FRONTyard turned BACKyard Friends

so when its is a mere 96 degrees and no breeze whatsoever one must turn on the hose and move to the BACKyard to better contain the children while we share a glass of wine OR TWO!  Daddyc and i may be the luckiest family EVER to have such wonderful friends right in our own front yard..... we gather almost daily to re-cap, COMPLAIN, vent about our children's "FUN" phases, "brag" on them for almost ANYTHING and most everything, or just to say "where is my husband, it is 5:02?" BUT...mostly we gather to ride bikes, scooters, play ball, in the sprinkler, in the hose, share a popsicle, sidewalk chalk, you know the good fun outdoor activities children love and moms love to catch a break from the needy-ness....And if one is gone from the house for maybe more than a couple hours you ALWAYS must report when ask "where were you today?"  Heaven forbid you try to sneak in a shopping day without reporting who and what you saw....... Anyway, last night we moved from front to back and i captured some foggy lens pictures of these adorable street rats!

and while bathing the boys last night i noticed a large bump on monkey's forehead, i am thinking i know EXActly where it came from!  

Dear Charlie,

You ONLY dive into water that is deep, NOT 10 inches....Got it?  

I love you, 

Mom

i have a small feeling i will repeat this lesson over and over again a bajillion times and see many more bumps! diving head first is just too fun

the lens would NOT un-fog, sorry for the quality here.

if my lamb could talk i bet he would say 

"DOn't do it man!"

what do you think?

this princess thought it was even too hot for water play..... And she was nice enough to bring my hornet something to drink too.... And like a boy, he wasn't about to turn down hands free service either....

these two are Trouble with a capitol T-  Something about those middle babies, isn't it?  

You WILL have a 3rd baby to make this angel the middle, right Zach?  Right now this princess IS THE BABY of her happy home but the jury is still out and i am pushing for another, i need a baby fix fast...

*and i will note, i got to peep at a sleeping baby caroline who then awoke smiling away*

*and even more info. my monkey ask if we could get another baby at our house, a baby like caroline will do it to ANYONE*

and for the RECOrD, the answer was quite simply "NO, this is our family sweetie, God gave us three baby boys and THAT IS ALL"

Dear Dr. Kennedy,

thank you again for tying my tubes, i quite possibly may 

have pushed my limits (been known too a time or two) 

and gone for a 4th baby....again, 

THANK YOU times 3

your biggest fan, 

Amy

we had a wonderful man on the grill

and his proud parents said "oh ask him to smile, its SO cute"

And i loved his look like

"i have no clue what my parents are talking about, i save my tricks for home"

and for a moment....

and then we moved back to the FRONT yard to enjoy dippn' dots on the porch....some re-clothed others DID not, and others dressed themselves

i hope you enjoyed your extreme heat of a sunday afternoon too.  Better yet, i hope you have children to watch play as adorable as this crew..... I will also mention that we miss two of our most favorite street rats, we lost them to camp for the next two weeks and will miss them dearly until they arrive home!