HAPPY WEEKEND!!!

I am so glad the weekend is almost here!  What a long week!  Homework, PTO meetings, AR goals to meet, work, planning the birthday party...  Why do I think everything has to be perfect before a party?  We have managed to sew a shower curtain and redecorate the girl's bathroom this week on top of everything else.  But now we're ready for the party and some downtime! Here's a picture of Lani helping me sew.

A is so excited about her party!  Loren and Melisa with sweet little C will be staying the weekend with us.  We love having family to visit!  C seems to have grown so much each time we see her - the girls are very excited!  We'll be baking and decorating beginning tonight until tomorrow afternoon.  Should have lots of pictures to post next week!

Have a good weekend!!

A New Beginning

A started her new preschool today!  Everytime we talk about it, she breaks down on me, so I've been seriously second guessing my decision.  Her teachers at her previous school cried when she left, which really didn't help matters at all.

I've been thinking of her constantly today, drove by her school at lunch hoping she might be playing outside, but no luck.  I pick her up in just a few hours and I can't wait to hear how her day went!  I miss my little bear!

"Happiness is a place between too little and too much." 
- Finnish proverb

Random Recent Pictures

Just thought I'd post some pictures.  Sort of random, but some that I've been meaning to post.  Hope you enjoy!  Happy Tuesday!!!

Papa with all the girls at K's birthday party earlier this month.

N & A after a UCA game - all decked out in their purple!  E was at yet another sleepover.

N with Lani sleeping in her bed, they love this little kitten!!

E & N during the downpour from Hurricane Ike... meditating in the driveway.  Crazy girls!

I am so excited about this door! On my way to the dentist yesterday, I drove by a little shop that had antique doors for $15! It sounded like a good deal to me, especially since it's solid wood! I'm planning on making a rustic, turquoise headboard for E's bed to go along with her beach theme. K is not so excited about this idea. :)

First Video

Can't have a cat without pointing the video camera at it once in a while. Just a short little clip, kindof boring, but much more fun to watch than just a photo.

A New Addition!!

The girls will be the first to tell you that I am not the animal lover in the family.  It's not that I don't like animals, but I can do without them.  Growing up we always had pets and I liked them just fine, so I'm not sure why now as an adult I'm not so crazy about them.  I think I'm just too busy for them.  The rest of the family, on the other hand, are animal lovers!  So when E's best friend's cat, Bella, had 3 little kittens, E and N were determined we would have to claim one.

Six weeks later, we have a new little addition to our family - Lani.  I'll have to admit, I'm not a cat person but she is so sweet! 

Pray

Click here to listen to a beautiful song - love the lyrics!

Jump Rope Team - UCA

Nat's First Jump Rope Team Performance

Enjoy! If you listen closely in the first 15 or so seconds, you can hear a proud little sister.