Transformers or Cars 2

Being the good mommy that I am... I did my research online before taking the kiddos to the movies. I've heard that the new Transformers movie is NOT a movie for anyone under age 16, BUT would you believe I actually found a website that has movie reviews from other mommies and they stated that Cars 2 was BAD. They reported that the Cars 2 movie was full of violence. Apparently there is lots of guns, death, bad guys, things blowing up, and even a few cars DIE (AKA: Crash & Burn). One mommy wrote that her child had nightmares for 3 days after seeing the movie. What to do? What to do?....I figured that Disney couldn't possibly be worse then the Transformer movie, so I chose Cars 2.

Okay, so now that we saw the movie.... If by chance that mommy who has the 6 yr old child who is having nightmares might be reading this, GIVE ME A BREAK! What kind of bubble do you keep your child in? Cars 2 Violent....NOT! Yes, Mater now has some automatic machine guns on the sides of his truck, but that's only to protect his good buddy Lightning McQueen from the bad guys (other cars) and there is no BLOOD and GUTS, only OIL and CAR PARTS. Good clean fun. AND lets not forget... IT'S IN 3-D. The only tears my 6 yr old had was from rubbing his eyes after eating salty popcorn.

More 4th of July pics

Even Hudson learned how to drive the golf cart!

Staying up late

The kids stayed up late to work on their floats. In my opinion they were in the top 5 best. The bottom pic is the one I liked most. The weather was perfect for long evenings lounging on the deck or by the campfire. The only problem were those blood thirsty mosquitoes. We must have applied 10 layers of bug repellent, but nothing worked. The next morning everyone woke up covered in itchy bites. Hudson told me that he loves his itchy bump because, "It feels sooo good to itch it!"

4th of July...Addy's a maniac

***I am adding in this hilarious story I just heard about Addy*** So Addy was overly thrilled to have a chance to drive one of the jet-skis. She was driving and her two aunts were hanging on for dear life, riding piggyback. Aunt Kim asked Addy if she had ever driven one of these machines and Addy enthusiastically said she had (a little over a year ago, ONCE before, for 15 min) and so she was basically a professional. So full throttle and off they went speeding across the lake. Addy was in pure bliss with the power of speed! She gave it the maximum power and went screaming across the lake and suddenly felt the need to sing Christian music. She started belting out, "Over the mountains and the sea, your river runs with love for me......" Aunt Kim and aunt Laurie were silent and fearing Addy's mindset. Addy screams out, "WERE ALL GONNA DIE!" all the while cracking up laughing!

Sorry Auntie Kim and Auntie Laurie! Hey at least you have more driving time experience then me. Do you maybe want to take her driving when she gets her permit???

4th of July

The kids had an awesome 4th of July up at Grandpa's cabin. Together with their cousins, they built their floats for the parade and had lots of fun goofing around. This was their first time meeting their cousins, Josh & Ben. The four day event was packed with fun and kept the kids from ever getting bored. They went jet skiing, tubing, rode mini motorcycles, raced around the resort in their own golf carts, participated in the parade, had lots of water fights, ate lots of yummy food, swimming, watched lots of fireworks, made smores and chilled out around the campfire. What a blast we all had. We can't wait til next year!