I am such a slacker!!!

I have been such a slacker this summer we just have been way too busy playing as this crazy summer comes to an end I can honestly say that we did everything we wanted to and more it has been amazing! So rather then try and catch up on a summer of blogging I am just going to put a few updated pictures and try to do better this fall! This is our "puppy" Annie, she is the sweetest dog but she thinks she's another kid which is kind of hard but we love her we adopted her in July and she is a crazy mix of 5 different breeds but she is super playful like a lab but she thinks she is a lap doglike a chihuahua she just follows the kids whereever they go she's very loyal!

Finley loves to hide we play and and go seek at least once a day, he hides behind the couch, under the beds in closets in the pantry in the bathtub you name it he's hidden there but his favorite is the dog kennel! he is so funny love him to death!

Gracie is so much fun I know that 3 years old is harder then 2 but seriously she is amazing she is so happy and busy she loves to take care of Finley and Annie who is definately her puppy she pouts by the door whenever Gracie leaves it's sad!

and almost 400 days later...

We moved in with my parents over a year ago with the goal to save up a down payment for a home almost 400 days later here we are!!!! We broke ground in march and got our keys june 22nd we love our new house!!

mother nature is just being rude!!

Dear Journal,

My kids got up early today I tried giving Finley a sippy cup to help him go back to sleep but instead he somehow got the valve loose and spilled milk all over himself and his crib which then needed to be washed.

We went upstairs for breakfast and they threw their cereal all over the floor. While I was cleaning up their cereal Fin pulled a vase down on top of his head.

Fin went down for a nap and I spent 40 minutes explaining to Gracie that it was time for a 15 minute quiet time in her room which included explaining that she didn't need to watch another movie read 5 more stories, have a chocolate treat and that we didn't have any chocolate milk! finally giving up it took 5 minutes to find a screwdriver and switch her doornob so that I could lock her in her room from the outside, five minutes of crying and she decided to go ahead and take a little nap.

Fin woke up and while I was making him lunch he found that some of the windowsills have mud in them and decided to eat a bug and paint the wall with mud.

Gracie woke up and I fed the kids lunch which again was thrown on the ground (suggestions?) while I was cleaning up the floor the kids tore up one of my mom's fake plants while I was cleaning up the fake plant mess they emptied the paper shredder.

We had another talk with Gracie about if you are going to photo copy your face please close your eyes!

Please Please Please let good weather come soon my kids are ready to play outside!!!

hello cupcake

I finally have a hobby i have discovered that i really like to make cupcakes and birthday cakes who knew!!

a very busy few weeks

Finley's first time playing out in the snow and he loved it he played steady laughing the whole time for 45 minutes then i made him come inside and warm up i've never seen anything like it!

the other day I cought Gracie feeding Fin bouillon cubes telling him they were cany!

this was Fin's first time out he was being so naughty so i put him in time out while I cleaned up it wasn't a very good punishment he just laughed at me

she is playing bell and singing and saying "there's no pictures" a fort and movies make the perfect friday night for our little ones we had a blast

I always laugh to myself when peopel tell me that in a few months my kids will start playing together I have never seen two kids play so well together they are already best friends and I love watching them1

and this is what i've been up to the past few weeks!

Disneyland.....

So we were a little bit spontanious and decided to take our kiddos to disneyland and they were in HEAVEN Gracie loved the princesses and Finley loved being able to explore outside!!! It was amazing!

It poured and poured!!!

Happy birthday Fin

Everyone was counting down the days until Finley got here(and the days for my pregnancy complaints to end) and now I cannot believe that it has almost been a year so here is a little pre happy birthday post to the most amazing little boy ever!!