Travelin' Toes!

What do freshly painted toe nails and vacations have in common! Well I don't go on one without having the other!!! So it must mean we are about ready to go!! The day after tomorrow to be exact! It's been a very hard day. I spent the first half trying very hard to leave everything at work in order and then right after lunch they called from the Rehab and said mom wasn't doing well and they were taking her to the ER. After spending the second half of the day there, we got her settled back in at the Rehab (bladder infection) and came home to rest and start again. Beth and Jessica gave John , Cayla and I a pedicure to get ready for our Hawaiian Vacation! It was just what I needed to R & R for round II. Let's get those suitcases packed!!!!!

Happy 15th to Taylor!!!

Today was Taylor's 15th birthday!!

And you know what that means!!!! That's right.....GET OFF THE ROADS......you've been given fair warning! And on top of that, my birthday was yesterday, I was not 15, but was 51, too old to be responsible for a teenage driver!

She doesn't look worried at all!

Happy Birthday Taylor!!!

Thor and Nana's Big Night!!

Saturday night is the auction!!! Curry, Amanda and John all love to go! Thor and I decided it was too hot!! So we had a big night at home! First we rode the golf cart and picked pears! Well 2 pears! But he held them all the way home! Then we sat in the swing and called the dogs and he clicked his tongue like I was doing to call them! Then we came inside and he read a few books!

We played some peek-a-boo around the door!!!

He read some more!!

Then he took a bath and he played some more!!!

And some more and more!!!! Finally.......he was too tired to play anymore and he went to sleep! When they came home from the auction around 11:00 and went swimming, I said to just let him spend the night. I'm always just afraid I won't hear him crying if he wakes up. John and Taylor said they would hear him. So I took my medicine and went to sleep. When I woke up around 6:00 and checked on him he was fine. At 8:30 when I got up he was up with John. I was so proud that he had slept all night!! John asked me had I heard him get up??????? Why whatever do you mean????? He woke up at 12:30 and was up over an hour before he went back to sleep. ok........so...I slept like a baby!

You're A Grand Old Flag

Thor all decked out in his red, white and blue! He sure enjoyed the day!! Then he crashed and took a two hour nap with Taylor in Nana's bed. Hope everyone had a great 4th yesterday! We had a wonderful day. Our big Eikeland family got together to enjoy the day. We had fun swimming, grilling, watching the kids, and talking about our upcoming vacation to HAWAII.......only two weeks!!

Zac always has fun in the pool!! He might be swimming with dolphins or away from sharks or saying "Nana, do motorboat with me!" But he is always MOVING!!

Here is our sweet GIRL!!! Kayleigh is enjoying the pool....she liked to suck the water out of the little pool balls!

Kayleigh and Thor had fun together, well they were fun to watch anyway!! Thor wasn't sure sometimes about someone else playing with his toys.....but he was pretty good about it! I realized that I didn't have girl toys. Cayla quickly volunteered to go and purchase some to have at Aunt Chaille's house for future visits!!

Zac the Shutter Bug

Zac, Thor and I went riding on the golf cart this evening and as usual I take my camera. Zac decided he wanted to snap some pics! So I let him, with close supervision of my new camera! I really like this one, with the sun peeping over Chief's head and Chief and Rascal snuggling.

This is a shot he took of the Marigolds in the Garden. The weeds have about taken over, but they are so big and beautiful!

Then he wanted to take a picture of his house. You can see Cayla's front yard that she has been working hard in this spring and summer. She has NEVER worked in the yard before. But she has done a great job.

These are some of his mother's pink flowers in her front yard. He took this one for her! She said they were just two small plants and have grown out of control.

I didn't really want to post this lovely pic! But Zac was very proud of his photo shoot!! This is Thor and Nana by the barn . I guess it's good though, there are never any pictures of me, because i'm always taking them. Of course, I like it that way! That's like the #1 reason to be the photographer! I guess I'll have to train Zac to take over my job one day! He seems to be off to a good start!