Odds and Ends

Since I am behind in my posting, this will be short and simple. However, I do want to remember these things from the last couple of weeks.

Sunday after we got back from our trip, we went to the county fair for the afternoon. Grandma likes to take the grand kids for the kid's day. The girls always look forward to it. I left Sadie at home to nap, so I only had two girls and no stroller! Maisie hadn't been there for a couple of years, so it was all kind of new to her. First ride...the roller coaster. Her big cousin, B, was her buddy all day in taking care of her and riding rides with her. Such a nice young, man!

After the fun and rides, we enjoyed a treat. The girls shared a slushy and looked cute drinking it.

Maisie finally got the cup to herself. She looks pretty content.

The girls and I have enjoyed the garden this year. Analise is still my biggest helper. The other two tend to pick things that aren't ready to be picked. Analise tomato plant she planted from seed this spring has already produced its first red tomato. I planted two cucumber plants for the first time, and cucumbers are coming out my ears! We have shared many to friends, family and neighbors. Last week I made several batches of salsa. I took a couple recipes and created my own from them. We'll be enjoying salsa for quite some time. Yum!

Last week I took a few days to do the big room switcharoo. It was one of those tasks that if my mom had been in town, I would have sent the girls to her place, and I could have finished in one day. That's just not reality, so it took time over several days. For the most part, I am finished. It felt great to glean closets, give things to others, put things in storage and move clothes to new/different drawers.

As you can tell, Maisie is thrilled to have the top bunk. It was time for her to have her own little private area. She's done awesome up there!

Sadie is just as thrilled to sleep in the same room as Maisie. Thankfully she doesn't talk to Maisie like I thought she might. It's worked out well!

And now my oldest daughter has a room to call her own. It was so nice for me to put her bigger clothes in bigger drawers. She doesn't have to squish them into shared drawers. Oh, and a closet for her own things! I bought a tote for her closet and call it her "treasure box." She is my little pack rat and keeps everything. I believe gifts is her second love language, so she doesn't part with much. Now it's nice to have those treasures in a tote instead of collecting on her headboard, like before.

Last Friday night we took the girls to a favorite state park to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. The weather was nice, the girls had fun playing, and they all picked the black part off their hot dogs. :) They just don't know a good thing when they have it. It was a fun family evening.

The girls patiently waiting for their dinner.

After we got home, Brandon got out his tent for him and Analise to camp in and set it up in the backyard. She was so excited! The other two didn't seem to mind too much. Analise and Brandon got settled in after 9:30 and looked at I Spy books for awhile. Analise slept all night long. She told Brandon her ears sleep when she sleeps; that's why she didn't hear every sound her daddy did. Thankfully one of them got a good night's rest!

The girls in their Cozy Coupe :)