So we have been a little busy around here!!

The boys are back in school now and the first few weeks were a little rough but now they are settling in just fine. The boys started school on the July 30th and I am so sad to say that I have no 1st day of school pictures, it really seems like it just snuck up on us . However, it is so nice to be back on a schedule and have a routine going again. I am so happy to say that Nick is finally ready for this.





We have been reading lots of potty training books and his favorite is this one ZOO POO. I laugh every time I read this book and I just love all of the cute pictures. I almost forgot to tell everyone about Nicks imaginary puppy "Rosco", yep thats right he has an imaginary dog! It is the funniest thing we have ever seen. Nick's puppy (by the way dad helped name the dog) follows him everywhere, even to bed.

Jordan turned 9 this month

I want to cry every time I say that, I really can't believe he is 9. We had apple pie instead of birthday cake, I guess when you give choices to a 9 year old boy he will pick the most far out there option. lol!!!! Here are some picks of my sweet Jordan

To add to the craziness of things Willie and I decided to go back to school, yep we are both going to get a degree in nursing. Right now we are both taking online chemistry, the offical class is called Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, doesn't it sound sooooo exciting! Yep this means alot of late nights drinking this .......

A day at the river

Weekend Fun

This weekend we took a short little trip to the Tonto Natural Bridge. We were a little unsure how Nick would do, last time we went here we had Nick in a baby carrier and now he was able to walk or I mean run down the trail. All in all Nick did really well he had lots of fun jumping down the railroad ties of course I was holding onto his little hand for dear life and he had no idea why mom was freaking out. Trey and Jordan were a little upset because we would not let them climb up the mossy rocks, it was really crazy how far up the rocks people were climbing. While exploring we found lizards, lots of ants, and a birds nest (of course Jordan wanted to throw rocks at the nest so it would fall out of the tree, got to love a boys mind). I can't believe we finally got a picture with me in it, it seems like I am all ways the one taking pictures.

Swimming with Cousins

We finally got to hang out with Aunt Melissa, Deegan, and Maddie, it took the entire summer but we finally got a chance. We spent the day checking out Mel's new house, breaking up fights, and swimming. It really is a miracle that Trey and Deegan didn't kill each other, lol.

Summer Flowers and Thrifty Finds

I love

flowers!!!

I love planting, watering, and growing flowers. I discovered this love when we lived in Silver City, NM and we finally had a yard at our rental house. I had know idea what I was doing and I still don't, but every spring we would buy a container of wild flower seed mix and plant it. I thought I was going to die when we moved from our house in NM to an apartment in NV and I had no yard, not even a sunny spot on my porch to plant flowers. But, now we have a house and I am filling every bare spot in the yard with peranniuals and bulbs. I think I got my love for gardening from my Grandma Smith I remember how beautiful her yards were, from the green lawns to the tiers of flower beds she had in her back yard. During her funeral a story was told about when my grandpa brought her over to the United States from England (this was just after WWII), as the story goes she began to cry the further south they drove all that she could see was brown desert all around her. Honestly I can't even imagine her shock coming from beautiful green/wet England to dry Arizona. Any-how here are some pictures from my yard, I do have to say that Black-eyed Susans and Red Geraniums are my all time favorite flowers. But now that we are back in Arizona I have to be more water wise and find some drought resistant flowers that I can love.

Look at my

thrifty finds

Look what I found at the thrift store..... I know I know I am a little weird but I love to find things like this "Vintage" chair and these pictures. It really does make me so sad when I think about how our society is so wasteful, I know I am not totally innocent but I love it when I can make one persons trash into my treasure. Here are some sites I love to check out freshvintage, nesting place, junk market, and one womens cottage life