together again

Back together again! The babes certainly missed their sisters! The big girls spent this past week with granny and pop. It was an adventure everyday filled with lots of memories! The question has come up already, when do we get to do this again? The other comment has been granny's house is much more fun than ours! They really did have a lovely time and came home tired out. Today is catch up day, laying around in comfy clothes, watching movies, and relaxing. Thank you so much to granny and pop for taking the girls, we all enjoyed ourselves. PJ started the week with a fever but nothing really wrong, just a quick 48 hour something. I stayed home Monday and we snuggled a lot. Now Brie was 102.4 last night but in general has pretty good spirits today. Another reason to stay home and rest. Pete is off at work all day so we are on our own. Tonight school shopping for supplies, tomorrow weather pending staining the deck, and then it is Monday already. I think we have a "normal" week ahead, the first in weeks. Makayla heads to school in 17 days! hard to believe! crossing our fingers we get a great teacher. Maggie too will be starting a new preschool August 23rd so that we add a new element to our morning routine! Off to make lunch! where does the time go??

Tree??

On our walk we pass this odd tree. It captures our interests so we look more closely.

We have absolutely no idea what kind it is, help us please.

It appears to be in the willow family.

A bit of a dwarf tree, I think. It is very green, almost appearing as if it belongs in the tropical rain forest.

It is very whimsical, lots of whirly branches that twist and turn.

In person it just looks like a fun happy tree. It is growing well for this person but wonder how it would do for us.

Let us know please if you know the name. Thanks!

posing PJ

Found a very bright patch of bachelor button flowers on our walk and could not resist a photo opportunity!

Once again these digital cameras are great! 12 photos taken, 3 worthy of saving! :~)

Definately not sure if he is liking the latest photo session!

2 babies

The big girls are off at granny and pop's getting spoiled I am sure! That leaves the babies home with mom and dad. Immediately upon leaving the girls in the parking lot PJ started with a very say Bye Bye Kayla, Maggie too.? He is not sure what is going on, each day he walks around saying their names, or simply yells GIRLS. Poor little man, he obviously loves them! At any rate it is a bit of a guilty treat to just have the little ones around. Dinner time is much more quiet, Pete and I are able to have conversations before 10pm which has been nice. I believe Brie misses them too, she has been missing the entertainment for sure. Hard to believe these little ones reach 6 and 22 months old next week! Where has the time gone?

Zoo

My sister requested a trip to the zoo for her birthday. Minus the niece who is taking the picture here is the group that took in the sights. We choose the hottest day of the summer to go! We were all feeling the effects of the heat by mid afternoon so it was an early day for me and the little ones.

Brie remained happy all day! What a good girl!

A Happy 56th Birthday to my eldest sister Jacie! A yummy ice cream pie for dessert after a long, hot day with the animals!

weddings

My brother Wayne and his daughter Ashley on Saturday at her beautiful wedding. Unfortunately I did not have a charged battery in my camera so I had someone else take a couple photos for me so I will add those in when I get them. It was such a special day!

My sweet baby, looking all innocent! Do not be fooled by the picture because not just 2 seconds earlier she was squealing loudly at the folks right behind us! She has become a social flirt! The key is to act like you are ignoring her and then there is no stopping the tricks she will try to get you to smile.

Hopefully more wedding photos soon!

boots

Everyone has been here right! Rubber boots from the sister, wrong feet and obviously 10 sizes to big! I am convinced that is why he ALWAYS wears them on the wrong feet, with them being so big they stay on better when it is the wrong foot. PJ continues to make us laugh each day with new shenanigans! We love him! My little man is having a growth spurt, we were commenting recently that he has gotten a lot taller, at work Friday he weighed 30 pounds so apparently he is still gaining weight too!