First Day of Fall

Last Saturday was the first day of fall. We spent the day doing lots of fun things. We woke up bright and early, ate breakfast and headed out the door for flu shots. Then we treated the kids to donuts for being so good and brave during their flu shot. Next we headed to Target to pick up a few things, then onto The Home Depot to buy some shrub bushes for our front yard. We headed home afterwards to drop off the plants and then out to lunch! We tried Oregano's for the very first time and it was AMAZING. I see many trips back in our future. After a super awesome and fulfilling lunch we came home, Brody was asking for his nap and Brooke was ready to do some coloring and I set out to decorate the front of our house for Halloween.....12 bags of that fake spider web cotton and 4+ hours later this is what our house looked like.............see photo above..... We then ended the day by planting those three bushes. I'd say it was a perfect Saturday and I was able to cross off so many things on my to do list. Enjoy!

Getting Ready For Fall....

I'm getting better about blogging again, yay! Last week the weather was absolutely gorgeous out here. There was a constant breeze and everything just felt like fall was approaching...today we are back in the low 100's...go figure BUT last week I was itching to do some fall-ish things. So I baked chocolate chip pumpkin bars, planted fall mums, worked on the front yard with Bryan...busted out my Halloween yard stakes (my neighbors must think I'm nuts) AND this afternoon I started crafting my Halloween spiders. I CANNOT wait to web the front of the house and put up my spiders. They are so fun!! In other news, we FINALLY got the title to our van in the mail..it only took FOREVER. This week we are planning on cleaning her up and listing her for sale. Part of me is so sad to see my van go, there are so many fun memories in that car BUT the new car we got last month totally trumps those sad feelings. We got a 2012 GMC Acadia and I'm in LOVE with this car. It's by far my most favorite car we've had. Anyways I'm sure the mail carrier will be so glad to see my van go since it's kinda making delivering the mail difficult for her. Maybe i'll stick a treat in our mailbox for her. I'm really happy that the holiday season is fast approaching. I can't believe Bryan and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary in less than 8 weeks...CRAZY! I'm excited and nervous about what Bryan has planned...or is yet to plan. Enjoy!

Expressions with Brooke

Instagram is so much fun. Last night we were waiting for Bryan to come home from the DMV. Brooke was sitting next to me on the couch and suggested we take pictures of different expressions...as you can see my sweet girl is quite the little actress... Number one: "Say what???".....Number two: Angry.....Number three: Sad.....Number four: Just us girls. LOVE her.

Happy 3rd Birthday Brody Bears!!!!

Someone had a birthday!!! Brody turned 3 last month and I'm finally getting around to uploading all of the fun pictures we took of our fun little family party. Brody requested chocolate cupcakes so I turned his request into chocolate puppy cupcakes. Brody loved it and we all agreed they kinda looked like our Ruby girl!! Brody loved all of his presents from family and from Brooke, Bryan and I. We have TONS of Spiderman stuff scattered around the house and yes if you follow me on Instagram you will see that my sweet boy wears those cowboy boots EVERYWHERE. Bryan thinks its weird but I love it...only a three year old can pull off cowboy boots and bright orange shorts on a hot Arizona day. We had such a blast celebrating Brody's birthday and I could not imagine life without my sweet little Brody boy!

First Day of 1st Grade!!!

Here they are...only, what 2 months later!!! Sheesh! I took a ton more but I'm trying my best to get all caught up before all the fun holiday activities arrive. Brooke had a great first day of school and was so excited for the new school year!

More Coming Soon....

I'll post pics soon of the birthday fun and all the other fun events that have happened over the last few months. I know I'm terrible, life happens and the blog had to take a back seat for a few months. I'll try my best to be better and catch up! We've had a fun summer!! Enjoy!

Happy 3rd Birthday Brody!!!

On 8/23 my sweet Brody bears turned the big 3!!! It was a perfect day. The kitchen was decorated with streamers and the table was full of presents. We dropped sister off at school headed home for some breakfast before heading out to spend the morning at BounceU. Brody had a blast jumping on everything. After our BounceU fun we met up with Bryan and had In & Out, Brody's favorite. We headed home after lunch and Brody headed off to nap while I baked his birthday cupcakes until it was time to pick Brooke up from school. We headed out to have dinner the best pizza place ever called Casanova Brothers and then headed home for cupcakes and presents. What a fun day!!! My Dear Sweet Brody Bears, I cannot believe you are my big 3 year old!! Where has the time gone? I remember the day you were born. Your sweet chunky face melted my heart. This past year has been so fun and you have grown up so much! You speak so well and you starting sleeping in your big boy bed too! You no longer need a high chair or a sippy cup (even though I sneak one in every once and awhile). You adore your big sister Brooke and can't wait for her to come home from school everyday. You are obsessed with Spiderman and Batman and boy are you a little dare devil at times, you sure know how to keep me on my toes. You are brave and fearless...except when it came to swim lessons this past summer. I could not imagine life without my sweet little boy. I love you so much Brody. Happy 3rd Birthday and thank you for choosing me to be your mama! Love, Mama.