Life Lately!

We are down to one more week of summer and the girls and I have been crazy busy! DJ started back to Fall Football practice- even though it's 100 degrees +. I made a to-do list last week and we've been busy trying to get everything crossed off to get ready for heading back to school.

Here's a bit of life lately.

The girls heading to church last Sunday. I found Megan's dress in her closet still with tags and I kicked myself that she hadn't worn it! My girls always end up with a ton of dresses, and some of them only get worn once because our summer's are full of vacations and being out of town. Thankfully, I'll be able to hang on to it so Adalyn can wear it. 

Gretchen picked out her own dress, and Addy is wearing a dress that once belonged to Gretchen! All of the girls have worn it, and I'm thankful for Strasburg Children's Clothing and their ability to make such timeless dresses. 

Sunday afternoon, Megan played dress up.

Sunday night, we decided to brave the heat and play outside. These poor girls have either been locked in the house or only playing at the pool because it is so HOT here! Megan had a blast riding in her convertible!

And Addy rode in her little princess car. 

DJ was determined to get Gretchen riding her bike without training wheels. Unfortunately, she's never been highly motivated and her bicycle was a little big for her. He decided that last week would be the week, since football practice was starting up again and he won't be home much. They took off her training wheels and the girl rocked it! I took lots and lots of video of her riding her bike.

Monday, the girls and I got up and went back to school shopping. We went to Nordstrom, Old Navy, and Crazy 8 before heading home.

We stopped for lunch at Chick Fil A and I was thankful that I had this little bottle of Thieves spray in my purse. Our table wasn't the cleanest, but it was right by the play area, so it was a prime location for me to watch the girls play. I sprayed my Thieves on it, and then wiped the table clean with a napkin. 

After we were finished eating, I was sitting with the girls in the play area and saw Adalyn pick up a piece of chicken nugget that she found. And, wait for it....... she put it in her mouth! I jumped up, threw it out of her hands, and then took her to my purse and grabbed the Thieves spray! I sprayed a bit in her mouth and felt as okay as I could that she had tried to eat someone else's chicken nugget that had probably been stomped on one too many times.

I love a product that I can use to sanitize and keep our immune systems boosted and us healthy!

It may have totally been a "crazy mom moment" but it's totally safe!

This little girl is a hot mess!

Tuesday, we had to run even more errands! We stopped by a friends house, went to Hobby Lobby, signed Gretchen up for dance, Megan up for tumbling, and ran by daycare to pay for Adalyn to start back next week. We grabbed a quick lunch and made it home for naps. 

DJ mowed the grass and the girls were begging to play outside again. Adalyn loved riding in (and pushing) her car.

She's quite hilarious- she knows how to push the gas but she has no idea how to steer! So, she sits back, pushes the pedal, and we have to run after her fixing the wheel so she doesn't crash into the curb. 

She's riding totally chill here.

We spent the next few days at the pool and cleaning the house.

We had big plans to head to Branson for the weekend for some back to school shopping and Silver Dollar City fun, but God had other plans since we could not find ONE hotel room! Last week, my grandmother decided that she no longer felt comfortable living by herself, so on Thursday, the girls and I headed down to my mom's house. We spent the next few days packing up my grandma's house and we were able to (with the help of our amazing family!) get her moved in to my mom's house. She has two bedrooms at my mom's house and made one of them in to her own living room, and I think she'll be quite comfortable and happy to have some company again.

The girls and I stayed down the road at my brother's house. The big girls were riding down to my brother's house so I put Addy in Megan's carseat, loosely buckled her in, and we drove down the driveway to his house. I snapped the picture of Addy to send to her daddy, because she looked so tiny in Megan's seat! Plus, her sear is still rear facing, so this was a totally spoiling moment for her!

(Disclaimer: my brother lives on the same driveway as my mom, they are the only two houses on 40 acres of land, so we can drive from one house to the other and be safe!)

Friday night, we surprised my mom with a birthday cake! Her actual birthday isn't until this Friday, but since we were all together we wanted to celebrate her!

This lady is my rock. She's my best friend and I'm so thankful for her. 

All of the girls helped her blow out the candles. 

Megan found a pair of Build-A-Bear glasses and wore them most of the weekend. Her cousin has glasses, so she wanted to be just like her!

Saturday morning, Addy and I ran to Wal-Mart to pick up a few groceries while everyone else worked on moving my grandma in. Where on earth did her blonde hair come from?!

After we got my grandma settled, we swam until bedtime. Megan finally went to the top oft he water slide and slid in and she was dying to swim without her floaties! She's starting to get the hang of swimming and is doing great!

The girls and I headed home Sunday afternoon. We stopped as soon as we crossed the state line, and for gas, potty breaks, and I got the girls candy and juice. I told the girls not to eat their entire bag, and before I knew it, Megan had. The next two hours were filled with her talking non-stop since she was on a sugar high.

We got home, made a pizza, unpacked and called it a night! This week is going to be just as busy as last, but I'm hoping we can squeeze in a few more pool days!

Cheers to Monday y'all!