Look who can write an A!

We have been working on letters and Aidan is so excited that he can finally write the letter A... look at that smile!

The Zoo!!!

On my birthday we decided to take the kids to the zoo since this was a rare occasion that we get to spend a whole day together. We ended up buying a year pass and I can't wait to go back! Our zoo was actually rated one of the top 10 best zoo's for children by Parents magazine. We really had a great time!

Brinn actually wore these around almost all day so I have decided I need to get her some girly ones.

What a little cheese ball!

David and Brinn walking over the rocks.

Me and the kiddos!

Our little turtle...


Missed out on a family shot but I am sure we will get one sometime over the next year :)

That night David and I left the kids at my parents and enjoyed a nice night out together... just the two of us! I had a really great birthday and could not feel any more blessed!

Frosting!

For my birthday David and Aidan made me cupcakes and frosting from scratch. And they were yummy(this is pre-no-sugar-diet, we are back tracking here!) What a lucky gal I am!

I think Aidan enjoyed the frosting too...

And Aidan showing off his new "skill."


And as a side note: The diet is going well... besides pancakes with syrup that I had once with my kids and a few sips of some of David's horchata! Not bad! I think when this is over I am going to keep it going during the week and then weekends are free... we will see!

A few things...

Idol was great! No spoilers here but the whole show in itself was so entertaining! And the ending... :)

The Bachelorette just started... you all know I am a fan but will spare you the play-by-plays this season. I am just going to put this out there that I like the pilot (surprise, surprise... but really he seems like a genuinely nice guy) and shoot there is one more guy I can't remember... I will figure it out and let you know.

My first day of my no-sugar diet went well... had a few temptations and a close call. I made a little chocolate milk for myself at work not even thinking about it and was about 1 inch away from sticking the straw in my mouth when I remembered. I tried to give it away to someone but no one wanted it so alas... I had to toss it (that was hard.) 1 day down... a lot more to go!

And as I type this Brinn has stripped her diaper and is running around naked... DANGEROUS! Better go! Bye! :)

So Peps...

Today I am starting a one month no sugar personal journey... or as I like to refer to it as one month no sugar personal h--- :) You catch my drift. I just want to prove to myself that I can do it and of course natural sugars are allowed such as fruits. My future sis-in-law Lauren is going to do it with me... anyone want to join in? So for those of you that live by me, you might want to stay clear as I go through my sugar withdrawals. Just don't say I didn't warn you! :)

Do you think I should be worried???

Aidan's favorite new thing to do when he's playing is... well, see for yourself!




Yes, his favorite thing to play right now is "cook the animals." Whenever he starts to play this I remind him that it hurts the animals, to which he reminds me, "Mom, it's just pretend."

Drum Roll.!..!..!..!..!

You probably thought that I forgot to enter in my Day 5 Favorite Thing but I didn't... I really just could not narrow it down to one. However, after a long thoughtful weekend I settled on





... hence the change of music to my blog! I am so excited to go see this musical next month that all I eat, sleep, breath is WICKED!

Hurray for fun music and good musicals!

My Favorite Things... Day 5!!!

So I have been racking my brain to think of something super awesome and totally outside the box for my final favorite thing and what I came up with was this...






This is what it is like at our house whenever David and I try to eat something... I feel like a zoo keeper feeding the animals!

Cute Brinn!

Crazy Aidan!

And my kids just enjoying a hot summer day with a bowl full of water and some rocks! What could be better?!?

Okay, so obviously these are my favorite things but not quite the "outside the box" I was going for so without further adue...

My favorite thing... Day 5...