First sleepover and the beginning of our very own paradise!

Wow, what a weekend this has been. We started with mexican food and margaritas on friday (Cuz I do believe that is the very best way to start any weekend)... We went to our new favorite place called Juanitas. It is our favorite for several reasons:

1.) The food is a tad more authentic than your typical mexican
2.) It is a total Dive
3.) They have a 2 person band and an area for the kids to dance
4.) Lastly, it is so loud in there no one cares if your child/s are throwing temper tantrums because they can't hear a thing!

Our friends Janet and Jack and their 2 kids (Sofia & Evan) came with us and Janet & I decided that it was time for our girls to have their 1st sleepover. I'm not counting all the cousin sleep-overs we have because well, that's family. This was a big deal but luckily Sofia was staying at my house so it wasn't as big of a deal for me as it was Janet. Look at these sweeties.


Dan made his famous popcorn (gotta have it topped off with Parmesan Cheese) and as soon as I made their pallet on the floor Sofia passed out! I slept on the couch right next to them in case Sofia woke up in a panic. Here's Claire giving Sofia a goodnight kiss after she fell asleep.

Sofia did awesome! She didn't cry once and the next morning she was happy to be at our home. I can only imagine all the sleep-overs that will take place in our house. I am so happy to have 3 girls. I do wonder at times how I got to be the luckiest mommy ever... Of course, I know every mom feels this same way but isn't it a great feeling anyway?

Saturday bright and early they started digging our pool. At the same time, we had our new buyers come and get our beloved swing set. It was a bittersweet goodbye.

I bought the old rainbow playset for 350 4 years ago and I sold it to someone off Craigslist for 300. Boy, that 50 bucks was well worth it! The girls have gotten so much use out of it.

Rascal Flatts

Claire & I went to the Rodeo on Wednesday. We had the best time EVER! It was so good to spend some one on one time with her. We got there super early and walked around and looked at the animals and watched a little chicklet hatch out of the egg. Amazing. She sees the eggs our chicken lays but has never seen the egg turn into something other than an egg she eats. She loved it! We had chicken strips, a huge corn dog and she ate a whole deal of cotton candy by herself. Pappa would have been so proud! She has just turned into this little independent being and when she is by herself she is so easy and content. I must brag because I think when I was a child I would have asked for every little gadget/flashy toy they sell there. She asked for a sprite! Hello - of course you can have a sprite! When you read this one day Claire, just know that you are so loved and that I am so very proud. You are mature beyond your year and I am in awe of you.... love you more than you will ever know!

Happy 3rd Birthday Emma

So, I haven't blogged in a while because I really just don't have a lot to say... can you believe that?!? Well, it's true. And, my camera is not taking the best pics as of late. I think the lens may be dirty... this would require me to actually clean it which I hope to get around to doing this week! Dan and I have been so super busy. We've been doing date night once a week (which has been great), trying to finalize design plans for our backyard (yipee) and dealing with our wretched homeowners association. And really just trying to keep up with everything the girls have going on. I've been working fewer hours here recently so as of today I'm unfreezing my gym membership! I'm headed back and am looking forward to it.

The girls had dress up at school last week.


Our evenings are spent listening to the girls run around screaming and watching them dance and do gymnastics. It's constant "watch me!" and "no, watch me!" and Megan squeals like nothing I've ever heard before. It's so loud and disturbing. I wonder why they don't hear what we hear?

Emma had her 3rd birthday on Saturday and we celebrated it with friends and family at Pump it Up. Goodness I love that place. Happy birthday Emmie - we love you so much! Right now she is obsessed with dolls and changing their poopy diapers and using up all of my wipes. She likes to leave the container of wipes open so they can dry out and drive mommy crazy! J/K - but really she loves her dolls and taking care of them. She loves purple and when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she said a purple dolly and a deer.... hmmmm.... not sure where the deer came from...?...

I tell my kids constantly how much I love them and they tell me they love me more and I tell them that is IMPOSSIBLE and that they'll never know how much I love them until they have their own bambinos. Claire wants 1. Meggie wants 5 and Emmie would like 3. Go figure. This suites their personalites to a T.