A Goodale Picnic

Pretty much every nite Mia asks to do something special. Yes, I know she's spoiled but we just can't help ourselves. We love these babies too much!!  Most work nites we say "Hanging out at our new house is pretty special." Since its summer & the weather is amazing I've tried to have at least one special something each week. Last Tuesday it was fountains and snow cones at Easton. Tonite it was North Market for macaroons and a picnic at Goodale Park. It only took ten tries to get one pic of us all looking at the camera. Yah for using the stroller as a tripod!

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She & He

She:
Has been wearing a princess dress everyday.
Is very interested in learning to read.
Took swimming lessons for 2 weeks this Summer. Thanks to her Aunt Alli for taking her!!
Was singing All About That Bass in this first picture.

He:
Loves to "help" put the peanut butter on his waffle.
Is a mocking bird and repeats every naughty thing we say.
His current favorites are "Shut your mouth & shitty diaper."
Is TOTALLY obsessed w Daddy's tractor. We have to visit once a day or suffer thru a serious tantrum. 

When we were in the depths of rain every day for a million days I started having mommy guilt that we weren't crossing anything off our Summer Bucket List. Sooo I got the crazy idea to take the kids to the zoo by myself. What the He%% was I thinking? Pushing the double stroller up the tiny zoo incline was equivalent to pushing it up the hills of San Francisco. BRUTAL. The cherry on top of this irritable sweaty sundae was the fact the kids didn't give a crap about the animals. My dream of seeing the polar bears swim finally came. I shrieked as he swam right by us, "Look guys, the polar bear is SWIMMING.  Cue excited animal lovers??? No way. Mia's response was to barely even look and whine, " I want to play on the playground." This pretty much guaranteed they will never be going to the zoo again.

Summer Loving So Far

Everyone who lives in Ohio will tell you we have barely seen the sun in almost two months. It has rained almost every single day this Summer. Literally. Lucky for us the Fourth of July was PERFECT!!!! I never did much to celebrate the 4th but my kids are crazy for the parades. Their excitement is contagious so now its become one of the best days.  Daddy is usually working so we get to sneak a few hugs and kisses, my favorite part. I love how excited my kids get for the parades! We city hopped and did a parade in the morning and then Pickerington in the evening! 

Another of our favorite days was last Saturday. Brooks, Rory & Allison came for a slip n slide play date. The babies toddled around in the little pool while the big kids went crazy slipping and sliding like pros.  Look at Wes trying to sneak in a little hug on Rory<3 p="">

Creekside Adventures

I missed my babies all week, so I'm super stoked for the 3 day holiday weekend. Sadly this is one of the busiest work weekends for Damon & we won't get to see him much the next two days. This morning Allison & I took the kids to Creekside in Gahanna. We ate macaroons & cupcakes (vegan for Mia) before lunch, ran through the woods & dipped our toes in the creek. We saw the giant swan, ducks, turtles & frogs. The babies stopped to admire all the tiny bugs & tried to keep up with the big kids. I just tried to keep Wes alive. I had to run the 400 meter dash several times to keep him out of the water or from running down the path in the opposite direction. You know, the joys of taking a two year old out of the house! Another Creekside adventure here. Our treats are from here.

In Summer

Our first pool day of the Summer + it was SO Fun. We met our friends at the Hilliard Family Aquatic  Center. SO SO fun for toddlers. I definitely recommend making the trip! It was $18 for all three of us (Cash Only)! There are 3 easy water slides Mia navigated totally by herself. Wesley went down with me standing on the side holding his hand. Also, a lazy river that the big girls LOVED!! They wore their puddle jumpers and totally felt like they were swimming independently since the current pushed them around. Wesley was  hesitant in the water at first. He kept rubbing his eyes, either from sensitivity or sun block. I put a ball cap on him and that immediately helped. After that he ran like a maniac splashing & sneaking in with his shoes on during rest period! This was our first time using Honest sunblock + it seemed to work really well. I found it at Costco if your looking. Mia & her bestie Marina were SUPER excited to be reunited. I don't think they had seen each since school let out. This first pic cracks me up. The best I could get with my crazies!!

A pool day from last year here.

Cross Your Fingers

We've officially been in our new house over a month. To us that means still living out of a few boxes, no furniture in several rooms and for Damon getting poison ivy from all the new found yard work. It also means strawberry margaritas on our new deck, endless hours of swinging and splashing in the backyard water table. We LOVE it! The big ole cherry on top? We are in contract with the very first person who looked at the condo!! Please please cross your fingers. She is in contract on her own home, so everything has to go smoothly for her sale AND the for ours!!!!!!

I grabbed this long, flowy dress at the end of fall for only $12. I knew I would bust it as soon as the weather turned nice. This is such a perfect dress, momfit if you will!  You can wrangle the littles at a cookout, swing at the park. Whatevs! Grab your hat so your not squinting and your mom bag that's not technically a diaper bag, buuuut everyone knows by the little ducklings trailing behind you that there are a few diapers in there!! If you really want to glam it up do a bright lip!! I was complaining to a make up artist at Sephora that some of my bright lipsticks run when its humid & I get all sticky. She recommended using a clear lip liner. You guys!! I only line the very bottom of my lower lip and it TOTALLY keeps it from running!! Best makeup tip EVER!!!!

 

Dress: Target Hat: JCREW Hurry they sold out last year Shoes: Sorry you can't see them!! Brown Wedges from Clothes Mentor Braclet: Clothes Mentor Lips: Mac Vegas Volt