Isaac my hero!!!

I don't usually write stories on the blog but I thought this was blog worthy, I guess....So on Sunday I was downstairs in the kitchen, and I saw a mouse, of course I screamed, and my little men come running to see what happened, I tell them and they are like cool....well more Isaac then Elijah....I try to set the snap traps, and can't figure it out, I cant' get it to stick, and it snapped on the edge of my finger so I am like forget it. As I am getting ready to go to the store, I go to get my shoes on, and yes there is the mouse and it just CRAWLED RAN whatever across my feet!!!!!!!! So I go to the store and buy 2 traps that the mouse will just crawl into and I won't see it, and poison...well when I finally talk to Nathan about this, I am upset and distraught to say the least...he is like don't do poison....so I am like fine I will return it. So I am feeling all good, and relaxed, and the kids are in bed, and I see something running under the entertainment center upstairs, and I am like no it can't be, it must of been a cricket or grasshopper, oh but no...as I look I see 2 tiny eyes looking at me, and its a MOUSE!!!! oh I am so upset I am in tears, I know not that huge of a deal, but come on ladies how many would deal with this???? I am crying and can't sleep, and I am like that is it, I am getting a cat, I rather the cat kill them and bring these darn things to me then for them to live.
So as I wake up today, I am on a mission to kill a mouse, or mice, because Mom and Dad always say when there is one there is two.....so I go back to the store to return the poison and the lady says "You know what works well are the sticky traps" and I am like really? So it doesn't take much to convince me to buy these, and I lay them all through the house. I tell my mom that is what I bought and she is like " I hear those are horrible because they are still alive when they are on there" and I am like I don't care I just want them OUT!!!!!! So when the boys get home from school I put them in charge, I mean Isaac, (Elijah is not into this at ALL) and I show them where I put all the traps and they need to check them. So Isaac probably checked them every 1/2 hour until we had to leave for football, I am bummin because I haven't' gotten even one yet today....
So we get back from football and I am like "boys before showers you need to check the traps" so we get home and open the back door, and seriously you can hear squealing, its HORRIBLE, yes we got a mouse, and its not dead but its on the sticky trap!!!! I want to DIE!!!!!! Lydia is flipping out because mom is flipping out....I don't know what to do, and Isaac is like I will get it. So I am like OK go in the kitchen and get the rubber gloves, so he does, but he is like what if it bites me? BTW I haven't gone into the house, I make Elijah go through the front and take Lydia upstairs, and he is happy to do so......SO I find a plastic bag and hand it to my 5 yr old and say "do you think you can do this" and he is like yeah....so I call Buddy because I am freakin out, and as Isaac goes to grab the trap the mouse moves, and FREAKS ME OUT, and I scream into the phone, and tell Isaac to wait, hang up on Buddy, and head down the street to my neighbors....So I convince him to come and help me.....once we get to the house, Isaac has it all taken care of, he had his gloves on, and threw it in the bag like it was no big deal!!!
All that to say Isaac is my hero, and I made him go check all the other traps, and tomorrow Buddy is coming to set snap traps because at least the mouse doesn't suffer, and it will just be better!!!
But I am still getting a cat, and Isaac wants to know if he can get something special for helping me out...I think I need to talk to Nathan about giving me some extra cash to get him something super special!!!!

Isaacs first soccer game/Bowling Party/PJ Day

The boys had PJ day at school, since the whole school met the Step Up and Serve Goal! The boys thought it was cool to sleep in their PJs, and of course Lydia had to get in a couple shots.....

**This picture is sort of random, but it rained so hard Monday for such a short period of time that the back of our subdivsion flooded with water...it was crazy!!!

OH know here is TROUBLE!!!!!!

Frankie and Lydia enjoying some chips! The two prettiest girls at the party all in yellow!!!

Isaac had his first outdoor soccer game last week! Its nice being outside watching soccer again, its been awhile! Then last week our neighbor and friends had a birthday party for Frankie and Micheal at the bowling alley, the kids had a blast!!!

Step Up and Serve

Andrew and Elijah, and Jackson and Elijah after the walk

Elijah and Jay helping their 5 star friend, Cooper.......

Mrs. Soapes giving the kids a "talk" before the walk/run.....Elijahs class after...

Me and Isaac, and Isaac little "girlfriend" Megan. Her brother Andrew is in Elijahs class....

Isaac all red faced after his big run!!!

The boys had their school fundraiser on Friday, it was a hot hot hot day!!! Isaac walked in the morning, and Elijah in the afternoon. They had to cut Elijahs class short because they walk/ran in the afternoon and it was too hot! Isaac ran 20 laps and Elijah did 18, which last year he got 25, that is how hot it was by the time they got out there! Isaac had a great time on his first Step Up and Serve, and the school raised over $54,000 dollars now that is AWESOME!!!

Weekend in MI

Oh my goodness, first all I can say is good job Uma on the birthday cake, not only did it look good, it was so super duper yummy!!!! The frosting, which is my favorite part was so good!!! The boys loved their tank cake!!!

Vonnie and me, thanks Patty for the bunny fingers....then Lydia dancing with some random guy I don't know, great mothering skills!!!

Theresa, Katie, and Rachel...Then Uncle A, Elijah, and Isaac

Grace and Isaac really enjoyed themselves on the dance floor, they are two peas in a pod, and have so much fun together

Elijah taking the little princess' out on the dance floor!!!

Isaac and Christopher, and Mom and her little princess....

Matt and Lisa...Then Matt and I....

Belle, she is a little doll, but she was just so tired!!! Then sweet little Grace and Au

Most the Gurley Girls....man, I wish I would of gotten one with all of us girls...

Tamara, Grace, and Joel~great family picture.....then we have the "little" Fleming girls, who are not so little anymore....they are all so pretty!!!!

Elijah, Isaac, and Gracie....Rosa and Lydia, Rosa looked so pretty!!!

Elijah ready for the wedding...and our three beautiful kids, seriously how cute are they?

Lydia and Isaac in their wedding wear!!
Lydia LOVES LOVES to pick flowers, so she would rather be doing that then getting her picture taken.....

Little Belle was so tired! and she was like that water is cold I'm not going in there....she wasn't even tempted!!!

Me and the birthday girl...then pappo holding grace, and talking to Nathan....

We traveled to MI for a extra long weekend. Nathans cousin Alice got married, so we were able to make it to that. We also had a birthday party for "little" Gracie, on Friday, the kids were able to swim, and enjoy each other for awhile. Then we had the wedding, then on Saturday we celebrated Elijah and Isaacs birthdays at Uma and Papas house. We had a lot of fun!!! Always sad when its time to leave