Proud Big Girl

So this post may be TMI for some of you. Just count yourself warned. I am so proud of Paigey. She is doing a great job getting the hang of this potty thing. All it takes is stickers, m&m's, prizes, patience, reminders and did I mention stickers?

Note how the left side is covered with stickers...this is her success with #1. The right side...well, zero, zilch, nada, nothing. That's okay, in good time my dear, in good time!

Yeah for me!

And did I mention that Trey gets m&m's too for being the cheering section??

Happy 4th!

It is so unbelievably hot here (100+) so we decided to skip the Gtown 4th of July celebration and have our own parade up the street. The kids decorated their bikes with streamers and our neighbor friends joined us. Our 'parade' lasted about 5 minutes which was enough for all of us. Then it was into our friends kiddie pool to cool off.

I caught Trey giving Paige a hug on the couch, but of course by the time I grabbed my camera, the moment was gone. So here is a re-enactment of the hug which does not even compare to the real deal.

Hugs to you all!

Return House Guest

She's baaaaaaaaack!

Our friend Dorothy the fish that is!

New Camera

Yippee for me! I finally bought a new camera!

Our old camera (which is 6 years old) is slower than a turtle and would drive me nuts when I was taking pictures of the kids. Now I have a Canon and I am in love!

Plumbago in our front flower beds.

Thanks for your leftover flowers Dad!

I am so cuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

My first set of pigtails!!!

Sea Creatures

Da da da daaaah The Finished Product!

Dominique pointed out that I had not put any pictures of the completed playscape on my blog. After all of his (and my Dad's) hard work, it definitely deserves a post of its own. So here it is! It is magnificent! And the kids LOVE it! The coolest thing in my opinion is that the 4x4 beams are covered in nylon (note how they are darker) so no splinters!!