Pool Time...Pool Time...and more Pool Time!

I have not blogged for a while...we have had a busy couple of weeks. We enjoyed a week with Dave's parents. The kids were very sad to see them go. It was nice having them here but the time went by too fast.
So most of our time lately has been spent in the pool. Robyn would probably live in the pool if I let her. LoriAnne seems to be enjoying it too. I have only been in the pool once because the water is pretty cold still. I promised the girls that I would swim with them this afternoon. The water has warmed up some since last week since it has been hot here.
I will be blogging more over the next couple of days so I can catch up on things.

A Steal Of A Deal!

Ok...I just have to say how much I LOVE Craigs List...again! I have just bought a new (used) stroller. I loved my Joovy "Big Caboose" so much that I wanted to find a Joovy Caboose without having to pay the retail price for it. The person I bought it from only used it 3-4 times and it looks brand new. I can't believe I only paid 1/3 of the price for it. Now that LoriAnne wants to walk all the time I only need a stroller for the boys. Our "Big Caboose" was well used and well loved!

This is what I push around now. It doesn't even feel like I am pushing anything anymore. Now it is time to sell my "Big caboose" on Craigs List.

This is kind of interesting...

Amy Pendley

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 10 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Amy Solum

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 5 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Happy "5th" Birthday Robyn!!!!

Robyn turned 5 years old today! I can not believe it has been 5 years since she was born. She is sooooo excited to go to Kindergarten. I found this picture of her when she was 6 weeks old. This is one of my favorite pics of her. Robyn came into this world smiling. She has always had a "happy" disposition.

Robyn loves everyone! She brightens a room when she enters. When Robyn opened up her presents she would shout out in excitement "this is always what I wanted...thank you". She really makes you feel like you really did give her the best present ever. We love you Robyn. Thanks for being you and bringing so much happiness into our family!

Discovery Center in Murfreesboro

Yesterday we went to the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro, Tn. Our Friends Sophia, Emma, Sabrina, & Meredith joined us for a fun day there. There was so much to do we ended up being there all day. I bought an annual membership that gets us into ALLOT of museums so I am excited to check out some other places. As you can see in the pictures all the kids had a blast. Even Jonathan wanted to be involved in everything with the big kids.

2nd largest yard sale in Tennessee

We had a fun "FAMILY" day today. Tennesse has 2 large yard sales every year. Today we went to the second largest yard sale they have which is almost 95 miles. The largest yard sale is in August (it is actually the world's largest yard sale). That yard sale covers 5 states and is 630 miles.
This is a pic of one of the many places we stopped to check out what they were selling. The kids really enjoyed it. I think the best buy today was an adjustable basketball hoop for the kids that we paid $2.00 for.

They have this yard sale every year to coincide with the Strawberry Festival. So we stopped at a strawberry patch and the kids picked strawberries. Everytime I turned around LoriAnne was eating the strawberries she picked.

Dave and Robyn continued to pick strawberries until they filled 6 baskets. The 3 little ones were getting tired so we waited on the "side lines" while Dave and Robyn worked :)

The weather was great which made for a perfect day! We are really enjoying living in Tennessee.

Our Very Own Houdini

Snickers our "growing puppy" is a very energetic dog. She LOVES attention! We had her on a dog run in the back yard but when anyone walked into the backyard she would go nuts. She pulled so hard on the dog run it seemed like she was choking herself with her collar. She finally broke her collar. Then I got her a harness so she wouldn't choke herself. Well, she figured out how to slip out of the harness no matter how we adjusted it. So the next alternative was this fenced area for her to have her own space. So far it has been working out great. The kids can play outside and we don't have to worry about the dog getting loose.

Now...we have a cat too. Well the cat is not ours. Although the cat has made our home her home. We are not sure where the cat came from. As you can see the girls love her. The cat is very sweet. She seems to love children which may be the reason she won't leave our house. The girls have named her Pearl. The cat has been here for a week. I haven't fed her because I didn't want her sticking around but it looks like I better go shopping...she does not seem to be leaving anytime soon.