Who says dancing in the rain doesn't bring happiness ...

What a way to beat the summer blues, embrace and play in it!

Missing tooth number 5 ...

Now we lost the other one on the side of direct top middle. My poor Lexi is hanging on to that one tooth at the direct top. Now she is missing three of the top 4. The 4th is loose, so it is only matter of time. Today she smiled for me.

Time out ...

Gavin has forced me to go against all my beliefs and put him in a playpen. This boy is crazy, I know he must lack some sort of sense! He climbs on everything and get into everything. I don't even have a real playpen, but I was desperate. I cleaned out the baby pack n play and voila. Anyhow Gavin didn't mind his little time out at all. He thought it was hilarious! So of course I spent the 5 minutes taking pictures instead of giving myself a break.

Missing tooth number 4 ...

Lexi is getting to be such a big girl. Her teeth keep falling out. This morning she came to me to tell me her tooth fell out last night. Not even the other tooth at the top middle, on the top side. That means the other side will fall out soon (they usually come out in pairs) and of course we are still waiting for the other top direct middle to fall out. I couldn't get her to smile for the camera, but I did sneak a shot with her and Gavin. This shows the missing tooth!

Zoo Saturday and Beach Club Sunday ... what a weekend!

Another zoo trip! The more fun was to be had at the water area. When it is 100 degrees out, this is what you do, even if you are at the zoo.

Bulldogs can't swim!

Romeo, don't you know bulldogs do not know how to swim!

Happy Anniversary

Today I reflect, reflect on 9 years of marriage. Nine years ago my life would change forever. In 9 years I have gained 3 beautiful children, a strong marriage, not "perfect" for sure, but truly amazing with out a doubt. I share my life with a husband who also believes in our home, our family and our love as much as I do. This I feel so blessed for. So tonight as I thought about all the nice evenings/dinners and vacations we took pre children, I sat at Moe's restaurant (not fancy at all) with our three children and thought I wouldn't change it for the world. Sharing our anniversary with our children was more meaningful than any evening out could ever be. This is what marriage is about!

my middle baby ... CARLI!

Carli is such a middle child! One day she wants to keep up with Lexi, the next day she wants to be "baby pieces". Carli's new thing of the week, to have her breakfast in Gavin's high chair. The good thing is Gavin doesn't seem to mind, I guess because he thinks he is 5!

4th of July

Today we spent the 4th of July at auntie Laurie's house. All the kids love going to auntie Laurie's house. The girls love spending time with Ella. We had some swim time, water balloon fights and even a volleyball game! Holiday bbq's at auntie Laurie's are the best! (only had a few pictures, my camera battery died)

Pretend sleep over ...

Lexi had a pretend sleepover with her two very best friends. At age 5 the girls are not quite ready for a real sleepover, so we had a pretend one. The girls got to play, watch a movie, eat pizza, do arts and crafts and all the fun things girls do at a sleepover. They even wore their pj's! When it was time to go to bed, she went home.