The World In Motion

Carina had to jump off the curb of her favorite flower bed before we left the zoo. As you can see, the wheels are turning and her world is in motion.

When Life Gives You Lemons...........

When life gives you lemons, just eat them like Ellie did. Ellie, enjoyed the lemon wedge from a strawberry lemonade at a recent family dinner. I enjoyed the the numerous faces she made while eating it.

The Swing Set That Love Built

Early this summer, I told Mark that we needed to look into getting the girls a swing set. Mark drew up the blueprints, and cut the wood himself. With a little bit of creativity, and a lot of hard work, the girls swing set came to life. It is still a work in progress, but fully operational none the less.


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The Wonder Twins Start Preschool

Armed with backpacks bigger than they are, Cari and Bell started preschool. I was not sure how they would do, but Carina assured me "no worry mama, I keep my yiyow (little) sissy safe." Both girls did great at drop off, but Ellie started to miss mom about an hour in. Cari on the hand took it all in like I knew she would. At pick up, the teachers advised me that Carina is the leader of class. They were just amazed at how she watched over her little sister in such a loving way. However, I knew she would since she always watches out for Ellie like a little mother hen. They are so close:-)I am so proud of my little girlies. Over all it was a successful day, and we had a H@ppy Me@l afterward.

Back To School, For A Few Days Anyway...

Abbey took on her first day of school like a champ. She was ready to take on First grade with her trusting Unicorn Pillow pet at her side. A jumpy giggly Abbey was more than ready to get on the bus. Day two did not go so well. The stomach flu hit her hard and my poor baby fell like a set of dominoes. Nothing like missing a day of school already.

"Summer" Project

If the stores can put out their Christmas merchandise in July then we can start working on Halloween decorations in August.

A Little Bit Of Night Life

I am not sure where this summer has gone. Abbey just got her welcome packet for the up and coming school year, which means back to homework and going to bed early. We are trying to pack in a lot of fun before then, so I decided on a bit of night life tonight. We all headed to the Botanical Gardens for evening story time. The featured author was Stacy Torino and she read her book Cathy's Animal Garden. It was a great story which talked about all kinds of plants named after animals. We also got a tour around the Botanical gardens, and found the plants that were named in the book. Abbey was more that happy to let the tour guide know that we have Lamb's ear flowers at our house.

Along with story time, and touring the gardens, there were animal cupcakes to munch on, which makes any night special. the girls made masks, and Carina enthusiastically touched a snake while I kept my distance. It was a great Summer evening, but just a few too many mosquitoes.