San Elijo

As the end of summer draws near, we are getting ready to say good bye to this hot stinky weather with a camping trip next week at San Elijo. I'm excited to go just because it read triple digits on the thermostat today in my car! I cant wait to spend the week with just Derek & the kids and just RELAX. (& welcome some friends for a visit and bbq) Even though getting ready for this trip means lots of cleaning up, packing, unloading and juggling, it will be nice to spend time with each other. Today I was at REI picking up one last thing for the trip and they had a tent setup for display, I let the kids climb in the tent just to see what they would do...I couldnt get the kids OUT OF THE DISPLAY they were having so much fun.

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Remodel Saga Continues...

We ordered windows 3 weeks ago. They FINALLY arrived except for 1 of them, the delivery driver busted the glass so when the replacement comes in we are going to pick it up. Our fireplace is gone - thank goodness! What an EYE SORE! My other teeny tiny hall closet is tore out (this will be the new bedroom's closet) so I literally have NO STORAGE. I'm excited about the remodel but dang, I hate this house sometimes. Its small. When we originally bought it, we bought it purely on its location - across the street from Derek's family. Looking back, I wish we would have thought it out more but oh well, too late now, we are STUCK. I do love living next to the family, and Bobby REALLY does too. He stares out the window all the time asking for Chad.

Over the dirt and dust too. I have mopped EVERYDAY, swept EVERYDAY, and the floor still seems dirty. What the heck?

Ok, done complaining. I'll post pictures soon, my window installer (aka hubby) is supposed to be here on Saturday (right before we leave for camping) to install the windows before they break. (Yes, they are just sitting OUTSIDE in the OPEN for all to see, steal or break.)

Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend and is staying COOL!

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Kids are changing....

Bobby: Starting to repeat everything we say. We saw an airplane near Miramar fly over us today while driving on the 15 freeway (probably prep for the airshow in Oct), and I said "Isnt that amazing Bobby??" and he replied "AMAZING". Taught him to say Thank you, Your Welcome, Bless You...he is copying all. Shuts doors in my face saying while waving and saying "See ya later" or "Byeee" and Brooklyn is usually in the room with him. Then I hear both of them giggle. Twirps.

Brooklyn: Adores Bobby. Follows him. Stares at him. Everything Bobby. Her first word will probably be "Bobby".

Dirty Thirty

I turned the big THREE ZERO on 8/30. Thirty on Thirty. And actually, I should take that back. Turning the big 3-0, I feel pretty good (and clean haha). Maybe the mirror says I'm actually 3-0, especially when I have no make up on. But all in all, things are so stable in my life with Derek, the kids, I feel like I have enough life experience to make better decisions, I'm in the best shape of my life...ahh heck who knows. All I can say is that turning 30 isnt as a big of a deal as I thought and life feels like its just beginning (especially with raising the kids).

(Bobby enjoying the delicious Cookie Dough Ice Cream cake from Coldstone Derek got us! DELISH!)

I am really looking forward to the next 30 years!

Below is a picture of Brooklyn on a towel I ordered for her from Pottery Barn Kids. Its ADORABLE! We ordered one for Bobby when he was about her age, so I felt it was only right to get her one too. I love that its a smaller towel that she will be able to use as her own as she grows - - and that its personalized! A little pricey but I know we will have it forever!

Pool Party!

We went to our friend's parents house (Niki Taylor's family) to celebrate Niki & Maury's son, Maury's 2nd birthday. Super hot in Ramona - hate it. House so beautiful, like something you'd see in a magazine. Stunning backyard, awesome pool. Great way to cool off and have fun with friends. Love the action shots I caught.

Wrestlemania ~ Roed Kid Version

Throughout the summer Chad (Derek's youngest brother who is 10), and our niece, Jonnie (Tara's daughter) love to come over to our house to play and likewise, Bobby cant wait to play with them either. (...And the kids soak up our a/c and stare at the boob tube because 99% of the time if our t.v. is on we are watching cartoons) For whatever reason they decided to play rough with each other and wrestle and jump around on our bed. Oh what's that you ask, is this unusual? Nope its not. And then when the big camera came out they went even crazier.

I'm really impressed with the camera and the action shots it caught. The kids couldn't wait to see the pictures on our (big) computer screen and it was amazing how lively it looked. Lousy description but you get the idea.

10 month mugshot

Miss Brooklyn has 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on bottom), waving bye bye/hi, shaking head "no" when she's had enough, walks when you hold her hands (she is still afraid to let go), can stand for a few seconds alone, can drink from a straw (found that out today!), is on a prescription for FLOVENT due to severe allergies to grass, animal dander and one other thing I that I cant remember right now. We go back to the allergist in 2 weeks to follow up and see how she is doing which, I can say, I don't hear her wheezing throughout the day on a "healthy" day like I used too.

Life is moving right along, and I'm trying to keep up!

Never

looking in the same

direction!!!!!

Elijah

Cousins playing

(Today is Elijah's (Tyler, Derek's brother's son, last day with us before he moves to Washington. Then we will only see him a few times throughout the year.)

and outside playing...

and eating lunch with us...

and playing at Mema's house...

and smiling :) ...

and just being...

each other's buddy.

Brooklyn knows she has Daddy wrapped around her little finger, just look at her face in this one! My favorite...

Getting ready to sheet the roof... Just ordered windows! Yippee!

What does your husband do in his free time? Mine reads Fantasy Football Magazines religiously.

Silly little thing...