Why Didn't I Think of This Sooner?

Lately, I have been really jaded with my daily chores! It seriously never ends! I clean up one room, move onto the next, and by the time I turn around room #1 is already destroyed! Every once in a while I make Makaylee help me with some of the cleaning, and the other day I realized that she is old enough to have a little chore chart. Yay! I hit Google up for "Chore Charts

for Kids" and I found this really cool website with free customizable and printable chore charts. You can add their name, their chores, and choose a picture. So cute! Makaylee loves finishing her chores now and putting a sticker on her chart. I don't know how long her enthusiasm will last, but for now I am sure enjoying it!

Cinderella For A Moment

This morning, amidst the pre-church frenzy, I was hopping around the house in one high heel, while trying to find the other. I was getting annoyed, because I didn't want to have to settle for a less-cute (but accessible) pair of shoes. I finally asked Makaylee if she knew where my shoe was, and amazingly she found it quickly at the bottom of a basket of laundry. I was so excited I practically shouted "Thank you so much for finding that Makaylee!" She smiled at me proudly, and then quietly slipped out of the room. I threw my jewelry on and hobbled to the spot where my shoe was 2 minutes earlier and it was missing . . . AGAIN! Now I was really frustrated, and I hopped out my bedroom door hollering "Makaylee. . ."but the cutest sight stopped my in my tracks. Makaylee was walking gracefully down the hall toward me, and she was beaming. She held the small decorative pillow from her bed in front of her, and carefully place upon it was MY SHOE! She presented it to me as if I was Cinderella, it was so adorable, I started laughing so hard and I just had to take a picture!

Lagoon Day

We went to Lagoon for Aspen Ridge's Lagoon Day!Makaylee was quite the daredevil, and went on all the big rides that they would let her on! This is what Rowen thought of the long day! (Actually, that's what I thought of it too!) I really wouldn't recommend going to Lagoon all day with a 1 year old! They will let babies on the rides, but if the baby is determined to crawl out the little seat belt is really not secure enough! I think we'll go again for Stampin Up's Lagoon Day, but with out the baby!

Our First Family Photos!

Pitter Pat Photography

A friend from our ward took these photos for us at Wheeler Farm. Melanie did an awesome job, and I highly recommend her! We took individual pictures of Rowen, for his 1st birthday, and of Makaylee for her 4th birthday. (She was even willing to be silly, to get the kids smiling!) Thanks Mel!

Summer Update

Seriously, why does the summer fly by faster than any other time of year? I just can't find the time to sit and blog! Here is a few things that we have been up to:

The 4th of July: Probably my second favorite holiday, what makes it so fun? I still feel the same way I felt when I was a little kid, looking up at the big fireworks. There is no where I would rather be, than right there, with my crazy family, fried chicken, and the land of the free!

Yard work: I wish I had a before and after to post of our flower bed, Terry did an awesome job ripping out the old and adding a retaining wall and wood chips.

Picnic table: Again, I wish I had a before and after, I refinished an old picnic table that my dad made years ago. It went from embarrassing to fabulous! I didn't even realize it was redwood under all that gray wood and oxidation! Bring on the BBQ's!

Rowen's birthday BBQ: We had Terry's family over to celebrate Rowen's birthday, thanks for the good company, and nice gifts! (yes, it is still his 1st birthday, we just celebrated it for like two whole weeks!)

The track: We've been going to the track a few times a week, it has been so much fun, Makaylee brings her bike and rides around and Terry and I take turns pushing the stroller and running. I hope to be able to run 3 miles by the time the summer is over, but for now, I am up to about 1 1/2 miles.

Swimming: My Mom's subdivision has a pool and we have been hanging out there all summer. Rowen is a little water baby, and LOVES the pool, and Makaylee would literally swim from sun up to sun down if I would let her.

I LOVE THE SUMMER!!

Rowen is One!