Blessed + Blueberries

This morning, the girls & I went blueberry picking with my grandma. We picked a really good day to go. It was overcast and not too hot. I was hesitant taking Ruby, but she ended up having a lot of fun and picked quite a few blueberries. She took a few breaks from picking, but stayed right by me and just played.

When Reyna tells a story, she is so theatrical. I love listening to her because her eyes get huge, she uses hand gestures and the sound of her voice goes up and down. She kept calling me over to where she was picking if she found a really good blueberry or anytime she had found something "so cool." I love that the little things excite her. I hope she never loses that.

I felt so blessed that we had this day. It is one of those I will always remember. The girls had so much fun and so did I. I know I have mentioned it before, but my grandma has pancreatic cancer. It has gone to her lungs and unfortunately, surgery is not an option. As of right now, she is healthy. Well, healthy on the outside anyway. I am so glad that the girls know their great grandma and have the opportunity to do things with her. I pray everyday that she continues to feel good and stay as healthy as possible.

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Sum-sum-summertime!

I saw a couple fellow   bloggers post about what they were doing this summer. We do not have too big of an agenda around here, but there are a few things I would like to accomplish before we have to say goodbye to summer.

1. Grow a garden. Our garden will be ready for picking veggies really soon. This year, we planted: tomatoes, lettuce,corn,chile & jalapeno & yellow peppers, zucchini squash, butternut squash, cucumbers, potatoes, onions-red and yellow and potatoes. Reyna loves helping with the weeding and I am sure once it is time to pick, it is going to be hard keeping her out of there.
2. Go strawberry picking. Reyna & I picked one afternoon. We left Roobs with my mom. She will be ready next year.
3. Blueberry pick.
4. Have a picnic in the park.
5. Nixon Pool, Rolling Hills and/or Turtle Cove. The day(s) we do Rolling Hills or Turtle Cove, we hope to meet up with Aunt Kristin!!!
6. Visit Ludington. We have gone once and we are heading up there this weekend for the 4th.
7. Catch fireflies. Reyna would everynight if we let her stay up for it.
8. Toledo Zoo
9. Buy a pop up. This was definitely not on the summer list, but we just added it. We found a really good deal and couldn't pass it up. It is a gently used pop up with two beds on each side (duh), a table, sink, fridge, stove that works in or out, microwave and built in furnace and air. We are taking it to Ludington this weekend and camping instead of staying with Jades parents. Reyna is very excited to have her very own camper. She keeps thanking Jade for buying her a camper!!! lol. :)
10. Take advantage of the Falling Waters Trail bike trail being right next to our house.

What are you looking forward to most this Summer?

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More pic's from our little diva

New K-cups.

And a box full of our fave.

Steak salad!

It was so nice outside.

One of her new princess dresses from Aunt Janette.

My new book! It is a "must read." I have not been able to put it down.

We have fallen into Fall

So, we just had a really nice day around the house today. The girls & I got up, had breakfast and lounged until it was time to meet my mom for lunch. Prior to that I filled a vase with candycorn and some dried fall flowers. I took a few pictures to show you how Ruby reacted. The pictures are awful, due to the lighting, but you get the drift. She gets angry everytime she sees the vase with candy corn in the bottom. She knows she has samped these before and cannot, for the life of her, figure out how to get them out. Yes, the second picture is Ruby throwing a fit. She rested her head on the table and started boo hooing. Not really sure what the look on Reyna's face was all about. I couldn't help but snap a few pic's. I know, I am so mean.

And yes, there is a princess crown sitting in the middle of my flowers. Thank you, Miss Reyna.

Reyna & I made cupcakes this afternoon. I love having a child that loves to bake.

We dropped a plate of cupcakes off to our new neighbors. They are a friend of a friend and it's nice to know someone closeby.

Normally, I don't get all into decorating and such, but this year, I am pretty excited about having some fall colors around the house. Reyna was excited to decorate and I think that is my motivation to get a little more Martha-like this year.

Hey!

Hope everyone had a fab Friday.

{We did.}

Daily life.

One of the things that I love about being home with the girls is not feeling overwelmed with house stuff, playdates, laundry, errands. Let me explain. When I was working four days a week, on my day off, the last thing I wanted to do was pack up the girls and leave to go somewhere. I wanted to stay home, clean, play and do everything I could in my one day off. Now that I am only working 10 hours per week, I don't feel like I am spreading myself thin to get everything done. You know me, I love a clean house, so that is one thing that I could never let go...even if it meant scrubbing the bathroom @ 11 on a Sunday night. I will say, since I am home more, I don't get myself ready like I used to when I was working. Most mornings, we don't get dressed until after Ruby's morning nap and I definitely don't hop in the shower first thing anymore. Last Monday, we had to drop Bobo off @ the vet, so we needed to be out of the house before 8:30. I forgot what a pain that was and how much I didn't miss it.

We decided to stop by and see Jade at one of his job sites because it was close to the pet store and I promised Reyna new fish for the pond. They are building a pretty large building for a company called Melling Tool here in Jackson. Reyna was lucky enough to score a ride on a big crane with the guy who owns the steel company. She is still talking about it. After we left Jade, we headed to Pet Supplies to pick out our four fish. Of course, we had to look at everything before we left. By the time all was said and done, I needed a coffee! It was fun taking pic's of our morning. It wasn't anything special, just a typical day for us, but at least I I have pic's to remember the simple details.