Big white sail, red sunset...

We made it to Florida safe and sound. After a very long day of travel( we started at 9am in Stafford and finally landed in Fort Lauderdale at 8pm) we did it. The kids are very excited to be here and see their grandparents and Aunt Megan. Now they can't wait to swim tomorrow. I will run around with Megan and do all the last minute things you do before a baby comes. I am sure with all I have on tap Ben is sorry he came here to be stuck watching the kids:) Let's hope he doesn't complain too much.






blog title: Kenny Chesney: Key Lime Pie

Funny days in the park...

We have a new dog park in our development (BARK PARK, yes too cute, I know), today the girls and I took Gus over there. He did great. He seemed to have fun and the girls did too. They had a tunnel for the dogs to run through, it was about 10 feet long and Killi really wanted Gus to go through it. As he has never done it before, and he doesn't listen well, I was not hopeful that it would happen, but to my surprise, he did he did it about six times. Killi was so excited every time he did it and Gus seemed so happy that she was happy. Maggie threw the ball a few times and ran around with Gus. The three of them lasted only about a half hour, but it was a fun half hour and we were outside in the fresh air, so that was fun. We will go back again for sure.





blog title: Chicago; Saturday In The Park

Girls, Girls, Girls...

When I found out I was pregnant with Killian I was not completely sold with the idea of having a daughter. I was very happy being the mother of a son and thought I would be happy to have a house full of boys. I had Killi and I was over-joyed to have a happy and healthy baby girl. I was still not looking forward to the teenage years, but I was happy to be able to buy baby girl clothes:) Next baby was a girl too. Now I was really nervous, two teenage daughters! Listening to the high-pitched whine of the girls fighting does not always make easy or fun, but as they are getting older I have found things that I love doing with them. One of them, going to get our nails done. I am so happy to have little girls to go and get my nails done with. I am sure as they get older, I will be very sorry that I started this so early. They will be all about the clothes and make-up, and I will have only myself to blame. That is a risk I will take because I really love how excited they get when they get their nails painted:) So, tomorrow we will go get our nails done so that we are ready for flip-flops on vacations!







blog title: Motley Crue; Girls, Girls, Girls

Had to get away...

I have so much to do over the next few days. I am beginning to get overwhelmed will all that is on my plate. I have little desire to do anything but sit and play with my kids. They drive me crazy, but have been fun to play with lately. This has not helped in getting me up and moving on my tasks. I keep saying, there is always tomorrow, but now I am day to three days before we go away and I have to do laundry, pack, clean the house, do homework, and get my (and the girls) nails done. I know it will all get done. With some tears and yelling I am sure, but we will be all ready to go.

We can't wait for the sun and warm weather. And of course we can't wait to meet Gracie! Only 5 more days!!



blog title: GO GO'S; Vaction

Another saturday night...

Ben and I went out on a date tonight. We decided to go to dinner and a movie. We also decided to try a restaurant in town that we had never been to. It turned out to be very nice, and over all a wonderful evening. Dinner was a bit pricey, but the place had almost no kids in it and that made it worth all the money in the world. Please do not misunderstand, I love kids, but it is nice to go to a place that is not "kid friendly" when you are lucky enough to go out without yours:) I had the surf and turf and my steak and lobster were among the best I've ever had. It was very nice and we will go back again for special occasions.


After dinner we headed to the movies to see 27 Dresses. It was a cute movie (chick-flick) but good. All in all, we had a very nice time. Not a cheap date, but one of the best in a long time:)




blog title: Cat Stevens;Another Saturday Night

You know if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates...

First, I'd like to say I didn't get far on the house work today, but there is always tomorrow. I finally got moving at 1:30pm and had to get myself and the girls showered and out the door by 2:30, I did, so all was well. And there are plenty of activities for tomorrow not that little was cleaned today:)


Our trip downtown was nice. Ben and I took the kids to Bullfeathers, a restaurant on Capitol Hill that we went to all the time when we lived up there. It was fun to take them there. I love going back to the old neighborhood. It is my favorite place I ever lived. I would move back in a minute if I could afford to:) Next we were off for Ben's special treat for us! The car show! It is always my favorite family activity all year:) The kids like climbing in and out of the cars. It wasn't bad this year, everyone walked the whole time, they did great. It is a ton of walking for those little legs.



Funny little story:

WE got into the car show and had gone through a few makes and Killi turns to me and asks, "Mommy, where is the car show?" I tell her this is the car show, and she just looks at me. We walk on to the next brand and there is a man on a stage with a car talking about it and Killi runs over and sits on the floor in front of the stage. So, I bend over and ask her what she is doing. She looks at me and says, "Mommy, I am watching the car show." And there we sat for the next 20 minutes listen to a man talk about GMC Trucks. But she got to go to "The Car Show".)





blog title: Alan Jackson; Pick Up Man

Wastin' time...

Ok, it is 10am and I am still sitting on the couch not doing any of the things I should be doing. No school work done, no laundry or house cleaning. I really need to get movin'. The dog is shedding, and he is BIG, so there is hair that needs picking up. Yet I still just sit. There is always tomorrow. I would like to get moving and in a shower. I'd like to take the girls and get our nails done so we have nice toes for Florida. Maybe that too will have to wait 'til tomorrow.




blog title: Otis Redding; Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay