summer days.....

Once upon an evening Joe decided to hose down my dad's tool he borrowed (good choice) and Kate--our hands-on helper- was really wanting her turn...

so she got it...

"aaahhhhh," in her eeny meeny voice...

big brother was not far behind...

oh, it was fun....

it was tons of fun...

we even had substantial prunes on the fingers....

and look who else was there...

along with his "man hands..."

and those baby blues...without any edit mind you...

(doesn't he just look so yummy!!! )

and we lived happily ever after.

This was pretty much how our whole summer was. There was no adjusting to a new baby. No 3 year old--what do you call those--blues/total tantrums?? No living out of a suitcase (which i'm sure my parents would have preferred--lessen the amount of junk that follows us where ever we go.) No child that started kindergarten. Oh no. Our summer was this. (At least in little bursts--or burst. However little it was!)

preschool....

(this is just a TAD late...)

Kate gets to go to school too! (much to my chagrin...) Her persistence and my good friend Courtney landed her in the best preschool ever! She loves her two teachers and talks of them constantly.

We got all ready and made sure to fill our backpack with "school things."

granola bars, ballet/tap shoes... oh how she loves her backpack!

once inside we met our friend Wynn.

They went through the doors to the playground.

she even let me stay inside and just watch through the window. She starting to get nervous and put her fingers in her mouth. and if she'd have said 'we're outta here'...I'd so been outta there!

but she just went in and picked up her crayon and started coloring...didn't even care that I left.

I was totally relieved. She's so tender and a tad nervous that I was surprised at how brave she was! She's having such a great time!

I had to add this picture even though the lighting is terrible...it's so Kate. She's trying to show Miss Courtney and Wynn her pretty princess backpack but doesn't dare say anything...


Me and Kate are having such a great time together. It got a little bumpy--new baby, 3 years old (way harder than 2), moving to a new house...but we're working it out and she is the best helper and such a sweet heart! She really is so fun!

Okay, totally off the subject....took everything back to Steve & Barry's except a pair of pants...great fit. But you have to go knowing there that it's super cheap stuff with maybe one or two redeeming items.

And...hopefully tomorrow we're officially in our house. That is--ONCE JOE GETS BACK IN TOWN!!! We're in the floors- are- done- lights- are- hung- and- power- bills- have- already- been- paid stage....ahhhhhh, so hopefully I'll get to live their soon!

our time...

it's kind of fun...isn't it?


watching the rain...


um...this is the best of our pictures together!


time to get the bubbas down?

meet the BEST BABY EVER!!!!

oh my...I CAN NOT get enough of this kid!!!!!!!

ps...and totally off the subject--did you know we have a Steve and Barry's here! I went to check out the Sarah Jessica Parker Bitten Line and everything in the WHOLE store was 8.98$! So I helped myself to a few of her goods and was pretty impressed (considering what I knew about the line). I am still shocked it's been here for 12 whole months! Way to not advertise Steve/Barry!