recent hair happenings

I got an email from an old friend recently, reminding me I haven't updated my blog in...forever.  I honestly didn't think anyone checked this anymore.  I'm glad there are some who haven't given up on me!  Here is a post I just put on the blog I share with my parents and siblings.  It has snippets of my adorable kiddos, and some pretty sweet pics of me and Jason.  Enjoy!!

 

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I love summer.  I love that Addie is home from school and we're not in a hurry every morning.  I love play dates, and staying up late with Jason, and tomatoes ripening on my porch.  I'm already dreading school starting again.  This last month has flown by! 

 The week before school let out, Addie got a terrible case of poison ivy.  Here it is, at its peak.  She was a trooper and smiled through most of it.  Not me, I got it and complained endlessly.

 Sibling Love

Sunday Stations

Draw your favorite scripture stories...and yes, Carson wears those PJs nearly every day

 The coolest folks around!

Macie turned 4! 

We have made it a tradition to have the kitchen table decorated when they wake up in the morning, and they are allowed to open one present at breakfast time.

 My adorable little guy

 Macie's Princess Party was a hit!  We had tons of little boys and girls here, dressed in costume.  Jason and I spent the afternoon building the cardboard box castle, complete with tunnels and a toy kitchen in the back (that's what the second picture is).  We ended the night with an outdoor movie, and watched Sleeping Beauty.  It was so much fun.  We really love our house, it is great for entertaining, and the yard (although a fat pain to mow) was awesome for the kids.  Jason and I high-fived when it was all over, and totally felt like cool parents.

 

CAMPING PICTURES!!

I don't have many, Jason has more on his phone, but these are the few I got.

 I love this last one with the magnifying glass, it's pretty cool.  That was on the drive home.

 

 

 Addie is a great big sister!

 Macie is looking so grown up these days. She has such a cute smile.

 Addie turned SIX on the 3rd.  Here is her requested turtle cake.  She had a friend from school over for almost the entire day on her actual birthday and...

 an old preschool friend over on Friday for a Girls Night, complete with making their own pizza, painting toenails, and watching Brave.  (Thanks for the PJs, Hillary!)

This is soooo Carson, asleep in the car with a giant dump truck on his lap.

 

I'm so sad there are less than two months left of summer!  I am trying to savor every day.  We leave for Utah on Wednesday and return Tuesday.  My brother-in-law is getting married this weekend and it will hopefully be a blast (if we don't scorch to death).  Yay for summer!!!

GD

Having gestational diabetes this time of year is going to be the pits-- no Thanksgiving pie, no Christmas cookies.  The absolute pits.

At least, come January 10ish, we'll have a cute, healthy baby to snuggle. 

feline summer

Since living in the country, we've adopted two country kittens.  They are the girls' best friends.

Jason, unfortunately, is allergic to cats so this will be the only time they have some to torture love.

Addie, especially, adores the kittens.  She named them Cinderella (the green-eyed "nice" cat) and Hairstyle (the brown-eyed "mean" cat).  Addie will play with them for hours.

These pictures are pre-and-post haircut.   





The "baby kittens" (as they are lovingly called) are also the main models of my two budding photographers.  Here are some samples of their work:

 

My poor husband, however, hates cats.  The other day I had to have a serious talk with him because the girls told me he said it was ok to kick the cats!  He denies ever having said that, but he has certainly shown them it's ok. Well, we've got it all straightened out now.  I am savoring this time with the cats, it has been so sweet to see the special relationship my girls have with them. 

what we do way out here

We put an offer on a house (a short sale), so we moved to the country while we wait for the deal to come through. We've been here since February and love the S-P-A-C-E!

Although we're about 45 minutes from town, we LOVE it here! This is what we do:

RUN!

PLAY WITH THE GOATS!

 

PLAY IN THE MUD!

 

SPEND TIME WITH THE KITTENS

 

FIND FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO DO OUTSIDE
(yes, those are teddy bears hanging from the tree)

RIDE BIKES AND TRIKES AND WAGONS AND TRACTORS AND LAWN MOWERS

 

GO TO THE SWAMP DOWN THE HILL

  CATCH BUGS

AND FROGS

AND SPEND HOURS AND HOURS ON THE TRAMPOLINE

Living in the country truly has been an incredible experience for our family.  While we're looking forward to living closer to town, the fun we've had out here has brought us closer as a family, and given us the opportunity to get to know our children's individual personalities even better.  Addie, the nature-lover.  Macie, the little comedian.  Carson, definitely all boy, who loves cars and wheels and mud and dirt and, of course, his momma!  We've loved it.

meet Miss Ella Rose

This is Ella Rose, and she'll definitely only be here for one day, so I hope you take the time to admire her while you can. She taught the girls how to roll snow to make a snowman, and also showed them yet ANOTHER use for recycling bottle caps! She's quite friendly (see her jolly cheeks?) and Macie and Addie have given her hugs and kisses all afternoon. We are all quite sad she'll be melting us, er, leaving us so soon, but we've been lucky to have spent one fine day with her. Thanks for coming, Ella Rose.