Swim Team Luau!

This was a night to remember! A fun time from start to finish! Even if your kids can't swim join the swim team for just this one event! We got all Hawaiian and headed to the pool!

The water was warm....the kids were happy....friends were every where....music was pumping...and food and drinks were plenty!

The whole Hardy Pary together! A rare thing with Iron Man training!

My drink of choice was the Glen Oaks Summer Sensation! Yummy!

The swim team was divided into spirit teams and they each had to come up with a cheer...the top ones were picked....and judged by the crowd. Rollins' team was picked as the top 3 to be judged for the champion cheer!

and by applause meter the winner was chosen...and his team won! They really didn't have the best cheer but Moma can scream and cheer like it's my summer job at Winn Dixie...so they won! Look at that happy face!

Then is was time for Cake!

Then on to Dancing...... which they did for hours!

They finished the night on the diving board...and everyone was having so much fun the life guards decided to stay and let us party a little longer than we were supposed to!

Tired and full of Swim Team memories Jenna took the girls and I took the boys and we headed home for a sleepover to finish this fun night off! I think they were asleep before their heads hit the pillow!

It's time!

It's time to dye Easter eggs...and although I love to dip them into beautiful spring colors...they are beautiful just the way they are too!

 We invited Ryan and Reagan to join us as they have never colored Easter eggs so this was their very first time! I got it all ready and we got busy!

 The hit was the wax crayon...where they could write their name or draw a picture...dunk it in the dye...and wha-la....the message or picture was revealed in the color...magical!

 We colored 4 dozen eggs....and we sent some home with Ryan and Reagan too! They were beautiful!

 Can you tell which one Jeremy...my car lover made? ;)

 The Hardy kids were so proud and so precious! We colored them...now we are ready to hide and hunt! Can't wait!!

Time at the Cheesecake Factory

You may be wondering why this deserves it's own post...after all the Cheesecake Factory is a chain and we actually have one in Louisville..but this was a memory I will never forget.

Lila fell asleep on the way home from the aquarium and so in an effort to get her a nice, quiet nap I took the older 3 away from the hotel room while mom stayed with napping Lila. We all know that I love Lila Ray with every ounce of my being, but it was so nice to step outside of that hotel room with the three bigs...

At home we don't go to the Cheesecake factory...I think we have been once since it opened here...and a few times we have ordered Cheesecake to go...so for some reason it was special to go in and sit down at the bottom of the Hancock Building and get cheesecake. We picked 2 pieces to share...Reese cup cheesecake and chocolate mouse cheesecake...they were too die for!

Sarah Kate could not contain herself...and banged her fists on the table and said IT'S JUST SO GOOD!

 Rollins loved the whipped cream...which is my favorite too!

 When Riggs is excited he shakes his hands...and boy was he shaking!

 Although the cheesecake was amazing...the best part was sitting down and talking to the kids...the three bigs can have conversations....meaningful conversations...and they are so witty...and so funny...and we just laughed and had the best time!

It was an hour in my life that I will never forget!