Keepin Up With The L. Perry Family: August 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Camping Slumber Party!!!

On August 20th we had a birthday slumber party for Lorelle. We decided to wait and have it after school had started so that she could invite some friends from school. Lorelle chose to have a camping theme and wanted to sleep out in the backyard in a tent:) It ending up raining so they camped out in the house instead. We did have hot dogs and smores though;) She had a GREAT time celebrating with her friends. Thanks to everyone for making her feel so special...because she IS:)

Opening a few gifts...THANKS!!!

Snacks in the tent...

Dancing on the Wii...

Trampoline FUN...

and soccer!!!

Lorelle with her cookie cake...YUM!

The gang...GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!

Smore and her new ipod touch...What MORE can a girl want?!?!

Happy 9th Birthday Miss Lorelle Yan!!!

First Day of the 2011-2012 School Year!!!

It is hard to believe that my kiddos are now in 8th, 6th, 3rd x 3 and 1st grade!!! I have the entire school day to myself now...WHAT?! The kids have been in school now for a couple weeks and I am just getting these pictures posted...so I am obviously keeping busy. With workouts, appointments, laundry, shopping, lunch and breakfast dates, etc...my days actually go by very quickly. It is SO quiet here during the day:) The kids are all doing GREAT in school so far and they are keeping my after school hours VERY busy with homework, sports and other activities:) I think it going to be a good year for all of us. Thank you Lord for blessing us so!

Landan leaves the house about 7:10AM...

The rest of us leave about 8:30AM...Leytan will join his big brother with the early morning schedule next year;)

They all had a GREAT first day!!! Actually a GREAT first couple weeks too;)

Monday, August 22, 2011

Down on the Farm;)

My lifelong best friend Regina recently sold her boat and lake house and moved from her "laker girl" status to "farm girl"...LOL! They now have land, pigs, will soon have cows, a garden, tractors, etc... They also just got a GREAT new pool with diving board:o) We pulled into their driveway one recent afternoon and this is what we found...yep, a horse and a wagon FULL of puppies. The neighbor kids had brought over the horse and puppies to play. Here in our neighborhood the kids just take their bikes or scooters;) My kids thought the horse and puppies were GREAT fun! The puppies were VERY cute but NO we didn't bring one home. Thanks for sharing your "farm" with us McCorkle Family!!! Thanks to your neighbors too:)

Lorelle REALLY wanted to bring one home...

Liam enjoyed walking the horse around the yard...

This was my fave...the cutest little nose and bright blue eyes. Tempting YES, but I really do NOT need the extra work involved.

Levi diving in...you can see the pigs in the pen in the background;)

Liam the ORNRY!!!

Lorelle is 9 Years Old!!! What?!

On August 10th, Lorelle turned 9! I can't believe it. She is growing up WAY to quickly:( She traded in her High School Musical bedding for this more teeny bopper bedding (below) and her ipod is attached to her at all times now;) We didn't have a big party on her actual day. I just took her and Lilyan to get their nails done and then we had dinner at Hacienda with our extended family plus one of Lorelle's neighborhood BFFs;) It was a FUN day and a GREAT dinner!!! Happy 9th Birthday Queen Lorelle Yan Perry!!! We all love you VERY much!!!

New bedding she picked out...

Getting her nails done...

Lilyan got her nails done too...

Black and green crackle...

Silver and blue for Miss Lilyan...

My girls...thinkin they are "ALL THAT!"

My smiling, birthday girl...in her sombrero:)

We shared mudslides instead of cake...YUM!

Natalia and Lorelle inhaling theirs...LOL!

Sure hope the next year goes by a little bit slower...NOT ready for her to be in the double digits!

Brickyard 400...2011:)

While the girls and I were floating down the creek...Lance took all 4 of our boys to the Brickyard 400. This was Levi's first race;) They all had a GREAT time!!! Here are a few pictures Lance took with his phone. They had really good seats and in the shade:) FUN stuff!!!

LOVE our boys!!!

Visit with My Granny...

The last weekend in July, I went to southern Indiana with my dad, his girlfriend Amy, Amy's sister Kimberly, my sister Maddy and my girls...Lorelle and Lilyan:) It is not easy to find the time, with a husband and 7 kiddos, to visit as often as I would like. And with the crazy school/sports schedule about to begin, I REALLY wanted to go see her. She is not feeling well most days now and it breaks my heart. I wish she could be here with me on earth forever. I have always had a special connection with my Granny. I LOVED spending some time with her but felt like I was saying goodbye when it was time to leave:( Please Lord be with her (and her incredible husband Don)... I love you both!!!

The whole gang...

Me, Dad and Maddy with Granny...

We visited with Granny and Don on Saturday and we all went out to dinner at the Turkey Run Lodge. It was a delicious buffet:) Then before returning home on Sunday we floated down Sugar Creek in inner tubes. It was beautiful, relaxing and a lot of fun BUT it would have been even better if the water wasn't so low and slow. It took us longer than we thought so we were all pretty thirsty and ready for some air conditioning when we finished. GREAT experience for my girls! Unfortunately, my computer crashed and I had to get the hard drive replaced...so I lost all the pictures (that I didn't have backed up yet...UGH!) that I took from our time on the river and from our visit with Granny. Thank goodness...Amy also took a few pictures (above:) A HUGE thank you to you Amy!!! It was a nice weekend and one I will always cherish.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Zoo trip with their cousins:)

I think this was our 3rd trip to the Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo so far this year. The kids never seem to get tired of going. Thank goodness for our family membership...we get our money's worth;) It was a HOT one but the kids didn't seem to mind much. We had another WONDERFUL visit!!! We took lots of group pictures with their cousins. See below...

The AWESOME Perry Gang!!!

The peacocks were showing off their feathers...

They got to pet a snake...

Gotta LOVE those smiles:)

The orangutang was eating carrots...

Lilyan didn't want to be in this picture...haha, got her anyway!

Lots more group pics...

Then home to make our own kabobs for dinner:) YUM!

GREAT day!!!

Summer FUN with the Indy Perrys:)

Uncle Bubba (aka Scott), Aunt Mindy, Ashley and Angela came to Warsaw for a long weekend. The kids had a GREAT time together!!! They did lots of swimming, jumping and other stuff:)

Swimming in the pond...