Cowboy/Cowgirl Day

Last Thursday was Cowboy and Cowgirl Day at preschool.  Here is the progression of pictures.  Can you tell who is not the morning person?

I am so sad that once we got a good picture it came out blurry!  Oh, well that's all I got and it's cute with the blurriness too!

Playing in the Rain

Yesterday we had to get outside.  So we braved the rain and had some fun!  Glade and Addison love to ride their tricycles in the garage so they did that for a while.  They ran through the puddles and we watched the worms...yes worms!  float by in the water at the end of our driveway.  I caught a few for them to look at.  Addison pet one, but Glade wanted no part in touching the worm.  I thought Addison might hold one, but she never did.

Riding in the rain

Glade taking it all in.

Looking at the worm.

First Day of Preschool!

Here we are on the first day of preschool!  Addison was so excited to have her back pack, nap mat and lunch box.  Glade on the other...not so much!  He wouldn't even take a picture.  They had a great day, told me all about Ms. Holly and their friends in their class.  I  wasn't there on the first day because of my surgery, but everyone said they did great!  Ms. Holly says Addison is such a good listener.  They were very helpful at lunch time I was told...maybe they just liked what everyone brought for lunch :)  Addison still loves preschool, she is so excited every day we get to go.  Glade would rather sleep in.  I think he will be more like his dad when it comes to school!

Vacation????

Tim took off 3 days last week because he had some vacation time he had to use by the end of August or he would lose it. We had the hardest time deciding when the best time would be. Isn't it sad when you are too busy to take some time off? We couldn't afford to on a "real" vacation, so we stayed home and my parents came up for a few days. Tim and I got to enjoy a dinner without the kids! It was so nice to eat in peace. Then we got to work. If you've been to our house you have seen the cut out in our living room...we stuff toys in it.

If not, here it is. We have a toybox in it and the toys are all around.

I am moving my craft room downstairs into the office and really wanted to build a closet in there. So we said goodbye to the cutout. Dad started tearing out the wall and found much more space than we had hoped for- a fake wall! So my little closet, turned into a big one and it's not in the office, it's off the hallway!

Some pictures of the construction! Tim and my dad worked all day Thursday and Friday on this project. We found out that the electric in our house is CRAZY! Who would have thought the downstairs master bathroom would be connected to the upstairs bathroom? Seems logical don't you think? Anyway, they had to rewire a few things.

Close in the cutout.

Look at all that space!
The finished project...well almost finished. There is still some painting to do. I LOVE the color. I was nervous at such a dark color, but I love it! I'm so proud of myself for not taking the "safe" route and going with a lighter color.
The closet with shelves. I have a lot to go on this part, I have to really get in the office and get things sorted and put where I want it to be and then decide what stuff will go in the closet. Most of this stuff is the kids craft supplies. I am so happy to finally have somewhere to put them so that it is all put up and not accessible to little hands unless I want it to be!
A little side project...I painted the wall that the fireplace is on the same brown as the other wall. I think it looks so good. Now, I just have to repaint the kitchen. The yellow just doesn't look good anymore. Can you guess what color I want? Shouldn't be too hard...

I'm so thankful that Tim and my dad are so talented at building and fixing things! Thanks for all your hard work last week! I think it was a great "vacation"!

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

Chocolate milk and chocolate covered donuts...the best Sunday breakfast ever! Playing around on the stairs

My big boy!

Flipping backwards into the pool.

I love this one!

Just a little sisterly love!

Bouncin' on the side of the pool

Just like Daddy

Take Two...traded shirts!

Aren't they smart!

Chocolate or Poop?

Is it chocolate or poop? These days you can never tell with how many times Addison has taken her diaper off and played in her poop.

Here's a cute video of Glade playing with some playdoh. Special thanks to KK for teaching him how to make this. Make sure you turn the music off at the bottom of the page so you can hear this video!

It must have been a day for gross things. In the video you hear Addison talking. She's trying to give me her booger. Oh, and it's not poop all over her face. It's Nutella!

A visit at Grammy and Pappy's house

Last Wednesday the kids and I headed to Austin for the weekend. You can read here about how the day started! We got to Waco and this is what was waiting for us. Heavy rain!

I had to stop and get a prescription filled. So I got the kids out, changed their diapers and we went in. They enjoyed being out of the car just as much as I did!Once we got to Grammy and Pappy's house there was yummy food waiting for us! Like this blueberry banana pie. It's so yummy!Glade loved it!Addison didn't want to be interrupted while enjoying the pie!On Friday we went with my sister and her family to Blue Hole in Wimberley. It's a swimming hole run by the city. It was perfect for Glade and Addison because they could play in the shallow water.Addison having lots of fun. Glade is camera shy. This is what I got.Addison playing on the "slip-n-slide" It's just some plastic held down with rocks. I didn't bring swim suits for them, so we let Addison go "neckie" as she calls it!

A trip to Grammy and Pappy's is not complete without a tractor ride!

This is what we saw on our trip home. Nothing but bumpers! The whole way to Waco.

This is how fast we were going on the highway. Needless to say, I was glad to cut off and head to Corsicana.
We made it home safe and sound. I was glad to get home and see Tim and sleep in my bed!