Thursday, July 2, 2015

July Goals

Another month has flown by! I had a pretty successful month for goals. A lot happened the last few days of the month, but hey, success is success!

Here's how I did in June:
1. Clean my car! - So glad I got this done. It's been on my mind for months, and I was so embarrassed by my car. It was filthy and smelly and just gross.

This is what came out of my car. 

How gorgeous is it now?!

2. Lots of outside time - This summer has been so amazing, so I'm trying to get us outside as much as possible. We did okay and aiming for more.
3. Schedule family pics - Our photog said we should wait until the fall, so I can say at least I contacted her?
4. Family activity - We went to a fun outdoor restaurant with friends and had burgers and danced to live music. It was so much fun! Some people might say this isn't really an 'activity' but with 2 small kids...this counts!
5. Decorate kids' rooms - I got everything back up on the walls that was in their rooms in the old house and talked with Trent about what else he wants on his walls. The fail is some stuff fell off Drew's wall today {damn command strips are going to be the death of me}, so I have to fix that.
6. Swim lessons/rec center - Got our family signed up, Trent signed up for lessons, and he's gone twice! He's loving it!


1. Exercise! Time to get moving - I have not consistently exercised for longer than I'm willing to admit. Yes, I play and am active with the kids, but I don't exercise. My goal is 3 times/week.

2. Splash pad once/week - I want us to be regulars at the pool! Drew asks to go every day, but T is harder to get going. I'm off from work Friday and Monday, so I think we'll hit it up a bunch over the long weekend.

3. Sewing machine manual - My mother-in-law gave me an old sewing machine of hers when I turned 23...which was quite a few years ago...with the intent for her to teach me to sew. It is still in the box. We need to order a new manual for it, so damn it, that is happening this month, so we can get started!

4. Order a camera charger - I lost the camera charger to my fancy camera and haven't used it in 5 months. I just need to get a new charger so I can get back to taking better pictures than iPhone pics!

5. Trent's bike skills - Brent and I want to get Trent really comfortable on his bike and get the training wheels off. He LOVES his new bike, and it's been super easy to get him on it - so hopefully we can use that momentum and turn him into a bike riding fool!

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Trent is One in a Minion

We had such a great day celebrating Trent! It is so fun celebrating with him because he totally gets that it's his birthday, and he had a blast being loved and the center of everything!

{Warning - excessive pictures and exclamation points ahead}

6/30/2015 12:01 am
Stalker mom - he's REALLY 6!

Waking up and excited to start the day!

First up - swim lessons - he is having a blast and doing so great!

I took the big kids to the movies again this year after having so much fun last year. We saw Home and it was really cute!

Trying to get a selfie

 Much better! These are the sweetest {and cutest} kids around.

Until they start arguing over the air conditioning vents. {grin}

Trent wanted a minion themed party this year. He saw Despicable Me for the first time a few months ago and loves to 'talk' minion. We kept it small again with just family coming over - he does so much better with less people in his space.

Minion cupcakes - thanks Pinterest!




He was being silly and trying to hide from me so I couldn't get a picture - 
I'd say he failed at that attempt! LOVE HIM!!!

Sisters in matching minion blue

Trent wasn't interested in eating dinner, singing, cupcakes, or presents for a good chunk of the evening - just wanted to play and watch movies. So silly! When we finally got him ready, he loved it.


Drew and Mayer each had to blow out the candle. Drew even sang to herself.
I look maybe just a wee bit overenthused.

Lots of Star Wars, Legos, and Minions for this guy!

These two...

More minions! Drew had been asking for a cupcake ALL day. She was beyond happy when she finally got one - licked off all the icing, ate one bite, and was done.

In cupcake heaven

The 2 grandmas

Relaxing at the end of a hard day {grin}

We got Trent a new bike - it wasn't really supposed to be a birthday present because he just needed a new bike, but it came today, so after everyone left, he wanted to try it out, so we took a family walk. {If you know me, you know this is my idea of a wonderful night.}

I'd been asking for a family pic all night - finally got one!

Happy birthday to my sweet boy. Couldn't love this little guy more! XOXO