10 dollar garage sale finds......

I took a break from painting today. K and I went to a garage sale to look for picture frames for Auntie Krissy and ended up leaving with no picture frames and 3 items for K!

We got a Mother Goose story book,  Spiderman memory game, and a Rolling Stone rhythms keyboard all for ten dollars!!! K can't wait to show his new neighbors!

This is K's knuckle painting art work from his first week at his new school!

This little monster is finally taking a break! She has been chewing on my new kitchen table & chairs, my curtains, and a 2x4 that we use to help keep our back door secure.  She has plenty of chew toys laying around....of course she likes the other items better.  She also has a infatuation with K's floatable pool toys. She loves to lay on them, jump on them, lick them, and hide behind them. Her favorite seems to be "Fred" the lizard. I was pulling them out of the pool and stacking them under our shaded tarp area every time we were done swimming, but now that she has come into the family I've decided to just leave them in the pool. I asked our vet how to introduce her to swimming. The vet said right now is the best time because she is a puppy and fearless at this stage of her life...which made sense. I've brought her into the pool several times now. I take her in a little further each time. But each time it's only for a few seconds, as soon as she shows signs of wanting out I get her out. I don't want her to be scared of the water, I just want her to know that she can swim if she needed to. Since we have a pool, it is a concern of mine that she could fall in. She seems to enjoy water. I just hope she continues too. A couple of times now, when I'm relaxing in the pool on a tube, she motioned to me that she wanted to get on the tube with me, I pull her on and she just flips over onto her back and looks at me like....come on mom, rub my belly while I sun bath! Lol. She is completely fearless right now! I wonder if she will continue to feel this way about the pool? I hope so.

 

It was a Round Table Pizza kind of night. :)

First day of Preschool

Today was K's first day of preschool in his new school!

 

He was so excited to start school this morning! He wanted to wear his socks like that, lol. His teacher text me pictures of K while in circle time! He had a huge smile and was singing along with the class!

When I picked him up from school, his teacher said he had a REALLY GOOD first day! They did a First Day Observation Report on him (which told me how his first day went), which included his early morning activity choice which was running outside and playing on the swings. He had his morning snack, his late morning activity of choice was to explore the sandbox and then play basketball. Then he ate the lunch mommy packed for him ( which he barely touched...but successfully opened by himself!!! I was a little worried about him being able to open items inside his lunch...but he did it!) And I came to pick him up shortly after lunch. :) His teacher also took a picture of him on his first day, and sent it home with him! Plus, they gave him a Pizza Party Night ticket! Once a month the school puts together a Pizza Party Night for the kiddos they get pizza and to watch age appropriate movies while mom & dad get a date night.

 

He had a GREAT first day!

 

 

Running errands, visit with Grandpa & cousin

We had to take a break from unpacking our boxes to run some errands today. We went by K's new school to pick up his enrollment packet, went to the bank, got K a hair cut, and dropped by Grandma & Grandpa's to say hello:

He always does well getting his hair cut.

Look Mom I got my sucker!

Feeding Koi at Grandma & Grandpa's.

Having a grilled cheese with his cousin!

Family BBQ

We had a family BBQ last weekend:

The boys had a blast!

Summer time fun!

Good Bye Boat....

We have decided to sell our boat. Today a nice young family came to purchase it. It was sad, but we just don't take it out as much as we originally thought we would. We made some special memories with this family boat. Hopefully it's new owners will create lots of fun memories on the local lakes.

 

We are having a family BBQ tomorrow. K & I made a pasta salad tonight for our BBQ tomorrow. He took several taste test to make sure it tasted alright. Then he had a little plate of pasta salad. K loves the bow tie pasta, olives, and feta cheese. He's just like his daddy.

 

I love having my little sous chef in the kitchen with me.

We have a new family member!

We have a new family member! She is 6 weeks old. She is an English Bulldog. We have named her Makena:

K and Makena have already become best friends!

We took her to the vet to get checked out. She is still too young for her shots.

Makena's first bath!

She did really well. No crying at all.

Precious puppy.

She loves to sleep on her back.

 

Wow, my hubby went to go pick her up from the breeder, and he definitely picked out the best puppy for this family! She is such a calm, and quiet puppy. She's a lover and a snuggle bug. The only time she barks is when she needs to go out, the only time she cries is when she's hungry. All of our animals tend to get closest to my hubby ( he's such an animal lover), but I think this puppy is going to be a mama's girl! We've been so busy lately. We've moved, we went on vacation, we are switching K's schools. It's been a little crazy. We thought a new puppy would help K with all the transitions. I was a little hesitant about getting a puppy, but this little girl fits into our family perfectly. Welcome to your new home Makena girl! We love you!

 

Post of the day

I was reading through some posts today and read this quote:

"Look at people with your heart. Your eyes might be missing something."

There was no name at the bottom of the quote. But, I enjoyed how powerful the words were.