The Movies

Every week on Tuesday and Wednesday the movie theater by our house offers a free movie at 10 am. I packed the girls and some snacks in the car and we headed out to the theater for Surf's Up. When we arrived our neighbors were there waiting for us and had already bought a huge bucket of popcorn. So we sat down and the previews began. Ava loudly proclaims, "let's get outta here Mommy!" So far not good.

After a bit of explaining that that was not the movie and that it would start soon Ava decided we could stay. We poured ourselves some bowls of popcorn and the kids all ate their ways through the movie. Honestly I don't think Ava ever really looked at the screen but she enjoyed herself. Olivia loved that her 3 little friends were there with her and she was sitting by them. It ended up being a good experience for the kids and a chance for them to experience something that we can't normally afford to do. Next week we will go again and eat some more popcorn.

Fond Moments Of Today...

"Mommy will you take the booboo off?" Olivia looking down at her hot dog that had been microwaved just a little bit too much and it had a burned spot.

"Mommy can you take the poop out if my bum?" Ava sitting on the toilet straining to poop but apparently was more constipated than I thought.

"MommyDaddy DaddyMommy, where's Daddy? Did he drive his little car?" Olivia curious as to where her father might be and can't exactly figure out who I am.

These are just a few of the funny things the girls have sprouted off with today. If my memory comes back maybe I'll recall some other good stuff and add it to this list.

Here's a few I had forgotten-

"Mommy can we go back there again tolater (tomorrow)?" Everything that Olivia denotes to in the future begins with 'to'. She does not say tomorrow ever.

"Grandma, where are your boobies?" Ava asks Grandma B. "In my shirt where they are supposed to be." Grandma B responds.

As the the fireworks are exploding in the street Ava says, "I eat the candy?" I respond, "No, it's fireworks not candy." Ava pleads again "I bite it?" Me- "Um no. That would be bad."

Ava currently attaches a 'ia' after all her favorite items such as her loveyia, Ladyia, Sugaria, Sissyia, puppyia, and bannanaia. Hopefully this will stop soon.

Hot Hot Weekend

I'm astonished that we made it through the weekend without actually burning crispy. This weekend was a scorcher. Should have known I guess when the air conditioner turned on at 8 AM.

The engagement party was Saturday. Thankfully it started when the girls take their nap so Dave stayed home with Ava. While she slept he did some work for the business and I took Olivia to the party. Oh Miss Olivia was thrilled to see all of her little friends and some new ones. She ate some food, drank a lot of juice, and had a piece of cake. The entire day she played with her friends in this bucket full of ice and bottled water. I told her several times not to drink the water, put the ice in her mouth, or spit it back in the bucket, but when all the other kids are doing it it is kinda hard to stop her from continuing. Plus it was so hot in the garage even with the fans blowing that it probably felt pretty good being in that bucket.

Soon Ava was awake and Dave brought her over in her swim suit. She woofed down some food and cake and loads of juice as well. She was laughing and playing and having a great time. Dave was stoked because the work we received over the weekend ended up making us around $2000 for a few hours of work. And we needed it. We really needed it a long time ago. Granted he did miss the beginning of the party but since it lasted until 11 PM he was able to party for quite awhile and make us a profit to boot. Thanks Dave. We love you man;)

So when the majority of the party goers left I brought Sugar over to meet everyone. Talk about making an entrance... this dog stole the show. The fiance's mom was like, "hand her over... oh she's so cute..."followed by a lot of kisses. Then an Uncle swooped her up, loved all over her, and then rushed off with her to show all the people in the livingroom. Of course Sugar wagged her cute little tail, put her ears back, and was the crowd pleaser she's known to be.

The party was awesome. The soon to be hitched are my newest next door neighbors. She and I have really hit it off and Dave and the other half have become pretty close too. It's nice to get along with your neighbors and actually like them as well.

So you're probably thinking it sounds like a good day and night and you know- what else could possibly happen? We'd probably go to bed, watch some late night TV, eat a frozen pizza, contemplate sex, hear Olivia scream bloody murder at the top of her lungs and then puke for the next 3 hours... Well like I said before, "Don't drink the water out of the bucket Olivia!!!" Words she probably should have listened too. I'm no fool. I've been around this block before. Olivia and parties don't mix.

Olivia has a very sensitive stomach and drinking too much water can and will make her puke. Around 4 PM I asked her if she felt ok. She said yes. I said she looked like she was gonna puke. Dave said she was just hot. Um..duh... How many times do we have to repeat this process to get it right? Apparently we are slow learners and I believe in the not so distant future I will be writing yet another post about this same topic. So yes, every fifteen minutes over a three hour span Olivia vomited profusely and screamed in agony while doing so. Lovey. Simply lovey. Talk about a buzz kill, sex stopper. Speaking of being a slower learner, why we haven't prioritized sex first, food second is beyond me.

Dave slept with Olivia all night in the lazy boy. Sugar and I slept in the bed all alone and all spread out. We all woke up (even Ava) around 8:30 AM as if the night before was just a blur and adventured into the kitchen for some hot fresh pancakes. Today was a scorcher too at 108 degrees. We played in the pool, we napped, we relaxed and rested. The dogs had their day too running around chasing each other in the backyard. Sugar also got her first bath from the girls. Summertime. I love it.
Puppy scrubber #1

Puppy scrubber, eye poker #2
The fetching...
The not sharing...

And the GIVE IT BACK!!!

To My Surprise...

After walking the mutt last night Dave took the girls inside and put them to bed so that I could have some much needed girl time. Let's rephrase that... Adult time without girls... It was nice to hang out and talk with my new friend and her soon to be husband. I really needed to be able to relax, have a conversation without having to say, "can you hang on a minute...Olivia stop doing that..," and to know that the girls were safe and sound in their beds while their dad watched over them. Talk about relief. I only chatted it up for an hour and a half but it was an hour and a half that was really worth it. We talked about the party Saturday and the food and the people coming. Honesty we could have talked about how often I pick up dog crap in the back yard and it would have been just as relaxing and fun.

So the sun went down and the moon was shining brightly in the sky and I thought to myself that I had better go home so that I could spend some time with my hubby before he fell asleep. I entered the house which was completely dark. I turned on the kitchen light... no dogs, no cat, no Dave. Huh. I called his name. Nothing echoed back. Great he went to sleep already. I was too late. So I walked upstairs and I could see the blue tinge of the TV on in our room illuminating in the hallway and as I got closer this is what I found:

These two were rolling around in the bed playing with Sugar having a barrel of laughs. No one was missing me. No one was asleep.

Here's Olivia who was just waiting for someone to acknowledge that she would like to snuggle the puppy too.

So here they are- the three amigos and their companion.

And by the looks on their faces they are quite pleased with themselves for avoiding their bedtimes and getting away with it. Even the dog is mocking me...

This Is Scary...

When picking out a small dog I never imagined what a true McGyver I was going to get. She can get any where any time. Currently she has cleaned under the dresser in our bedroom that hasn't been moved in 3 years.
Nanner's is taking advantage out that and waiting on the outside of the dresser for all of her lost toys to be returned.

Oh wait a minute... I think that cat's gonna snake my stash!

As Sugar reached out to regain control of the new toys, alas she was too late. Big fat furry already got them. Easy come easy go my friend... easy go. Better luck next time Sugar.

It's In The Genes

Today with the scorching heat we decided to relax.

Ava is enjoying a cartoon after lunch but before her nap. Look at how relaxed she is... I'd like to say she gets it from me but both Dave and I are pretty good at sitting around on our butts.

And here's Miss Olivia sitting with her puppy who for some reason just isn't ready to sit and relax just yet. As you can see the tight grip around the neck holds her firmly in place where Olivia wants her to be.

So on this hot day I decided to spend some time browsing the Internet and came across a sight that will publish my blog into a book. Since it will be a year at the end of the month that I've been writing away I am going to publish the blog at the end of each June. I'm thinking that this comes with pictures and a narrative of what's been transpiring in our lives so it is a bit easier to maintain than the baby books and quite frankly easier to read with my handwriting being so terrible. But yes, I will finish their real baby books and someday take all of the pictures that I have sitting on top of my desk and put them neatly into photo albums with labels. If maybe I actually went and bought the albums I could potentially be done all ready but I guess I have been putting it off as a rainy day activity. It could be awhile until it rains... Maybe I can get a little done when Dave's mom arrives in July. We'll see.

Well the girls are napping, the puppy ate her way half way through the electrical cord going into the dvr in our bedroom (Dave you might wanna get on fixing that... I can't find the tape) and the AC is running out of control so I think it is time for me to relax as well so when the girls wake up we can all go swimming.

Morning Project

Today's morning project was finger painting. Usually this is a project reserved for when Ava is still sleeping and Olivia has awakened from her nap. She sits at the kitchen table and paints for a while or until Ava wakes up and then we put it all away. Today with the weather being so nice I brought the table outside and both girls were able to paint. The theme was Father's Day and the projects turned out spectacular although Ava spent most of her time painting Olivia's apron while Olivia painted on the paper. When we were finished I cleaned the girls up and they went inside to watch a cartoon so I could get the rest of the stuff picked up and cleaned up.

So what did I find when I went outside? Sugar- standing on the table swirled in red paint. Of course tomorrow is her vet's appointment so it only figures she'd cover herself in war paint and make me come up with a good story as to why my white dog is now red. Good grief. Sugar also dug herself a hole in the yard. It was the size of a golf ball and she was working at it so hard. When I walked outside she looked up at me with her cute little puppy eyes in all of glory for what she had done. So the girls and I examined her work and gave her a pat on the head and she ran off wagging her tail. As far as I can tell Sugar won't be digging a hole to China any time soon.

The paints are now drying in the garage and hopefully will be completely dry before Dave gets home so we can hide them for his Father's Day gift. The girls are playing Lego's trying to rebuild the jeep and towers they built yesterday. The dogs are cleaned and napping and the cat has the run of the house again. All is good.