The Playdate to End All Playdates

I hosted our playgroup play date this afternoon and boy did we play! I had nine girls from work and 18 kiddos here for over two hours. We played, ate, played, colored the sidewalk, blew bubbles and ate some more. When everyone left, Carter had a juice box and crashed on the couch. Davis had more treats than any 18-month-old should and was ready to play long after Carter fell asleep. It was a house full of crazy, but everyone had a good time. Hope we can do it again soon!

Voltron

Sean's mom had saved one of his favorite toys from childhood, Voltron, and kept it in mint condition for him for all these years. Yesterday, Carter discovered it and fell in love. He kept asking me how to do this and how to do that and I was so relieved when Sean finally came home from work and could show him how it all works. Thank you, Mom B, for saving this for Sean. I think the boys are going to enjoy it as much as Sean did!

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Check out the view from the tub! The boys had fun playing in the big tub (a huge improvement over the old 60-year-old tub at the other house) and watching the workers building two new houses behind us. We have a perfect view from the tub window, so Carter was much more interested in that than getting clean. Surprise, surprise!

Memorial Day

My friend, Cydney, was in town from LA over Memorial Day weekend, so we decided to have a small BBQ. It was eight years ago that Amy #1 and I moved Cyd to her cute Hollywood apartment so she could start her new career in reality TV production. I cannot believe it's been that long ago! We had a fun time trying to get the grill to take off since the wind out here can be ridiculous at times. It literally blew the lid off the grill and then blew grill over. Luckily, Amy's mom Karen was here to save the day. She fixed everything on the stove while the rest of us drank beer & watched. Thank you, Karen!!!

Amy #2, Cyd, me, Amy #1

the boys had a blast playing with Amy's niece & nephew

Maggie playing the Wii

Sean talking with his engineer buddies (Mike Reed & Amy's dad, Paul)

Thomas, Maggie & the boys enjoying the Wii

(this was the most action that thing has seen since we got it!)

All the girls, including Karen. Thanks for a wonderful day!

Crocs

We have been spending a lot of time outside in the new neighborhood, so I decided to break down and get some fun Summer shoes. The boys each got their first pair of Crocs and they have turned out to be a great investment! Davis almost never takes his off and Carter loves to wear them because they are so easy to get off & on. The each have their own favorite character on a shoe--too cute!

Bubbles & sidewalk chalk have been our sanity-savers until we can get the backyard landscaped.

Look at those cute little feet!

Birthday Fun

Since Taylor & I have birthdays 10 days apart, we usually have one big family celebration. This year worked out great since Mimi was in town to help with the move. Happy 25th birthday, Tay Tay!

Cousins

Kelsie Rae & Tyler

Most of the crew

A little behind...

Since the move, the blog has definitely been getting neglected. I am going to try & get us caught up on the past month as I received a "not-so-subtle-hint" from Mimi this week about missing new photos on the blog. I'm on call tonight at work, so we'll see how much I get done!

Progress

We have been in the new house almost two weeks now and slowly things are coming together. There is still a ton of painting to do and the back yard to landscape, but at least the front yard looks nice! Lucky for us, that was included by the builder. Otherwise, we would still be living in a dirt pit.

There is a lot of activity going on in the new neighborhood, two new houses are going up on the street behind us and it is amazing how quickly they are taking shape! The boys and I enjoy watching the construction vehicles and the progress they are making daily. It will be fun to see the transformation over the next few years as there are another 170+ houses that will be built just West of us as the neighborhood expands. Next Summer, we will have the pool, clubhouse & playground to enjoy. I can't wait to take the boys!

We had the back yard fenced on Friday--yippee!! This was huge for us because we had been walking the dog several times a day out of necessity, something we were definitely not used to. Adding a double stroller to the mix was not fun. Oh, and did I mention it has been raining non-stop?

This is the only type of fence our HOA will allow...hopefully it will contain our crazy Macey! Getting used to the HOA thing will definitely take some time.

The side yard is actually where we have the most room. There is supposed to be another house built directly behind us and that person will have five yards converging on their lot. Glad we are on a corner lot!