This, that and the other thing

Hey-o!

I've got a list for you, so lazy but at least it's something???
That's what I'll tell myself.

1. I took all three girls in for their dentist appointments this morning.

Adison did great, no problems, no cavities.

Then it was time for the next child, neither of the little girls wanted to go next so I bribed them, or shall I say "used positive reinforcement".

I told them that whoever went next would get a quarter, Abby took me up on that offer.

This was Abby's first actual dental appointment, she had gone with me to the other appointments but had always been too scared to do it.

Today though, the girl shocked me, she let them count, clean AND floss her teeth.

She even sat there and let the dentist come in and count her teeth.

Way to go Abby!

She did lay on me while having it all done but I declare it a roaring success.

Lee was not thrilled at all to be there, but we finally convinced her to take a step further than last time and she made it through counting, cleaning AND flossing as well. 

The girls rocked it!

2. This morning, I was awakened at dark o'clock in the morning to the feeling of something odd in my bed.

I turned over and there was little Abby, just laying in our bed, acting like she owned the place.

I promptly fell back asleep only to awaken at 7:30 to said princess's feet kicking me in the back.

K informed me that he was awakened by her head digging into his side.

We've never really had the kids sleep in our bed unless they are sick so this was kind of nice, not that I want to make it a nightly, weekly or even monthly ritual {not that I am in any way judging co-sleeping, it's just not for us} but it was REALLY nice.

3. Adison has been impressing me lately, she is maturing and just growing up.

Could someone please ask her to chill out with the growing business, I'm not ready for it yet.

4. I started watching Call the Midwife the other day and have already finished season one, so good.

I love the actress that plays Chummy, she's my favorite.

5. I got my lip balms and body butter from my friend, Anna, and I LOVE them. She's working on her website so as soon as it's up I'll let you know.

6. This parenting thing is hard work, it's so rewarding but so incredibly hard.

Abby threw a temper tantrum for about an hour on Thursday night.

Big hugs to all the mamas and daddys out there.

7. We had a small group BBQ this evening.

It was wonderful, I miss these people that God has brought into our lives.

I miss their kiddos and talking and life.

One couple couldn't make it tonight, I miss catching up.

8. I've got nothing else, I'm planning on getting a frozen coconut bar and reading a book.

I'm ready to call it a night.

Much love to you, xo

Just keep swimming

Swimming, we (or rather) the kids have been doing a lot of it lately.

They have had swimming lessons since last Monday, all three girls are enrolled in them right now.

Adison was moved up a level on the second day of lessons and couldn't have been more thrilled because now she's with her best friend.

Ainsley and Abby are both on level one and are loving it. It helps that Ainsley's best friend and a little girl from our church are in the same group.

For me, the most exciting thing has been watching Abby swim. She can be a tough nut to crack and if she doesn't want to do something then it's next to impossible to make it happen. She has taken to her swimming lessons like a pro. She's not afraid of anything and will do whatever they ask.

Bob my head under water? Sure!

Float on my back with only your hands supporting me? You betcha!

Go underwater and get diving rings from the bottom of the pool? That's child's play.

She is doing amazing!

Here she was at the pool yesterday afternoon:

She had me rolling! I was so proud of her for this, then today when the pool had even more water in it she was actually swimming rather than kicking in one spot.

The above video is from the pool at the gym we go to. They have an outdoor pool with a slide and diving area as well as a baby pool. The video is from the baby pool.

We've been spending pretty much every nice work day at the pool. The kids are having fun and I'm enjoying myself as well. It always helps to have friends at the pool for the kids AND the grown ups.

We have been swimming and swimming and swimming and don't see that changing any time soon.

How has your summer been going so far?

The Color Run 3.0

Heads up, this is a picture HEAVY post.

On Saturday, I did The Color Run (CR) for the third time.

It was a blast!

I wasn't able to run it though, my ankle hasn't healed yet.

I think it's safe to say that when my Dr. told me I would have been better off breaking it she was telling the truth.

This CR was particularly awesome because I was able to do it with my mom.

I did it with my two besties, Jennifer and Clara, for the third time as well :)
All three of us had our moms there and Clara had one of her sisters there as well.

It was a fun time hanging out with the ladies!

My mom and I at the hotel before the run.

We had a blast!

Since we had our moms {and sister!} we decided to go all out this year.

Tiaras, tutus with rainbow colors and fun socks.

Jennifer, me and Clara, pre-race at the event.

Notice the tiaras?

They match our tutus.

I had to curtsy, it's impossible to not feel like a princess with a pink tiara and pink & white tutu on.

This pic cracks me up, notice the port-a-potties in the background!!!

Here's me in all of my pre-race color.

We only did the color on the back so it was mostly white.

At this point we had made it through orange and yellow as well as some spray green and purple.

We posed in the exact same spot when we did our first CR in KC {the second was in Lawrence}.

Notice the photobomber??? In a previous pic he could be seen jumping behind us.

The CR really is a blast.

It is so fun and happy, people are there to have a good time.

It really brings out the kid in everyone.

This pic was post-CR and four color tosses.

When you pick up your race packets the day before they give you a packet of color.

When you get to the end of the race there is a stage with a dj playing music.

They count down and everyone throws their color in the air.

It is such a fun experience!

We were filthy!

At the yellow station someone had thrown yellow right into my ear, my scalp was {and still is green}.

My mom told me that I looked like I belonged in the movie Avatar.

Post-race and post-shower.

After some scrubbing, okay, a lot of scrubbing I was pretty clean.

Like I said, still some green on my scalp, no matter how long I wash my hair it always seems to take a while to get it all out.

This Color Run really was fun, I can't wait to do it in KC next year!

Day 3 of summer break

This picture was snapped by K almost two weeks ago.

I had been jumping in puddles with the girls and then Lee accidentally kicked mud all over me.

Awesome...not.

3 days of summer break.

Day 1: was spend doing absolutely nothing, I'd had a migraine on Monday night and was in a post-migraine fog Tuesday.

Day 2: nothing grand. We lazed about the house, I love not having to be anywhere in the morning. Glorious. Finally we got moving around lunch time, I "made" turkey and ham tortilla roll-ups with garlic hummus and carrots for lunch. My girls love tortilla roll-ups. We made it to the gym {I can't even get into my work-out frustrations right now, the progress is still stalled!} and then the kids begged to go to the pool. We went, it was freezing but the kids had a blast. Poor Abby was so cold but she powered through. Last night ended in another headache, le sigh.

Day 3: so far it consists of Abby and I laying in bed listening to music on my phone and consuming what could be the best cup of coffee I've ever made. I love it when that happens!

My girls love watching videos on YouTube, yesterday was spent watching a vast array of videos:

We've been singing this song in church and I cannot get it out of my head, I love it:

Ainsley is obsessed with this song and sings it constantly:
 
 I saw this video from Facebook yesterday and laughed hysterically, make sure you watch the entire thing:
 The last one led to me teaching Adison how to do this dance, you're welcome world:
What's new in your worlds lovelies?

A mostly wordless Wednesday...okay fine, a not too many words Wednesday

This girl, my mini-me.

When she smiles the world smiles back, when she's angry, well, watch out world.

This girl, she my rainbow, sunshine girl.

She's my sparkly, wear every color imaginable on my body at once.

My girl who can be shy then belt out the lyrics to almost any song she's heard one time.

This girl who made me a mama again after so many heartbreaks, she brought me back.

This girl, she's awesome and amazing and I am so happy I get to call her mine.

Bullet points

:: I had a lovely Mother's Day. We went to church, then K took us all out to Jose Peppers or as my kids like to call it "Dr. Peppers", we then took the kiddos to the park {where my only job was to bask in the sun's glow}, we then went home to rest for a bit and then headed out for ice cream with my dad, step-mom, brother, sister-in-law and niece. Oh yeah, K gifted me with a Duck Dynasty hat. The girls was supa-jealous. Adison kept trying to take it, back off little ladies, this is mama's!

:: There are only 8 days of school left. Come on Summer and days at the pool! I just had my last school-related meeting of this school year and all I can say is woo hoo! Although next year I'm going to be taking on a pretty big responsibility with one of the committees I'm on, for now  though, I'm just going to ignore all of that.

:: Mother's Day was not kind to my "Get my butt into shape for swimsuit season" kick that I'm on. ::sigh:: That means kicking it into high gear, ouch. I'm so sore. My ankle injury had set me back quite a bit, I feel like I had lost a lot of the muscle toning that I'd accomplished so I'm pushing it, trying to get back to where I was.

:: The Color Run is in a few weeks, at this point I'm going to call it the Color Walk because this lady still cannot run, a jog for a few minutes is all that my ankle will allow. 

:: K and I have been on a huge downsizing binge lately, we have been trying to get rid of some of the "stuff" that we have around our home. It seems like we stop using things {the kids grow out of/stop using} and rather than do something else with it, we hold on to it. Why??? Today I sold our double stroller. We don't need it, why is it taking up space??? Plus, I don't know about you guys, but a few extra bucks helps, with this economy money is tight.

:: What books are you guys reading? I need some new titles/authors. I haven't been reading as much lately and NEED to, reading {besides sleeping} is my favorite thing to do, I just need some new material. Share, por favor?

:: Tell me what's new with you, I miss our chats, xo, D

Happiness Week, Day: 7

1. Happiness Week.

I can't believe how quickly the past week has come and gone.

I've really enjoyed this last week, focusing on the positive rather than letting the negatives take hold.

I hope to continue on with this little project, to keep my eyes on the beauty of this life.

It's the only one I've got and I want to really live it, it really relish in this life of mine.

The good and the bad.

2. My mom.

She's my best friend.

We've been through our ups and our downs.
We've worked on this relationship that we have and I'm proud of us.

Of wanting for our relationship to grow and change as we have both gone through life changes.

I love my mom, I'm so happy that I can call her my best friend.

I truly love her not only as my mom but as my friend as well.

Love you Mamacita!!

3. This little place here.

I love all of you, you all fill me with such happiness.

To be able to come here, open my heart and have such support is amazing.

To have the relationships that I have made with you all, you've become my friends, not just acquaintances from the internets.

So, thank you, thank you for sharing your lives with me, for supporting me and for making me laugh, I hope that I've been able to do the same for you.

Much love to you all, xo