Tote and Tee

I am really enjoying this mom gig.  I am such a sap but at least once a day I realize how lucky I am to have such a great family and best of all, I get to be home everyday and be with them. This is my dream job.  Planning meals, cutting coupons, grocery shopping, cooking, packing lunches, taking my girls to school, actually getting out of the car and walking them in…every single day, picking them up…every day, helping with homework, going to PTA meetings, being a Girl Scout leader..times 2, back to school night, crafting time, reading to them, tucking them in…I love every bit of it.  (of course everything isn’t perfect, we all get grouchy, I get naggy but I am a glass half full gal and I will keep it that way!)

I took pics yesterday of some of my new tees, Abby is showing one and April has on the new tween/teen version…but I will have to show a peek of that later;)

We are in LOVE with this new craft.  I found it while blog hopping and I instantly knew it would a hit around here.  Basically you print out this paper doll (or draw your own if you are handy like that) and lay out glue, markers, scissors, fabric scraps and/or scrapbook papers.  Now design your own doll!

The printout and directions were found here on Kiddling.

A day in the life of Abby usually consists of something fancy, girly, pretty and stylish.

Yesterday she asked if we could go to the mall because it’s like the best place in the world for a girl to be.

(looks like I have a shopping buddy for life!)

If my girls fill up this….

(pretend it’s empty!)

They get to go here…

This is our last weekend of summer and they did it!

(love the bedhead and Abby planned to smile so big that her eyes closed!)

We started at the beginning of summer and used the jar as an incentive system.  If they did something good, they got beans.  When the jar is full, we promised to take them to the water park.  They could lose beans mostly by being disrespectful or something like that.  Seriously, a peanut butter jar can hold a MASSIVE amount of beans!

Way to go girls!! Now I better  go slap on some SPF…water park…here we come!

(thanks to my pal Kim & my girl scout friends for the bean jar idea!)

and Abby has front row seats!

School starts Monday! Eek!

Today April had fun with some of my crafty goodies and got her binder all cute-ed up!

Watch out 5th grade, here she comes!

This is our 3rd summer in Phoenix and it is H-O-T.  Like hotter than hot.  The best way to play outside is in a pool and even some days it’s too hot to swim! Yep, that’s hot.  Last year we took the plunge, spent $200 and bought an above ground pool.  Best money spent! Seriously, that thing has been through I don’t know how many 100+ days, oodles of kids and lots of chillaxing adults.

The girls went for a swim last night after dinner because it was one of those too hot to swim during the day kind of days.  (not that after dinner was much cooler…it doesn’t cool off in the evenings like it does in California!)  They were being so cute so I ran inside grabbed my camera to get some pictures.  Seriously, in like 30 seconds they went from happy as can be to this…

Yes, one happy kid…other kid…not so happy! April probably accidentally kicked Abby as she was swimming around or something else equally as serious;) Here is a shot from happier times…yes, all 5 friends happy at once! Woohoo!

When I grow up, I want to have a big ol’ fancy pool but until then…this $200 beauty will do! (Did I mention this is the 2nd year using it…so really it can be a $100 a summer pool….)

The girls playing Dog and Owner…school starts 1 week from today!

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