new things

progress

ear infection

boo boo?

house for rocks

shiny lips

Is there anything cuter

... than tiny jewelry?

My Mom's friend gave this to us & I've never seen anything like it. I think it looks precious on that cute chubby little hand.

Sam & Mack's end of the year program was today. Sam sang & Mack did actions...lots of actions!

I need to take pictures after school occasionally too. Noah always gets left out!

Help wanted

The garage before....

The garage mid -project.... keep checking back for the end result!

We are starting a wedding & party rental business and are transforming our garage into a cute & clean area to store the inventory & meet with potential customers. Luckily we have been blessed with this opportunity that still allows me to be home with the kids & stay where we are. We are really excited about it! The stuff we are getting is all really beautiful & classy. So, tell anyone you know who is getting married to call us!!! I am struggling with a name though....

Len suggested "Bellissimo" which I love, but worry it's too difficult to spell & say.

Any other suggestions from blog world?

I couldn't post without pictures of the kids! This morning, the boys were singing "babababa baaaad... bad to the bone" because they were wearing pirate shirts that Grandma B brought them from Mexico. It was pretty cute!

It was the first day that I put Bella's hair in a pony too! Also, very cute!

Bella's LOVING solid food. She opens her mouth big like a little baby bird! The messier the better too!

Cheesy, but I don't care!

A few months ago I wandered into DownEast outfitters, just to browse the clearance rack while I had no kids with me. I found this cute butterfly skirt that I had been keeping my eye on & it was now officially on the clearance rack! Yeah! I informed Len that he just bought my Mother's Day gift (along with a few other things- I am SO good at justifying my retail therapy). Then, just recently I wandered into Babies R Us, for some of my favorite retail therapy- baby girl clothes! I saw this little butterfly dress & couldn't resist! Even though it's pretty cheesy to have Mommy & Me outfits, I don't care! It was my first Mother's Day with a daughter! Bella is so cute that it doesn't matter if her Mom is cheesy! Len & the boys got me the beautiful roses in the pic too. Very beautiful & sweet!

Miss Halfway

I am so glad that there is a day dedicated to Mother's. Especially this year. Everyday that I cringe at the kids perisitent whining, step on toys that really hurt or get woken up at 3:30...I can stop and realize that if it all disappeared I would cry.

I love being a Mommy sooooooooooo much. It's just that lately I don't feel like I've taken enought time to enjoy it or breath in every moment. I want to have time to do that. We went to the park yesterday & it felt so good, but the only reason we did it was because my Mom was sweet enough to send over her cleaning ladies & I didn't want to be home while they were here. I was pushing Sam on the swing & realized this. I would'nt have taken the time to do it otherwise. I was so sad. I used to do that stuff all the time, but not lately. I'm doing too many other things. I have too many hats on right now to do anything 100%. I'm so sad and frustrated. I have to have more faith that it will all be Okay if I don't try to save the day! I'm glad for Mother's Day this year...to remind me to put my Mommy hat back on. This is the best job in the world. Hands down.

Fun trip!

We just got back from St. George with my parents. They planned the trip because they were on a cruise during our boys' birthday's & wanted to spend some special time with them. It happens that Len's parents moved to St. George about a week ago & so we were able to visit them, as well as Len's sister, Cheri & her family while we were there. We went out for delicious Thai food together while Maddie, our beautiful neice babysat the boys :)

The boys swam & swam & swam.... they couldn't get enough!

It was in the 80's the whole time we were there :)

It felt so wonderful.
Mack & Sam with cousin Maddie.

This was our playground all weekend.

It felt like home! I miss the desert.

Bella's sitting up & looking beautiful in the sun. She can't figure out what's on her little feet! I enjoyed a stroll (or two) through the outlet stores with Bella while the boys were swimming & got her new summer shoes :) Shoes are my weakness, but especially miniature ones!

We miss the sun...especially when we came home to more RAIN! We all have runny noses, sore throats & coughs again. Boo!

A new adventure awaits

My family's carwash is hooking up with another carwash & will be changing over to a new name in a few weeks. It's kind of weird because it's been our family's business for so long & we've all put so much care, love & hard work into it. I'm happy for my parents in this economy to be lucky enough to have found such a wonderful opportunity, but it's also sad that they had to go looking! We will all miss the carwash. Everwhere we go with my parents, they are waving & saying hello to people. We will ask "who is that?", and 9 times out of 1o, they answer "a really good customer." It has been quite a legendary little business! We seriously were driving down the highway in Hawaii several years ago on vacation, and a guy driving a motorcycle passed us wearing one of our carwash t-shirts! My Dad knows most people by what kind of car they drive. We'll be talking about someone, and Len will have to tell my Dad "you know...the red, convertible BMW guy" and he'll be like "oh yah, him." It's pretty funny!

Len will continue working for the carwash & is registered to go back to school & finally finish his undergrad work. Yeah! He will cruise through it & be done in 2 semesters. I will loose my stay at home job, unfortunetely, but I have a really hard time getting much done with all the kids anyway. Plus, I'm also registered to go back to school & complete my graduate work. Pheww! It's going to be crazy! It's probably all for the best though. We are looking at new, creative ways to make up for the lost income, where I can still be home with our little munchkins!

It will be hard to see the sign, with our name on it, being taken down & replaced. I guess the best thing is to look forward & wish the new partnership & owners best of luck. Happy washing! Here's to new adventures! Click here for more info.