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This is what happens everytime I turn any music on. Eva will even dance if you just sing or hum. It cracks me up!

Up to the highest height...

(Caution: Lots of pictures to follow.)

I took the kids to the airshow this weekend. Danny had lots of homework and a test to do so we decided to get out of his hair for a couple of hours. We went with Dusty, Julie, Kurt and Becca and her kids. The crowds and traffic on the base was a little crazy, but seeing Wyatt's face when he saw the planes

The Thunderbirds did a show and it was AMAZING! Wyatt plugged his ears whenever it got too loud but didn't take his eyes off them. Eva was clapping and cheering and pointing the whole time. There were a couple times I was even scared by how loud they were! If you have a chance to see them, I'd say go for it. Totally worth the wait and crowds.

Julie and Wyatt by the tire of a plane.

We waited in line for over an hour to go in the cockpit of this huge transport plane. I would not normally stand in line that long but we had a great view of the show and we were in the shade. I didn't get to go in the cockpit because I waited with Eva and the stroller, but Wyatt was very impressed.

Here he is with Aunt Becca climbing up the scary, steep staircase.

A group shot of us waiting in line. Not sure why Wyatt has such a funny smile...

James and Wyatt with one of the pilots. As you can see by the look on Wyatt's face, he was very excited about the pilot. He started asking him all sorts of questions, half of which the pilot didn't understand. The pilot just smiled and answered as best he could.

A part of the HUGE crowd watching the show. This is the view coming out of the belly of the transport. You can see the back of mine and Wyatt's heads in the bottom left corner.

Another group shot.

Our future pilot?

I never seem to take pictures with Eva and Wyatt in them because Eva is always in the stroller, so I made I got at least one of them this time.

Dusty helping Wyatt to see into one of the planes. Do you think Wyatt got close enough to the glass?

Dusty and Wyatt by one of the engines. Wyatt was really scared to be this close, which is why he's leaning away from the engine. :)

Wading Pools

We took the kids to a park in town that has wading pools and fountains today.  We weren't sure the pools would be full so we didn't put them in swimsuits, but that didn't slow either one of them down.  We stayed at the park for at least an hour and both kids were pretty tired on the way home and went to bed early.  My kind of Saturday!

Self-Sufficient

We finally did it!  After years of talking about planting a garden, we actually managed to get it done.  We started work on it over a month ago and finished planting this last Monday. We have tomatoes, bell peppers, pumpkin, squash, zucchini, onions and cucumbers. We had Wyatt help with the planting but he didn't quite seem to understand that it will take time for the plants to grow.  He's been very helpful with watering, and checking and waiting. He's just really excited to get a pumpkin for Halloween. Hopefully he'll forget about the pumpkins soon so that I can stop answering questions every day. :) 

Introducing Trixie...

Yes, we got a bunnie.  Isn't she cute?  We picked her up yesterday and Wyatt has been talking about her non-stop.  He even named her all by himself.  We went through a couple names before deciding on Trixie, mostly because Wyatt wanted to give her a boy name.  His first choice was Speed Racer, and then Rex Racer.  But when it told him the bunnie needed a girl name, he chose Trixie.  If you haven't noticed, all the names are from Speed Racer.  We watch a lot of that in our house.  :)  Trixie will actually be living with Grandpa and Grandma O.  They'd like to teach their dogs to be nice to small animals and they already have a fenced of place for her to live and lots and lots of grass for her to eat.  She's just staying with us until next week when they get back from vacation.  If any of you would like to hold a bunnie, come on over!

Summertime...

We figured it was time to set up Eva's pool and see how the kids liked it.  It was a definite hit.  Eva only likes it when it's warm, but Wyatt will be play in it for hours, no matter how cold it is. We've spent every afternoon for the last week in the pool.  Not me of course, but Eva and (mostly) Wyatt and lots of the neighbor kids.  I have a strong feeling that we will be spending the majority of our summer in the pool. Best 10 dollars I've ever spent!

My Kind Of Beach Body

Don't you wish you were this cute in a bathing suit?  I know I do! 

Free Stuff

I just got the new Coldplay album for free!  I love free stuff.  Just go here and fill out your info and you can get it too.  Happy listening!

PS. The album is LIVE so if you don't like that music that way, then you might not want to download it. 

New Sites

I found these on the AllState site and wanted to share.  I already went to the WiseBread site and signed up for a free Elizabeth Berg book.  I'm enjoying that this economy has brought out the frugality in people and because of the internet it can be shared. Love it!

1. Stretcher.com - money tips

2. Wisebread.com - A forum to help you live on a small budget

3. Pricegrabber.com - unbiased info for comparing products

Coupon Sites:

1. Coolsavings.com

2. Fatwallet.com

3. Couponchief.com

Enjoy!

Savin' Dough

Just saw a commercial for this and wanted to pass on the savings.  Go to www.ingoodhands.com, click on the Restaurant.com link on the right side and you can get restaurants certificates for cheap. They have 25 dollars ones for 5 bucks or 10 dollar ones for 3 bucks.  Gloria's is on the list, so if you haven't been there now is your chance!