Randoms

Here is just a few pics of what the girls have been up to lately!

Mackenzie was enjoying a fun dip and little sis decided she wanted some too. Mackenzie has always been very good about sharing her food/candy....we're still working on the toys! Mackenzie broke the stick in half and would feed Kate with her half. It was so funny.. Kate would sit there like a dog on it's hind legs begging for the next bite!


Finally Mackenzie just gave Kate the stick and let her get her own "dip!"


I had to get their green mouths......even though it was blue raspberry dip!

On Monday when we were out on a bike ride we stopped by some friends house who had each just gotten a little puppy!

Rocky.....it's a teacup something, I forgot already!

I was so impressed with Mackenzie.....normally she doesn't like small dogs, just my parents dog which is a big white lab! She kept wanting to hold them.......it helped that it was the size of a well I guess teacup!!!

Kate is really into dogs and just loved them. She would touch it, laugh and then run away! They were perfect size for her! The other little puppy was a white something or other and was a little bit more hyper for anyone to hold.

Here is a little video of our little dancer.....Kate! I wished I would have gotten a front veiw, but just take notice of her arm....it's her signature move!

A Clean House!

I have to say it is one of the most freeing feelings to have a clean house. Now let me start off by saying this is not normal for me, but I am really liking the change this whole "house for sale" thing is doing to me. If my husbands lucky maybe it'll stick once we move! Just about every day since our house has been on the market (just a little over a week ago) I have had to have the house in showing condition for something....a showing, open house, or the virtual tour guy. I'm getting the routine down with what needs to be done before we head out the door. It forces me to have the house completely ready.....beds made, dishes done, bathrooms spotless.....and even for myself ....getting a shower before noon! So now when I get a free moment....it's free with little guilt! I say little because there is always something I could be doing whether it's banking, meal planning or catching up with this here blog!

We have been very blessed to have had a lot of activity with people looking.... almost one every day so far with a few breather days in there! So far no offers have been made, but we know they're out there somewhere!

Biking!

I have found a new love.....biking! For my birthday Aaron got me a bike, well he didn't actually get it, but told me I could go and pick one out along with a trailer for Kate. The weather this weekend was just plain inviting so we decided Saturday night to go pick them out. Now purple isn't exactly my favorite color, but hey it's just a bike and a good price I might add. After going to 3 stores we finally found a trailer.....we're all set!

Sunday evening we decided to try them out, so while Aaron was putting the trailer together I threw together a little picnic dinner to take to the park.

Mackenzie did amazing....she kept up and rode the whole way there and back....it is probably like 5 "big" blocks away!

We haven't done a lot of picnics but I think we are going to do a lot more....they ate so much better than they normally do at home around the table......or maybe it was the fact that they were starving, after all it was like 7:30 by the time we got there!

On Monday night my brother came over with his bike and we decided to take a "real" bike ride. Since we were going on a longer trip we put Mackenzie in the trailer along with Kate.

Now I have to tell you.....I think the last time I seriously rode a bike was when I was 12 on our driveway at home. I can honestly say that I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did.....the wide open space, the breeze blowing through your hair;) I have to say the key is the right seat! I have tried several bikes and just sitting on it hurt my rear, let alone riding it just even a block. I knew I needed a comfortable seat and it makes ALL the difference. Just go to Walmart and get the wide gel seat for less then $20....it is worth every penny! (and sore rear)

Victory Day!

Saturday was Victory Day for Mackenzie's Gymnastics class. It is the "big" performance of the year complete with a dance routine, matching leotards and medals! Mackenzie's class "Mini Cardinals" did a dance rountine to "Perfect Day" from the soundtrack to Legally Blonde and have been practicing for weeks during class. For some reason she has not been that excited about the dance which I was really surprised at.......she loves to dance around at home and do hand motions with songs. Then they got to show us some of the things they have been working on throughout the semester......her class got to do the vault! It was so cute watching a bunch of 4-5 year olds dance around and be somewhat together with their moves!

Here are some pictures....sorry they are kind of blurry....again action shots don't work well with my camera. Mackenzie is the dark haired girl in the middle of the pictures with her hair half up in a big orange bow!



It is so much fun watching your child perform something you know they have worked hard at. She did so great with the cheorography and decided she liked the dance after all! Our friend got it on tape for us........maybe I'll post that when I get a copy!

Girlfriends!

This past weekend I got to have an overnight "girls night out".....or slumber party, whatever you want to call it! Several of us girls had birthdays this spring or soon coming up and since we never got to celebrate together we were going to make it up. Kari invited us to her parents house which was out of town (felt more like a vacation) and complete with a hot tub! Our amazing husbands kept the kids and allowed us to have our much needed girl time together! It is a different kind of conversation when you have a schedule and kids are running around. We left early on Friday and went to the store to get our last minute ingredients and headed out. We got there, settled in, started making the food and dug right in.

We made tons of comfort foods............our rule for the night was you couldn't talk about how the calories were affecting you (meaning diet!) So we just nibbled all night long.

It was so sweet......Kari and her mom Julie went into our rooms and gave us the royal 5 star treatment.....pulled our covers down, mint on the pillow, robe with bottle of water and our shampoo & conditioner!

Here's the group in our robes before heading into the Hot Tub!

It was so rejuvenating to have the night..all night...out with the girls! Thanks Kari and Julie for all you did to make it special! Can't wait to come back and do it again next year!

Listed!

Our house is officially listed and on the market! We are just praying now for the buyer.....that they would come quickly, not be too stingy and that they will take good care of it! That's not too much to ask!

Now what do I do.....everything is done? Just kidding...... I'm not in the least bit bored, but it is a great feeling to have your house clean and in tip top house showing condition. My house isn't always this way and it took some work, mostly to get things organized and situated. I have to admit.....it feels kind of empty with everything off the counters, half of the furniture out of the room and nothing hanging on my fridge! The last couple days have been "cleaning mode" and my amazing hubby even took off a day of work to get the last minute things done! Mackenzie even got her hands in the mix......give her a rag and spray bottle and that girl goes to town!

We actually had our first showing already today...just pray that my "perfectionist" mode pays off!