Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!!!
We had a very nice day. Love that I can walk to the parade.

              Owen is just the cutest little boy EVER! He walked around waving his flag.

           This was an awesomely bad attempt at getting a picture of them, together..... Awesome.

Ugh. This. Child.

We had wonderful weather on the 4th. We went to the parade and then went swimming. Some of us loved swimming a little more then others..... Owen Martin... he preferred the pool snacks over the actual pool hehe.

First Post in TWO YEARS(Slacker)

Alright. First post in two years.

http://amandaandeugene.blogspot.com/2012/07/turning-25-what.html

My birthday is Wednesday, I will be 28! The link above is from a post titled, "25 things I am thankful for". I listed 25 things I am thankful for(Obviously), and 25 things I wanted. Below is a screenshot of 25 and my reflection.

This is great!!
1. I now have an almost 4 yo and a sweet 14 month old boy!
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - Thank you god!, the same.
11. No job!!
12. Almost done. Graduate May 2016.
13-25 - Im a thankful girl!
(Additions)
26. I was able to quit my job to finish school
27. Coffee
28. Washing Machine and Dryer




These are great!!
1. HAHAHAHAH, slight improvement, some days
2. HAHAHAHAHA
3. Got it
4. That was a fantastic day!
5. OH YAH!! Deans list : )
6,7,8,9,10,11 - YES!!
12. S.O. C.L.O.S.E.
13. Getting there.
14. I am so glad I was able to make Grandma a Quilt before she passed away, regret that it wasn't sooner.
15. Not really interested in scrapbooking anymore
16,17 - Not yet....
18. We converted the dining room into a bedroom
19. Nope
20. Its better
21. YES! Its very nice.
22. I never got it, and don't remember which one it was.
23. We have made many improvements.
24. HAH.
25. We have planned to see Jurassic World...

**28** things I want - (I looked back and giggled the first time, cant wait until next year)
(** - denotes repeats from 25 list)
1. A better attitude **
2. A garbage disposal
3. An essential oil diffuser
4. Finished basement
5. Bathroom in basement **
6. Lake House
7. Be done with school
8. Have another baby
9. Loose baby weight
10. Be more physically active as a family
11. Brick or concrete patio
12. Take time to blog more/research blogging
13. Finish all started quilting projects (Ah)
14. Credit Card Debt Free (So close!)
15. Save more money
16. Play with my children more
17. Stop worrying so much
18. Evie to sleep better ** (Sigh)
19. Start a quilting blog
20. Bathroom remodel
21. Vintage his and hers dressers
22. A golden girls patio set lol
23. Finish trim in house ** (80 asterisks wouldn't express how much I want this done)
(And I didn't know that is how you spelled asterisks)
24. Make screened in porch nicer/more usable
25. Read more(not for school/textbooks)
26. Make more time for friends
27. Repaint bedroom (color?)
28. New comforter and sheets to match new paint color.


That was really fun to reflect, assess, and write again!! Funny how we change. And, my list got a little more expensive this time(slightly concerned look).

Water Table

I used my bowling money return to buy this fun water table for Evie.

Easter 2013

We went to the SE Parks and Recs Easter egg hunt because Tessa played the Easter Bunny. Evie really liked picking up all the eggs.

April 2013

Picture 1 - Poppy garbage picked(Iwiped it down) this sweet cozy coupe from someone's trash in Thornwood! One wheel is bent a little but that does not bother her. She spent all day playing with it, regularly watches TV in it, has taken to putting her purse in the cubby on the back, and gets excited all over again when we come home. Great find poppy!!

Picture 2 - Isn't she so sweet when she sleeps : ) ..and a bit creepy... I made the mistake of letting her sleep with a pillow. She thinks its pretty cool. But, I looked up after giving it to her that the the AAP recommends no pillow until 2! Rats, bad parent. I took it out after she fell asleep a few nights now were back to no pillow.

Picture 3 - So it runs in the family... I garbage picked this cute kitchen last week!! It's missing a few things but Evie loves it!! Bought some play kitchen food. In business!

Picture 4 - What a HAM! Two cups of applesauce later...

Cousin Day

Grandma Diane and Evie had a Grandma Day with Aunt Lana and cousin Noah. They had a blast. Evie ran circles around Noah and chatted all their ears off. The piano was a favorite of the day.

Play Kitchen

This is the play kitchen I got for Christmas when I was Evie's age. Evie thought it was so cool. She was so excited that she was having a hard time waiting for me to clean it since its been in the garage attic for 15 years. Then we got the play food out and she had a blast.