Raviolis...

Mmmmmmm

Kisses For Garrison...

She LOVES her brother!!

Ice Cream Cones Are Her Favorite...

Rosalia's Favorite Summer Treat Ice Cream Cones!

Number Six...

Yeahup we are making it an even 6!

This little one is due April 24, 2012! An even birthdate!!

Yes, it's true we were DONE with 5 but obviously God wasn't ready for us to be done! So six it is!

A Love For Sunglasses...

Tooth #3...

Pigtails...

Lots Of Swimming...

Swimming the ONLY outdoor activity an Arizonan can do in the middle of August!

Fun Bath Hair...

First Day Of School...

Liliana returns to school for 5th grade, while Dillon returns for 2nd grade, and Ava starts Kindergarten! Anxiety has been high the last few days.

Everyone picked out their outfits the night before. Ava requested a purple dress which I was more than happy to make for her. Liliana picked a pair of bermuda shorts and a cute tank top. Dillon let the girls pick a new shirt from the pile that he was NOT allowed to wear until school began. After the girls picked out a shirt he then picked out a matching pair of shorts.

Backpacks were packed up the night before. Overflowing with school supplies!

Bedtime was at 7pm! Wake-up was at 7am!

According to Liliana her day went great and she plans on keeping all 5 of her v.i.s.a's. (some reward program the teacher does). Dillon and Ava, however, claim they had good parts and bad parts of the day. Dillon was bummed that he doesn't get as many snack recess', while Ava was sad that she has to be quiet in the hallways!

10 Months...

10 Months and walking! 10 Months and feeding herself! 10 months and showing us her personality more and more each day! 10 months and that much closer to 1!!

Ice Cream In A Bag...

Last week we made vanilla ice cream in a bag at a friend's house. The kids had a BLAST. So this week I thought it might be fun to make chocolate ice cream in a bag.

Chocolate Ice Cream In A Bag

1 gallon size bag

3 cups crushed ice

1/2 cup rock salt

Place ice and rock salt in gallon size bag.

1 sandwich bag

1/2 cup half and half

1 TBS cocoa powder

1 TBS sugar

Place all 3 ingredients in sandwich bag. Place small bag inside large gallon bag. Shake and rub for 10-15 minutes until liquid becomes a soft ice cream consistency!

Wahlah...chocolate ice cream in a bag!

Pencil Holders...

How cute are these?

My Cowboy And His Chaps...

Marc had an annual business meeting to attend in Dallas, TX this year. Every year, they theme the meeting for a fun twist. This years theme was cowboys! Fitting since they were meeting in Texas! A week before the meeting Marc came to me with a challenge... find him a costume or make him one using thrift store finds.

What I came up with...

Size 7 women's leather pants turned into men's chaps! A women's elastic belt turned into the straps for buckle area. Interior lining from leather pants made ties for leg area!

A suede orange long sleeve shirt and creme vest. A hat borrowed from Dad. Boots Marc had. A Bandana I picked up at the local craft store for $.50!

Total cost for this costume $12.50!

Bounce Fun

Today we met some friend's at a local bounce place to have some fun and beat the heat! The kids obviously had a blast!

Daddy's iPod Is Mine...

Somebody enjoys listening to Daddy's iPod! It's a new nightly wind down method that so far has been working!

Another Lost Tooth...

Tooth #2

First Tooth...

Rosalia finally cut her first tooth! Top left!

Papa's Helper...

While making pencil holders for his teacher, Dillon helped Papa cut all 120 pencils in half. In order to help Papa he had to wear safety glasses and these... awesome looking ear covers!