Life in the Barnes' house this week

Life this week has been crazy!!! Poor Kaden broke a tooth and has bad acid reflux so it is eroding his back teeth at the base. He is going to need a minor outpatient surgical procedure on Tuesday. They will be capping all four bottom teeth and possibly the top four. My poor little guy will be hurting for a few days, not looking forward to this.

I finally went to the doctor for back pain I have been having for some time and they are doing x-rays and an mri to try and figure it all out. Not looking forward to the results. The bloodwork was normal so that is a good thing!!

Kevin, and the other kiddos are doing great. We all went to a small water park this past week and had a blast. I love when we have fun family time together. It's those little times the kids will rememeber forever. Our next outing will be Putt Putt. We implemented a chore chart, and a behavior chart for Kaden. When they get 2 weeks worth of chores done, and Kaden has two weeks worth of good behavior they get to choose a family activity.

Hope everyone else is having a wonderful summer! Try and stay cool!

**FiReWoRkS*

Well another fourth of July has come and gone and we had a wonderful time. Kevin, the kids and I all went to the base to enjoy the festivities. They had bounce houses, rock wall, water slide and much more. I even let the kids play in the lake. Those of you who know me well know I would never personally go into a lake. EWWWW if you can't see your feet at the bottom, than you should not be in it. That is just my opinion! But, the kids had a blast even asking if they could go back and go swimming in it today. The fireworks were beautiful and being able to snuggle up with my family and watch them was the best.

Casidy's second Birthday

Wow, time really does fly. It seems like just last year we were home in Virginia having her first birthday. Our little Princess is now two years old! She had a Dora the Explorer birthday party (which is her new favorite show) which she picked out the decor for. She loved all the attention. We had some friends over and cooked out, and did presents and cake. She was spoiled rotten by everyone. Now time to plan Kaden's fourth birthday party!!!

P.S. I made her cake!!