August Flowers

The flowers I planted in the spring are finally blooming. I guess they didn't like all of the rain the first half of the summer.

Lunar Eclipse

Being the nerd that I am, I set my alarm for 5:45 this morning to see the eclipse. It was very cool. I tried to get a picture, but none of them turned out. I even got Logan out of bed early to see the eclipse. He was very unimpressed. He said "Yeah I see it" and went back inside. I guess I'm the only nerd in the family.

The Incredible Gymnastics Duo

Always the Princess

If you haven't figured it out by now, Olivia loves to play dress up. She especially loves princesses. I have been storing my vail in the back of her closet, and she found it yesterday. Well, needless to say, all she has wanted to do is wear my vail the last two days. She thinks it looks like Cinderella's. She can wear it for now, but she is not allowed to date until she is thirty!

On a side note, the only one that shed any tears for Logan's first day of school was Olivia. She was upset that she was not able to go to school too.

1st Day of Kindergarten!

Wow! Today was Logan's first day of Kindergarten, and he did surprisingly well. He was so excited. He headed off to class, and he never looked back. I think it helped that he had a couple of friends in his class. His teacher, Mrs. Surritte, is also very nice. While we were waiting for everyone to arrive she just sat down and put her arm around him. Besides the playground, his favorite part of the day was sitting in the reading bathtub. Yes, there is a bathtub full of pillows in the classroom that the kids can sit in and read. How fun! Here is a little flashback of my big baby boy.

Married???

The other night a clip of Princess Diana getting married in her big beautiful dress came on the TV. Olivia saw it and immediately said "Mommy, I want to get married!". The girl will do anything to dress like a princess.

Picking My Battles and Swimming

I feel like I have been constantly telling the kids "no" lately. So, I have decided to relax a little and pick my battles. This is how we ran our errands this morning, in the middle of a heat wave, with Logan in a jacket and Olivia in a winter dress.

This afternoon we went swimming in my uncle's pool to cool off a little. The kids loved it. Olivia tends to be a little more adventurous. She loves to jump to daddy and be thrown in the air, while Logan prefers to stay a little more grounded.

The superhero and the showgirl

Birthday Party X2

This year we decided to have a combo birthday party for the kids. Since the kids bithdays are only three weeks apart, and Olivia was only interested in inviting 2 or 3 friends, all of which are siblings of Logan's friends, it made more sense. It was also easier on me! We went to the park, and gave all the kids water guns to beat the heat. Here are a few pics of the fun.

Good Big Brother

Logan is such a good big brother. I can't believe he starts kindergarten in a few weeks. Well,the other day he decided he wanted to teach Olivia to read. It was very sweet, although Olivia did not cooperate for long.