Story Time...

This morning we went to the Public Library for Toddler Time story time. Elyse had fun listening to stories, singing, and dancing. Wow, can that girl dance!

She got an awesome heart sticker after story time!

My good friend, Mallory, was there with her kids, Erowyn and Simon.

After story time we went on the hunt for some books.

Aha! Found the perfect one...

and the perfect, cozy spot to settle in and read.

I'm so glad that Elyse has such a love for books. One of her favorite things to do is curl up with some good books and read together. She likes when we read to her, but she also likes to read to us. Sometimes she has the books memorized (Brown Bear, Brown Bear and The Going to Bed Book) and sometimes she makes up her own stories to go along with the pictures. Too cute!

What I'm Reading...

I've heard good things about this book. I'll let you know how it's going once I get a little further. I'm soooo excited to start it!

The Bachelorette and a New Book...

So disappointed that Wes didn't show up for the Men Tell All episode. They showed plenty of footage of him, but I sure would have liked to hear what that guy had to say. Would have made the night much more interesting!

My favorite quote from the show goes to....Tanner with this humdinger-

"I may not be able to play the guitar, I may not be able to break dance, but Daddy can suck a mean foot."

Two words: Oh. My.


I sure was excited to see that my precious Reid is going to be back next week. Can't wait to hear the shocking confession!

Moving on...

I'm currently reading this book and enjoying it so far. I'm a fan of Jane Green's books and this one is off to a good start. Once I finish I'll rate it for ya. (Please hold back your excitement).

It's off to an in-service day for me tomorrow. While the kids may still have almost a month until school starts, the summer is winding down for me. Time for teacher's meetings and preparing my classroom.

Weekend Wrap-Up...

Whew! We had another busy weekend!

A BIG chunk of our time was spent working on our ongoing project...putting in wood floors. We finally have one hallway and the office finished! Can I get a WOOHOO? *WOOHOO* Still have the living room and another hallway to go. It's a long, slow project, but we are getting there. I absolutely love the way our new floors look. Ryan is doing such an amazing job! He's one talented guy. I will post some pictures once we get everything done and our house reorganized. Right now it is a disaster area!

Friday afternoon we took Elyse over to a friend's house to go swimming. She had a great time playing with the other kids. She really liked the waterfall that went into the pool and spent most of her time hanging around that. The heatwave continued this weekend so we did spend a lot of time inside... Here's Elly trying to cool off with a Popsicle. Yum!

On Saturday morning I went to pick Payton up from Camp War Eagle. He had so much fun this past week. His favorite activity was going tubing on the lake. He got to do a ton of cool stuff and his only complaint was that it was HOT! and the mattresses were too thin. Ha! Here he is at closing ceremonies with his bud.

Saturday night I went with Haley and Ashley to see The Hangover. It was the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. My stomach still hurts from laughing so hard. It was HILARIOUS!!!!!

Sunday Nana came into town from Denver so we spent the day hanging out with her. Elyse was a little shy at first but quickly warmed up, and was very sad when we had to said good-bye for the night.

I also managed to finish reading My Sister's Keeper. It was SO good and had a pretty shocking ending. I definitely recommend reading it if you haven't already! I'm looking forward to going to see the movie Tuesday night with my girls.