A week of events...

We have been keeping quite busy during the week...with taking Zach to and from school, starting football next week, planning for vacations, shopping...wow I must get caught up on things...so the first and most fun is the blog, the laundry and cleaning can wait! ;)

This is how Morgan wanted to wear her headband today...I called her my Hippie Chic. She thought it was hilarious!

We took a trip to Trader Joe's...I LOVE this store...and so does Morgan and Tristin, as they get to do all the pushing!

How can you resist that little face, with all that curly hair!

We took a camping trip last weekend with my parents and sister. It was still a little to hot, but we camp in luxury so we still had a/c!

Zach immediately found this tree and started climbing in it. I think we were only there for 5 minutes before he was out gettin' dirty!

Morgan enjoyed resting and watching all the princess movies she could...we must have watched "Belle" and "Seeping Beauty" 50 times each! =)

My parents dog...Brooks...she was a little stressed out not being at home.

Shawn and Dad playing a game of Horseshoes.

Mel teaching Morgan to text!

Here's to the imagination of a kid....Zach found a stick in the woods and some fishing line and made a bow, then he found some sticks for arrows...the bow really shot the sticks! Quite creative!

Morgan did not want Grandpa to sleep, so instead she was hopping on him!

Princess, my sisters dog!

Gramma and Morgan picking flowers!

Grampa and Morgan watching a Princess movie!

Shawn brought his real bow and arrow to practice his shots for his hunting trip. Him and his dad are spending a week in Texas now to "prepare" the property is what they told me....I think it was just an excuse to go check things out because they are so excited for their trip this Fall!

My Dad and Shawn shooting away!

Here's Paris...our dog...usually she is dressed in a dress with bows in her hair, but I thought I'd be nice and give her a break while we were camping. I even have a dog purse for her when we take her places with us...pathetic...I know!

Mom reading her book while trying to escape the heat! It was quite hot during the day!

As Shawn heads to Texas with his father...

Morgan and I will head to Colorado for my Aunts 50th birthday and

Zach will stay here with his cousin for 3 days so he doesn't miss school and prepare for the beginning of his football season!

Sorry for the overload of photo's!

Designing my LIFE....

Living my Vision...

Today is the start of a new adventure for me. Along with some of my Mary Kay sisters we are going to make a difference in our lives, in one another's lives, and a ton of women's lives in the next 90 days. We recently met a National Sales Director with Mary Kay who created this book, and we all took the challenge to start living our lives with a purpose.

Last night at our unit meeting we wrote out each of our visions...or DREAM visions, and our career visions. It is said that if you write out a vision and say it at least once a day you are 95% more likely to succeed at that vision. So I wrote all of mine down.

These are the areas we will each be working on, growing with, and turning into our dreams.

Week 1: Here is what my book looks like.

Yellow = Quiet time and exercise time

Green = Family time

Pink = Mary Kay time

Blue = Babysitting time

Orange = Bible study & Church time

All of these things I currently am doing, now I am just journaling and writing it down to be held more accountable.

This is an example of what each day looks like. Under the yellow sticker is what time I wake up, exercise, quiet time, work time, and bed time. Along with a section for errands to be ran that day, items to delegate, and a place to journal. The other page includes a space for my 6 Most Important Things to Do list, people to call, email and write and an evening space for chores and others items to be done in the evening.

I am ready and focused to take this challenge and succeed at it. I know it will help improve not only my walk with Christ, but my family time and my career time.

Today's quote is this: "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us" Ephesians 3:20 NKJV

My beautiful girl...

Over the weekend I took Morgan the Glendale Stadium to have her 2 year old pictures taken....the stadium you ask...well my mom had the idea to take her photo by the giant number 2...what a great idea...so here are some photos on one special girl!

Waving goodbye to the balloons after the weight broke off of them.

Here's to our TuTu cute Two year old!

The beginning of a new journey....

Today Zach started 6th grade...We started him at a new school this year, that requires the students to wear uniforms...belts and all!! I'm guessing by the look on his face it is NOT cool for mom's to be taking pictures anymore on the first day of school. Oops...I couldn't help it though! So, here's to the beginning of a new journey for Zach...and us...football, girls, hormones, football, girls, friends, hormones...you get it!! ;)

2 Years Old

Morgan turned 2 on August 4th.

We spent the day taking a trip to the park, going shopping, playing with friends, and having dinner at our house with my parents, sister and Shawn's uncle. It was a great day!

On Monday we enjoyed a swim date with our good friends Lynne, Brooke and Tatum. Morgan just adores these girls and Tatum wishes she could keep "Morgie" forever!

Our little Princess...she has quite the personality now. She is pretty grumpy if I have to wake her up in the mornings...she likes to be on her own schedule. Usually when we are home she runs around in just panties, sometimes I can get her to wear a shirt...but she prefers to wear a dress everyday...We definitely have a little DIVA on our hands.

I had to post this picture...someday she will be mad at me for taking it. She LOVES, LOVES her babies and baby stroller. We do NOT get to leave the house without it. Over the past year Morgan has reached so many new milestones, here are a few...

• speaking in sentence form
• potty trained (which now she has figured out that going into EVERY bathroom in EVERY store is fun...for her)
• counts to 10
• can swim
• has majority of her teeth
• LOVES to bounce on the trampoline

She is growing so fast, and learning so much! We just LOVE her!

You say it's your BIRTHDAY...

Well it's My BIRTHDAY too....August 1st, August 4th...we celebrate my moms birthday and Morgan's birthday...Moms best gift ever was when Morgan was born, she says her gift was a few days late!

What better way to celebrate...a rainy day, friends, food, and FUN. All the kids decorated aprons with their names and other fun foam stickers.

Taylor, my BF's daughter, and Morgan

Decorating Aprons

 

Mel, Dacia, and I

 

PRESENTS!!! 

She LOVES her new chair!

CUPCAKES!

EXHAUSTED!!

Awe...the Minne outfit is finally off and I can just relax...I just know that is what she was saying in her mind..