Oh, this old house! Girls night out on the Blackburn boat!

Its a work in progress

Chris gutted and put in a new tub shower for our Master. MUCH NEEDED. We finally got the driveway done. Nice and wide and plenty room for the girls to ride their bikes on.
Next is cement siding, windows and floors and we'll be about ready to sell. J/K. Decided we stay here for at least 3-5 more years.  Have had a couple girls nights out and datenights here and there but overall its been a very busy summer jammed packed full of work, MDO, playdates, sonic runs, Swimming, yard work and home repairs/updating.

July Happenings

SADIE 4.5 years

 Sadie and Trista- Hawaiian day at school.

 TRISTA eatin Rice at Thai Rest.

 SILLY SADIE 

Happy July.

I'm going to pretend that I did not completely skip July and go ahead and post pics from July because that's when these were actually taken. 

What is wrong with me??? I just cannot keep up with this anymore. I'm telling you...the older they get the more busy I am. They require more entertainment. And trust me there are days that I completely have to blow them off cause I'm working on the computer or on the phone with a client/lender. 

I sometimes feel guilty that my nose is always in my phone but....it does allow us to do fun things, go fun places and have nicer things:) We have lived at the YMCA pool. You all can swim all by yourself now without floaties and you ride your bikes like champs! 

Wouldcha just look a them!? They are a hot mess and full of all kinds of silly. 

They just got back from a week at Juju's THANKS MOM!! They were in MDO this summer. Hated to do it but it is my busiest time of year and I cant blow work off. And besides its only two days a week. 

Next week, Aug. 13th they start Pre-K and then next year KINDERGARTEN!! I cannot believe it!

Trista you are starting to be more dependent on Sadie. Noticing that you all wont do things without the other one. Sadie you are my little spit fire. You are independent, quick wit, full of facial expressions(hence, pic. above) and you are sassy. Trista you LOVE to sing and I love to hear you sing.  You both dress yourselves, bath yourselves, brush your own teeth and you even know how to separate lights from darks with the laundry....I taught you that. Its a big help too. You both know how to spell your name. You know your days of the week, months of the year. Letters numbers, shapes and colors. Sadie you are good at picking out outfits that match. Trista...not so much. 

I love you girls. I have so enjoyed being home with you this summer. 

This one is for you, Aunt Faye!

WE are Fun. We are FOUR. We are Fabulous!!

                                                     LADY BUG OUTFITS from 4.5 years ago.

Aunt Faye, remember these????? You got these outfits for the girls and gave them to me at my first baby shower four and half years ago.  I cannot believe how fast time has gone. These little outfits have hung in their closet since then. I remember thinking how long I would have to wait for them to wear them. This was their  back to " Summer Camp" aka MDO outfit. They love em especially how the little lady bugs dangle from the bloomer bottoms. We love you Aunt Faye!!

Its been a busy couple of months but finally an update!

Introducing "Sweet Dreams Bella and "Rock a bye Avery"

smells like(sweet smell) looks like, feels like, weighs like a real newborn....glad they're not real.

These are played with only on special occasions. The label even says "not a toy or to played with by children" WHAT?!?!

 At the park with Eli and Everett (3.5 twin boys and RUBY-6

 Trista helping daddy dig up the driveway! FInally a driveway so our kids will stay on our driveway and not the neighbors.

 Out to lunch at their absolute favorite place....Rainforest Cafe or aka...the Jungle Restaurant, followed by frozen yogurt and a Carousel Ride!

 Bike riding on the trail. They picked their own  biker outfits and all.

 At the wave pool with Jenny- their other fav. place that we finally just got an annual membership because we go so much.

What a crazy couple months this has been. I've had a  very time consuming client, a couple closings and changed real estate company's!!(which I realize doesn't sound like much but it is when you are a full time mom and wife too:) This is a recap of just a few things that we've been up to.
New roof last week(insurance claim), Chris started to dig up the driveway and realized it was going to be a bigger task that he didn't want to tackle so contractors are finishing it up once the rain stops. Chris put in a new bathtub upstairs-- BYE BYE "harvest gold" as they call it from the 70's! Yuck! The girls heard me say how much i did not like that tub that they started to say, "this is disgusting" when they'd get in to take a bath.
They LOVE to ride their bikes, swim, chew GUM, go to school (MDO), make sno-cones, swing and play with their neighbor friends- Race, Abby and Madison. Have I mentioned how GREAT FOUR has been?! I love this age.

Been a hard days night and I've been working like a dog!

So this is what happens when I work FULL TIME. Lets just say I've had a very time consuming buyer. 42 homes, 3 contracts and I wish I could say we have a done deal but not yet!
So...I was trying to pull some pics from my phone but I cant figure why they wont upload. Its 1:21am and I am too tired to figure it out. Will have some pics up soon. To Be Continued......