Wednesday, July 31, 2013

**July Instagram**

Survive a blood draw, get a sucker! #testingforfoodallergies
It's a good day when Lego Club magazines come in the mail! #everybodylovesgettingmail #legocrazy
Pineapple bacon burgers.  YUM!!
Saturday morning gopher hunting. #gothim #littleboogerwreckedmyflowerbed
#serveshimright #blakeissad
How does this even happen??!  #rippedsheets #mattsside #dontevengothere
Yep, it's summertime! #tanlines #mexichild
Despicable Me 2~ #cousintime #summerfun #thatsalotofkids
Pretty toes for the first time! #babypedi #harderthanitlooks #shebarelyheldstill
Homemade soft pretzels for dinner! #itookspecialrequests #summertime
Done with swimming lessons for the summer! #superswimmers
My boys had ginormous servings tonight! #growingboys #gavinsseconds
#eatingmeoutofhouseandhome #heavenhelpmewhentheyareteenagers
Love any chance we get to bust out the umbrellas! #rainisabigdealinaz #monsoonseason
Our chicks have started laying eggs (bottom four) right alongside our older hens!  Lots of blue egg layers!
#thesearejustfromtoday #haventboughteggsforayear
Her own ice cream cone after being poked and prodded at the doctor's office.
Back to school shoe shopping with my favorite soon-to-be-second-grader!
#onekidiseasy #back2school
Mega stack! #freezerstockup #thesewontlastlong
Sweaty child after sports camp at the BARN! #timefordeodorant
#heislovingeverysecond #gettingallthatenergyout
Our {almost} nightly ritual and one of my favorite things to do~ reading to my kids.
We finished The Tale of Despereaux tonight.
Jam session went perfect! #homemadestrawberryjam
Preston just came up to me and said, "I want a sam-WITCH!" #wickedshirt
#hemakesmelaugheveryday #dirtyfingernails #boyproblems
What can I say when they beg for books??? #icanthelpit #obsessedwithbooks #bookworms
I {heart} this girl. That's all.
Finally got to snuggle this little, long-awaited love bug, Paityn.
#newniece #preciousbaby #straightfromheaven
Getting CPR certified! #everymomshould #justincase
#tookmebacktomylifeguarddays
Back to school shoe shopping part II today #shelovestoms #theresnoplacelikehome #toms
Ready to meet our new teachers and give them their goody bags! #letsgetthispartystarted

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Staying Smart

A couple weeks ago, I asked Matt if he could, say, take a day off work so we could do something together as a family.  He said yes and took last Friday off so we could use a LivingSocial deal at the Arizona Science Center.  I don't mind doing these things by myself but it's always more fun (and a little easier) to have Matt with us!  It's kind of become a summer tradition (here) before going back to school.  Gotta keep those brains from melting during the summer!


Neither Preston nor Gavin would go near the "sneezer" this time.  
They are still traumatized from years past!

Brooklyn loves the bed of nails.

 Blake and Preston weren't so sure!!
 Preston's eyes were wide and his face was like stone!  Haha!

 The special exhibit Sesame Street presents: The Body