On our way to Michigan

We left this morning for 2 weeks in Michigan. In the truck we have Michele, baby Ethan, Noah, Brooklyn, myself, tons of snack, drinks, toys, books and movies. Should take us a couple days to get there with frequent stops and an overnight stay in a hotel. I hope we get there by wednesday night. We just entered Jackson mississippi. Right now the kids are watching cars and fighting. Brooklyn keeps hitting Noah with a book and Noah punches her back. Ethan is babbling, still facing backwards in his car seat, at the kids.

Starting a blog

Seems like everyone has a blog, everyone. So I figured why not try one out. I started this blog almost 2 years ago and only made one entry and never came back, not sure why. So I am going to try this out again!
Yesterday we celebrated Independence Day. We mostly watched TV. We had to do some much needed yard work. Dennis was not working so he mowed the yard and Noah and I picked weeds, Brooklyn watched us. Its so freakin hot outside! After sweating in the yard we came in got cleaned up and waited for it to get dark outside. Dennis bought some fireworks. The kids were so tired from being outside that they both were falling asleep watching fireworks on TV! So it wasn't quite dark out yet, but close enough that we could see them. Noah was crabby tired and not impressed at all with the fireworks, and Brooklyn was tired and scared of the loud noises. Every time Dennis lit a firework, Brooklyn would put her face in my chest and shake. She was so scared, but she didn't cry. She did like the ones that stayed on the ground and didn't make loud noises. She would "oohhhh" and clap. Noah just sat there and complained about everything and just wanted to go in the house, he is 3 going on 15!
We had a great night sleep, both kids in their beds all night, not a sound from either of them til 8:30 am!!! Maybe we should do yard work everyday???? Today the kids were in a great mood all day, no fighting or crying! We went to Target to get out of the house, they did great. Both kids are napping. Normally I don't let Noah nap because he will be up til 1-2 am. But he was really tired and seemed to need the nap. So hopefully he won't be up all night. I think we will go for a run after dinner, that should help burn some excess energy, (and fat for mama!)