Sunflower stop

I drove by this sunflower field the other day & fell in love. I'm not even a sunflower person, but looking at this field just made me happy. So the next day I drug out the family to take some pictures. I thought for sure the kids would think it was the coolest thing ever. They proved me wrong & were pretty uncooperative the entire time. We did manage to get a few nice shots, so I'll rule it as a success.

 This is how it really was the whole time. Perry crying for me, Davis constantly rubbing his eyes & wiping his nose & Elliot just being grumpy.

Kindergarten Graduate

Elliot is headed to 1st grade! She started off at Delany Elementary in Mrs. Wall's class. She loved it there & made some really good friends. 2 months before the school year ended we moved to Burleson, so she finished her year off at North Joshua Elementary in Mrs. Harraid's class. She did absolutely fabulous this year and has improved so much. Once she started at the new school, I feel like she improved even more. She was doing a lot more writing. All of a sudden she could read. It was very exciting. We are so proud of our little girl and can't wait to see what's ahead for her in 1st grade.

 

Summer fun

Lots of swinging, zip lining & swimming going on this summer.

Perry insists on laying on top of me while I'm tanning.

Kittens

These 2 precious kitties, Murdock & Maisy, were well loved for 2 short months. Sadly, they wandered off and have not returned. We have pretty much accepted the fact that they're gone forever. I'm not sure what happened. We would let them out of their cages during the day, but they would usually just lay around in the shade or play in a certain area. Well one day during the day they disappeared. I don't know if someone took them, an animal got them or what. It's hard for me to believe someone would actually keep them. They both had collars on. It's also hard for me to believe that an animal got both of them. So I just don't know.

Dog for a Day

I have been wanting a dog since we've been married (8yrs). I finally got one and gave it up after a day. I'm pathetic, I know. It's not that this pup was bad. In fact she was really good. We should have waited til the summer to attempt this huge undertaking. It's nearly impossible to get kids ready & fed for school by 7:30am and at the same time stand outside with your puppy to train them to use the bathroom. And while you're doing this, your 2 year old is following you around sobbing because she's a mama's girl and you're not allowed to leave her sight. SO...I could tell after 1 morning, that this would drive me insane and I just wasn't ready. Not to mention, while I was taking Elliot to school, I came back 15 minutes later to the most horrible smell ever. She had used the bathroom in her cage and then her tail had swished it around flinging pieces of poop out the sides & onto my carpet. It was a disaster. I spent over an hour cleaning everything. Not fun. The rest of the day she was great. The kids loved her. She would follow me around and sleep at my feet. I even thought, maybe we could keep her. But I think I'm just too OCD. I thought about her constantly going in and out of the house and tracking in grass and mud, especially on rainy days, and my blood pressure was just rising. So I felt it was for the best to return her before we were too attached because she was the sweetest. Maybe when the kids are older. But maybe never.