Five Minute Friday

Last week our friends our from California were here visiting. We were on the go a lot and all the kids did great, especially considering we had five age five and under. It was such a treat to have a family we've known for so long here with us. Today is Rylan's last day of pre-k. The year went so fast. I feel like it was just a few weeks ago that our "new" routine felt normal. I think he is feeling the same way. They have zero concept of summer break so he is thinking he starts kindergarten next week and Elle thinks she will be starting pre-k the same time. We both finally used our free upgrade and got iphones. I must say it is so nice to have. We waited a very long time before I could justify the data package increase in our bill, but fortunately Kenny's work decided to drop their employee discount for Verizon plans except for data plans, so our bill stayed about the same. Elle starts dance on Tuesday-yay! That's about it for now.

Five Minute Friday

I've been busy this week with Cotton Candy, that's always a good thing. We are getting ready and excited for the Peters family visit next week. It's now consistently warming up, booooo :( Texas summer is not my favorite season. Hopefully this will be our best summer so far here since Blake is now old enough to really enjoy splash pads and water with little help from me, phew. She is in a bit of a needy phase, guess it comes with being two years old and teething still. Elle will be four on Monday. How the time flies by and breaks a mother's heart. We finally got a new laptop so I will be working on posting pictures. Happy Friday.

Five Minute Friday

Last week was a busy week with Nanny and Papa here. We packed in a lot of fun! We were supposed to go camping this weekend but as the storms started last night we were more than glad we cancelled earlier in the week due to an unfavorable forecast. It is stormy right now and looks like it will be for at least the next day. Fortunately our kids are showing signs of becoming Texans as they all slept through the storms last night, huge improvement! Ugh, I have a very needy two year old, gotta go.

Saved by Saved By The Bell

Thank heaven for SBB reruns! The big kids are sucked in giving me a relief from the fighting and referee job. I should be packing and getting ready. I'm excited to kiss my niecey niece's sweet cheeks today!!! I joined a local library so I was able to check out a book I've been wanting to read and the ipod is charged, ahhhhh, just a few hours of quiet and mama free time! All the aside, I will for sure miss my babes, but it's good for them to have some solo daddy time. We have still been in mild temperatures and that's a huge relief for us. If we can get through the end of the school year just getting a little warmer that'd be awesome. The in and out of drop off and pick up in the heat, ugh, not so fun. Both kids will be at Brushy Creek Elem next year. It'll be strange to have just one girl 3 hours a day, I am daydreaming of all the things I will get done. Anyway, off to pack-hopefully ;)

What a Difference a Week Makes

Wow, what a tragic week our country has endured. It goes without saying that all of our hearts mourn and ache with the families of fallen heroes and innocent lives cut short. While I don't want to belittle the tragedies and place my life's "events" as more significant, I do want to share the positives I'm focusing on as to not be overwhelmed with the loss and devastation in Boston and West. I was excited to see some of the marathon in Paris that my dear friend ran just a few weeks ago on tv last night. We are looking forward to going to the San Antonio zoo tomorrow and in one week I will be holding baby Charlie-yay! So in case I miss next week you'll know I'll blissfully be cozying up to my niece and hopefully giving my sister and husband a little bit of time to sleep, talk a walk together, eat together, whatever they need. Can't wait!

Five Minute Friday, A Few Hours Late

It was a busy week. I had some Cotton Candy to finish, work in Rylan's classroom, cake walk baking, carnival volunteering, and all the normal stuff. I signed up to do a fun 5k in August with a couple girlfriends called Run or Dye, while I am freaking out about "running" in August, it doesn't sound like a very competitive event and one of the girls will be just a couple weeks shy of having her third baby, if she can do it I have very little to whine about :) I'm only two weeks away from meeting niece, hooray! Rylan has about six weeks left of school and we have lots of fun plans on our agenda before it gets hot! We just got his kindergarten packet so I'm hoping that means his transfer went through. Blake and Elle are having fun with a little slide we got at a yard sale last weekend for $5 while he is at school and lots of fun girl time. Not a lot going on today, after a busy week it's a catch up and relax day. The kids had so much fun at the carnival last night and stayed up a little later than their normal 6:30 bedtime, so I'm predicting some grumpy faces today, faces I love to kiss none the less.

Five Minute Saturday

Well, we have finally finished all of our painting and just have a little touch up in a couple rooms. We were supposed to go camping tonight but I'm a little nervous about sleeping outside with the terrible allergies I have had. We will either brave it next weekend or the following weekend. I took the girls garage saling this morning, but no treasures to be found, yet. If I can talk Kenny into going there are a couple big neighborhood sales going on I'd like to at least drive by. Elle wants a Hello Kitty guitar, found one on craigslist for $250! I don't think so baby doll. Welp, that's about it.

Five Minute Friday

Charlie Grace Brandenburg was born yesterday at 6:38am. She's a cutie, and no doubt about who her daddy is. Sorry sister, people said the same thing to me. It's okay though, we didn't pick their daddy's cause they were ugly ;) I'm so anxious to squeeze her and kiss her big ol dimpled cheeks! That's by far the best thing of the week. The worst thing was Kenny getting hit by a beer truck, thankfully only the car left injured. This car has not been kind to us. I'll leave you with the conversation I heard about two minutes ago...Elle " I saw Jesus riding on a donkey" (referring to something at church last week) and Rylan says, "Yeah, and Mary had a little lamb." Trying to keep a straight face I explained how sometimes people have the same name and that the Mary with a lamb, was different than Mary mother of Jesus! It was hilarious!!!

Five Minute Friday

What a week. Blake had her two year torture, I mean two year appointment. She's still a tiny little thing and I just can't believe she is a full on toddler. On Wednesday dear friends moved to Australia and on Thursday another super friend had her baby girl!!! Maybe my niece will come today or tomorrow to wrap up an emotional week. Fingers crossed baby Charlie will be in her mama's crossed arms by Sunday. We've been painting a lot so our evenings have been busy, but I plan to post pictures of Blake's cowgirl 2nd birthday party soon. She was pretty stinkin cute in her denim colored dress with pink cowgirl boots and pigtails, swoon! It was a hard birthday for my soft mama heart, but she is so fun and can now tell you her name is Blake(it was Elle for awhile) and that she is two, with two fingers even. Starting to plan some camping trips-yay!

Missed a week, so I'll make up with a few pictures

We FINALLY uploaded some pictures and since I missed last week I put a few up today :)