Moms Just Wanna Have Fun!

Been meaning to post this for a while.  Somehow I become more and more distracted every day and blogging gets put in the back seat.  I've said many times before how awesome my friends are.  We are a very tight nit group.  We have had a few weekends away and always have a blast.

This particular weekend we went to Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.  It was perfect.  The sun came out Saturday and gave us a beautiful day on the lake!

We ate, drank, played games, talked and most importantly, rested!  It was a perfect weekend with good friends!

#soccermom

It's official.  1. I drive a minivan  2. Max is playing soccer!

Last Sunday was Max's first soccer practice/game.  He was so excited to wear all his new gear: soccer cleats, shin guards, soccer socks and he had his new ball!

The coach is a parent volunteer.  I was surprised at how well all the kids listened to her.  She started with games.  The kids would dribble then the ice monster would come and tap your ball and that would "freeze you".  Then she did one where kids would dribble and she would call out a body part and kids would have to put that part on ball.  I'm guessing this was a listening and dribbling drill?

Meanwhile, Claire was busy mothering playing with Charlotte!

First Week of School

Max and Claire started back to school on Monday.  This year they are going Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-1.  So far they are loving it!
Last night I was working a consignment sale shift with one of their teachers and she was so complimentary of them.... saying how sweet Max was and how motherly Claire was! And... my favorite - they have the best manners in the class :) #proudmom

First day of Pre-K (3s class - Ms. Leslie and Ms. Debbie)
9-8-14

They ran in without turning back!  Looking forward to a great year!

Last vacay of the summer

We just returned from another fabulous beach trip.  This time it was with my family.  I've been looking forward to this trip for a while.  I was interested to see how Max and Claire would interact with their twin cousins, Brooke and Landyn.  They are 10 months apart.

It went better than expected!  They had so much fun running in the sand, jumping the waves, swimming in the pool and having a sleepover at night!

Little fishy!

Loved doing Ninja jumps into the pool!

These two were inseparable all week!  Landyn copied everything Claire did and Claire liked taking on the roll of older cousin!

We also did family pictures.  I love doing these every year!  Although it was very windy, they went great!

It's amazing how things change in two years!

Now it's time for things to slow down! Kids go back to school tomorrow!!!

Is it time for school yet?

Today was rough.  I mean really rough.   The short story...

We were supposed to be getting our yard aerated tomorrow but I remembered our tv cables are underground.  I had to call a company that comes out and marks underground wires, etc.  Anywho... as I was trying to talk to the customer service rep, Claire kept whining and talking and getting louder.  I tried to go close myself in the playroom and as I did, I slammed my hand in the door.

knot right under my knuckles and swollen hand

I was so mad, I was crying... then the crying didn't stop.  Then Claire calls and tells me she needs help. {She was in bathroom} As I walk in, I notice pee everywhere.... wall, floor, toilet seat and floor.  She had to have stood up on the toilet, had to! Girlfriend has been potty trained for a year.  She knows where the pee goes and the wall is not one of the places.

No words

After I cooled off we went the pool.  It was empty since all the big kids are in school so we basically had the pool to ourselves.  So thankful for my good friends.  It was so nice to be able to melt down and talk and know they would listen.

Thankfully we have one more beach trip then back to school!!

Chatbooks

Friday I came across chatbooks while reading Momfessionals blog.  Have you heard of it? Not me. But, I am so glad I came across that post. Chatbooks is an app on Iphone that uploads your instagram pics and turns them into books.  AND it's only $6! You get 60 pages per book plus free shipping!  I ended up printing all my pictures (deleted food and workout pics).  I don't print pictures nearly as much as I should and now I have an easy way to document memories with my family and friends!

It ships in 7-10 days and I can't wait!! to for mine to come!!

LBI 2014

A week later and I am finally posting about our yearly trip to LBI.  This is one of my favorite vacation places.
One of my favorite parts of the trip is doing family pictures!  I choose colors based on the outfit I pick out for Max and Claire.  This year our colors were royal blue and yellow and I loved how they turned out!
A few of my favorites:

Probably my absolute favorite! I could look at this all day, every day!

Not so easy to hold both of them anymore!

This summer, Max wanted to be in the water the whole time we were on the beach.  He was a machine! We introduced both of them to the boogie board.  Loved it!

Loved getting ice cream treats from the Ice cream truck!

Learning how to fly a kite with Grandpa and Daddy!

So happy to have kids that love the beach as much as we do!  One more beach trip scheduled before school starts!