I Can Not Believe it!!!

I never win anything, but check out this kids play house that I won. Only 1 entry and by some miracle they picked my name! We are so excited and can't wait to add it to our backyard! It was built by all their normal subs, so it is just like a real house. I still can't believe it!

Big Girl Rooms!

The girls get their new Rooms! With Baby Brother coming in February it was time to move the girls into their new rooms.

Brinkley moved into the log bedroom where she picked out a very pink and sparkly bed spread. I managed to tone it down a little by putting it with brown. She feels like a princess in her log bed with pink frillies all around!

Ashley got less choice in her bedding, but she loves it and I think it fits her personality perfectly. She has made the transition to her big girl bed really well and calls it her "Paint Room" because we painted it green.

Both Girls are having a great time in their new rooms and can't wait to help make the nursery up for our little brother!

Concrete Day!

We have been preparing for this concrete pad for months now and Saturday was finally the day to pour it. Thanks to Shay and everyone for helping us get it all done. It was a pretty amazing process and went much faster and smoother than I ever imagined that it would. And the weather worked out perfectly. There was only one small mishap where Brinkley was so excited to be able to ride her bike on the new pad that she came tearing out of the garage and right into the newly poured concrete. At which point I yelled at her to get out, which she did and then went in the house to hide in the closet. Now that it really is dry she has been riding her bike on it and making black skid marks. (of course she has :))

Anyway, Thank you so much to Everyone who helped us this summer, not only pour concrete... but lay sprinkler, move Sod, paint bedrooms and everything in between. We have an awesome family!

Happening Already...

I can't believe it's happening already! I was instructed by my 4 year old today that I was not allowed to walk her into her preschool class today. I was to stay in the car and let her go all by herself. Other kids are crying or kissing their moms goodbye... Brinkley is running off to class by herself, only looking back at me once as she went. I thought that was for the teenage years not preschool. At least she was happy to see me when I came to pick her up. I did go in the building to get her as there were no specifications for that.

Lake Powell (Aug. 29th - Sept. 4th)

We had another fun and eventful trip to Lake Powell last week. It's always the most fun trip of the year and we look forward to it starting the day we have to leave. This year we had so much fun swimming, playing in the sand and collecting sea shells. The girls were all so good to wear their life jackets all the time and follow the rules. They are good swimmers and great safety kids. Grandpa let them drive the boat, and took them for ice cream at Dangling Rope. Brinkley sat with me in the boat so that I could keep her safe. Ashley sat on the back bench and yelled "Papa go faster... really faster!" the whole time we were driving. Ashley even braved the house boat slide one time and did a great job! We also had Coyotes howling at us in the night and we were finally able to see one of them the day we left. We had a wonderful time playing games and visiting with each other. We even got to see Brett and his "Friend" Wendy, which was a treat because we don't see him as often as we would like to. Anyway... Thanks Mom and Dad for taking us to Powell!!!