Look what I found!!!

The top one is this morning of Hana, the bottom one was my first day of school when I was 5!!!

Picture day

This is Hana this morning. It was picture day today and she HAD to wear this dress...she has been begging to wear it, so I thought today would be a good day. Anyone recognize it???? (for those of you who dont know, it is the dress my mother made when I was little...I wore it my first day of kindergarden)I like how Chloe is in the picture!!! I hope she stays pretty for her pictures...they are not until 2 this afternoon!!

Friends

My best friend came to town! Lisa (then Anderson) and I have known each other since we were 7! She and her family came down from the Chicago area to do the whole Disney thing...its a once a year trip they make! So, every time they come, we are sure to catch up somewhere. Last night we went to the resort they are staying at and played on the playground with all the kids.

Chloe looking lost!Josh really didnt want his picture taken!Chloe and Emma!!

Then we went out to dinner....what an experience! We went to Rainforest Cafe, which is a fun place, but if any of you have kids, you probably know what happened. The animals scared Maddison, so she cried when we got there. Chloe screamed cause she was tired and hates loud things. Maddie told me she wanted to go home, but we convinced her to stay to eat the food. Then, after we got them all settled, the rain came....and the thunder....and the lightning. It is so loud that is scared all the kids. By the time the 3rd storm came, they were used to it. In the end, we had a good time and good company!

Hana, Lisa and Emma on the carousel

Last night, we had open house at the girls school. It was so good to see their classes. They usually come home from school and I ask what they did, they say "I dont remember"...so I never know what they do. Hana's classroom, I saw all these pictures of her making things, projects she has done, paintings, tons of stuff!!! I even found out she had a math test yesterday....I didnt even know she knew what math was!! In Maddie's class, there were paintings, books she had made, again, tons of stuff! I was so proud of her when I saw all the things she has done. Her teacher said she does well, their only concern is when they do centers (when they can go to different centers to play, read, color, build blocks etc.) she usually goes to coloring center and doesnt interact with the other kids. They have a hard time getting her to play with kids. I told her that she has always loved to be by herself and she loves to color. I asked Maddie why she didnt play with the other kids, she just told me that there are too many of them! It is something that we will work on....

I came home last night and was emailing people, looked down and saw this....

I have seen scorpions in Florida before, but they have all been small...about 1/2 inch or so...this one was at least 3 inches long....gross....I guess I am calling Massey today to come take care of our house!!!

Our fun filled weekend

My dad came to visit us this weekend. It was tons of fun. The girls had a blast (so did I). I just can not believe it has been a year since we have seen him!!

We played outside....this is Hana with Tex, our puppy (more on that story to come!)

We went to a great park which the kids loved. It was so hot, but we had fun anyway!!

There is something about the swings that Maddie loves. Ever since she was a baby, she just giggles her little heart out when on them. Chloe loves them too! She also loves to wear her glasses upside-down!!

We also went out on the boat Saturday afternoon. It brought back many childhood memories with dad on the boat. We all went on the tube, Bryan flipped! Then we just drove around....all of the girls fell asleep...something about the engine of the boat always does it!! In all, it was a great weekend...hopefully we can do it more than once a year!!

Weekend Tea Party

A friend of mine is having a baby so there was a shower for her over the weekend. (Mommy to be Shelly with the red hat!!) It was perfect. Complete with antique teapots and teacups, all the food you could imagine that would be at a teaparty, glorious hats. And, let me just say, there is nothing like sipping tea out of a delicate teacup.... It brought me back to the days of Big Deedee's Mad-hatter teaparties! She would have been in her glory here...the only thing missing....those big wax lips she loved!!!

Summer is over and you can feel it. We were outside the other night, there was a breeze in the air and it for a moment, it was bearable. The girls wanted to go jump on the trampoline but it turned out to be more of a modeling contest...to see who could take the prettiest pictures....they all won. Then Hana pointed up in the sky and said there was a spider inbetween the trees. Sure enough, there was a huge one...no kidding, it was as big as my hand...HUGE!

What to do

We are known not to keep any pet for longer than a year. It just happens. We get animals and then get rid of them for one reason or another. I think we are just plagued with getting bad pets. We have had good luck so far with Bubba. He will be 1 year next week. That is the longest we have kept a dog! Now, not many people know we have a cat. She doesnt like people, she stays in the bedroom, she doesnt play with the kids. But, we have had her for 3 years...that is a long time for us. Well, for the past few months, things have been getting bad for her. She poops outside of her litter box...she throws up at your feet...and now, she gets on the table and eats food off your plate, while you are eating. When do I say enough is enough? Is it really so bad that I need to get rid of her? Will I regret it? Should I just stick it out and deal with it? I need help.