River rock

That is the new color of my bedroom. I love it. It is calming, peaceful, tranquil and pretty.

Lemonade stand

The family across the street from us have 3 girls just like us. Two of which are the same ages as Kenzie and Summer. They have all become great little buddies.

Mackenzie and Elle had been planning to do a Lemonade stand all week last week. They were finally able to do it on Friday. It was a bit cloudy out and a little late in the day so they didn't have a ton of customers but that didn't matter one bit to them.

Elle, Kenzie and Reese

They made cute signs for it and felt proud of their entrepreneuring skills. They are keeping their signs and plan to open shop again later this summer. Come by and visit later this summer and bring your nickles!

A customer!

One year

1 year ago today we moved in.

I love our house, and I love our neighborhood.

I love the lake, the paths, the pool and the parks.

I love our neighbors.

Really good choice for us.

I am happy.

Ainsley's birthday

I have a 9 year old now. How did that happen? Amazing what can happen in a decade. 10 years ago I was living in a small student housing apartment complex, working as a travel agent and had 0 kids. Now, I'm in my 2nd home, I don't get paid for my job (well, not monetarely, only in eternal blessings)and I have THREE kids - the oldest one is 9!


Which brings me back to the reason on this blog post....Ainsley. I love this gal. She is such a hoot, so beautiful, talented and fun to be with. She loves to sing, has a wonderful imagination, loves Tink and all her fairy friends, loves to read and is a fabulous older sister to Kenz & Summy.

We let Ainsley invite 3 friends out to dinner this year to celebrate her birthday. She had a lot of fun. And so did her friends. (Do kids get louder as they get older??) She had a hard time just picking 3 friends. She is such a social girl and very friendly to everyone so picking three was hard for her. But she did and they were a fun group. Here are some pictures from that night.