Trip to Oklahoma

I know it has been FOREVER since I posted. Things here have just been running, running. I look forward to the days that I have no where to go. This last week we travelled to Oklahoma to help my Mom move into a new apartment. I was so proud of my boys. They worked as hard as their Dad and I did. I also got one of the nicest compliments, that John and I are doing something right because of the work ethic that our boys have. That made my heart smile. While we were there we got to spend some time with my brother and his wife and their new baby.
Here are a few pictures of the boys holding their new cousin. They just love him. He is so cute!!!
My boys are cute too!!

Jolly Good Fun!!!!

Today we should've had playing the song from Wizard of Oz..."We get up at 12 and start to work at 1. Take an hour for lunch and then at 2 we're done...Jolly good fun! Ha Ha Ha Ho HO HO and a couple of fa la la's, that's how we start the day in the merry ole land of Oz." Or in the Medlin household on a rainy day.
We stayed up last night to watch Vice Presidential canidate Sarah Palin speak. We have been learning about the Election process and how this is a historical election year. No matter who wins it will be historical. So we thought we should let them stay up and watch the speech. They were so bored, I had to sympathize I remember as a kid I hated when stuff like that was on. This was before cable and you had nothing else you could watch. So we stayed up past bedtime and then when we did get to bed I was up for the longest time with scratchy mosquito bites. I got attacked this last weekend. All that said to say we overslept. But the amazing thing is we were about and 1 1/2 off schedule and we were still able to get everything but science done. I'm posting a few pictures of how we do our work when we are being lazy:)

First Week Completed

Our first week of the school has been completed. I must say I'm very impressed with my boys. I'm starting to see a maturity level in them that just makes me smile. I'm very excited to see what the year brings. Yesterday we spent at the library and practiced looking up different kinds of genre of books. They didn't have as much fun as I did. But then I love the library. I'm trying very hard to stir some excitement in them to read and find adventures in books. It is a work in progress. This next week I'm determined to take more pictures so you can see all we are doing.

Say it isn't So!!!

We officially start school tomorrow. I can't believe how fast the summer sped by. Let's recap....we started the summer by vacationing in Branson. The week we returned from vacation we celebrate my husbands graduating from college with a huge party over 80 attended. We had no idea that we had so many wonderful friends. We then spend the next two months being swamped by BASEBALL, kinda sad that it is over (not really). Then we had the boys gone visiting grandparents, AHH take a few minutes to remember the quiet. I say that but I could hardly wait to see my babies back home. The start of August saw us not slowing down, we first had a party and saw off a dear friend of ours who is actually like family. Her name is Corianne Wells and she is in Germany as a foreign exchange student. If you would like to follow her adventure please check out her blog at www.corkysadventures@blogspot.com. We then travelled to Oklahoma for the wedding of my brother in law to his new bride Vicki who is from China. My husband and I stood up with them and it was an honor to do so. I then travelled to Missouri to celebrate the birthday of my new nephew. That brings us to today....exhausted. I believe that everyone is ready to get into some sort of routine again. I looking forward to sharing with you all that we accomplish throughout the school year. 7th grade is going to be huge adjustment for both student and teacher but I'm sure we have many fun times.

Jr. Lifeguard

Austin going in for the save.

Andrew going in for the save.

Both boys wanted to do the Jr. Lifeguard program through the park and rec department this summer. They started and finished it this last week and they LOVED it. They both want to continue to do this every summer and then when old enough be a lifeguard. We were told today that Austin will be old enough next year to work at the pool, not as a lifeguard but as a "helper". He is so excited and can't wait to have a real job. It is hard to think of my baby getting ready to go to work. I was afraid this was my last summer. We are getting ready to start school in the next few weeks, next week is testing and then on the 25th we will start OFFICIALLY.

Hope everyone has had a fantastic summer. I know we have and we are even a little sad that it is coming to an end. The fair is in town so that means that summer is almost over. BUMMER!!!

How we are spending our summer.

Besides spending most of our evenings at the ball field, which will be over this week...YIPPEE!!! Can you tell I'm just about done with baseball? The boys have been spending any day that isn't a ball game night at the pool. I swear they are part fish. They always have been since they were little. Austin was about 4 months old when we first put him in his little speedo and dipped him in the pool. Andrew was even younger maybe 7-8 weeks old. He was a May baby so as soon as it was warm enough we were out there swimming. The boys love to be in the water. We spent a weekend at my Mom's who lives on the lake in a gated community with a pool so the boys spent the whole weekend swimming. Here are a few of the pics that we took.

More Baseball!!!

Last post was all about Andrew....Well here are the pictures of Austin. I'm so very proud of my boys. They've turned into quite the ball players.