Thank God...

So never a dull moment here, that's for sure. It would just be too much to ask for to not have some kind of drama.
So picture this: it's a nice sunny evening. We are all outside playing and running around. Chris had gotten home at a fairly decent time so he was able to spend some time with the kids. Adrianna gets tired of playing and says she is hot and wants to go inside. About 10 min. later I go inside to get her to play with a friend and she is GONE! I looked all over the house thinking that maybe she was just hiding, she does that sometimes just to be able to jump out and scream boo. Nothing in the house. We go outside to look at friends' houses around us. There aren't many children on our street so it didn't take long to realize that she wasn't there either. I am asking everyone I see if they had seen her. Everyone that I asked then came out to help us look for her. Before I know it, it has been 45 min, and Chris and I, along with about 10 neighbors, have looked all over our neighborhood, down all the streets, out to the park by our house and in every backyard. Adrianna is no where to be found. By this time Chris and I were pretty frantic. I came home and called the police. They were here in about 3 minutes. I filled out paperwork for them while they went and looked with everyone else who was out looking. After about and hour and a half of looking we finally found her down a dirt road where construction is going on in a huge hole that has been dug out, about a mile or just over that from our house. She has never wandered away any further than a couple of houses down so I was shocked that she went so far away. He explanation for doing it was "I just needed to get away for a while." What!? Get away, she is freaking 8 years old, she doesn't need to get away and further than her bedroom. We let her know how worried she had us, and that all of our wonderful neighbors took time out of their evening to look for her as well because they were all worried. I tried to tell her all of the bad things that could have happened to her when she was away. She was at first a little amused that everyone was out looking for her. I think she understands a bit more now that is wasn't a joke.
Oh god, what if someone had picked her up? What if she had fallen into that big hole and couldn't get out? What if she forgot how to get home and went the wrong way and got even further away? What if it had gotten dark and she was all alone in the dark? I just can't stop thinking about all the what ifs. I am just so thankful she is home and safe.
Now she just has to adjust to being grounded until she is like 18.

Moles, holes, and groundhogs...oh my!

This is what was in my yard this morning. No not just these few, but about 25 of them. There are holes all over my backyard. They don't lead to anywhere it seems. But they go in about 4 to 8 inches into the ground. Does anyone know what kind of critter is killing my yard? I don't know much about moles and groundhogs, but something is doing it. My poor grass has a hard enough time living. With something like this going on there isn't a chance for it.

My Lilly bug is jammin'

Lilly lately has been very into music. Anytime that she hears something resembling a song she just has to groove and dance. She is so darn cute. It just melts my heart to watch her getting so big right before my eyes.

She loves riding this bike. And the helmet had her giggling.

He thinks he's spiderman.

This one shows Lilly's 4 top teeth pretty well. She has 6 in all.

trying to catch up a bit

Kenneth wanted a snack. I guess a whole tomato will do the trick! He ate almost the entire thing.

Lilly just kicks back on her little couch and has a snack. She is just like her daddy. Hehe.
We had so much fun at the beach. I took all 3 of the kids by myself and no one got lost or hurt. :) Adrianna was riding her boogie board almost the entire time. She was catching some pretty good waves. And Kenneth was actually playing in the water! Shhh... don't tell anyone, but I think he secretly really likes water and just pretends not to.
She is getting so big it hurts!
My baby girl is growing so fast.
My 2 girls. What would I do without them?

They are a pain in the butt most of the time, but it really makes it worth it when they show that they really do like one another. I know they do, but they just bug the crap out of each other. I love my babies so much. (I guess they technically aren't babies any more eh?)

I have not been the best blogger lately. I just haven't had a lot of time. This house is madness with all 3 kids here all day long. And when I do finally have the quiet time I am just beat, and want to spend some time with Chris. His work schedule has been horrid. It has been at the earliest of 7:30 before he gets home. We have had water leaks, lots of storms, school shopping and just trying to have some fun. And all of this while Chris was at work. Wow its been busy! I wonder what kind of stuff we can get into if he ever has some time off. Here are some pictures I have taken over the past while.

The water heater needs to be replaced... woo hoo!

It sounds strange to be so excited about something so big being broken. I'm so happy because I am finally getting some use out of the home warranty that came with the house. The plumbing service came and said that the water heater needed to be replaced, because it couldn't be fixed. I am so excited to not have to pay for this repair. I think I am going to renew this service before it expires in a few months because I know as my luck goes that if I didn't then something major would break the day after this coverage lapses. So yay for new water heaters and no more puddles of water in my garage floor and super high water bills because of the leak!

A much better day.

Today was a much better day. Chris was still not at home, but it was nice weather and we were able to get out and have some fun. The kids and I ventured up to Jekyll Island this morning and played at the beach for a long time. We are usually only there for an hour or so but we played and had lunch, and before we knew it 3 1/2 hours had passed! We were all hot and sandy, but we got home and just hung our for awhile. I had a friends kids over tonight while she went to dinner with her husband, so we've had a busy day. Hopefully I will see Chris sometime before midnight tomorrow. That would make for a good day too. I will post some pics soon. I took some today at the beach.

major vent...beware!

What a yucky few days we've had here lately. The weather has been extremely crappy and so have Chris's work schedule. Most of that started yesterday. He left for work at his normal time and I didn't see him again until 10:30pm! This was not even a duty day mind you. And then on top of that he had to go in to work this morning and here it is almost 2 pm and I still haven't seen him, and oh wait there's more, he has duty tomorrow! Which means I won't see him until Monday evening sometime! Ack! I cannot wait until off crew. Even something somewhat resembling off crew would be wonderful.
We had plans for this lovely Saturday. But instead of it being Chris and me with the kids hanging out and having fun, it was just me and the kids. We went and did a little school shopping. That was a pain in the butt all on its own. Its really weird around here. School starts in less than 2 weeks and the stores hardly have any of their school supplies out. And what is out they aren't on sale at all. It's just strange. We have done school shopping 3 other years now. This will be the 4th year. Never have I seen a place that doesn't have their stuff out like months in advance. Only here.
We have a birthday party later. I bet I will be doing that on my own too. We were supposed to go to a BBQ last night, but that one got cancelled because of the work schedule. I know its not Chris's fault but I still need to vent anyway, and he isn't here. So now I feel a little better. I am going to try my best to make the best of the rest of the weekend.