to eat and then they were done. It was pretty hot and they made us walk all the way to the end of a row so the kids were tired before we even started picking.
Maddie was still feeling a little weak form her illness so she didn't have a great time:-( Note to parents: Don't let your little girl wear a white shirt to the strawberry farm...this shirt was streaked red before we left. I'm grateful that it came clean with bleach since this was the first time she wore it!
I'm glad daddy came along because he did most of our picking! My belly kept getting in the way...
After we picked our berries we got to see some animals and play on some farm equipment. This is the part the kids liked the best! We got to see a working bee hive which was pretty cool. They had peacocks, geese, chicken, goats, pigs ect...
Sam got to pet the baby calf. My favorite quote from Sam was "Those baby chickens have ugly faces, but these pigs are so cute!" The pigs were actually wild boars. Only a boy would say this.
Sunday afternoon we spent with Don and Mary. The kids got to swim and we all played a little wii. We ate Miss Mary's famous Lasagna- and let me tell you, the Olive Garden has nothing on her! We went to Lowe's to pick some flowers out for my garden, but they looked a little sick so we decided we would come back on the weekend for a better selection.
Troy cut out all the limbs and the kids and I removed them then he cut the tree in half and pulled it down where it wouldn't do any damage. He then had to cut down the rest of the tree. He's still busy splitting and stacking all the wood...we will have some nice fires this winter!
Sam thought this was great fun and has been climbing every tree he can find. He has also requested a chain saw for his birthday. Troy is going to grind the stump out and plant a Maple tree in it's place....something to remind us of home in the fall! (In the background you can see the shed Troy has been working on. We are hoping to finish it by the end of this month. It just needs to be painted and the soffit finished.)
Last weekend we went to a cookout and the kids got to fish in our friends the Brock's pond. All the kids caught some fish and here is a picture of Maddie's big one!