110° or what?!!

Its hot! Hot enough that after we ate dinner Kate wanted to swim and we did, it was wonderfully pleasant. Kate is fab in the water, I love to swim and so I couldn't be more pleased with how much she loves the water too.

Pick your battles

Isn't it a case of picking your battles? I needed to make dinner and Sara found something that kept her occupied, can I really complain?

Then there was a time the other day that she saw Britain take a drink from her bowl and immediately thought that that might be a great idea!! She also climbed into the bowl but I wasn't fast enough to get a shot of that, she was really offended when I told her not to play in the dog bowl.

Low's baby shower

Saturday was Tanya and Bryan's baby shower, a bonfire on the beach down in Huntington. A little far away for my taste and a fire with little ones around is dicey especially as Sara wanted nothing more than to touch it, but we had a fun time and Tanya did too. The girls loved the beach, for Sara it was just one huge buffet but she really did have sooo much fun and Kate especially loved playing in the waves with her friend Keaton.

I'm back!!

I have been in a total funk lately, tired and unmotivated but today I can feel the wind changing.

My house has been a mess, the girls haven't been all that co-operative and so its hard to find the time to clean, or if I do have a little time they are off making a mess somewhere else so it is counter productive to clean one area as it means a new mess in another. Also, my tiredness and motivation have been lacking, here is a picture of my kitchen earlier today. So I raided my coin jar, who knew we had so many quarters?!! and off I went to in-and-out, grabbed myself a fabulous legal addictive stimulant (aka diet coke) and had re-newed energy for the rest of the day.

I got Kate a shake, got an extra cup so Sara could have a little, big mistake, she took a few sips then just played with the cup, ended up tipping it upside down behind her head and then cried because it was stuck and cold milkshake was running down her back. I may have cried too but I had just downed my lovely caffeinated beverage and so I laughed at the situation. I gave her a little of the shake in the first place so she wouldn't cry because she didn't have the same thing as her sister and she ended up crying anyway.

So tonight, I used my renewed energy or just caffeinated high to clean my kitchen and I am very pleased with the result. I had a fabulous talk tape my friend Brooke gave me and I cleaned for a few hours, I scrubbed the cabinet doors, the walls, the floor, you name it, if it is in my kitchen it got Clorox cleaned up!! I'm feeling happy again.

Happy Birthday

Today is my Mum's birthday, if she were still here I would send her orchids as they were her favourite flower. Happy Birthday mum, some days I miss you more than ever and so much it hurts. I don't think we ever truly appreciate our parents until we become parents ourselves, I wish I could call to catch up, get advice and to tell you that you did an amazing job raising us.

Instead I dedicate this post to you and hope that you smile down on us.

Kate's new do

Eric took Kate yesterday for a hair cut, her hair was pretty and quite long but she hates to get it brushed, it is seriously a huge ordeal and we were tired of the tangles, so off they went to get it chopped. I know I'm biased but think its really adorable and hopefully much easier to manage.

Au Revoir Jonina

This is Jon and Gina Cook, aren't they cute?. My sister-in-law's brother and wife. They aren't really any relation to me but they have been in town all summer and we have had a blast hanging out with them and Chris & Amber. We have especially enjoyed the introduction to the game of Settlers. Last night was their last night, we miniature golfed (Kate and I got a hole in 1!!), so fun. I forgot my camera so no pics, sorry, I did steal this picture from their blog though (did you know you could do that?!) Have a safe drive home, we'll be checking your blog to see the continued adventures of Jonina.