Trying to combine and conquer!

I LOVE this blog and it's name, but I'm trying to combine the thoughts here with the thoughts on our bridget and lucy blog and do it all in one place! Let's see if this works!!! www.bridgetandlucy.wordpress.com

bridget&lucy Fall Photo Shoot

We needed a picture for our Fall Sale. All the professional pics did not include our new fall fabric - so off to the park we went with my camera and hope for just ONE picture to work :). We had a blast and Bridget continued to scare us with her excitement for posing. When all the pics were taken and we were back at Nana's - she stopped us all and showed us one more pose that she forgot to use - oh Lord!!!!!


And here's the actual postcard - coming to your mailbox soon if you're on our mailing list!

Enjoying

I'm not sure if it's because I'm getting a little older, have kids, or what - but I think slowing down and enjoying the special little things is becoming much more important to me. I use to never slow down - going, going, going - and I liked it that way! Now I try and enjoy the daily moments, like the following I had with the girls on Saturday morning while dad was golfing...

We took some baked goodies from QCB and headed to Falls Park for a picnic...

The friendly barista at QCB convinced me life is short so I should have cream with my coffee - so I did!
The girls proved their ability to pose with the best of them on cue!

The nightly pick-up

Every night ends with the same routine - the pick-up. Picking up the house is just part of the day with kids. You are never done and typically while you are picking up one thing your children are messing up another. That's why I do the major pick-up at night. I've let go of the anger - I now try and get through it quickly and efficiently and enjoy the peace of a picked up house when it's done :) - I know, so zen. It's amazing what I find while picking up at night. Tonight I found an undressed doll, a Christmas scene electronic toy, toy cars, parts of books, fruit snack wrappers, a make-up brush I've been looking for, really big knitting needles, a legless Sleeping Beauty, a toothbrush and unfortunately - a toilet brush. The sad part - I have no idea when the toilet brush was brought out to the porch - no idea whatsoever. Thank God they're so stinkin' cute - I don't care about the mess!

Accident Prone

Oh this child!!!! At her second birthday party she fell off a picnic bench and landed on cement, leading to a visit to acute care that night and a visit to the ER the following day for a CAT scan - ALL which turned out just fine thank God! She woke up from her afternoon nap after her CAT scan by falling off my bed (she wouldn't get settled in her crib so I had her in my room). Last night she bonked her head on the coffee table directly inbetween her eyebrows. There was a blue goose egg immediately!!! She was looking a little rough today but we had a couple errands to run. At the first store she was showing me how big she was and she opened the door directly into her head - SERIOUSLY!!! I'm pretty sure I should invest in a cute helmet.

You can feel it

When everyone is content, calm, satisfied - you can actually feel it. No work, no agenda, no schedule (okay, this is a little hard for me:)). We were at Mantrap Lake for the 4th with friends. I'm pretty sure if Bill could financially pull it off he would retire now, move up there, and fish his days away. The days were filled with boat rides, fishing and tubing. The nights with fireworks, dinners and friends. It just doesn't get any better. Here's some proof of the total relaxation we had while there.

Gotta love this girl

Bridget likes sweets. I blame myself and every other person in her extended family because we all like sweets. We went to an AWESOME 4th of July picnic while up at Mantrap Lake with Billions and one of the activities was a pie eating contest. Bridget immediately bellied up to the table and went for it!