Summer fun

Here are some pictures from a couple of weeks ago. The kids love playing in the pool.

Love that tummy!

Busy, busy

Whew! It's been busy around here. As soon as school got out on Friday, I got to work on my summer projects. On Monday, Mom and Dad kept the kids so I could work on the house and on Tuesday we sent them to Jessie's. I got two full days of working in. I painted our bedroom and bathroom upstairs; cut, nailed, sanded and painted the baseboards in Amelia's room (I got to use my new compound miter saw), painted Amelia's room, and painted the new wall in the living room. It's been so much fun.

This one is looking up to where the window used to be in our bedroom.

This is the new wall from the living room side.

This is Amelia's new room.

Every year for our aniversary, Ryan gives me a red rose for every year we've been married and a white rose for the year to come. He's so romantic. He got the flowers early this year so we could enjoy them instead of getting them and then leaving on a trip.

Piano Recital

Last night I had a recital for my piano students. Six of the seven were able to make it. It was really fun for them to be able to perform for each other. Ryan brought the kids over to my school right after work and I picked up Quiznos and McDonalds for us to eat. When everyone sat down and I got up to introduce the kids, Micah said (from the back row) "I love you mom!" Amelia loved it when everyone clapped, but she couldn't get the timing right. She just smiled when the audience clapped and as soon as a student started a new song, she started clapping.

Sprinkling up!

The Scene: The Kitchen
Micah had just eaten breakfast, he was standing in his underwear when Ryan opened the door to the garage and a cool breeze blew in.

Micah: They're sprinkling up!!! (whining and almost crying because he's cold)
Me: What???
Micah: They're sprinkling up on my legs! They're all scratchy!
Me: Oh, you have goosebumps.

Trip to the Coast

On Thursday morning at approximately 7:36 AM, I stood in the middle of Safeway with my kids sitting in their "car" whining about something and I prayed a silent plea, "Lord, It's only 7:30. How am I going to make it through this day?" Who do I call when I feel like that? Dad, of course. I called him before we were out of the parking lot and said (in my fake-cheery voice), "What are you doing today?" I was disappointed when he said he was riding his bike to the beach, but then he said, "Do you want to come?"

About an hour later he was at our house and we packed up for a great day at the beach. The weather was perfect. It was a little overcast, but perfect temperature and not real windy. When we got there we ate lunch at Moe's. How can you go to the beach and not?

I didn't know what Amelia would do with it. I thought she would either not like the feel of sand and make me hold her the whole time, or she would try to eat the beach and I would be forced to hold her the whole time. Amazingly, she loved the sand and didn't try to eat it at all. She just sat and played with the little rake in the sand and had a blast.

Micah got his exercise by chasing the sea gulls. He had lots of fun building in the sand and running in the water.

Zoo Pictures

Here are some pictures from our trip to the zoo last Sunday.