First Day of School

I still have a ton to say about Summer, but let's talk about the first day of school.  Both girls were very excited to start school this  year...even though this picture might not convince you.  Lauren is so excited to be a 6th grader!  Addison is ready to see some of her friends she didn't get to see over the summer months!

These girls know how much I love taking pictures of everything....especially the first day of school.  Addison did not want her sister touching her...

Both girls are much happier here...and those legs....wow.  Where did they get those long legs???  Not from me of course! 

We did not get a picture with Ginger last year...probably because she was toooo crazy.  This year was a struggle as well, but I love this one. 

These girls take some amazing selfies! 

We only had to wait for the bus for about 5 minutes...and it poured.  The kids loved it! 

Like I said...Lauren is super excited for 6th grade.  Look at that smile!

Addison's twin Sydney.  They are the best of friends...born about 12 hours apart...and a neighbor right down the street! 

Addison let us snap a few pictures in the classroom....

I did a great job of embarrassing Lauren :) 

Then I snuck back in to Addison's classroom before heading out! 

Then we hit the ice cream shop after school and heard all about their day.  Well, Lauren told us all about their day...Addison said school was boring.  LOL. 

Some of April 2017

This month (like every month) has been crazy busy.  There have some some special and some fun events that deserve posts of their own....but here are some of the pictures from our ordinary days.  The details you don't want to every forget.  

Addison made a poster for her count down to the Girl Scout Day at the K for selling over 300 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.  She wanted some pictures of her and I on the poster.  So we snapped a few fun ones, had them printed up, and put them on her poster.  She crosses off a day every night.  She will get to march on the field at the game, will get a $20 voucher for spending, and 2 tickets to the game!  It will be fun! 

Ginger and Rosie always have fun playing outside together.  They do play rough at times, but they always have fun! 

They run and run, then they usually lay around and take a break!  

Lauren is rocking soccer this Spring season.  She has improved so much this year being on an Academy Team.  We are so proud of her!  

Her and Paityn continue to be the best of friends on and off the soccer field. We love Paityn's family as well.  

Mark an I celebrated 14 years with a traditional dinner at The Melting Pot.  It has been our tradition for almost 10 years now.  

The girls begged and begged for a baby brother after they spent the morning babysitting Grayson.  The girls were a huge help making sure Grayson did not see his Mom while we were all working outside in the yard, in the garage, on the back deck, etc....

This is one of my all time favorite pictures of Mark and the girls.  It came up on my Time Hop this month. 

I took my little girls to Wayside Waifs to finish up our Pets badge.  It is an amazing organization and we had a great tour.  Addison and I are planning on volunteering soon. 

This little dog stole their hearts.  Addison begged for a small puppy.  Mark keeps saying No. 

I  have successfully weaned myself off coffee yet again.  Instead I enjoy hot tea from Arbonne.  Such a great feeling to be off coffee.  I was addicted a little too much. 

We spent a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at the Kite Festival.  We have not been able to go the past few years due to soccer.  I am so glad we made it this year! 

Do you see the size of that kite behind the girls? 

We enjoyed cotton candy, pop corn, funnel cakes, and a walking taco salad.  We packed snacks, the soccer ball, and a kite and just hung out all afternoon and relaxed. 

Lauren tried to convince everyone she was injured at her soccer game.  Instead she just threw red Gatorade on her head...and stained her soccer uniform, socks, sports bra, and her scalp was red for several days...I was not impressed.  

Easter was fun.  I love seeing the girls all dressed up.  Even if it's only for a few hours anyway! 

Selfies like this on my camera make me smile.  Such a beautiful young lady! 

Still hunting for eggs and loving that they had some $$ in their eggs this year. 

I am so proud of Addison and her friend Sydney.  They tried out for the talent show at school!  They didn't make it, but they practiced so hard and had so much fun while they were doing it.  These two are best buddies, share the exact same birthday, and live only a few houses away from each other.  Sydney is a great little friend to have. 

My walking and running buddy Ginger.  She does so much better on the leash than Zoe did.  We take Ginger for lots of walks and we both love it.  

January 2017

I am going to do something new with the blog this year.  I am only going to post once a month and the pictures will be random day to day things from my I-phone.  I struggle with keeping up with the blog, but I love to look back at old posts and see what was happening in our life.  Some months will be full of pictures and events, and others not so much....

So here is January 2017:

We had lunch with Mark over Christmas break one afternoon.  We love going to lunch with Daddy every chance we get (which is not often enough.) 

I successfully completed the Whole 30 challenge this month.  If you don't know what it is, google it.  It was a lot of work, but totally worth it. 

We had lots of lazy days this month, Ginger included.  The old couch in the basement is the only one Ginger is allowed to be on...

We had a birthday party for Ginger.  She turned 1 on January 4th!  We celebrated with doggie ice cream and some new toys. 

The toys were destroyed within minutes. 

The girls had a snow day! 

It was so cold, they only lasted about 15 minutes outside sledding in the front yard. 

I found this awesome picture on my phone.  I love it! 

We traveled to Omaha to celebrate Christmas.  We tried to travel in December, but an ice/snow storm kept us at home. The girls had a blast with their cousins...they always do. 

Addison put together an awesome Daddy Daughter dance outfit. 

These two went to the Daddy Daughter dance together.  Mark even bought a new tie, at Addison's request.  The girl's dress and the boy's tie must match.  They had a great time together! 

The girls took about 20 selfies on my phone that all looked like this! 

We had a slumber party in the living room one Friday night.  Addison planned the event.  She even made me sign a contract so I would not forget that I had said yes to a sleep over many night ago.  Her contract said "Mommy had to be there.  We will have fun, talk, watch movies, and stay up late."  It was fun! 

We were shocked by the news of Yordana Ventura passing away.  It was so sad and still is. We watched a lot of coverage of the event and talked a lot about what happened.  We have become quite the Royals fans the last several years.  

Lauren's choir performed at the Mavericks hockey game.  Most of her class was there! They sang the National Anthem and enjoyed the game.  

I cooked a lot this month....

Because of this.  Now that the Whole 30 is over, I am planning on maintaining a paleo like lifestyle. There are so many foods that upset my stomach and effect my body overall.  This was a wonderful reset and an eye opening experience on how food effects our entire body, head to toe, physically and mentally.  

So there you have it.  January in a snapshot.  See you in February!