Day of Beautification

Aw, my girls are growing up! We spent a day at Deerbrook Mall being pampered! I took the girls to Visible Changes to get a hairdo makeover. It was sadly needed. Sophia’s hair has a tendency to tangle up in the back (when she was little with just fuzz for hair it was easy to take the clippers and shave it) Well, I don’t think that would fly with her dad now! Michaela’s hair would just hang in her face and look unruly even though we brushed it a thousand times (well maybe not a thousand) but too many to count. So I decided to post the pictures (from my new digital camera) yes I finally got into the digital world. So hopefully my very spread out family can take a look at what cuties they are! If you could have seen them, they were flipping their hair from side to side and being the total fashion divas they are! (hehe!) Michaela has decided that with the new hairdo, she needs some highlights too (like mom), I had to laugh at that one and tell her she could have them when she gets a job and pays for them! After the haircuts we ate dippin dot ice cream at the food court (way cool ice cream). In the mall there is a play area designated for little kids (Michaela was barely over the height requirement - like by 2 inches), so I broke the rules and let her in (ssh! Don’t tell anyone). My poor child has no more patience for sharing her space (due to having a little sister close in age), so she did not take to well when a little boy tried to dominate her play area , I wish I had a camera on me to capture that break down moment! Sophia she is just a little monkey girl, climbing on everything in site. By the end of the day I just came home and crashed! And to think we haven’t even touched school clothes shopping yet! YIKES

Lazy Days and Milk

My lazy day started with me waking up at 6am on the couch.I fell asleep last and woke with a kink in my neck! I crawled my aching body back into bed and woke up almost 5 hours later..This was suppose to be my day for cleaning and organizing my closet, NO such luck. The girls and I met up with our friends from church at the pool. I think I made a new friend today little 4 yr old Mya Love! She is sweet. I had a great time with everyone today. Thanks to Kareena for giving me a shout out! I picked up another book from Kareena the Host, so I can't wait to start reading it! That will probably be the way I'll end my lovely lazy day! Also I just want to say that Kareena you saved me a dreaded trip over to the store for the milk! Thank you so much! I am grateful that I have friends that help out and lift me up in my times of need. And believe me, letting me have the milk WAS lifting me up! Who wants to take wet, cranky kids to the store? So thanks again, my cup runneth over!

When You Wish

Tonight we went to the Miller Outdoor Theatre and saw "Disney's When You Wish". It was a musical of some of Disneys fairytales and movies. It was really cute show! For some of my out of town families The Miller Outdoor Theatre is a amphitheater outside. Some of it is covered with huge overhead fans and has nice chairs (you need to get tickets) for these otherwise you sit on the hilltop and watch.. There are some really nices shows preformed! The Houston Symphony, Theater Under the Stars, Houston Ballet, etc. The best part of all IT IS FREE! WE took this trip with some Faith In God Girls, Leann, Lance, Ursula, Taylor from church(ages 8-12), and of course also Sophia. It was a little crazy getting started. With Leann having a flat tire, getting there late and finding our chairs, but as always the Lord pulled us through and we had a great time. They do shows all year round but a little disappointed that they are not more geared to the children (only in the summer)I think mine and Sophia favorite parts were the Ariel and Ursula from Little Mermaid, and the song from Aristocrats! Not to mention the acrobat women that was haning from the ceiling and danced her way down the curtain! LOVE IT!

Kit and the Hobo's

Well guys, I took the girls to movies and saw the American Girl film, Kitt Kitteredge. It was a really great American Girl movie. It is set in the Depression Era; so my girls got a good education on what it means to be thankful for the things they have. The first question Sophia asked me was, "mom what is a hobo?" So I had to tell her it is were the kids either ended up homeless because parents died or had to go to work in a different city and leave their kids behind. MAN! That was a difficult thing to explain to a 6 year old. But it never fails that everyday they scream they want something or other. Or they don't appreciate what we -as parents do for them and I always call the ungrateful. In this movie it shows people having their houses forclosed, selling their furniture, Hobo's coming into neighborhoods to look for jobs.. The main girl in the movie (Kit), well her dad owned a automotive business and had money. She was interested in becomin a reporter (at only about 8 years old). Anyways her dad ended up losing his business and had to leave and work in Chicago. Her mom turned their huge house into a boarding home. Long story short she made friends with the hobos while everyone else was trying to run them out of town and wanted to write about them in the paper. She ended up do just that. Let me just say I love the American Girl movies and hope that they produce more for the movie theaters!

Our Summer Days

Well, this is my first post so we will see how it goes! About our summer days! We have been pretty busy so far this summer with both girls on the Newport Swim Team. With practice everyday since April until end of June and meets every Saturday. It seems like summer should be OVER! Recently the girls got back last Saturday from their Nana's house. Michaela and Sophia stayed the whole week with my grandparents while I was recupping from having my tonsils taken out! (not too bad) They got spoiled and had a grand time. Isn't that how is it suppose to be? Now that they are back at home they are giving me a run for my money! UGH summer boredom, especially when mom is still not 100% recovered! This week we have been hanging out with our neighbors and going to the pool. I need to get better and take some pictures! I need to get one of those digital cameras (what are those?).. Tomorrow we are meeting some friends and heading to a day at the mall to catch a movie. We are going to see the American Girl Movie "Kit Kitteredge"(I think thats the name of it). In a week and half the girls are off to VBS! at the First Baptist Church here in Crosby! Can't wait..That gives me half a day to get my thoughts in order for the other half of the day! (DOES THAT make any sense?) For our vacation me and the girls went to San Antionio, Texas to see my cousin graduate Air Force Boot Camp! My sister in law and nieces came down from South Dakota also to be there and spent a little time with them. While we were there we went with my parents to SeaWorld and had a great time! Our next mini vacation is right before school starts we are going to Jellystone it is about 1 1/2 hours away it is a Yogi Bear campground and it is really awesome place. Check it out at www.lonestarcamping.com they have locations all around the United States. We might take a mini overnighter with some friends to the beach sometime before then also. We'll have to see. Well that is about all the excitement I can handle right now so I will try and get some pictures posted soon.!