Monday…sigh…Monday was catch up day. Catching up on ALL the cleaning that not only hadn’t been done all weekend while I sorted through old memories, but a whole house that got turned UPSIDE DOWN while I was either in bed, sick or outside sorting. It took all day and it’s only slightly cleaner than when the weekend started. I’m sleepy… Anyway, I got it done because I finally figured out that I needed to kick the kids out to get anything done and that I COULD kick them out because they had a place to go! (Take note of Sylvie wearing pants in the picture…it NEVER EVER EVER happens….she told Ella she was being a prince like her and then frowned and said, Guess I’m not a Princess today….sigh.) Okay back to what I was saying before….
They could go out on the DECK!! YIPPEE!! Isn’t it beautiful!? (pay no attention to the girls playing in the stain bucket…I sure wasn’t…) Don’t you just LOVE the benches? The girls read out there for a long time and then rode their scooters around.
I Heart my Deck….Thank you, Honey! (and J.M.) for all your hard work!
(Here’s a before…our previous “deck” barely fit the grill, you had to stand in the doorframe to cook!) To give you an idea, the top step coming out the back door WAS our old deck!
Okay, on with the blog….
(Funny Moment – the girls started crying and called me to their room to inform me that they were scared of bears. There were tears and Ella explained why she was scared and where the bears were at, so on and so on…then Sylvie, midst her tears, said, “I don’t like bears….they don’t taste good (sniffle, sniffle)”. I tried really hard not to laugh, guess eating that worm last week really got her thinking….)
Well, our Corben’s poor little toad has been looking a bit ill (I think it may be blind in one eye). That’s so not cool. Anyway, we changed her light around which seemed to help a lot and then…we decided…we should get her a friend. So, off to the pet shop we go and we ask specifically for another girl. Well, it seems that I know more about that then the pet store so Corben and I take a look…looks like they have 3 males…sigh. BUT, maybe I’m wrong so we pick the most active of the bunch & Corben names “him” Jeremiah (he’s not a bull frog) on the way home. Well, life is great now in the big world of the aquarium. Let’s just say that Spotters and Jeremiah seem to be getting along swimmingly…I personally think they’re getting along a little TOO well, oh and that maybe we got BOTH of their genders wrong…. Anybody want a baby fire-belly toad??
I love getting together with family! The girls got to go to a day of Preschool at Aunt Jamie’s house. They had so much fun learning about the letter A!
Dade had a trip to the temple this week (Yeah, Dade!) and I didn’t remember in time to get him a ride so we packed up and headed out. While Dade was inside doing service the rest of us perused the Church Bookstore, ate pizza, and watched Tinkerbell. In the bookstore, Sylvie found these dresses and was SO SO SO very excited. She posed by them so I could take her picture.
I was supposed to go the beach this weekend for a little get away, thanks to some very generous friends….but….can you believe….I couldn’t get ANYONE to go with me?? Now, I know it’s’ for good reasons, like work, illness, no babysitter, bigger & better parties (lol), etc, etc….but I was just a little disappointed…
Our little town throws a great party every year and they did great again this year! Slides, animals, bouncy houses, ponies, and it’s all FREE!!
There were baby skunks, Alligators, and the cutest Opossum you EVER SAW!!…I want one…
Ella in a fire truck…
My Sis’s new puppy, Tuff
….and Corben on the…what ever that is….. Corben also climbed the rock wall this year and got higher than ever before, though not as high as he’d like. I’m proud that he keeps trying, year after year. I know he’ll reach the top one day!
Oh, and here’s a bonus Corben eye for your enjoyment…FREE!
5 comments:
They can play in the pool
Or dance in the rain
Without all the mud that
Can drive us insane.
They can ride on their scooters,
Their skateboard, their trike
Safe from the cars or golf carts
That might strike.
They can run around barefoot
Dressed in short pants
Without fear of being
Bit by red ants!
And IF they stay on it
They’re easy to check
I certainly see why you
Heart your new deck!
And I want to follow through on my idea about a family "eye" chart. I love that picture of Corben's eye! :-D
i love that new deck!! (but probably not as much as you guys!). Well done!!!
pictures are great as usual-you have the cutest kids!
our town has a similar carnival but not near as many nifty things! I'm jealous! ;)
I soooooo would have went to the beach with you if I wasn't 2000 or so miles from you! I could use a break and I know we would love catching up!
Oh MAN tht deck turned out awesome. Seriously awesome. I need that picture of Tuff. How she looks is how I was feeling that day! LOL The pic of Ella is amazing. You're amazing. Let's replan the beach trip. I'm in.
I'm jealous of/happy for you about your deck!! It looks wonderful and I'm so impressed. I love that Sylvie loves to be a princess. Really, she and Savvy were cut from the same cloth.
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