Wordless Wednesday: Year After Year

Grant, Emma, and Henry 2007

2008

2009

The {GREAT} Outdoors

This past weekend Jason and I loaded up the boys and headed about three hours north to attend our {my mom's side} family reunion. We spend the third weekend of every September at a State Park....playing games, eating, and socializing with close and distant family. The boys get to enjoy the great outdoors and play with all of their cousins, while the adults catch up on what is new with family they haven't seen since last year's reunion.

The boys love to fish {and feed bread to the fish} off the dock that is by our cabin and they also love to play on the playground. This year Henry and Grant were old enough to go on their first nature walk around the park. Jason took them down a few of the nature trails...and they even saw a wild turkey! We had a great time at the Wilkinson Family Reunion, and we can't wait until we get to go back again next year!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

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I do NOT not remember half of what happened this week. I do NOT think that my mommy brain has completely taken over...and left no room for my normal brain to think!

I did NOT allow Eli to "clean up" under his highchair. He did NOT feast on old Cheerios, some {yummy-looking} dried up corn, and cracker crumbs. I did NOT think what a big help he was being by eating off the floor because I didn't have to get out the vacuum to clean up his mess. I would NEVER let my child eat off the floor!

I was NOT just a little excited when soccer practice got cancelled this week. I am a SUPER devoted soccer mom who would NEVER be happy that she didn't have to go sit at the soccer fields in the rain.....with a squirmy toddler who loves to play in the mud!

This week, I did NOT threaten to make my children get out of my car if they didn't stop playing the "he's touching/looking at/breathing on me" game. They did NOT {almost} drive me crazy in the ten minutes that it takes to drive from the elementary school to our house! I am NOT SUPER thankful for the DVD player in my new car...it is NOT the only way we will be able to survive long trips!