August

I finally found a cute setting for my dining room table. Thank you IKEA. I copied it completely and I really like it.



FAMILY PICTURES, KIND OF
So I found a photographer on Craigslist that was doing photos for free to build up her portfolio so I jumped on the chance for free pictures. We met her downtown one Saturday morning, or so was the plan. She never showed up and didn't answer her phone. She emailed a few days later saying that she had had her baby early. I guess if you are going to have an excuse for not showing up, that's definitely one that no one can get mad at. BUT - I sure wish I'd known she was pregnant so that I could have maybe had an idea to why she didn't show. Any other mother knows how much time is spent finding outfits, getting everyone ready the day of, and it made me so frustrated that we were left with no pictures in the end. We tried to capture a few of our own, here's what we got:


BABY SHOWER
My friend Becky's little get together before she delivered her baby. I love girls nights - especially when Cheescake Factory is involved!
CLASS WATER PARTY
I teach Primary, which is the young kids at church. I team teach the 4-5 year olds with another lady. We decided to have a summer water party in my backyard. It was a blast.
CAMPOUT
We had a big campout for church one weekend and it was a great time! One friend set up a zip line for the kids, we played Family Fear Factor, slept in a tent on a VERY cold night, listened to coyotes for hours in the middle of the night (I hate that I'm such a light sleeper sometimes). It was heaven for my boys, all 3 of them. They live for the outdoors. We only went one night which for me, was plenty.
DATE NIGHT
I love date night. I say that a lot, but it's true, I really love date night. We went to a simulated golf place one night. It was a lot of fun. Then we went to a restaurant we had a gift card for, Flemings, which, to me, was overpriced and blah. We won't go back - except for their bread. I can't remember, but I'm sure we made a trip to the grocery store that night as well... of course!
MOVIE NIGHT
I was watching a couple of Jake's friends (twins) one night while their mom was at a meeting. We had a movie night - the kids loved it, especially Cooper.
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

It's a cute little place, grocery store, trains, bubbles, dancing, play place, vet, fire truck.

SPICE RACK
I love this spice rack. Perfect solution to save space!
STUFF
Some mornings Jake wakes up before the rest of us... this particular day he didn't quite make it to our room
Our crib was recalled...yay! Ours was looking pretty worn. We had to put Cooper in a pack 'n play for a couple of weeks. He quickly found out how to climb it, so we were anxious to get the new crib before he'd figure out how to climb in and out of that one
Sweet boys
David and Max gave Jake their rescue heroes that they used to play with. He absolutely loves playing with them!
We've been thinking of getting Jake a bike just his size and one day, while on a walk, we passed my friend Babette's house. We were talking and she mentioned they had a bike their son had outgrown and asked if we'd want it. Of course! And it's just his size, and he loves it!
ZOO
Another trip to the zoo