Back to School allready?

We visited our favorite donut store this morning before the first day of school. Which is a weekly tradition:) Naomi is officially a first grader! Doesn't she look like it in her floral dress and matching head band with her new running shoes. I think I remember pictures of my sister and I in similar outfits for first day of school, ha! Stel wanted the dress too and they had her size...so there the beautiful matching girls are. So glad Nate stayed home to go with us.

This is Naomi's super best friend that she had missed terribly all summer! She couldn't stop holding her hand and smiling. What a sweet heart!

Texas Vacation 2010 Tres

Here we come Corpus Christi! We know hurricane Alex is causing some rain, but how bad can that be? Plus, we have hotel reservations and some girls with hearts set on going to the beach.

Making funny sounds on the ride down.

Sleeping and singing.

Our first views of Corpus. Tropical storms. Are they any different than Kansas thunderstorms?

Yes.

The wind does not stop. It blows sand and sea water in your face. Plus, one of your children might blow away if they let go of you.

We are having a lot of fun!

We got the "hurricane" upgrade on our hotel room.

The sand is still super soft in our toes.

We all want to stay longer.

But. The wind.

Then the waves get too close and I say it is time to head out.

Shopping is calmer.

Then for pizza.

Simple and the craziest vacation yet!

Now I am chilling in my room. Girls asleep. Praying there will be less wind and rain tomorrow.

Texas Vacation 2010 Dos

Our second day in San Antonio we visited the neighborhood pool. Ahhhh! I think I was close to heaven. It had a shaded baby pool and a big salt water pool. We spent most of our time in the big pool teaching the older girls all the pool games we could remember or make up.

Working on my tan was a bonus I was looking forward to on this trip. Freckles, not so much, but they come with a tan, as you can see.

Here is my sweet man before he takes Ava back to the house to nap, while we girls play longer. Notice the shade and the shade clouds.

This is the only picture of the older girls at the pool. The clouds don't even look real.

B-u-ti-ful.

Ava after a nap sitting, or standing at the big table. We went to see Toy Story 3 later in the day, after Nate and I got a lunch date!

After getting that time at the neighborhood pool, I am thinking about moving. Or taking my friends who have neighborhood pools up on their offers to come and swim. It was sooo relaxing. I could really spend all my time at the pool.

Texas Vacation 2010 part Uno

Went to a great park on day one. This is the two girl teeter totter.

Ava is walking! Everywhere. Yeah Ava!

The girls learning to cross the monkey bars.

Here we are on the little train. It is great how exciting the simple things can be. We like simple.

Our dear host made strawberry shortcake with the girls. They helped her bake the shortcake and cut the strawberries. And squirt the ready whip. Just before bed mmmmm :)

We Are Famous

Hey All

Read this post from Whatever. Emily and I are those girls on the track. It was super funny to be all excited about seeing someone I don't really know. If you know me much, you would know that I don't know any actors, or movies, or famous books...but I knew Meg! Even knew her name! Whoa, not sure what is happening to me. We were all giggly and gushy inside to actually SEE her. Glad we made her day :)

Hope your day is Grand! I will be trying to figure out couponing, ugh. I really have a hard time wrapping my brain around it. Maybe I will clean instead.

That sounds funner.

Probably neither. Not much free time since my hubby is out riding the hills of Colorado.

Shopping with three

Whoa...went to Kohls after working out this morning. Just needed some shorts for me and some candles. Should have been easy. I like to think we are pretty quiet, as a whole, as a family. We did not seem quiet in the noiseless department store! Why don't I see other moms in there with three young kids? I can answer my own question.

I kept from getting exasperated or mad. It was lunch time. We left with new candles to make our house smell nice, hopefully, and a pair of shorts for me...that I might return. It is a skirt with shorts under it. Seems like over kill for a thirty two year old. I just want something cool and adding a layer, in case I do some somersaults, I guess, is just adding to the heat.

My search for a new purse is over! It has three layers inside, is the right lemon color, and was $4.20! I knew I didn't need an $80 one to get what I was looking for, just patience. Thank you Jesus for good surprises.

We also left one of Stella's flip flops behind. It is not in any of the racks she was hiding in. Not in lost and found. Not on her foot. It was an accident that it slipped off.

We will stay home the rest of the day.

Piano Lessons and Other Fun Times!

Naomi takes piano lessons every week this summer. She loves them! Really, who wouldn't with her awesome, sweet teacher Amanda.

Stella getting to play a few keys at the end.

They have toys for Ava and Stella to play with while we wait. And Amanda always passes out stickers to all!

Here is Super Band Air Woman!

The girls created her one evening.

The box was gone...that's ok.

Dressing as princess' instead of getting in bed. Making sister memories :)