The Zoo

We go to see the animals but the train is always the favorite.
Eva was too scared of the elephant statue to get in the picture.
However, not afraid of the fake tiger. Go figure.

Audrey begged me all summer long to take her to the zoo. So finally, two weeks before school started we made the trip. It was really hot but we still had a great time.

Tagged

I am: a child of God

I think: too much, it gets me into trouble

I know: that I don't know anything

I want: to have less stress in my life

I have: the greatest, cutest little girls in the world

I dislike: leaving messages on answering machines

I miss: my first grader who just started school and my new nephew in Virginia

I fear: the future

I feel: grateful for all the support we have received in the last year

I hear: helicopters flying over my house still trying to put out a fire that caused part of our neighborhood to be evacuated 2 days ago.

I smell: smoke

I crave: dark chocolate

I cry: only when I'm all alone

I usually: am too quick to anger

I search: for the best deal and I usually find it.

I wonder: if we will survive the real estate market

I regret: not getting to know my grandparents better among many other things.

I love: a good book

I care: less about what other people think than I used to, but still more than I should.

I always: say my prayers at night

I worry: all day long!

I am not: happy about the size of my butt!

I remember: when life was simpler.

I believe: in Jesus Christ

I sing: out of tune.

I don't always: put make-up on even though I really should

I argue: with my six year old and she usually wins

I write: to my nephew on a mission every couple of months

I win: almost every time I play Settler of Catan

I lose: my patience on an hourly basis

I wish: my father in law didn't have Parkinson's.

I listen: to books on tape in my car.

I am talented: at uh uh uh .....

I can usually be found: daydreaming.

I am scared:of spiders and crickets and most bugs for that matter.

I need: a million dollars

I forget: to close cupboards which usually results in a bonked head or shin.

I am happy: when I am with the people I love unless of course they're mad at me.

I tag Darcy Briggs

These are the latest professional photos I have of my kids. I can't get over how grown up they look. Audrey started first grade 2 days after the photos. My heart ached a little bit and I actually got teary eyed. It seemed like such a big jump from kindergarten. She is gone so long and she even eats lunch without me. It's just me and Eva now. She misses her sister too, but she is a good little buddy to have around.

Audrey's Birthday Party

Can u believe Audrey is 6! We had a "summer fun" birthday party. We decorated flip-flops played on a giant water slide, had a pinata, ate cake and ice cream and of course opened presents. All in all it was a great success.

The 24th of July

We spent the 24th with family at Grandma Sue's and Papa's. The kids did the slip and slide and we had a BBQ and ate ice cream.

Audrey meets baby Jake

Audrey met her newest cousin Jake Benjamin Morton for the first time in July. She was enamored by him. She loved to hold him, sing to him, feed him, and just sit and stare at him. It was kind of funny because she showed absolutely no interest when Eva was born. It was fun to see Audrey in a whole new light.