Smores

We decided on Saturday to make a fire in the back and roast marshmellows. It was the girls first time. They helped daddy find sticks and wood in the afternoon/evening and couldnt wait till it got dark out. Daddy made little benches for us to sit on. Bubba was out with us for a couple hours and didnt run away! It was so much fun just sitting around being a family and talking, without having a tv on in the background. The girls loved it so much, I think we are doing it again tonight for family home evening!

Cousins

Lisa and her kids, Maia and Stella, visited for a few days. We all had a blast. It has been 2 years since we got together. Here are some pics from the visit. I have more from my other camera that I will post later.

We tried

The whole family was in Sarasota this year and Grandma really wanted family pictures taken on the beach, everyone wearing tan and white. It seemed like a big deal. I saw the other families pictures and they looked so nice! It was our turn, and we picked the windiest and coldest day of all. We could hardly stand up. This was our finished product. The girls and my hair is supposed to be down, but the wind blew it so it looks like its in a ponytail. We did it the other direction too, and our hair is all in our faces. Nice.

Just a day of dress up

The house

Just a few pics of the home. The one of Bubba laying in the grass is our front yard. Chloe loves to be out with Bubba and mommy...she loves to go let him out of his pen!

Man I am tired

She put her baby on one blankie and she layed down on her other one...they have to do the same things all the time!

Chloe wanted to help me clean today!

Flowers

Bad day yesterday. Then, I got flowers from dad. Thanks! Maddie said they looked sad. This morning they look happy! I need the name of the site you ordered them from. They were the freshest flowers I have ever seen. So fresh they still had dirt all over them!!

The floors

I decided to try to clean the grout in the house last night. They looked pretty gross. Wow, what a difference. It looks like we have new floors. In one spot, I thought the tile was supposed to be tan, in fact, after cleaning, they are white tiles. Nasty. The bathrooms too. They look great now.

The picture isnt the best, but you get the idea. The grout is white and look how black it used to be.

We are here

We are in the house. I sure hope this is the last move! The house is good, like I said before, it has potential. Easy to add on to. After moving, we realized the girls rooms are huge. They have twice the room than before. It is so nice. We are lacking storage space, bathroom space and there is no pantry. Bryan went out and bought a cabinet thing to put in our laundry room till we can afford to redo the kitchen and do a pantry. After moving, we realized also that there is only one phone jack that works, the bedrooms and office ones dont work. I was getting ready for church Sunday and the outlets in the bathrooms dont work and there are just a few that work in the whole house. Taking a shower...well, it has to be done in the girls bathroom, ours leaks, and you have to crouch down to get the water on your head. Dad, dont come visit till we take care of this!!! And, showers are limited to 3 minutes if you want it warm...luke warm. I tried to do laundry, they hookups for the washer are broken!! Man, I am glad we are renting for now! The plumbers come tomorrow, electricians some time next week. I have a feeling the whole house needs to be re-wired. But, the owner pays for it all!!!! The only thing we have to pay for is remodeling. The kids love it, except for the bugs. Cant wait to see my sister next week. It has been 2 long years!!! We are waiting on a few more things for the girls rooms and I will do pictures when they are done. Hope everyone is doing well.