"I'm a Tiger!"

Field Day Fun

Last Friday was Noah’s field day at his school, and I’m not sure who had more fun – Noah or Amelia!  His school rented four HUGE bonces slides and houses, had a snow cone station, and served hot dogs.  I barely even saw Noah, because he and his friends were sprinting from one bounce slide to the next.  Amelia insists on dressing in one of her princess dresses at all times, including slippers, tiara and a wand and she had that same outfit on when we went to Noah’s school.  All the little girls in Noah’s class were enthralled with her and asked if they could play with her.  Amelia was a little shy at first . . . but it didn’t take long for her to warm up and, next thing I knew, they were all holding hands and running around.  They were literally fighting over who got to hold her hand or pick her up and hold her.  I think she was held by ten different little girls; after about an hour of this she was done and just wanted her “Bubba.”

Last weekend Noah and Mike went to the Boy Scout “Bridging” (he moved up from Wolf to a Bear) campout and had a blast.  Mike said Noah didn’t stop running from 3pm until 10pm.  It sounded like they had a great time.  His den performed a skit, and they had S’mores by the campfire after dinner.

I cannot believe how much Max is changing!  He loves to interact with us, and he giggled for the first time a few nights ago . . . I thought my heart was going to melt!  I wish I could freeze time and have him this little forever!

A place for the kids to display their art.

The reading corner is finished and it's a big hit!

Big News!

We have now joined the ranks of homeowners!  After renting for what feels like forever, we finally found a house we love.  Having never before been through the whole process of buying a home, I had no idea how much there was to it.  We have now lived in our new home for exactly one week, and it’s been amazing.  Not to say we haven’t had issues, but that’s to be expected; overall, it’s everything we dreamed of.  

One of the biggest selling points was the pool . . . I didn’t think the kids and I could make it through another summer in the Texas heat without one.  I am happy to say that we have either gotten in the spa or pool every single day!  Another thing we really love about the layout is that it has an upstairs family room that is just for the kids.  They have all their books, toys, art supplies, video games, and movies in one location.  One of my first projects will be to create a reading corner with a tent that hangs from the ceiling with mats and pillows underneath.

Upstairs family room

Mike and I are really expanding our ability to be “handy”.  We knew the kitchen faucet and sink had a leak and would need to be replaced right away, so we bought a new sink and faucet this weekend and removed the old one and installed the new one ourselves (well, we had a little help from our friends Dean and Melinda, thankfully).  It’s such a great feeling to own something and be able to change things without getting permission from a landlord or having to hide the fact that we have a cat.

The best part is that the house is literally a two-minute walk from Noah’s school, and he has six of his friends that live on our cul-de-sac!  He’s been walking to and from school every day with his friends, which has been great for me (I used to have to wake Max or Amelia if they were napping to go pick him up).  This weekend we’re having a block party so we can get to know all our neighbors better.