Finally a visit from the tooth fairy!

For weeks if not months Cameron has had a lose tooth that just seemed to hang and never come "loose." Finally, it came out and this morning before the sun came up Cameron woke me up with just the happiest voice. "Mom, my tooth is gone! I think I swallowed it in my sleep!" I unconsciously congratulated him and then collapsed back to sleep. All day long he's been so excited. Every time he gets something to drink he asks for a straw so that he can put the straw where his tooth is missing. Also, all day he asks Jesse and I, "Mom, Dad aren't you just so excited that I lost my tooth?" He's so cute. I guess he's officially growing up. :)

Keeping the kids busy.

The first week of summer break is always the hardest. For some reason my kids are bickering a lot and I'm trying to figure out things for them to do. We had 100 + weather at the beginning of summer and so after being couped up in the house we decided to go to the Farm & Ranch Museum. Luckily the tour guide driver wasn't busy and so he offered to take us around the ranch on his golf cart and we were able to take our time while looking at the animals. Besides all of the normal exhibits they have they were focusing on schools from the past and there was this display set up. The kids all wanted to put on the dunce cap. Hopefully this isn't a look into the future. ha ha

My new motto: Get it done!

Blogging is not at the top of my list these days as you can tell, but it probably should be somewhere in the top 10 because I'm WAY behind. I guess the first thing I want to mention is that we sold our old house. YES! I'm so glad that getting the house ready to sell is behind me now. I must say that I did enjoy it a little. I've always loved home improvement stuff and this project fed my need. :) I would wake up every morning and getting over there to work was my first thought. I'd drop off the kids at school and the girls and I would go directly over and I'd work until around lunch. Bella took her naps for almost 3 months in the car (don't worry the weather was the perfect temperature). I did my outside work during her nap time so I could keep an eye on her. Claire, the poor thing was so sick of going to the old house. At one time we pulled up in the driveway and when I turned off the car she just lost it. She did not want to come in. So, from then on mornings were spent at friends houses, Grandma's and Grandma's daycare. It was much more enjoyable for the both of us that way.

We put the house up for sale April 15th and had an offer on it three days later. We were so thrilled, but we're holding our breath because sometimes these things still fall through. So, finally the couple were able to get their finances from the bank and we closed May 20th. It was hard saying goodbye to our very first real home. We had so many fond memories there watching our little boys and adding two girls to our family. Every home we've moved from is hard, but I'm always excited for a change. If it was the perfect home for us I'd stay put, but we're looking for a larger home to spread our wings. We're still looking for that home, but will be patient because if we have to move again it will be a home we'll be in for a LONG time. :)

Jesse and Greg were taking down the play equipment and this is what I found when I arrived on the scene. It was our trampoline, but to me this looks like a sink hole just swallowed it up!

The tree that just wouldn't survive. We've been meaning to cut this tree down for nearly 3 years...nothing like moving to finally get your projects done. :)

Nothing like fresh new carpet when you've been playing on dusty cement for weeks.

I found Bryce squeezed in this box eating his ice cream and thought it was cute. I know he was thinking about the good times we've had there.

Here are just some pictures of the house all ready to sell. I worked my tail off on the house and I'm proud to say that it paid off!