So Mark goes back to work today after 8 days off . It has been like a vacation for me for sure. We had a nice time just enjoying spending time together as a family, we did allot of relaxing and caught up on allot of yard work and preparing for winter.(and the new baby).

We went to my parents for a BBQ on the 12th ,it rained but it was still fun! The kids had fun playing in the rain..it was a warm rain and it was still hot and muggy out. (so when you see the pics…tis the reason my kids probably never got sick. I think July and August are my favorite months now because they are the ONLY months when my kids are not sick!

clams…EWWWW (some raw…even ewwwier!)

Nate, Robins Hubby

Holly my older sis, Emelia( Robins oldest) and Nick, Hollys oldest.

Marina,Hollys second oldest and my Mom checking the chicken…

Hollys youngest Ian.

Emelia asking to try a raw clam…EWWWW

double ewww

AND she LOVED them..ewwww

Uncle Jimmys pup.

checking out his toes…yes dogs have toes too!!

Uncle Jimmy and his wife Rachel (something was funny!)

Sienna and Alaina

Alaina probably wondering where all the rain was coming from..lol

I didn’t get a picture of my dad since he was inside cooking…

We went to the lake a few times also which i was surprised to find the docks were still up. They usually take them down the first to second week in August.We were the ONLY ones there! And it was B E A U T I F U L! 

The boys spent time playing on the side with a net trying to catch frogs and other critters,while the girls were swimming with Daddy keeping a close eye on them.. We just put arm floats on Alaina because we couldn’t find her tube and she did great with just the arm floats!

Sienna will swim in the deep water now,of course Daddy keeping a CLOSE eye on her!

don’t think they did ever catch anything.

Mark made dinner just about every night he had off (except the nights we went out).

Including VEGETARIAN patties JUST for me from scratch..yum!

AND smothered NON meatballs JUST for me!

I was spoiled.  I am going to miss him..now the baby needs to arrive so he can take off more days! Everything is ready….

New seat for the van….check! (our van now seats EIGHT!)

Infant car seat…check!

Baby clothes washed in Dreft and neatly organized and folded….check! (didn’t use dreft in the past and all my babies ended up with excema..severe,so we will see if this works!)

Bassinet completely put back together after a good washing and sitting next to my bed…check!(washed in dreft also)

Hospital bag packed…check!

Now working on packing suitcases for kids,while I am in the hospital…

Also working on killing these flies that are currently buzzing around my head GRRRR.

Baby bag packed….check!

School is starting on the 8th so HOPEFULLY he arrives before then or after,would be sooo much easier to have him before but I don’t want to be in the hospital on Jonathans first day of school! (oh well…I am up for this surprise!)

Really the only thing I need to do now is get the school supplies together, still waiting for Carters list he needs.(Maybe will be in the mail today?)  Jonathan needs a backpack and Hmmmm I think thats it!  I went to Old Navy and they were having a sale on ALL of the jeans so I snagged a bunch for the boys… they were only 10 bucks a pair! (originally 19.50)

YUP!  ready….set….BABY!