Friday

We had a good day at home today.  Geoff cleaned up the flower beds up front.  I was able to work on my 'painting'....

Had a mini concert in Parker's room singing and dancing to Sunday School songs....

We all got cleaned up and headed to the Freebirds.  And I say 'the' because, apparently, it is supposed to be the best burritos.  I was a bit skeptical to see if it would be as good as everyone says it is...because a lot of times something is so built up, that it ends up not being as good.  Anyway- it just opened here a few days ago and so we wanted to try it out.

I got the chicken burrito on a cayenne tortilla.  I actually liked my burrito better than Chipotle's, but Geoff did not (he is a Chipotle fan though....he would pick this place everytime if I gave him the option).  But I do think that Chipotle has better chips and guacamole.  There were lots of choices for burrito toppings which was really neat.  Anyway- we had a good time....and it was so loud and busy in there that the girls never got crazy themselves.

After dinner, we decided to stop by this cute little snow cone shop.

We got both girls half strawberry and half grape (pink and purple).....and when Parker saw Geoff's mango (yellow)....she wanted that one.  About 5 minutes in, I gave her a taste of my "strawberry sensation?" (I can't remember)...and she wanted to trade again.  ;)

There was a bee that kept flying around and landing right in their snow cone droppings.....and here....Parker is trying to shoo it away.  I can't believe no one got stung!  But this picture makes me laugh out loud.  Just her face.....

Grace is just waving here.....not shooing a bee.

We are tired!  Geoff more than me....he worked hard today in the heat.  I think I see an early bedtime tonight.  I had so much I wanted to do, but then after we get the girls in bed, and I get on the computer....it's like all of my plans flee from my brain.  And then I wake up in the morning and miraculously remember my long list of to-dos and wish that I had already done some of those things the night before!  Ahh....such is life.

just checking in.

- Sweet faces.  Little sis always wants to do like big sis. 

 

-For breakfast.  There was about 5 days in a row where I was just not feeling the best.  Extremely exhausted and queasy.  After a lot of rest....I woke up Tuesday morning healed and with lots of energy.  So I made these. They are so very easy, pretty tasty, and honestly- pretty healthy.  1 piece of toast, turkey bacon, and an egg....all baked, not fried, with little butter.  Will definitely make again.

-We have watermelon!  There were 3, now 2.....one of them was dangling from the vine, not touching the ground.....and it split for some reason.

It's kind of funny.....but Geoff had told me that we were getting some......and then finally a few days later I went out to see them....and then later that night I said, "I don't know about you, but those are the prettiest watermelons I've ever seen."  And he agreed.  The colors are so bright and vibrant.

-Our sunflower.  We finally got some seeds!  Was it worth it?  ..........

 



-Breakfast again.   I promise- this is not the norm at our house.  Admittedly- it's usually sugar cereal for the kids....and Geoff will make eggs with some tomatoes and jalapenos from the garden.  We throw in fruit sometimes, too.  But this morning I threw some fresh blueberries in our pancakes and they were delicious.

-Art project.  I have this new thing that I want to paint.  Grace was napping and I needed to put an initial coat of gray down on the canvas before I could move on.  I asked Parker if she wanted to help me paint my project and she was more than excited to help.  I had to get over my neurosis if not painting in the same direction....but all in all, dramtics aside, I knew it would be fine and I loved that we were doing it together.  And more importantly- she even said out of the blue, "Mommy?"  Me, "Yes?"  Her, "I love painting with you."  Worth it.

 

-Art project continued.  One night when we were all home, I got this wild hair and decided that it was that evening that I needed to get the supplies for my new 'project.'  And so I asked Geoff if he would like to skip bedtime and run to Michael's for me.  I told him the colors that I needed....and to find those colors.....then find said color in a lighter shade and get that one, too.  I told him he. could. choose. the colors. for my painting.  So I'm wondering excited to see how it will turn out.   (sad part is....he got all of the supplies and then I still didn't even start on it until today.....4 days later)

-Just hanging around. 

Parker lining up the paint bottles.

Pretending to drink something (not the paint....she was talking to 'someone' and 'making' something.)

 

Copying big sis.

 

 Show me your feet!

 

Repeating what she has seen.....

So Grace started throwing the paint bottles onto the floor one by one.  This was irritating to Parker....and Grace knew full well.  After throwing a few down she looked straight at me and laughed.....I had to laugh outloud because she's so little....18 months old.....and can already push her sister's buttons!  Little toot.

Now switching pl

 And now.....wanting to get a little closer to the action.  Do you see a pattern here?

Future posts.

If I can ever get things together....I have a few posts waiting to be published....

• Letter of the Week : B
• Grace @ 18 months

And a few more I already can't remember.