If you thought I took a lot of pictures of my kids, just wait. Now that I have kids AND kitties, I'm kind of out of control. :)
The newness hasn't worn off yet. We (well...four of us) are still loving Prince & Piper like crazy. Many nights, after I put the kids to bed, I've been going out to the garage to pet the cats. It's kind of like end of a crazy day therapy for me!:)
The kids are going out to the garage first thing every morning. After a 4:30 waking the first week, we made a rule that cats cannot be played with before 6:30! Eek!
My grandma celebrated her 88th birthday in August.
Natalie ran into something and came up with this system for holding an ice pack on her forehead. ?!?!
Molly visited last week, and we had fun doing BABY SHOPPING! So much fun! As always, the kids had fun hanging out with Molly as well. She had quite the influence on the girls!:) Twelve more weeks!!
Holding their heads up high!
S'mores anyone?
Jon recently returned from a guys' mountain climbing trip. Here he is on top of Scotchman's Peak.
Thankfully, Jon left the mountain goats in Idaho. Look closely!
Within a day of Jon being gone on his trip, Scott somehow talked me into letting him drive the gator around.
YEEHAW...or maybe not. Scott recently found out that he gets to be on the Student Council. Well, today, was a Western themed spirit day at school. As usual, one child was into it while the other one was grumbling about it. Scott said, "Since I'm on Student Council now, I'm going to make a rule that says you can only dress in normal clothes from now on." He has his first meeting tomorrow...we'll see how that flies with the rest of the group. :/
Last one, I promise!
My Third Grader...
My Second Grader...
My Kate...thankful we have another year together to work on that first day of school outfit selection
Not just once...
But twice!
Meet Piper & Prince
What every 36 year old girl would want for her birthday!:) They came with clear instructions that they cannot step foot in the house. MEOW!
The kiddos had a fun last few weeks of summer break. When you get to spend an entire morning climbing in a giant toilet, it makes going back to school extra hard.
All aboard for another train ride...
Kickin' it up a notch with a hot air balloon ride...
Splash Pad with Grammy & Great Grandma...
GIANT bubbles...
Cute Cousins Playing Restaurant
We have CARPET AGAIN! Hooray!!!! I even felt the urge to make snow angels on the new flooring.
What summer would be complete without a little water balloon fight?
The kids and their friends caught a frog or two (or twenty-five to be exact).
The girls got on a kinetic sand kick for a week or two.
And finally, a couple of funny stories...
*Natalie (in all seriousness): What is Labor Day again? Is it that day where everyone gets off work besides police officers?
*Scott was trying to convince me that he needed a smart phone. He told
me that many people his age have one already (and they all own dogs). I said, "Who would you
even call with a phone, Scott?" Without missing a beat, he said,
"Grandma!"
The kids don't go back to school as early as others do around here, but we are still starting to feel the summer crunch. It's been fun having them home (most days)!
Kate: I'm trying to be really nice to you today.
Natalie: Why?
Kate: Because you're the best sister ever!
Scott & Grandpa got new glasses last week! New studious look!
The kids had their well checks recently, and Scott was in the 94th percentile in height! No wonder Cousin Brody referred to him as "the giant one!"
We visited the little ice cream shop that I used to work at almost 20 years ago...Yikes! Has it really been that long?
I'm going for a personal record of the most posts in one month!:)
