summer update

It's September!
It's September? Not really sure how that happened!
However, I really like September.....birthdays, football games, fall weather, pulling out those long sleeves....all things I love!

We had a fun and busy Summer at our house. We took a couple short camping trips, spent many afternoons at the pool, finished some projects around the house, and spent lotsa time getting ready for Aunt Emily's wedding!

Daddy
Summer is a good time for Tim. His schedule becomes much more flexible and his hours are shorter--however I do find it funny that we think his hours are so much shorter when he still works 8-4:) One of the great things about his job is that he accumulates a lot of vacation time....so he can basically take off as many days as he wants. He was able to take days to just be home with us! Ellie was happy to take him to the pool with us a few times, but not so happy when he got to go down the water slide during break time...something about that not being fair:) He planned a perfect camping trip for us...but a thuderstorm kinda got in the way! He made a breakfast at home instead and our house smelled like bacon for weeks! His lawn made a lot of progress...thanks to a wet summer! He also spent the summer coaching Ellie's church league soccer team. It was such a wonderful experience...he enjoyed himself and Ellie had a great time and really improved. He was blessed with a team of older girls (he had three 6 year old girls (it was a coed age 4-6 league)) that were pretty darn good. One night driving home his competitive spirit showed through he said "if all three of the girls are here we can take any of those teams of older boys!"  Another memorable moment was the night he sweated a perfect cross on this back! We gave him a lot of heck for that! Tim's parents moved across the state in June and are now much closer to us....which is so nice!!! Tim was a big help setting up for Emily's wedding. I think he said something like "I am pretty sure I didn't do this much for my own wedding!" I guess it just prepares him for the future:) Of course August came way to soon and he is back in the thick of in season sports.

Mommy
I love summer! I love teaching but I also love being home with my girls...I really do get the best of both worlds. I was able to spend a lot of time relaxing at the pool with the girls...something I love to do. I also organized Ellie's Birthday party, Emily's Wedding Shower, the Bachelorette Party, and a Tie Dye Party with my high school friends and their kiddos...whoa just thinking about it makes me tired.....lots of work but all worth it! Of course Emily's wedding was one of the most memorable days of my life....ranks up their with my own wedding. We all had so much fun! So much fun that we didn't even get a family picture taken...being the maid er matron of honor and having 2 kiddos is a lot of work! I love pictures so much so this was a huge bummer for me! There were plenty of great snapshots taken. This summer, I was able to finish a few projects around the house this summer....mainly getting my kitchen painted and adding some color to our house!! I did some pretty fabulous junk hunting and came up with some great finds.....now I just need to get alll those projects completed. Tim worries I make too much work for myself....but it really is a stress relief for me. In June I ran a 5k and now I am stepping it up! In October I plan to run a half marathon. I haven't ran this much in so long and I am loving it! I do feel older...I am having to consult my trainer about a few aches and pains:)

Ellie
In June Ellie finished kindegarten and celebrated her 6th birthday! I cannot believe she is that old...but honestly I am lovin it! So much more independent and able to control her emotions. She is turning into a pretty stand up little girl. I have been able to give her a little more freedom and she doesn't let me down! One day at the pool, I told her she could swim in the 2 foot area with her friends but if she wanted to go down the water slide she would need to tell me (I was in another area with Cece). Later her friends were talking about how they went down the slide and all the stuff kids say. I asked Ellie "did you go down the slide?" She answered, "No you said I couldn't, so I just watched. it was fine mom." I was so proud of her!! She enjoys cleaning and decorating her room...however, her idea of decorating is a bit off....cute nonetheless. She played tball, soccer, and took swim lessons (which she passed!) She was a flower girl in Emily's wedding and loved being involved in all the decisions and preparations. She loves her Auntie Em!! Ellie (and Tim) convinced me that a Wii was necessary for our survival and it has provided much family fun. Ellie is quite the gamer! Often scoring a much lower wii age than me! Recently she became a big fan of Hannah Montana...I will catch her humming her songs and I have to admit it's not all bad to watch. Ellie especially likes it when Daddy watches with her! In August Ellie lost her first tooth..actually Aunt Shanna pulled it..again crazy I remember those teeth coming in just like it was yesterday! Ellie ate a lot of ice cream, mr freezes, and popsicles this summer...and enjoyed just being in her swim suit all day. However with the bad weather, she worried a lot about a tornado coming and hitting our house. She was able to spend 2 days at the State Fair with Nana and Emily....she got to do just about anything she wanted to which include 3 trips down the big slide! She had a smooth transition to First grade and is had a great start to the school year!

Cecilia
Oh Cecilia...where do I start! Cece had an eventful summer...she moved from her crib to a big girl bed with very little problems....until we took her pacy away. It took us most of the summer to adapt to that change. So unfortunately we still haven't potty trained yet. Working on that now! Her vocabulary blossumed this summer...she went from saying a few phrases to full and complete sentences and questions. Here is a typical convo with Cece "Mommy you like cheetos??" "yes I love them!" "You DO???"  OR "mommy I need my shoes tied." "I can help you with that." "You CAN??"  We got a lot of laughs out of her constant "You DO???" Cecilia has developed an absolute love for dollys and babies! She could play for hours. She is so kind and caring...she'll be a great mommy some day! Cece loves to be a helper! She will help me with almost everything from folding clothes to cooking dinner. I call her my Helper Bug! She was also a flower girl at Emily's wedding. She made it up the aisle (with her hand in her mouth!!) I had a hard time holding it together watching my two babes come up the aisle. Cece loved the pool...especially the splash park and water slide. She was fast at getting her swimmy on so we could go to the pool and loved to buy cheetos (seriously we don't eat them that much at our house...however they are a favorite!). Cece was a little crazy at the pool she would run from the water to our towels lay down for a second and jump up and run back to the water. I learned to just stay put...she would soon be back! Cece loves bike rides with mommy, especially after a rain when we could go through puddles! She also took swim lessons, but didn't always want to do the things we were supposed to...but would easily do them a hour later at the pool with mom. You cannot force her to do things! Her favortie cartoon...Wonder Pets and Olivia. Favorite books....Backyardigans Jungle Adventure and 1, 2, 3.  (One is good for a quiet walk, 2 is good for a quiet talk, 3 is great for having tea or counting 1, 2, 3....you can tell which one is the favorite because you can recite it in your sleep!) She also had a smooth transition back to daycare...she loves to play with the boys and even tells Jenny when she is tired and wants to take a nap! I can't believe she is 2 and a half...but we are definitely loving her fun and spunk!

So that was our summer in a nutshell.....summer picture update to follow:)

Ellie's 6th Birthday Dinner

We went out to eat at On the Border to celebrate Ellie's 6th Birthday

Daddy and Birthday Girl

Momma and Cece...obviously eating is more important than pictures:)

Enjoying some ice cream for dessert.

Afterwords, Ellie wanted me to take her picture...I guess she wanted to show off the model poses she's been working on!

Cece had to join in...notice crocs 2 sizes too big and on the wrong feet. That girl! Gotta love her:)

Our two models:)

Weekend plans:

Ellie has a t ball game at 8am. Then the girls and I take off for my parents, to spend the day and night with Nana and Papa.

Sunday we have a Bridal Shower for my little sis...then back home again Sunday evening.

Busy week next week...VBS (CD is fantastic by the way!) and Garage Sale!

so close....

Summer is so close I can almost taste it!

I hope there is alotta of chubby hands with dirty fingernails

and alotta cooking outside and eating outside

and lots of sprinkler action

and lots hangin out at the farm



and lots of big hits

AND lots of BIG GIRLS sleeping in BIG GIRL beds!

and not so much of my confused Arizona Baby

wearing a rubber rain coat and boots in 90 degree weather :)

Thats my summer wish list:)

blog

I am goofing around with the blog formatting and stuff.

On my "To Do" list for the Summer is making my blog "cooler"

:)

Whats going on at the Weesners???

Well, alotta playing outside, bedtimes slippin later and later, and sometimes there has even been a little grumpiness...

Only 10 more days! I can do this, I can!

April

April went by oh so fast.....here is an update on all of the Weesners.

Cecilia
Cece has enjoyed getting outside. She is determined to ride the 3 wheel scooter...it is fun to watch her focus. Instead of her usual recklessness, she is actually slowly and carefully trying to get this whole scooter thing figured out. However, she did manage to scrap up her nose and give herself one nasty goose egg after a trike accident....the girl cannot be trusted! Tim got her play house and sandbox all set up. She spends most of her time carrying the sand from the sandbox into the playhouse (which drives her Daddy crazy, I like her determination!). Over the last few days she has found it funny to call me "Molly" or in Cece slang "Mall-leeee" This girl, I tell you! Cecilia has mastered almost all of our little kid puzzles. She is also adamant that she can do her own buckles in her car seat...however I do not always have the time (or the patience) to let her. She has also figured out how to undo her buckles...luckily only in Tim's car. Earlier this month she climbed out of her crib at bedtime...but that only happened a couple more times....crisis averted! Cece is such a fun girl...I cannot believe how fast she is becoming a little girl!!

Ellie
Ellie had a lot of firsts this month....first field trip, first school bus ride, first birthday party invite (from a school friend...who was not a cousin or close family friend) and first character counts award a school. We are very proud of the character counts award! She actually stopped to help a teachers associate clean up all on her own (without being told or asked!) Definitely a proud moment at our house! I was able to go on the field trip to a farm with Ellie...she said she would sit with me on the bus and originally we were together, but we had to do some switching from bus to bus and she ended up sitting with her friends:) I survived. School is going great....she is really amazing us with her reading skills. She had a couple bike accidents early in the month that resulted in face injuries, but has managed to keep herself safe her lately! Her summer calendar is already booking up with VBS, swim lessons, T Ball, and more. Busy girl!

Molly
The school year is winding down. Only 23 days to go, but who is counting:) I am really starting to feel at home teaching Health. We are just finishing up our substance abuse unit and students are creating anti-drug messages....very interesting stuff...but so fun to see them get so excited about their ideas! I am very excited for a summer without moving...we have moved the last three out of the last four summers. Either across the country or from house to house. So staying put is a dream for me!! Last fall I dug perennials from my mom's flowers, and everything is up and looking good! I am excited to see all the blooms...it has been a long time since I actually was able to grow flowers...about this time in AZ the flowers would be burning up! I have been busy picking out paint colors for our house...we haven't done any painting yet...but when Tim is ready, I have a plan! I have a lot of projects going and I picked up a bunch of great stuff last weekend garage saleing! Tim just laughs at me!

Tim
Spring Soccer season is DONE! Yay! So now Tim's schedule is more flexible again! Always nice to have him around more. He will be traveling a few times this month...to Dallas for Big 12 athletic trainers convention (and he has to present!!! lots of work on his presentation lately!!) and then he is heading up to MN to check out the Twins new stadium and watch the Twins play the White Sox. We are all enjoying baseball season...plus the Mets are playing pretty well (gosh I probably jinxed them...sorry). We seeded our backyard at the beginning of April and wha-la it is growing and looking great! We also added a couple apple trees....in about 3 years we should have a Honey Crisp apple or two:) He is so proud of our yard...gotta love a man and his space!

I can't wait to see what May brings!