Something New

Want to see my new cook top?

Here it is

Before this, we had a glass cook top. While it was beautiful, it was not functional. First of all it sits just under the microwave so things were always dropping out and landing on the glass. Second, I was constantly worried about my little ones reaching up and puting their hands on the glass thinking it was the counter.

Several weeks ago, one of the girls dropped something out of the microwave onto the glass top, and it broke into pieces. So when we went to Lowe's to find a new one, I was thrilled when I found this. My little ones cannot reach the burners on this unit and it is stainless steel.

I'd like to see them try to break this one. No, really, I don't. I think Scott has had enough practice this summer being Mr. Fix It. Hopefully, he will get a break and everything will stay intact in this house full of six little people saying "oops".

Creative Entertainment

While I was cooking dinner, I rolled out the butcher paper, opened up our box of markers and let Piper and Aylee get creative.




I got a little creative and snapped a couple of shots in black and white. I love black and white pics. I think it totally changes the feeling of the picture.


I got the butcher paper from Sams and it is does not cost much.

I love to use this to entertain them while I'm homeschooling.

They think this is their "school".

These two have so much fun together.

Our Fun Tuesday

This is our yesterday. Not to much different from every other summer day, except that this time I remembered to grab the camera and snap some shots. I love to compare our swimming pics from this summer to last summer and see how much they've grown.


Ok, so this part of yesterday was out of the ordinary. Scott and I left Bryce and Sadey at home to babysit while we ran my car in to get worked on. In an attempt to entertain the little ones, Bryce got the play makeup out and did some makeovers. This is what we found when we came home.

What a fun babysitters my two girls are.

We ended our day in the pool. With the heat we've been having, there is no better place to be. Here are a few pics of the girls having fun.

Piper

Aylee

Bryce

Caymber

Sadey

Macy

Here's to you Mr. Guilt

The first quiet moment in over a month so I decided to sit down and catch up on the blogging world. After reading several of my regular stops, I found that old friend of mine. His name is Mr. Guilt. He shows up every time I don't take time to post. He doesn't care if I've been finding a cure for cancer or bringing world peace. He wants to know why I started something and haven't added to it since June 13Th. So here are a few excuses/reasons.

-The master bedroom was flooded. I remember the day it happened, it was the day after my last post. I know this because I watched our pretty blue pool and nice manicured lawn (see pics above) quickly turn into a swamp in just a matter of hours. As the water rose it came into the master bedroom and bath. At one point it measure about 2-3 inches. The clean up was extensive.

-VBS. Love it, but oh my how very busy it is.

-Recovering from VBS. We packed up and headed to the lake for the weekend. We also celebrated Macy's 9th b'day while we were there. She was so proud of her self because she learned to ski on one ski that weekend.

-Two parties in one week. The following week we spent putting the house in order, buying and preparing food, and all that goes into hosting two different parties in two days at your house. It is so awesome to have such amazing friends in our lives. Having them all over was such a treat for us.

-Time to leave for the lake again. The girls and I headed to the lake the next week and Scott met us a few days later. We were able to spend 8 days at the lake house this year for the Fourth of July. It was a much needed time of r and r.

-Baby showers and Slumber parties. I couldn't possibly list the number of slumber parties there have been in this house this summer. It is so nice to have the girls friends and cousins around. Watching them have fun in the pool is what summer is all about. Thank goodness for Netflix. The girls have thoroughly enjoyed the movies at each party. Between my kids and the cousins we have 6 summer birthday parties to throw. This keeps us partying all summer long. Then there are the baby showers I have been to, invited to, and thrown this summer, but I love every minute of it. I get to cuddle a newborn and not have to do all the midnight feedings. How could you go wrong with that?

-This week we are headed to the lake again. This time with my side of the family. This is a first for all of my siblings and my parents to be able to get away at the same time. I can't wait!

-Miscellaneous. I didn't mention that Scott had two root canals in one week, or that the stove top broke, or that the new puppy (who by the way should get a paragraph of her own for keeping me so busy) is now painted blue thanks to Piper (she applied a large amount of blue eyeshadow to her fur and not all of it will wash off).

Here you go Mr. Guilt. I don't know how other gals are blogging daily with such witty stories and adorable pics. I am busy treading water in life right now, trying to keep my head above water. No complaining. It's been a fun summer filled with lots of memory making time. It is not over yet. We still have a few more parties to throw here and movies to watch (hopefully, we are done with things breaking here for a while). So if I do not post for another month or two, rest assure that I will have a long list of excuses to ease the guilt.

I hope your summer is going well. Please send any suggestions on organizing one's time more efficiently. Just kidding. I don't have time to read it:)