Daddy's Girls

Yesterday was the park with VBS friends. We were only there about an hour because it was just too hot to even be in the water.  They still had a good time but other than that it was mostly a chill day. Matt stayed at the camp and the girls and I watched 3 movies. A much needed recharge. Today was the final VBS day and we had to say goodbye to our wonderful children’s director who has been there since before Lilli was born. She’s all we’ve ever known and we sure will miss her!  She got a job as a teacher so we’ll still see her every Sunday but not as director. I’m sure they’ll find someone wonderful but it will be hard to follow in her shoes.  From there it was skating  And then our neighbors invited us down to swim.  I bet I know 4 girls that will sleep well tonight! Mama too! Cousin camp has been fun but nonstop. I’m trying to keep them busy by doing at least one thing a day because too much closeness in our house causes arguing. :)  But when they don’t ge...

It’s been an exhausting week so far around here but we sure are having fun! Monday started Vacation Bible School at our church and we were up bright and early and there at 8:00.  They have been having a lot of fun and learning so much. The theme this year is Shipwrecked and so far the message of each day has been if you are lonely, worrying or struggling... Jesus rescues. I’m excited to see what the message is today. Anna is too old and is volunteering. The first day she went with Piper and Lilli which made for a sad KatieJane. But since then she’s been with Katie and now everyone is happy. She likes it better over there anyway because she’s older and feels more like a counselor than she did before.  That goes from 8:00-12:00 each day but the fun doesn’t stop there! Monday was straight to see the Incredibles 2 and yesterday was lunch and then bowling with Bridget and Aubrey too (Tuesday we came back to the house to play).  And on top of all of this I’ve been showing house...

These cousins are having a blast together and it’s going so well! Not really any fighting (or bugging me, ha!) so I can’t complain. Saturday morning was a repeat of Friday night. They stayed outside in the pool and on the trampoline for hours and even ate breakfast out there. It gave me time to clean up and get some work done. Then that afternoon we went to Altitude for a 2 hour jump before coming home to Johnny’s pizza and renting the first Incredibles movie.  Katie didn’t make it and was OUT by 6:15. Too much for this little one.  Then today was a lazy day for them. They rode around with me while I put out open house signs and then played in the pool for about an hour. They needed a rest day though because they were playing and watching TV in Katie’s room when I left for work and still there when I got back. I don’t think Matt was complaining. :) Being silly- Lilli and Piper are going to be mad at me one day for this!  And tonight was burgers together. Our dining room m...

Lilli and Katie have been counting down the days to today since we got back from the beach. Their cousins are here!! Piper and Anna arrived about 5:30 to spend the next TEN nights with us. Jen and Ryan are making a road trip with friends to the Grand Canyon and Daniel is with Luke. They had the option to stay with Pops and Honey but when they asked if they could spend the time with their cousins, how could we say no? We have lots of fun planned including vacation Bible school all next week. Lillian and Piper will be together and Anna is volunteering with me. (Katie has her friends so she’ll be good) Plus swimming, a movie, Altitude... it’ll be a staycation for my girls. More posts of the fun to come.  Lillian has also been counting the days to today because she has been excited about our mommy and me day for over a month. I’ve been promising to take her to Jurassic World on opening day and we went this morning. We went to the theater in Shreveport with reclining seats and I’ll neve...

We took our first ever professional whole family pictures when we were at the beach. You think this is it? Nope! This is the one we caught with a timer when everyone was dressed and ready for pictures just as it started pouring and we had to reschedule for the next day. So crazy every single one of us is looking and smiling! Can’t wait to see how the beach ones turn out! 

I mentioned just last night that Matt and I were looking forward to getting back into routine. He was up and out the door before 6 o’clock this morning and I had the babysitter scheduled to be there all day for my closing and so I could get to the office. My goal is to get something under contract every month and I’ve only got two more weeks to get it done. That wasn’t in the cards this morning because poor Katie Jane woke up with a sore throat, fever and throwing up. She’s had the sore throat since probably our fourth day at the beach but I assumed it was sand and salt. I guess I was wrong because she feels terrible. A closing is the only thing in my job that I 100% cannot reschedule or not show up for. And a five-year-old throwing up it’s more than a 15-year-old can handle so I had to call Matt to come home and he was back at the house at 7:30. I’m sitting in the parking lot of the title company as I write this and praying that our 11 o’clock doctor appointment this morning will have...

Happy Father’s Day to the best Dads I know! I have always had a great relationship with my Dad and love that it’s stayed that way as I became an adult and that he’s such a great Pops to our girls. And I am lucky to have a Capn that is so generous and kind to his whole family and helped to raise the man that I love and turn him in to who he is today. And I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have found such a caring and loving husband and father in Matt. He may not be perfect to everyone but he definitely is to me! I know I’m being mushy but I truly do feel so blessed!  We’ve had a very low key Fathers Day weekend. We got back late Friday so yesterday was spent cleaning, grocery shopping and going to the office and a final walk through for me. Everyone else stayed around here. Today we did NOTHING and that’s exactly what Matt wanted. We’ve watched 3 movies from Redbox, cuddled with the animals we missed and did some napping.  He woke up this morning to his girls giving ...