July/August

Because I am technologically challenged, these are completely out of order and random. The tea set was something that Sweet Pea picked out on a trip to Toys R Us for her back to school present.

The car is a present she chose for pulling a tooth.

Poor Bailey was still sleepy after I got out of bed so he wanted to lay back down and snuggle under the blanket. I didn't get a picture of him this morning but he found the blanket on the couch in the playroom and decided to snuggle up under it after we all woke up today.
The next four pictures are me and my nephew playing tickle monster. Since he was itty bitty, we have played the "Don't give me a kiss" game and he has added in the element of tickle wars now.




Bailey hanging out by the fence. The neighbor has two big labs on the other side and Bailey likes to taunt them.

My cutie husband eating birthday cake (my nephew's)


One of my nephew's birthday presents was a water gun. He had been playing with it for a little while and I had given the time warning to go in for baths. He ran out of water in the gun and got mad because I refused to fill it back up so he gave me the pouty face.

My nephew chose Smurfs for his special birthday cake at our house.


My nephew's shoe fetish...I can blame that on his mommy! He calls each pair his "awesome" shoes.


These are my roses that I received for Mother's day. I'm not a plant person and was not given warning of how big these things actually get. I hope they have enough room because they are growing quickly.

My goober husband couldn't make room on the shelf for the pizza box so he thinks he was being creative by placing it in the door. Needless to say, my OCD kicked in and I had to reorganize the fridge to make the box fit on a shelf!

So the kids have started back to school. We did the ritual going for junk food after orientation and paid a visit to Krispy Kreme again this year. The workers put on a show for the kids and made funny looking doughnuts and coated them with extra icing (just for show) but the kids got a great kick out of watching. As you can see from the pictures, Sweet Pea chose a tea set for her back to school present. I didn't take a picture of Pumpkin Pie's present but she chose a fashion design book. She has big dreams of being a fashion designer when she grows up, despite me repeatedly explaining that she still has to go to college to become a fashion designer. School is not her favorite thing!
The weekend before that, my nephew came to stay with us because I didn't get to attend his birthday get together. He picked out his special cake for our house and opened up his presents...only to ask for more! The girls love having him at the house and he is so funny!
I have been attempting to get things ready for the consignment sale coming up but it has been a very slow process. We did get through most of the kids clothes and the girls have decided to part with some of their toys. The kids (mainly Matt) got a basketball goal several weeks ago and we are now looking to purchase a new grill. Matt seems to have worn his out in a very short three years; 2 burners are not working and the grill slats are wearing out. It seems to be his favorite way of cooking and I sure don't want to be the one to deprive him of that luxury.