Cookies.....

 Every time Daddy takes Rayn to Dierbergs she 
comes home full and with a few treats for herself. This last time she came home with some cookie dough and two things of chocolate milk (which I swore I would never give my kid.)  So, because it was 100+ degrees outside, her dad had to grill the cookies.  Yes, you are reading that right, he grilled cookie dough. Let me tell you, I thought that they were yummy!


On the other hand, we gave Rayn a cookie (which is her favorite treat) and she broke it all up and passed it out to everyone at the table but herself. She was so kind for sharing but also so funny that she wanted the cookies but never ate any of them. I really think that she just wanted the dough but she never got any of that!

A BIG LONG POST TO CATCH UP........

We have been doing a few things since I have last posted....first, our internet wasn't working very well, so that is why I couldn't post anything. Then we got a new computer and I had to get that all set up. Now, that I have all of that all squared away, I am back in business. YAY! :)

So, over July 4th, Rayn experienced her first sparkler! She was soo cute with it, until....(wait for it) she decided to twirl it and it landed on mommy and I screamed (like a huge girl) and then she didn't want to touch it.  As a result, she was scared of any and every firework that went off.  The best part of that was, Rayn and mommy could watch the fireworks in the air conditioning from the sliding glass door in the kitchen.  So, in mommy's world, it was a win-win. 

After the fourth of July we had a play date with Jonathan, Rayn's friend since birth, (mommy forgot her camera) but I am not sure who had more fun, her or Jonathan. That same afternoon Rayn's twin cousins came over to play with her. As Rayn calls them "CooperCarver." (She says it all like it is one word.) So, funny! First, we began the day being outside for over an hour, then we moved inside, ate dinner, did baths, and got a second wind after our bath. All in all, all of the kiddos had a blast!

Rayn supporting her new hat and testing the waters of the pool!

Rayn wanted to sit outside with her feet like her mommy and Aunt Sara. Then the boys had to pour water on her legs, just like the other girls. 

Love this picture of Cooper!

Curious Carver...

"TIME TO EAT..." (In Rayn's screaming voice..)

After not eating dinner, taking less than a 30 second bath, Carver got a second wind. This began with him running laps around our living room for around 30 minutes. (No lie!)

The next day, we decided to go and drag my dad out of the house (love you, dad) and bring all three of the kiddos to Grant's Farm. Cooper, Carver, and Rayn all had a great time! The adults did too because we got our free "adult" beverages at the end! :)