First Annual Beach Week!

It's here, the time is here! Beach week begins tomorrow afternoon! I have been waiting for this day for months now. I have not packed a thing. I do however have a very detailed list of what needs to be packed. My mom is going to keep the girls this afternoon so we can get shopping and packing finished. I am sure I will have loads of pictures to post when we get back....next Saturday!

Commercial Interruption

I really don't like to advertise on my blog but you need to know about the magic eraser (brought to you by Mr. Clean). I bought a box at Target today. If you haven't tried it...you should. It will clean anything! I got the original but next time I am going to get another kind.

New Do

So, I had wanted to do a before and after picture of my hair. But, I forgot to take a before picture. I guess the new style falls somewhere in between the pictures I posted earlier. When I left the salon I told LeighAnn I would see her in a few weeks to keep the style up; we will see. *Note the drool spot on my shirt that was left by a sleeping May.

Hair

When it comes to my hair style, I am very indecisive. So, here is what happens: I will find a picture that I think I like and take it to my hairgirl; LeighAnn. She always does a grat job and I always tell her I will be back in about 6 weeks to keep the style up. Well, I never hold up my end of the deal and my hair ends up getting long, ratty, and just plain nasty. Then I am back at square one trying to find a hairstyle. So, I was going to leave it up to you to decide what you think would look best on me. But, I ran out of time so hopefully I will return with a new look. Which will probably not look like any of these pictures. I realize I do not look like any of the following celebrities. I also realize getting a hair cut similar to a celebrity will not make me look like them either. I tried to choose celebs who have similar hair to mine. *Note; I have not had a haircut since the middle of December.

Vote For John!

For those of you who don't know; Uncle John played football at The Naval Academy. The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is celebrating its 50th anniversary and they are composing an All-Stadium team. They are voting on the team by position and this week starts the Specialist position. So go to the link below and vote for Uncle John!

http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/stadium-team-specialists-voting.html


Uncle John in his "glory days"

The Countdown Is On

We are now back to our normally scheduled programming around here. Last week was so much fun at bible school; but it is good to be back to our routine. I felt like I was constantly trying to catch up on everything. The normal routine won't last for long.....beach week begins on Saturday! I am so excited! I have so much to get done around here. I don't know what it is but I like to get everything really clean before we leave. Plus, I have to pack for an entire week. It will take me until Saturday to get all 5 of us packed. So, I better get busy!

Busy

I feel like I have been going non-stop. We have vacation bible school every morning from 8:00 - Noon. Getting myself and the girls out the door on time has been a challenge. Luckily, Grandmama is keeping The Lynn for me. All I have to do is put her in the car seat and go. The girls are having a blast at bible school. I think it has been good for them to have some time apart from each other. Aunt Sarah, Ms. Carla, and myself have been teaching music. We are on our feet the entire time. It has been so much fun but very exhausting. By the time I get home and fix lunch it is already 1:30. Then I have to catch up on laundry and clean up. Before I know it; its time for Husband to get home. All of us are so happy when he gets home (especially me!). The girls literally crash into bed by 7:45 and I am not far behind them!

Tired

We just got home from Vacation Bible School. We are all tired. I have to catch up on all my morning chores that didn't get done this morning. Hopefully, a nap will be in the near future...for all of us.

6 Years

6 years ago I married my best friend. I never thought I could love him more than I did on that day but, I do.

What did you do today?

Husband has been working out of town this week (and next week). He leaves every morning at 5:30 and gets home every night at 6:00. So, I am keeping this ship afloat all by myself and the girls are learning to roll with the punches. Take today for example: After lunch I put The Lynn down for a nap and set the girls pool up and gave them ample # of popsiciles. I then kicked into high gear and cut the grass (push mower). When the popsicles were all gone the girls decided to take their bathing suits off (because they were hot; so they said). So, every couple of minutes 2 naked girls kept running out to me to tell me little tidbits of info. The May informed me several times that The Belle was scared of the lawn mower. The Belle informed me several times that she really wanted to go somewhere today. Once the nakedness wore off, both girls decided they were hot and needed to go inside. So, I turned on some afternoon PBS. After I finished cutting the grass, the girls decided to help me wash the van. Once I got out the vaccum to clean out the van they decided to go inside (both HATE loud noises). I finished just in time; The Lynn woke up ready for a bottle and the girls were ready for a snack. Yep, I did all of that on top of: breakfast, dishes, laundry, lunch, and well all the other daily chores. Because thats how I roll.

Hand Over The Mom Of The Year Award!

The Belle is dressed in her fancy, sparkly, pink, ballerina skirt, white high heels, minnie mouse t-shirt, and a paper crown (with her name on it). I told her we had to go to the bookmobile. In the sweetest face she asked "can I wear this"? Not wanting to break her little heart, I of course said sure. She hugged my legs and said "thanks Mom. your the best."

Random Post

The girls and I got their bedroom cleaned out and cleaned up. I re-organized a little and designated toys to specific locations. The girls were excited to actually have a place to put their toys (other than in bags and on the floor). The both of them kept telling me how beautiful their room is. I think it will be easier for them to help clean up now that there is some organization in place.
So, I know today is "Weightless Wednesday"....and since I have met my goal, I am going to switch things up a little with my posts. I am thinking about doing a monthly weight post. I still want to do some sort of update to keep me motivated. I am trying to run 3 miles everyday. Aunt Emily is planning on us doing some long distance runs when we are at the beach house at the end of the month, so I am trying to build my stamina up. I think I am going to start riding a bike everyday also. I rode 3 miles yesterday after my run. I am going to look on "craigslist" for a pull-along so the girls can also ride.

On the agenda for today:
I have some VBS work to do.
Mop the floors.
Clean the bathroom.
And as always, laundry.

Bookinis and Potty

I have been cleaning out the girls toys today. They have so many toys that are not age appropriate, have missing parts, or are just broken. I am not sure how this happens, but everytime I clean out I seem to make a bigger mess than I started with. The girls don't seem to help either. We took a break to eat lunch and as I walked into the living room every book was off the shelf, all the crayons and markers were dumped out, and every baby doll was naked. It will take me the rest of the afternoon to clean it all up. The girls did say some funny things while we were cleaning up that I wanted to post.

The Belle found a picture of "Jasmine" and she wanted to know why she always wears a "bookini" (bikini) with pants.

I found The May standing backwards over the potty. I asked her what she was doing. She looked up at me with a straight face and said "I am going pee pee on the potty like Jude does."

Fourth Fun!

We had a GREAT Fourth weekend. We started celebrating on Thursday. Husband and Uncle John participated in their 1st annual cardboard boat race. ALthough, they did not place it was a ton of fun to watch. Plans are already being made for next year's race. I didn't charge the camera, so I have no pics. but Aunt Emily took lots. We spent the night with Uncle John and Aunt Emily. We all went to the beach on Friday and headed home that afternoon. The Belle and The May spent the night with Nana (thank goodness; I had tons of laundry to do). Saturday we went to the beach with Uncle Josh, Aunt Sarah, Margo, and Jude. We headed back to their house for showers and supper. We walked downtown for the fireworks where The May and Jude fell asleep. Take notice at the picture of the 2 of them in the wagon...so sweet. I have determined that The Fourth is my favorite holiday. I can't wait for next year!

Weight"Less" Wednesday: -0.0

I am still maintaining. I am in such a routine these days that it makes it easy to maintain. I would like to see the scale drop a little but I am happy where I am. So, this week's topic is:BALANCE.

One definition of balance is "a state of equilibrium". I am struggling right now with balance. I was pregnant for so long that I pretty much ate whatever I wanted. I had no self control. I can remember eating an entire bag of chocolate covered peanuts at one sitting! Then I jumped to the extreme opposite when I started losing weight. I would not eat anything that did not meet my calorie intake for the day. Now, that I have met my goal and am maintaining I have started to re-introduce foods that I haven't eaten in 6 months. Part of my brain jumps back to pregnancy days and I want to eat every oreo in the bag. The other part of my brain jumps into diet mode and I don't want to eat any of it. I have got to find a happy balance. I keep reminding myself: "that I exercise every day, I drink lots of water, I eat very healthy, and that it will not break me to eat a cookie once in awhile". I just have to do it with balance.