Popcorn Friday!

The sea-saw that the girls made out of Deans pile of scrap wood. I think Abby was the brain behind this one.

Oh my sweet little girls. How fun to have a sister.

Abby and Penny. Aren't they cuties?

Clair holding Aris. She was watching us from the window of the back door.

I got my stroller!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zoe couldn't wait to take it for a test run. As soon as my little munchkin is feeling better I am going to start our early morning walks at the Marina. I am sad that I have to cancel Popcorn Friday this week. I don't want to risk getting everyone sick. Zoe' temp is up to 102.2 and she is shivering and coughing. Very yucky stuff. I am so very sorry that it has taken me almost a whole week to post these pictures. I will post the remainder in the AM if all goes well with my little Zoe. Sometimes I feel as if I have the best intentions to get things done, at a certain time, or a certain way. My kids don't always have the same agenda as I do, and that is OK. I just have to do things when the time allows.

Daddy

Zoe is a daddy's girl. I love these photo's. They have a very special relationship and I am so grateful that Dean is such a wonderful father

Good times!

We had such a lovely time with Cindy & Jennifer. They left today and I was sad to see them leave. I am heading to bed early because I somehow slept wrong and tweaked my back last night. It hurts to do everything today. Plus I have little Hailey tomorrow. It will be a busy day. I have a ton of pictures to post. Yes I promise to do this tomorrow.

More family fun

I finished "Micha Monkey" today. I will be starting the sunflower family painting tomorrow. We are having such a lovely time with Cindy and Jennifer. Today Cindy helped Dean with his taxes and we got them turned in early for once. We used Turbo Tax. Tax time is something we always dread. Last year we went to H&R block and ended up owing a little over $6,ooo.oo. We have never owed that much ever. So we were kind of concerned about this year's taxes. Looks pretty good for us this year, we only owe a few hundred. Much better than last year. I think it took a huge stress off of Dean.
We just got back from our favorite restaurant, BJ's Brewery. They have the yummiest food and root beer. This was also a milestone for Aris, she sat in a high chair for the first time at a restaurant. I have gotten rid of the baby tub and the bouncy seat this week. Sniff, sniff. It makes me a little sad, but not sad enough to want another newborn any time soon. I am just feeling like I have this three kids thing down. Aris is getting so big and she's trying to pull herself up to a standing position. It is fun to watch her grow. It is fun to watch all my girls grow.
I have some super fun photos to post, but I don't want to waste any time with the fam. Please be patient with me. I will be posting them soon.

Family time & a much needed nap

Cindy and Jennifer got into town late last night. We all stayed up and talked and it was so very fun. Today Dean and Cindy went to the Nugget to try out for "Deal or no Deal". They only waited in line for a little over 4 hours. I think we thought it was going to take a lot longer. While they were at the Nugget, Jenn played a few games with Sloan and I took a nap of the century. I think I slept almost 3 hours. I have been so tired lately.
Jenn and I are going to watch "Across the Universe" right know. I am going to go but tomorrow I will post pictures and what not. Sleep well.