A new Week.....

We had a very relaxing weekend--thank goodness! Saturday we did hardly anything and when Bert got home from work we all went to the movies...Annellise and I went to see Kit Kiddridge..an American Girl..it was so cute and she looked like such a big girl with her popcorn and drink ( they have a kids pack and its all togther, so convienient) and Harper, Bert, and Payton went to see Wall-E..the kids liked it but Bert thought it was stupid--oh well....then we went to Target...Bert got the kids a BIG surprise....Annellise finally got her a pink Nintendo DS and she has not put it down since Saturday night..they were even up at 6:30 am Sunday to play...Harper got a PSP..he has been wanting it forever! He also has not put it down.....My kids have been WONDERFUL and QUIET since we bought the games...why did we not buy them sooner HA! Anyway, after church and late yesterday afternnon, we had a "pool party"...we invited 3 other friends and families (besides Alli and her family) and swam and cooked out hamburgers and hotdogs...it was lots of fun, it did rain for about 30 minutes and the kids had a "BLAST" jumping on the trampoline in the pouring rain..they just giggled and giggled !!!!
the only sad thing is out of all our friends Bert and I are the oldest!!!!! (everyone else is in their early 30's, one girl is still 29) I guess hanging around the "young" couples makes Bert and I young too!!!ha!!! Today we woke up and our air condition isnt working---its crazy because ut had its "check up" last Wednesday...sometimes I think they break something in order for you to have to spend money to fix it......I hate when its hot in our house---its so hot poor Harper is walking around with his shirt off and has the portable fan pointed at his head...HE IS SO MY CHILD!!!!ha!! The guy is here now "fixing" it...I cant wait to see what is wrong...I start my work week on Wednesday and Harper has a bball game on Friday night ...so our week isnt that busy..thank goodness!

July 4th

We had so much fun last night--Bert had set up our tent on Thursday night and taken our chairs-we got there about 5:30 on Friday and there were so many people there...we had taken a cooler of drinks and lots of snacks and I had 2 tables set up under our tent with lots of treats---we had Alli,Kyle, Payton ,and Price, mom and dad, and her best friend "aunt Linda", Bubba, Cindy and her daughter, Missy and her family and the Daniels stopped in "under the tent"---it was so much fun! We have had God and Country day for years but I have to say this year was the best! Annellise and Payton sang on the stage that night ( a song from Bible School) and then after snacking on some dinner- we took the blanket back up to the stage and watched the band 33 miles ( they were really great!) --after they sang we went back to the tent and got either in a chair or on the blanket and watched the fireworks----after cleaning up and coming home Bert and the kids went outside and shot some fireworks of their own...the kids were wound up and I had a hard time getting them to go to bed but they did sleep until 10:30 am----yeah for me!!!!

Busy,Busy,Busy!

This sums up my life lately! We have been on the go for the last few weeks..today Annellise and I slept until 11:30..(I did wake up earlier but laid back down with her) she has been so tired and fussy lately..Im sure its because we havent gotten in the bed before 10:30 all week..We have had Bible School and it has really been fun! Im not much of a teacher and in fact asked not to be one but I was and I really enjoyed it...Bert,Kyle, Allison, and I were all teachers (tribe leaders) and I just loved our little group..we had kids from 2nd to 6th grade and they are just wonderful kids..it jut makes me so happy when their mom tells us that they couldnt wait to come see us at Bible School each night. Tonight or this afternoon is God and Country Day at the church..we set up our tent last night and we are going when Bert gets off work this afternnon. We st up chairs and some people bring grills and cook..its going to be so much fun because our Sunday School class all set up our tents together so we will all be around each other, Lots of Fun! Anyway, they have big jumping things for the kids and a water slide, at 6 the kids choir puts on a program, the adult choir sings, the kids sing the songs we learned at VBS,our preacher says a little something ( I LOVE him!--he is I think my favorite preacher I have ever had!), and then the band 33 Miles is putting on a concert, then FIREWORKS!!! so we are really excited about this afternoon.....
Thank goodness we have NO plans for tommorrow, my plan is to spend the afternoon by the pool with my children or we might go see Nannie if it rains..she is going to a Nursing Home..it just breaks my heart, but she just cant walk by herself anymore since she fell a few months ago and mom and dad just cant do it anymore by themselves..it breaks my heart but they just dont have a choice! In some ways, I think Nannie will really enjoy being with other people because if she was at home she would just be in her room all by herself all day and that just makes me sad..At the nursing home some of her friends are there and she will get to spend time and have some "fun"...
Back to our crazy world, we are still doing baseball...Harper had a tournament 2 wks ago and it was so HOT! as I said in the picture, we all passed the stomach virus around and she was recovering from it and had to go to the game..I did make her lay down alot and stay in front of the fan...but bless her heart she was miserable! Our next tournament is the 18 and 19 .....My friend Kay and I took the kids to Yogi Bear Park last Tuesday, it was a lot of fun...Harper got bored and was ready to go after a few hours..It is really geared to more Annellise's age and younger but it is neat knowing that something like that is this close...We are planning on renting a cabin in the fall...they have lots of stuff planned for the kids...
Bert and I are just getting older by the day Ha! Bert has shingles and he was pretty miserable for a few days..it is still all on his back but the itching and pain is better...the dr. said it is caused by stress and with his new position and the opening of the new Miskelly store he has been pretty STRESSED OUT! My hip has been bothering me a lot and I am trying to decide if I need to go to the dr. because its not getting better..I was hoping it was a muscle but I am starting to think that its not because Im not feeling better..anyway the Bell family is "falling apart"---I have been trying my best to keep the kids away from Bert because shingles is a form of the chicken pox and since they havent had it they could get it from Bert's shingles----they did have the "chicken pox" shot when they were 1 so lets just pray that it really works!
Our dog Molly got "fixed" last week in order to calm her down but it hasnt really worked...ha.....she is still crazy and wild as ever! I think I have covered what has happened lately....I wil post pics of the July 4th celebration and VBS later...have a Great July 4th!

Going Private!

I am going to have to go private with my blog...Sorry about this but it has been a problem lately with people reading my blog and discussing it....my intention was to let our families that live out of town just see a little of our lives that they miss.....if you want to be included as an invited guest and you are not family, just send me an email so I can put you on the list...sorry about this but I have to do what is best for me and our family.....my email is aimeehbell@comcast.net

Baseball, Baseball,and Baseball!

That just about sums up our last week..Im not even sure where I need to begin...After vacation it was back to work...I have worked every day and I am WORN out! Today was our first day to sleep in and NO ONE woke up before 10:30 (but Bert, he had to go to work)...Last week every night either Harper had bball practice or a game and some nights he had both (he is on 2 teams)- but surpizingly he still LOVES it, I have been worried he would get burned out but it doesnt seem to be happening..he just LOVES baseball! His Raymond team is very laid back and SLOW, I had no idea how slow kid pitch baseball is..they take forever on the mound waiting to throw the ball...Oh, I almost forgot, my baby got to pitch in the game Friday night and he did GREAT! I think he may have found his position! He is fast and doesnt wait to throw it and because of that he did strike many out..he did GREAT! I just cant stop bragging on him and the funny thing is, it was the first time EVER for him to pitch in a game but you would have thought he had done it forever! Saturday we spent ALL day in Florence at the baseball field, he played in a tournament ( his ALL Star team) and we were there until 8:45 that night..after we went to eat Mexican ( Harper got to pick) and then off to bed...Sunday we went to church and the kids swam with Bert all afternoon...bless his heart, he was so excited to spend his Fathers Day on his new boat but it was just too hot after lunch...For supper we went to P F Changs...It was awesome! I am not sure I would ever take the kids back because they just dont eat Chinese food but I was proud of Sweet Pea, she tried just about everything and liked some of it, I made Harper try but he just started crying and said it was gross, but they did enjoy the chop sticks! Yesterday I worked and the kids went to daycare and bball practice again ( 3 hours)...today is REST day although I have so much to do....I need to go buy their school uniforms but I am too lazy to actually get dressed and drive there...Ha...I wanted the sun to be shining but it is cloudy, so that messed up my plans to get some sun and swim all day, it makes it not so fun when it just looks like its going to rain...Tonight Harper has a bball game in Raymond and Thursday night too and we have another tournament in Morton this weekend..poor Annellise, she is going to have to miss her friend Ashley's bday party because of the tournament..she has to sacrifice so much too for her brother's baseball.. I feel so badly about that, but Caki is going to be out of town and I cant be at two places at once...that is the only thing I hate about Bert working on Saturdays because som times its just not fair that they have to choose between each others activites because I am only one person!
I have rambled on and sorry its such a long post I will try and do better!

Back from the beach!

Why is it when you get back from vacation you need another one to recover...we had so much fun! we left last Saturday and got back this Saturday at noon--we had to get back eary because Harper had All-Star practice..
When we got to Mobile on the way we HAD to eat at Dreamland Bar-B-Q..it was really good! We got to the condo about 10:30 pm --we got up Sunday and ate lunch at the Hangout! COOL PLACE! it is new and is really neat..when the rest of the family got there we got groceries and settled in ! the kids swam EVERYDAY...we would wake up and eat a breakfast that Kyle had prepared and out to the pool we would go! We cooked every other night and went out the other nights...We shopped at the outlet mall, rode the fairswheel at the Wharf, swam, and ATE! On Friday Berts friend Nate and his wife came so we hung out with them at the pool all afternoon and Bert and I went out to eat with them on Friday night..We owe them so much because they took care of my babies Molly and Bella All week so we would not have to board them...it was so sweet of them to offer and I am sure they loved being spoiled. When we got back from eating the kids, Alli, and mom when to the pool area to watch a movie..it is so much fun, we popped popcorn and took our drinks to the pool and watched Alvin and the Chipmonks...fun! We left early on Saturday morning as I said before for bball practice and then he had a pool party last night....Today we went to church, ate Mexican (of course) and back to bball practice...Annellise had her picture made and its back to church in a few minutes...I still havent put up all the clothes! I hate coming HOME FROM VACATION! (there is SO MUCH TO DO) anyway, I am off tommorrow but the kids have denist appointments and Annelllise has dance practice at school..Hopefully I can catch up because I work from Tues to next Tuesday----I cant wait for next Tuesday--ha!

A new Week!

As you can see from the pictures, we had a great weekend! Annellise played a bball game on Friday night-Saturday we actually had NOTHING to do! I couldnt believe it! I think it was the first Saturday all year that we didnt have a bball game or a birthday party to go to and it was so nice..the kids and I slept until 10:30...Sunday we went to church and had our crawfish cookout...Bert and Kyle cooked A LOT of crawfish! Everyone started to show up about 2 and didnt leave until close to 7:00 pm...it rained on and off a little that afternnon but nothing that made us have to go in..the kids did have to get out of the pool for about a hour due to lightening and thundering...but they had plenty to do...jump on the tramp., play ball, and throw water balloons ( I bought 600 water balloons and I think I have about 100 left)...Little Price was my little man, Alli was working until 4:30 and Kyle was cooking so my friend Alice and I were his "baby sitters" He LOVES his Mamie!
We didnt do anything on Monday---Bert worked and the kids and I slept until almost 11 am---we were worn out! I woke up sick --my eyes were matted shut, my head killing me , and my whole right side of my head is stopped up..Today we all slept until 10 am and I woke up feeling bad again--I guess its a summer cold...I need to get well because we leave Saturday for the beach! I have to work tommorrow,Thurs, and Friday...yuck! I hate going back to work..It usually kills my back after being off for a week! I am trying to tell Bert I just need to stay home all the time! ha! Saturday Annellise has a bball game at 10 and after we are going to Mazzios for her after the season party and to get her trophy...then at 1:00 Harper plays his game..the ceramony for his league is at 4:00 and we are going to miss that because we are leaving for Orange Beach about 2:30 or 3:00-----Oh, I almost forgot...my little Harper got chosen for ALL-STARS in little league baseball! YEAH HARPER! we are so proud of him! so now that means traveling to games now--his All-Star team will play in tournaments all over Mississippi!
Well I better go, Bert took the kids to the Braves game tonight so I am home alone--that NEVER happens and I am dying to go take a long hot shower and get in the bed an read a book with no interruptions....I will post lots of pictures when we get home from vacation a week from Saturday!