A favorite past time....soon to be all the time....

Saturday we went to our friends, Matt & Heathers' house, they live in our neighborhood and have 2 boys, one is in Scottys class....It was so HOT and sunny that day, the kids swam and we bbq'd and then did some smores...I think it was the real first time, I felt like we did something remotely close to our "old" life...

It was fun, and amazingly I remembered my camera...YAY!!

 Chet, Tanner, Hunter and Scotty...ganging up on Scott...

 Bella floating...

 Daddy Hold Me......

 Scott tossing Chet.....

 All the boys rough housing ....

 Scott getting ready to toss Tanner

 Bella playing alone with a swimming turtle she found in the toy bin....just happy to be swimming and outside!

 Hunter

 Brynne pouting, because Daddy was not giving her his undivided attention....

 Zuess their french bulldog, ssssooooo cute!

 Roasting marshmallows for smores...

Ya gotta love a burned up one!

Nothing better than this....good times

 This one, she was a hot mess.....all over her face and even in her hair! But it was so yummy!

Look at me...Booey.....

 Ok...now this is getting outta control...where is the pool, my kid needs a bath! lol

See what happens when you leave a 4yol unattended with a cooked, warm, gooey marshmallow.....

So you can see all in all, we  had a great time...I am thinking about how I have been feeling lately about leaving, and am definatley struggling with some things...But am praying to God, for strength, patience, and to calm my heavy heart as we begin to pack and move on...

Moving on is ALWAYS hard....always.

The Dance Recital

Oh Friday finally came...it was the count down all week, and all week Bella had not felt well, and Thankfully she was fine to dance...(she better have been) This was a big deal, the girls were so excited...Once again, Lainey and Abby came, and we got dolled up at my house, and then went up to the High School, super early, so we could get a decent seat, and do some awesome pictures...that I will get to see soon. (so excited)

So once again I took alot pf pictures, and of course they were indoors, and I don't know what the deal with my camera was, but my red eye reduction was not working, it would not stay on. (ugh...major irritation) Plus it doesn't help the fact that I suck at indoor pictures...

 Bella and Abby at the start of The Time..

 Go Bella!! She was on Fire!!

 Ok...These little girls were A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E....like I wanted to take this one home, and Brynne repeatedly asked me to buy her a dress like that one....They did this song to the Chipmunks version of "the Single Ladies" by Beyonce...They had little light up rings, it was too cute!!

 And these two...Just as cute, they did Mr. Sun...

 I had to snap a few pics of Brynne, I think she was a little left out, with Bella getting so much attention and being all glammed up, But she deserved it! Bella and all the girls worked really hard, and this was their reward!

 Bella, Abby and Lainey...

 Me, Lainey and the girls (I am gonna miss this chicka...big time!)

The night was fun, exciting and also tiring...we were beat by the time the 2 hour show was over, especially since us girlie's had been there since 5:30 to do pictures....woo it was a long night, but sooooooo worth it! I am a very proud momma, Bella was great and she was very in her element....She did a Great Job!!
Have a wonderful weekend...more catching up to come!

Cheetah Print Nails

So of course I am now doing days of posts at a time, because I still can not catch my breath!! Bella has had a tummy bug, going on 10 days, and is finally feeling better...While she missed Tuesday & Wednesday from school, we were at CVS getting the necessary supplies when tummies hurt, and came across these....

They are made by Sally Hansen I think, and they are nail polish strips...says they last 10 days, well folks, they maybe about right! We did them Tuesday, it is Sunday and they are still on...Good thing, because they were $10!!

Big Hugs,

Happy Birthday! The Big 17!

Today is my oldest sons 17th Birthday....HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I can not believe it, it seems like the other day he was so young, and so was I...Now...he is almost a man, well I guess he is a young man...Time goes by so fast! We have been gone from home 1 year and 3 months, and in that time he has changed alot. His face is different, he looks older. He has gotten so tall, he towers over me!

 Scotty especially loves when he gets to see Nicholas...He looks up to him, thinks he's the coolest ever!

 The last trip Nicholas was here, we made some great memories...we did things together, we really never had done....It was special!

 Gotta love the red eyes...Like Mother like Son....

Happy Birthday to YOU son...we love you and are thinking about you today and everyday...See YOU soon!

BIG HUGS and LOVE YOU!