So, I had great plans for the kids on Saturday. We were going to get up early and get Nathan’s last prize for the library reading program (which we did!), then go get a box of clothes from my friend Janna’s Dad’s friend (which resulted in us getting lost for an hour AND my cell… >> View Post
Archives for July 2011
Sweet package from Janna, my BFF from Colorado!
My friend Janna that loves Gymboree almost as much as I do had her Dad’s friend drive a box of clothes from Colorado, just for Auttie. Thanks, Janna for setting Autumn up for the fall! You are sweet! She even sent some 3T summer clothes! Janna also sent these nice blocks for Nathan from Pottery… >> View Post
Autumn’s Sunflower
Autumn’s sunflower FINALLY came up… Yay! Autumn loves to help me water my potted flowers every day when we get home. It was cute, she was trying to water the actual sunflower itself and not the dirt in the pot. Such a cute age!!! Beautiful! These were not HUGE sunflowers by any means, but still… >> View Post
Bowling Round 3!
We are really enjoying our Kids Bowl Free passes this summer. Its amazing how much better the kids have gotten at bowling by just going one time every month. Last Friday we went with my coworker and her daughter. We had a lot of fun! Here is Jill and her daughter Emilie. Emilie was afraid… >> View Post
Autumn’s BIG GIRL Bed!
Jeremi had the kids this weekend, so I was a busy getting Autumn’s BIG GIRL bed (eeee!!!!) ready for her. It was A LOT of work, because I had to clean and repaint the headboard, which was mine when I was her age. She has all of my old furniture in her room, and I… >> View Post
Morning Playdate before the Heat
There are two neighborhood girls that Nathan and Autumn do play dates with quite regularly in my Mom’s neighborhood. Here they are at the playground this morning.
Homemade Chocolate Pudding Pops
One of the items on my summer list for the kids and me to do, is to make freeze pops. It has been amazingly HOT outside, so this last weekend was a great weekend to make something cold! I got the recipe for our simple homemade pudding pops from our Family Fun magazine. This simple… >> View Post
Hairy Elephant Cuts
Nathan was due for a haircut, so I took him into my favorite place for them– Hairy Elephant on Manchester. I really like how they flipped Nathan’s hair up in the front of his face, so I got the pomade. Should be fun new look when I have time to do it! Here is Autumn…. >> View Post
My Upcoming Races
I had to take a little break from running earlier this year, but I am diving back into and I am happy with the results. I am not back to where I was, but that is why I have planned some races so I have some goals.Fleet Feet Rock N Roll 5K – July 24th… >> View Post
Baby Liam
My friend Katie gave birth to a handsome and stunning young man last week. Here she is with Liam. Such a proud Mommy! Can I steal Liam? Ok, really, can I? Oh, he is so precious! I love holding newborns! Here is Nathan and Autumn with Katie’s daughter Lainie. Autumn loooveess her Barbie dolls!
Nathan’s T-Ball Professional Pictures
I finally got Nathan’s t-ball pictures today… about time! Or maybe I was overly anxious for them. I think they turned out pretty good, especially since I had to pay before I even saw them! I really hope he gets a team color other then Barney purple next time… two times in a row is… >> View Post
Ice Cream in a Bag
Last week, on the 4th of July, I had the kids make the ice cream in a bag recipe that was in the Family Fun magazine this month. Here are the kids next to the ingredients, HOWEVER the cornstarch is NOT supposed to be in this photo. SOMEHOW it got staged into the photo. Who… >> View Post