The love of a sibling...

I was taking a picture of Harper but noticed something much more interesting when I downloaded the pics...



She's going to be one tough cookie.

Only one more week!

That's right, the countdown continues! I will be 31 in exactly one week from today.

I know, I'm a dork!

First day of school

Today was Grayson's first day of pre-K, which is basically the new kindergarten around here. It is a full day, 5 days/week. He has been so excited to go and counting down the days until today. I have been excited for him as well, but I was so emotional this morning! I cried in the shower and in the car after dropping him off. He had a fantastic day though, and can't wait to go back tomorrow. He's also really excited to ride the bus tomorrow (I picked him up today). Here is a pic of my little man on his first day...these big milestones are so bittersweet!

I'm way too easily amused...

My yearbook picture, if I'd graduated in 1960. LOL!

The countdown is on!

That's right...2 weeks until my 31st birthday! If you know me, you know I love my birthday. Just putting out the reminder. :)

Boys' night camping trip

I love to see my two boys get in some good bonding time together, which in return gives me bonding time with Harper. Saturday night, Grayson and Dennis went camping together and Harper and I stayed in and did "girl" stuff. :) Harper and went shopping, painted nails, watched "Dora Dora Dora" (as she calls it) and then I got to watch a movie after she went to bed.

We all had a great time! Here are some pictures from the camping trip!



Hope your weekend was great too! :)

My Do It!

Harper is in the oh-so-fun stage of wanting to do everything herself. My mornings are taking much, much longer than normal. She has to get herself on and off the potty, get in and out of her booster seat alone, put on her own shoes, get in and out of the car, turn on/off the TV, turn on/off lights, etc. Everything I try to help her with, she says "my do it!" LOL!

I love seeing her independence emerge, but it is a trying and slooooow process!

Also, she has loved baby dolls for a long time now, but her newest obsession is looking at them in catalogs and magazines...

Should I be worried?!?!

The drama of being 4 1/2

My 4 1/2 year old is a teenager. I bought him some new camouflage shorts because his old ones were too small. He puts them on this morning and says they don't look right. They don't fit right. They don't feel right. He's 4 and he's a boy!

He desperately needs a haircut but doesn't want one because shaggy hair is so darn cool apparently. Again, he's a 4 year old boy...why does he care about his hair?

I hate to see what the real teenage years are going to look like!

The Family "Staycation"

For my dad's 60th birthday, my sister and I rented a lake house for our family last weekend. We had a really great time! We rented a pontoon boat and cruised the lake all day on Saturday, then that night we had more people over to grill out and enjoy the lake. It was nice taking a backyard vacation! We live so close to a very popular vacation spot, but rarely enjoy it ourselves. We're doing it again in September with some friends and I'm excited!

Here are some pics from our "staycation!"

Well, here we go!

I blog a little on MySpace, but not nearly enough. My cousin Erin encouraged me to start this, so here we go! This will be my new time killer at work...

More later!