Summer time Cabin Fever

I don't know about you, but the heat and the humidity have just been ridiculous! The Heat Index for the last two weeks has been over 100 almost everyday! Today it's only going to be 99..... ugh!

I would rather be cold than hot because lets face it when your cold, you can add layers & blankets. But when your hot there are only so many fans and if I wear anything less I'd be running around naked. (And nobody wants to see that) I'm just not a happy camper when I'm HOT! So the kids and I have been staying in the luxurious AC, which is wonderful and horrible all at the same time.

We've watched a zillion movies, it started with my husbands stash of DVD that were mostly bought BC (Before Children) and so lets face it they are a bit out dated. Which is OK cause the kids haven't seen most of them. We watched short Circuit and have revived the saying "hey Laser Lips your momma was a snow blower" in our house. Next we watched all the Indiana Jones Movies (Harrison Ford was so young when that first movie came out)
We have almost every game system known to man, X-box, Wii, DS, & leapsters, & computers. We've made homemade play dough, sun catchers, built forts, played Lego's,.... every thing I could possibly think of.... but we were all getting restless so one night after dinner & baths I decided we'd play a game of whole house hide and seek.
Alex came up with this clever hiding spot (Our linen closet/attic access) They loved this spot!

And yes thank you for noticing I DID finally finish painting my stairs and hallway after almost 3 years!
I hid in the corner behind the computer desk and had everybody looking for me for 10 minutes! Not even Theo could find me but I finally had to come out on account of hiding ALWAYS makes me have to pee. (If I ever get chased, like you see in the movies where they hide from the killer & are just inches away from getting caught, yeah I'll be dead Not that I wont stay hidden, they'll just be able to either smell or hear me peeing! So here's hoping THAT never happens) But I digress.....see It's like cabin fever!
Ethan by far had the best hiding place (with a little help) but since he's the only one that could fit and probably wont ever be able to fit in there again I wanted to have a picture of when he could fit in the bottom shelf of the pantry! He LOVED climbing in there, he's even randomly emptied it out and climbed in there a few times the last few days.... just because he's the only one that CAN!!!

We've also started making things for Leah's birthday party in August! I know I'm a dork, but you know how I like to be prepared! Plus it's given us some projects to work on! Leah loves her some themed parties(who could forget her pink party at the Zoo) so for her SIXTH birthday we will be having a "somewhere over the rainbow squirt park party!"

We started by sorting the skittles into colors Then layered them into old Gatorade bottles... I still have to fancy them up with ribbons & such, but I'm loving it so far!!!
I know in just a few short weeks, I'll be crazy busy with school & homework, both mine and the kids, but I'm ready for a break in the weather so we can run around and do more fun things, without a heat stroke, before summer is over!!!

Summer Fun!

I know I say this often, I'm always saying how quickly time has gone by! I remember as a kid, the summer lasted FOREVER, and yet somehow here it is July! I actually saw back to school supplies on the shelves at Target and thought NO NOT YET!!! There is still so much fun to be had! So let's recap the 4th of July...

We headed out to Camp Ken & Linda's for some pool time and a cookout! Then Alex's Buddy Rick brought a TON of fireworksthis part was not so fun for me! I was a nervous WRECK watching them light the fireworks!!! But the kids had Fun! I love this picture of Garrett & Alex. What could be more fun for a 10 & 11 year old boy than to set stuff on fire and watch it explode! They even put some toy tanks in the mix & had a blast checking it out after it blew up! I wouldn't let the little one very close to the "BLAST ZONE" but they got to play "The Clean up Crew" and still felt like they were part of the action!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The weather must've been waiting for July 1st, because it's been FREAKING HOT every day this week! We've been going to the pool, but It was getting a little routine so to mix it up and to help water the flowers I let the kids fill these BIG buckets that I got at Walmart! Just like a Baby pool, except you can get wet up to your neck and everyone gets their own! (I'm sick of the fighting about sharing! Grrr) Then in another attempt to keep them on their toes.... you just never know what Mom's gonna spring on ya next.... I found this idea from another blog.... dry spaghetti through hot dogs! Then you boil them, throw in some frozen veggies while your at it and then toss with butter or alfredo or whatever! The kids CRACKED up at this one! Hope your having a GREAT summer and staying safe!