Aquatic Center

Daddy is on shutdown this week, and since we aren't going on vacation, we are living it up here at home!

Today we packed a lunch and went to the local aquatic center!



We tried to get Mia to jump off the diving board, but after walking out to the end, she decided there was no way she was jumping off!  HA!  Maybe next time ;)


This girl was a champ all day!


Swimming makes you hungry!


And sleepy…


We came home, daddy fixed us dinner and we were all asleep by 930!  HAHA

Fun filled family day

We started our day off walking across the bridge over the Ohio river. 











My beauty




We then ate lunch at another different place called Hillbilly Tea.  It’s been on the Food Network, so we decided to try it.  Besides a few little, ahem, quirks, it was decent!  But, I DO prefer ice in my water….

We came home, grabbed all 3 of the big dogs and headed to the fenced in park/dog park.

Our fur baby…




My super hot husband and super cute baby girl!


Momma and her big girl!


After our park trip, we took the dogs back home and all went to have some yummy FroYo!!



I absolutely love my family and making the most out of our days together!!!

Sprinkler fun

First thing this morning we took a family walk.  It’s becoming a regular thing, these days.  However, I am highly unimpressed with our timing to start this routine.  It is HOT!  And the dog is basically wearing a black parka.  She’s unimpressed as well.

After our walk, we came back and had some sprinkler (not the kid kind.  More like water the lawn kind.) fun!  Since Sam decided to eat a hole in Mia’s pool, we had to play in the hose.  However, my girl had a blast!





Does she HAVE to look so big and teenager-ish??


While big sister played, little sister played on the front porch, while Sammy girl was on guard.



I don’t think it’s possible to love her anymore than I do.








After sprinkler fun, we all 3 took a TWO hour nap!!  MOM.WIN.

Then Meme and Ben came over and Ben did crafts with Mia.  He even made a “Mia’s Room” sign for her door.  Such a good Uncle!



I could cuddle this sweet thing for ever…

Food for home and Food Trucks

I had to run to work for a couple of hours this morning to do some tests and a meeting.  After that, Dave and the girls met me at Trader Joes to get some groceries.    We are going to do a trial run of *mostly* gluten free, for a week, to see if we notice any changes.  Anyone ever do this? What changes did/do you see?

Thank you, Trader Joes, for Mia’s (and mine) new found obsession.  Cookie butter.



Next up, Whole Foods and Toys R Us.  I finally caved and bought Finley “Sophie the Giraffe” TWENTY DOLLAR teether.  I know, it’s like a glorified pet toy. Squeaker and all.  But?  She loves it.  It’s easy to hold and it reaches all those back gums.  Now she can use that instead of putting her whole fist in her mouth!  HA!

We came home, Daddy and the girls napped and I went to Wal Mart with Poppy and Ben to get a few other items.  Dave was in rare form today.  Very quiet and not smiling very much.  UNLIKE my husband. I guess the two hours of sleep he got had him feeling, ahem, a little less than energized.  So he got a pass on the Wal Mart and took a nap instead!

He woke up in a better mood and then we headed downtown to a local Food Truck event.  Five of the local Food Trucks were going to be at one location for you to try out all of their food!  It was a lot of fun!





We started off with noodle bowls, then wings, Ben had ravioli, some kind of Indian vegetables and lastly a burger!  That sounds like a lot of food, but we split everything between ALL of us!  It was fun!

The noodle bowls…

Family walk and bowling with friends

We started our day off with a nice long walk, this time hoping to wear the dog out, not the children!  HA!

She thought we were going for a ride!  Not exactly, sister.


All ready to go!   And yes, Mia insisted on going for a walk in a dress.  She is a MAJOR clothes diva already. Changing constantly.  Loves dresses and play heels.  God, help me!


Mia wanted to walk Sam, and surprisingly, Sam didn’t pull her at all.  She was actually so good, there was slack in the leash and it kept getting wrapped up in her legs!


Dave tried to walk Sam up in the big field, but all she could do is keep looking back to make sure the girls and I were still there :)  Protective girl!


After our walk, the girls and I headed to the Bowling Alley with my friend Katie and her boys Alex and Max and the little princess Jenna!  Mia just LOVES Alex!

Mia’s very first time bowling…


Max, Alex and Mia




She got so excited to knock down some pins!  HAHA


Sweet matching little sister!


We then went to Jason’s Deli for lunch and Gigi’s for cupcakes.  Unfortunately, Mia didn’t get a cupcake due to behavior and not listening to her momma.  As much as it broke my heart and I wanted to cave in and get her one, I had to stick to my word, so that she knows I am serious. But, I REALLY wanted to cave.

On the way home, we stopped by Poppy’s house because Grand Poppy was over visiting.  He just got back from Paris and brought the girls back some cute shirts! 

We came home. Mia had meltdown of epic proportions. Stayed in her room for an hour. Multiple spankings. Momma in tears.  Story for whole different post.