Flower Girl

Emma posing in her flower girl dress for Lindsey's wedding in October! So Cute...even with her shorter hair ;)

Baseball

Braeden had two make up games this week. He was so glad that they made up a few games. He was the bat boy until after the 4th of July. It was a long time coming for him to get to play. We were so proud of him that he still wanted to go to every game and be the bat boy. What a great team player he was. We gave him the option to quit but he didn't want to. He wanted to be able to play when his cast came off. I love how he is so much more excited for baseball now. He likes being pitched too versus the T. He is so excited that next year the kids will get to pitch some of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golf Clubs

Braeden got golf clubs for his birthday from my mom and dad. He broke his arm the Friday after his birthday and the golf clubs were going to be picked up Saturday. We didn't want to put salt on the wound so we thought we would wait for the golf clubs until Braeden got his cast off. My dad took Braeden Friday to pick them up and have his first lesson. He is so proud of this new clubs and that he had a date with Papa! He had to show everyone how they worked and what they look like. Now we all have to get out on the course to practice with him.

Bug Bites

The bugs love Charlie! Check out his back. We were at my parents' swimming today and this happened as soon as the clouds came over. Poor kid!! (Notice his shorts are on backwards. He dressed himself and I don't say anything. I enjoy that he can do it!)

PINTEREST.COM

What to do with ribbon? Well I have been asking myself that question for months. I have tons of ribbon that I use for my business. It was just in a rubbermaid and getting to be such a mess, until yesterday! My friend Rachel showed me www.pinterest.com. I had fallen upon it before but when she said she spent hours on it I had to scope it out again. Saturday I stayed up until 1am dinging around on pinterest.com. I stumbled upon this awesome idea for a ribbon organizer. I was amazed and had to do it with my ribbon! I think I should've bought a bigger container but for now this will work! I didn't have dowels so I used straws because I couldn't wait. I will get dowels this afternoon.

LOVE!

Scissors

I thought we were passed the worry of scissors being used by kids for hair cuts. Braeden is 8 and Emma is 5. Emma is more into using crayons and coloring on everything. Yes, that is a toddler behavior but those of you that know Emma know that it is a total Emma behavior. I believe we have finally nipped it in the butt though so that is good. This morning I went down to Braeden and Emma's bedroom and found a BIG chunk of hair on the ground. Here is the conversation...Emma what is this? 'Hair' Who's hair? 'Mine' Who cut it? 'Braeden' When? 'A little while ago' Braeden why did you cut Emma's hair? 'Because' AWESOME!!

Before:

Long Blonde hair that was so beautiful and flowy

After:

Short Hair :(

I think Braeden cut about 6-8 inches of a chunk off. But there is a spot that is up to her ears that he cut. I couldn't let it get that short so it will have to grow out and be fixed later. I called my stylist, Noelle Busch, at Aveda. She was able to get Emma in this afternoon and fix her hair. Boo...so sad!!

Thoughtful Thursday

Remember to say I love you, give a hug or just take in the moment. You just never know when the moment won't be there anymore. A good friend of my sister, Patsy, lost her mom to cancer a few years ago. Yesterday her dad and brother were in a severe car accident. Her father was airlifted and her brother was brought to ISJ in Mankato. We are saying lots of prayers for her and her family. How devastating! Prayers are needed all around. Just give a few extra hugs! My thought for the day is that the little annoyances are just that little so let them go.


On another note here are a few pictures of the week:

Look at these cute boys!

Cousins are so much fun even if they are only 5 months old!

The new counters and the updated back splash.

LOVE

Ali these are for you! Miss you lots. Thanks for the great talk last night!