Highlands, NC

We headed up to Highlands, NC on Friday. We stopped at some waterfalls first.  Jackson was a little nervous but then he liked it. Brooks wanted to be held the whole time. We enjoyed wandering around Highlands and ate pizza (Yes, we broke our diet.). Then the boys atedso ice cream.  It was nice to enjoy some cooler temperatures.  Apparently a cold front is coming!!! The boys were not impressed with the stores.  They are little expensive for us.

We got home around 5:00.  We were sitting in the living room when a storm came up really fast.  Thunder, hail, strong winds, heavy rain... It was really bad. We heard trees crashing and huge branches hitting our house.  Then the power went out and we could hear the pops and explosions from the transformers blowing. Apparently some trees in our neighbor's yard caught fire.  We decided to go to my parents' house. We actually had a hard time getting there because of all of the trees down and traffic lights out.

We stayed at Noni's for a little bit.  Tim called Duke Power, and it said our was power was on.  However, when we got home , it was not on.  We cleaned some of the yard.  Then went inside.  Thankfully my laptop was charged, and we watched Frozen downstairs.  We all attempted to sleep in the bunk beds since it was so hot upstairs. I ended up on the couch with Brooks.  We ended up watching Frozen again at 5:30 before the laptop died.  We were out of power all day.  Every time we called, the predicted time ended be several hours more.  Thankfully it was only in the 80s today, so we were able to clean up all of the branches and tree limbs and not be too hot in the house.

Jackson had a party to go to that evening.  He had a great time swimming. Since the power was still not on, the boys spent the night with Noni and Papa Jerry.  The power finally came on sometime during the night.  It was hot in our house, and we lost everything in our refrigerator and freezer for the second time this year. That gets to be really expensive.

Officially Summer

Today is officially the first day of summer vacation for me after having a class all last week. We went swimming several times in the evening last week at the Brock's house. Both boys have done so well with swimming. They will both jump in and feel very comfortable in the water.  It has been very hot here with temps in the upper 90s. Swimming has been nice!

We went swimming again this morning. Then it was naps, Play Doh, a big puzzle, and a movie. I think there will be more swimming tonight.

Tim and I started the Whole 30 diet last week where we only eat fruit, vegetables, and meat- no sugar, no dairy, no processed foods. Being in class last week helped. It is not so bad,but I am bored with what we are eating. I may never eat eggs again!  I would love some Guy's Pizza! We are actually only doing 26 days be cause we are going to see Dave Matthews and then heading to the beach. You are not supposed to weigh yourself until the end, but I have been doing it. I need something for motivation. I have lost 5lbs so far.

Father's Day 2015

Tim bought himself golf shoes for Father's Day. We didn't do anything special, but we did go swimming and eat dinner with Noni and Papa Jerry.  Jackson and Brooks are so lucky to have such a wonderful dad and the best grandfathers!

Birthday Party

Jackson and Brooks had a joint birthday party at the water park at the YMCA. It is as so easy. Since it was for both of them, we just invited family. The kids had the best time playing! Brooks did pitch a fit because he couldn't go down the big slides.

We did Toy Story cupcakes and pizza. Jackson and Brooks got lots of new toys!

After the party, we went to Greenville to spend more time with Brynlee and Reed.  The kids were wild, but they had fun playing together.  We had a great day with family!

June Phone Dump