Birthday Preparations

Evie's birthday is coming up this week.  It is her year for a birthday party.  She is beyond excited.  And I wasn't super thrilled myself (being large with child) but once we made some examples of the crafts she and the girls will be doing, I might be looking forward to it a bit more.  :)

 Little Pom Pom Bunnies

 Evie's favorite part is the tail.

 I like how fluffy the little guy is.

 They'll also be making sand art in a bottle.  And because Pinterest is awesome, I found a way to make sand out of salt and sidewalk chalk.  All you have to do is rub sidewalk chalk on table salt and it takes on the color of the chalk. 

It looks just like colored sand.  We made 9 different colors for the girls to use.  I forgot to take a picture of the bottle filled with the salt sand, but it turned out pretty fun.  I'm excited to see what combinations her little friends come up with.

Hopefully, I'll remember to take pictures at her party. 


TOP 5

1. I've had multiple dreams that I have a baby boy instead of a girl and it's made me super nervous that maybe they were wrong at my 20 wk ultrasound.  But I had an appointment this week and the doctor did an ultrasound to check the baby's growth. And confirmed that we are still having a girl.  Whew! (And everything is perfect as far as size and weight go.)

2. Reorganizing Evie's room to make room for this little lady.  Evie hates to get rid of stuff and saves everything.  2 garbage bags later and a Goodwill run and her room seems spacious now.

3. Going visiting teaching and having to bring all three kiddos with me.  We were gone for 2 hours straight since we had 3 visits back to back.  The kids didn't complain once. 

4. I got all of the kids school supplies and school clothes shopping done.  I just wish school was starting sooner.  We still have 4 weeks to go.

5.  Our church time is being shifted to 10 am in a couple of weeks.  I'm thrilled.


BOTTOM 5

1. We had a centipede in our bathroom this week. I pay Stew to be our bug guy and normally he has no problem getting little pests, but the centipede was a little fast for him.  So it was up to me to kill it.  I may have screamed a little, but I got the job done.

2. Charlie Horses

3. The air conditioning at church isn't working in the chapel. It's brutal.

4. Audio books.  I'm just not a fan. 

5. I ran out of pebble ice from Sonic and I'm going through withdrawals today.

Games and a New Car

 The kids have started getting interested more in playing adult games with Stewart and I.  And surprisingly they hold their own just fine.  We are finally past the stage of tears and melt downs when they don't win and so,  game on!  We're playing Killer Bunnies in the picture above.  Stewart and I loved playing it pre-kids and I'm so glad it's getting a second chance.

We got our new car!  I have joined the minivan club and I love it!  Having certain kids not touch each other is heavenly. And with our Wyoming wind, I no longer have to worry about little people accidentally slamming doors into cars next to us, it has been a huge relief.    And the best part is, that we didn't have to trade in the Camry so we are a two car family again! I can't remember the last time we had two cars and didn't have to coordinate who needed the car when etc.  We are on time to church again.  :)


TOP 5

1.  I am now the 2nd counselor in the Primary. 

2. Having two of my sisters and their kids spend the night at our house on their way back to Colorado.  It's a short visit, but still fun.

3. A new maternity shirt.

4. Wild bunnies and ground squirrels.  Ryan and I are thoroughly entertained when we spot one of these little guys.  Perhaps when we have our own home there won't be as much love for them.

5.  No complaining this week from kids about doing chores or homework.  It's a summer miracle.

BOTTOM 5

1. My friend and her kids have the same schedule of summer movies as we do.  Which I thought would be fun, until I found out that her 7 yr. old is a talker in movies.  My friend has told her son multiple times to be quiet but she just gives up.  I've told him and Evie and Stew have asked him to be quiet during the movie but nothing works.  I don't think we can sit by them anymore.  It might get a little awkward this week.

2.  There is also a dad that comes with his kids to the movie each week and he is a laugher.  Normally, I like laughers, but this guy laughs at parts that aren't even remotely funny. And with only like 20 of us in the theater his laugh is super boisterous and loud. :(

3. I lost my good sewing scissors a couple of months ago.  Boo.  Our place isn't that big, they have to be somewhere right?  Do I just give up and buy new ones? 

4. Our mailman crams packages in our small mail slot even when there is plenty of the big boxes specifically for packages available.

5. I'm addicted to cooking shows.  I might have a problem.

June

 Here's what we've been up to this month:

 We kept an eye on a bird nest and were so excited when the eggs hatched.

 School ended. 

 Puppy Dog continues to join us on our outings.

 The boys chasing ground squirrels while we waited for Evie to get out of her Art class.

 Evie's favorite art project from her class.  It's a real bowling pin that she painted into an elephant.

 Evie made herself a bacon cheese sandwich.  I think she put 7 slices of bacon on it.  And she finished it no problem.  The girl can eat, she's lucky she has Stewart's metabolism.

 We're trying to find new restaurants to go to in town.

 Broadway Burger is a new favorite.

Keeping kids happy while we waited for Stewart to come out at the end of church.

And getting the pool to ourselves on most days.  It's awesome.


TOP 5

1. Soccer is over until the Fall.  Stew was really fun to watch. They never lost a game.  Evie's team was a bit painful.
2. Having a pool to fill summer hours.
3. Homemade mini cookies.  They're just fun.
4. If Ryan needs to go to the bathroom while he's playing by himself, he'll say, "Pause" and then when he returns he says, "Un-pause". 
5. My placenta has moved enough, I can have a regular birth.  Hooray! No c-section for me!

BOTTOM 5

1.  I caught the oven on fire roasting some vegetables.  It was a bit scary.  Lesson learned.
2. There was a ton of smoke and our smoke alarm didn't go off.  That doesn't make me feel good.  We tested it later and it seems to be working.  Hmm.
3. We had ants in our kitchen.  Stewart took care of it, but it still gives me the hibbie jibbies.
4. A 3 yr old that has been waking up with sun at about 5:30 am every morning.  I need to get some blackout shades.
5. Seeing "The BoxTrolls" at our summer movie this week.  I hated it.  Am I the only one?  The kids said they liked it, I thought it was boring and a little creepy.