If you know me at all, you know this whole set up makes me cringe! Paper taped to the wall, unhung mirror, clutter, papers, etc. Trying to let go a bit.. at least they were having fun!! ;)
Reading some magazines in the cafe after lunch! Mommy, Grandma, and Grandpa were still eating.
They didn't want to go in the antique store.
Gma&Gpa visit
Playing dodgeball with neighbors! On your mark, get set...
Brynn
Trying on one of her new long sleeved shirts. Growing like a weed!
Lady Brynn relaxing
Daddy and B painting more mini figures!
Adrienne
Are you going to eat all of that apple?
All of the new first graders burying a time capsule in the neighbors' yard to open when they graduate!
OHIO TRIP
On the road... again! They are pros.
Julia's Birthday Party:
Uncle Keith was in town from Washington State!
Kentucky: Got to visit some of the Phillips family in KY at a park! What a nice day!
Mommom took the girls to get some Hawaiian Ice.
Granddad with a handful of his great grandkids!
Modeling Mommom's hat!
Granddad and Darlands
Kings Island: It was so fun to introduce A&B to our childhood amusement park! We haven't been there in 12 years or so, but still didn't need a map to get around. We loved seeing what changes have been made and all the new rides! Aunt Terra even walked around with the girls for a bit so Ben and I could ride the Diamondback! She kept saying how smooth it was, and was right... didn't hurt my back at all :)
The Eiffel Tower!!
Waiting to get in the park!
After riding their first roller coaster! Photo bomber Terra.
Let's ride it again!!!
And again!!
Had to stop at the "Smurf" blue ice cream stand.
Thanks for joining us for the morning, Aunt Terra!!
On top of the Eiffel Tower! Things have grown in a LOT since we moved away. We used to be able to see our parents' neighborhoods!
We could not find an Icee anywhere this day, so they settled for a snow cone and frozen lemonade!
After a long, hot day, this was perfect!
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Ready to go!
A silly one, of course.
1st and 3rd Graders!!
Getting ready to go to the bus!
A few more minutes. We were ready early for a change ;)
Can you please stop taking our picture?!
Bus stop!
Mommies were excited it was the first day of school too!!
BUTTERS
I love texting Ben cat pictures at work just to see how he'll respond. He never disappoints!
Just hiding behind the laundry.
Not a good place to sit.
Trying to pack, and Butters kept running off with the blue toothbrush holder. Only the blue one. It's like he knew it was Ben's ;)
This is how he was relaxing in my lap one morning!!
A&B tucked him in for a nap.
Oh my... bird on the roof!
Bathroom spy
Butters would have lost it if he saw the squirrel hanging on the window!
He liked watching it a few minutes later though.
Making sure the worker man was doing a satisfactory job.
Enjoying his first day of quiet house while A&B were at school!
I wish I could nap like he does!
HOUSE UPDATES
I really disliked the ugly pine trees that they planted with the "included landscaping." Ben surprised me recently with the same holly bushes that I loved from our old house!
Working on mulching/plants at the back of the yard.
Ben and I got married in the summer of 2005 when we moved from Ohio and started our life together in South Carolina. We have since moved on to the Pittsburgh area. Brynn joined us in June 2008 and we added Adrienne to our family in June 2010. I am living my dream as a stay-at-home mom and Ben is an engineer.
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