Showing posts with label tire swing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tire swing. Show all posts

Monday, May 12, 2014

Outside

I guess it's been awhile......I finally got out the 'good' camera, recharged the battery and took it out in the yard last night.   The ladies got a new swing set about a month ago after the one we inherited with our house was becoming a death trap.   I've now discovered that we basically just purchased a new death trap.  But the girls love it nonetheless....



 Never missing a moment to make a fashion statement...

 Emerson loves being outside.  From the time she rises, to the minute she goes to bed, she stands by the door, points and yells 'out' - she'll bring me her shoes and she'll throw amazing tantrums when you try and bring her inside.  Yet, she is still unsure of grass.
 But one thing she does love is her tire swing.  This is the first summer the girl gets to enjoy it - she and Ryan make crazy cute riding partners....


 Speaking of Ryan, she has officially turned 16.  Where did my baby go?
 The legit baby in the house also loves, loves, loves the swing.


 All my babies:)

 So....we were really behind the ball with teaching Ryan how to ride a bike.  We should have tackled it last summer, but we didn't and she showed zero interest in learning.  This year, the hell if we were going to have her turn six and still not know how to ride without training wheels....Grant worked with her and with a little peer pressure help from our next door neighbor Amelia, Ryan mastered the bike a couple of weeks ago.   On Sunday we decided to take off Reese's training wheels for the hell of it.  She had been doing awesome on her glider bike and we figured she would take to riding a bike pretty easily.  Little did we know it took about two minutes.  Off she went and hasn't stopped since.
 Apparently wearing as many colors as humanly possible is appropriate biker gear this season....
 Multi-tasking:  bike riding while belting out Katy Perry
 Double trouble...


 Perhaps I'll do better with the blog posting this summer.  And perhaps I won't.  Time will tell:)



Monday, May 13, 2013

Tire love

Finally we had a weekend full of gorgeous weather....and what better way to celebrate then by flinging ourselves around on the good ole tire swing.









Wednesday, April 11, 2012

More swing action....

Sorry.  It never ends, does it?

Trouble in the making
'Weight' jokes are non-necessito por favor....just know I (and the tree) have survived multiple rides now
The daredevils dreams were quickly squashed

Monday, April 2, 2012

Birthday Festivities

Due to dad's travel schedule for work, we just celebrated Reesey's 2nd birthday this past weekend. Ella rebooked her ticket and it also coincided with the O'Neill clan invading the 'lou. Snaps to us for having the blind luck of switching her birthday party to such an amazing summer-like weekend. And most importantly, the lastest addition to the family, ole tire swing, was able to partake in the festivities and he just might have been the MVP of the party......minus the birthday girl herself.
"Most appropriate" gift award went to the O'Neills for blessing us with a pack of bandaids with such sayings as 'jousting', 'shark bite' and my favorite 'dance off' --- which if you know Reese and you have seen her mean dancing skills, a 'dance off' injury is not that far out of the realm of possibility.
Tire swing love

Ryan was channeling her inner Courtney Love when picking the accessories to the cute 'party dress' Ella brought her......tiara and rain boots
The bubble wands were also a big hit
Not so sure she likes the idea of 'sharing' with her cousin
Time for the good stuff....and obviously a new outfit
Thanks to all for making it so special!  Especially our out-of-town guests!!!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Car wash.....and a tire

Apparently it was 'buy a car wash, get a scooter wash for free' day over at the Stiffs.  And apparently the dress code was 'princess casual':
And apparently Clark, er I'm sorry, Grant, thought my post yesterday was sorely missing one very important frame: the solo tire swing shot. It's like the man birthed a tire swing and wants to proudly show it off for all to admire.
Tire Freakin' Swing
Born: 3/24/12
Time: 5:00pm
Weight: 20 pounds (give or take)
Height: certainly more than 40 feet