"If you love it let it go. If it returns to you cherish it, if not it was never truly yours."

Proverb

Fourth of July!

I'm going to try something new...make my post short, sweet and to the point like my BFF Heather does. Not easy for a wordy girl like me. ;)

On July 4th, my mom, kids and I went to Heather's Aunt's land. We ate entirely too much and had lots of fun. Isabella swam all day, while Ava sang the Barney song all day. Ended the night watching a truck load of firecracker get shot off. Isabella was a little scared, while Ava was squealing, clapping and reaching out to touch them. Those are my completely opposite girls!

It's a pillow...It's a pet...It's a Pillow Pet!

Isabella has been begging me to buy these for her and her sister...I mean BEGGING ME! Basically any infomercial Isabella sees, she wants. Note on the last post we have the Perfect Brownie Pan. We also have a Bendaroos, Touch Brush, Heeltastic and other random things I can't think of at the moment. Back to Pillow Pets....I had every intention of ordering them on-line but kept putting it off. Well, during my theraputic shopping experience today we were leaving the mall and there is a kiosk full of what....you guessed it! Pillow Pets! Isabella wanted a piggy and she wanted to get Ava the ladybug. Well what I didn't know from the website was they have large ones and small ones too! The small one was the perfect size for Ava (it was also cheaper and considering how much I had just spent on my little shopping spree, that was definitely a plus!). BUT they did not have a small ladybug. :( So we ended up with a cute little pinky rabbit. So cute (both the kids and the pillows)! They couldn't wait until they got home...they had to have them in the car. ;)

Summer Time

Well, we are well into summer and Texas gets HOT! Unfortunately, we don't have a pool...but that doesn't mean we can't play in the water! With the help of a kiddie splash pool and Six Flags Octopus Spray thingy, I have turned my backyard into a splash ground! And really I am killing two birds with one stone...notice the dead, brown grass in the background because our sprinkler system is not working. Well now my grass is turning green again! The crape myrtles are starting to bloom...all I need to do now is plant some flowers in the pots and there might be a little hope of bringing my backyard a little life.

Along with pools and splashing what would summer be without brownies! After eating a dinner of hot dogs, baked beans, then splashing around in the pool the night ends perfectly with finally busting out and using our Perfect Brownie Pan (that we got for Christmas)! It was Isabella's idea to add the M&Ms and if I do say so myself they turned out "perfect!"

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, so the summer time fun will continue...so until then! ;)