Come on summer...

Anyone reading this with kids in "real" school is probably just going to shake their head, but at this point in my life, it's how I feel. :) 

I am so ready for summer!  I'm ready to be able to play with our friends any day of the week without worrying about schedules.  I am ready for school to be done (yes, they only go 2 days a week), but I'm ready to not have to wake up, get everyone ready, rush out the door, wake Amelia up from her nap to go pick them up, etc.  I am also ready for dance lessons to be over for the summer.  I don't mind taking the girls to dance, but they changed our class to 4:30-5:30pm.  As a stay-at-home mom with no kids in school, I would prefer to do dance lessons in the morning.  I don't want to be rushing home from dance, trying to get dinner on the table, etc.  I realize I'll have to do this next year when Ava is in kindergarten, but I'm trying to enjoy my time of no kids in school for as long as possible!  

We had Ava's Kindergarten Round-up last week.  It was really fun, and Ava is excited about school.  I, however, am not looking forward to being tied down to school schedules for the next 17 years!!  I know this is a new season of life and I will adjust.  But, after staying home with Ava for over 5 years now, I can't imagine sending her off to school every day.  I am so glad we live right next to the elementary school because we're late for her preschool just about every time, and she doesn't have to be there until 9am. :)  I'm glad I don't have to get the other two up, in the car, and drive through the carpool line.  I can stand in my cul-de-sac and watch Ava walk into the elementary school.  This is one of the main reasons I wanted this house.  After living here for 4 years, I will finally be able to enjoy that perk!  

Basically, I'm ready for days at the pool, swim lessons, laying in bed with the kids watching cartoons in the mornings, and just enjoying our time before we officially have a school-age child.  

Coffee Date, Bowling, and Fun!

Kurt was out of town last week, and Ava had a hard time at the beginning of the week. Since I'm not above bribing my children (especially when Daddy is out of town), I told Ava I would take her on a coffee date on Saturday morning if she was good while Kurt was away. This worked like a charm, and she was soooo excited to spend time just the two of us!

Saturday morning, Kurt took the "little girls" to get doughnuts, and Ava and I headed to Starbucks. She was excited to get some "coffee" (hot chocolate) and whatever she wanted to eat. She chose the banana chocolate chip pound cake.

She picked out her clothes and decided how I would do her hair. She wanted the date to be perfect. It was so nice to spend time with just my big girl and actually get to have a conversation with her.

We headed home and got ready to take the girls bowling. This was our first time to take them and it was a blast!! It took a little while for them to figure out there was a rotation and Kurt and I got to bowl too. After that, we all had fun. Audrey used the ramp and at some points had a better score than I did. :)

Sunday afternoon, the girls helped Kurt clean out the cars and wash them. They were soaked from head to toe, but they all had a good time. This was such a fun, relaxing weekend. We stay so busy, it's nice to hang out and have no real plans!

Funk

Lately I've been in a social media/blogging funk. I think I have all of 2 posts on this blog. So much has been going on since the first of the year with birthday parties, our trip to Disney World, my sister moving back from Singapore, etc. that I didn't even know where to start. So, I'm just jumping back in and starting fresh.

For so long, my blogging has just been about the girls. The whole reason for starting this blog was to give me a place that wasn't just our families looking for new pictures of the girls. But, I'm having a hard time grasping the fact that I can write anything. On my old blog, I wrote one post about "old people" at the grocery store, and Kurt's grandparents called him within 20 min of me posting it telling him it was offensive. Sigh! I'm not striving for controversial on this blog, but I do want to post about what I want!

Since I do love pictures on people's blogs, I want to post some pictures of my girls on Easter. I'm just a couple of weeks late, right??

This is the girls before church (the only decent on of about 100)

The family after church

Amelia and I before egg hunting (I could have used some powder) :)

Ava hunting

Audrey found an egg!

Oh, sweet Amelia

Look who is walking!

I have a lot more pictures of the egg hunt at my house with my nephews, but I'll post them another time.

I'm going to try to make this blog a priority. Raising three small kids isn't easy, and I need a place for me. Even if no one ever reads it. :)