and there he goes

Jack is off to preschool and I'm pretty sure he loves it!  He started a couple weeks ago, 2.5 hours two days a week.  My baby is growing up! 

ten on tuesday

Well I owe you at least that!  I've been sending blog posts from my phone but didn't realize they never posted until yesterday.  Here's a quick list of what we've been up to.

1.  Did you know we moved?  It's been crazy around here so I guess I left out an offical "we moved" post. We now reside in Chandler and love it! We found the perfect farm and bought it!  For the first time in over 5 years we get to have breakfast with daddy before work! 

2.  Daddy is now an Engineer! He was promoted on Father's Day/Jack's birthday.  We are so proud of him.

3.  Ava lost her first two teeth last week!  She was quite happy to receive the golden dollars from the tooth fairy. 

4.  Ava starts kindergarten on Monday! Lily starts the third grade on Monday! I am in shock our summer vacation is over.  I guess our summer list will just have to carry on into the school year :)

5.  Meet the teacher is tomorrow. We are dying of anticipation over here!  New school.  New teachers.  New friends. 

6.  While I am sad summer vacation is coming to an end, have you ever tried unpacking a house with three small children.  Impossible!  Looking forward to finding my stuff!

7.  We have 4 new baby chicks!  They were hatched on June 29th and are an adorable addition to our farm family. 

8.  Candice and Mellow are both laying eggs now.  Waking up to fresh all natural eggs is such a good feeling.

9.  Did I mention we live off a dirt road?  With irrigation? And horses for neighbors?  It's true.

10.  We love our new house and are settling in, but we do miss our friend.  We made some amazing friends during our time in Surprise.  We will miss spending time with them all.  Thank goodness for facebook!

treasures

My little treasures. I hold these memories in my heart <3

on the eve of three

Today we drove to San Diego. We played in the sand. We ate pizza. We watched a movie. We snuggled in bed. Today we made memories. Today was the last day I will have a toddler. Tomorrow my baby will be three.

she's a hen

Today Candice laid her first egg! We were expecting it to happen any day now since the girls are about six months old now. This morning Ava ran out to check the coop and there it was. Her first egg.

new beginnings

My new morning view.

may

Is over! It was a terrible month for blogging. We've been too busy over here doing fun stuff like this :)

Class of 2011

Thursday my beautiful niece Ashley graduated! Congratulations Ash! We love you!

yay!

My girl was student of the month today! We are so proud if her! Way to go Lily bells <3

just keep swimming

That's how I feel this time of year. Just trying to keep my head above water with all the end of the year activities. Only two more days! Tonight I'm busy working on Lily's class slideshow.

mad dog

That's what the coaches nicknamed her. It's a terrible phone photo but the only one I took today. The BEST softball team ever!!! Oh, and if you can't find Lily, she's in the first row with her new faux glasses :)

lemonade

It's a great day for some lemonade!

shhhhhh

He's sleeping like a baby.

yuck

Baby girl and her Mama are sick today. Not so happy with the stomach bug that keeps landing at out house.

1st

Today she got her first trophy. She was proud. So was I.

ready, set, go!

Finally! No training wheels!

it's an addiction

Girl baby clothes. Yes all the diaper boxes too!

lunch box

What's in yours? Today Ava is having strawberries, carrots and a turkey,spinach,tomato rollup. I purchased these containers this year in attempt to rid the house of sandwich bags. They've worked out pretty well. I will purchase the larger size for next year for bigger lunches. I would love to hear of any successful lunch containers you have used.

*Here's the link for the containers we use.  I really love them. 

I love that my babies are excited to wake me up and shower me with gifts on Mother's Day. They served me breakfast in bed, a veggie omelet and toast made my girls. Served on this beautiful plate made by Lily. I'm one lucky mommy!

Today I am so proud of daddy. He raced his first Olympic distance triathlon! I on the other hand chose the safe route and raced the sprint. I'll get there someday....