whirlwind, business, craziness, poopiness . . .

it is amazing the different perspective you have after a 2 hour nap on a sunday afternoon!  Lord, thank you for wonderful naps, for me, for matt, and for my babies!!

i know you have all missed me terribly this past month! ha ha!  it has been a long and tiring month.  school has started for both matthew and i, and we have both been adjusting to our new schedule.  we all have to be up and out of the house by 7:00ish every monday, wednesday, and friday.  because of our new early hours, my children have decided that they should also get up early on tuesdays and thursdays and every other day!  so, i am no longer getting as much sleep as i am used to!  i was so spoiled, and i still am, just a little less so now.

but before i get to that, let's talk flooring!  we insanely decided one week before school started to put in new cork floors.  they are wonderful and i am so glad they are in, but i am never, never, never putting floors in again.  i know why people get paid a lot to do it professionally.  

before: 

the ugly white tile

during:

  

the grunt work.  believe it or not, i laid 80% of the cork.  matthew had to be doing all the weird and intricate cuts.

after:  

it is soft, beautiful, and much quieter then the tile.  it cleans much easier and is easier on the eyes!!  we love it!!  liam's first words when he saw the new floor was "bootifull!"  

next on the blog agenda for today is the massive birthday party weekend!  megan threw a surprise party for j.e. and it was a big surprise!  i printed of pictures of j.e.'s gorgeous mug and everyone wore a j.e. mask as we yelled surprise.  it was a hoot.  j.e. cried which tells you that it was indeed a great surprise to him!  

surprise: 

there can never be too many j.e.'s!!

next came will and clark's combined party!  iron man was the theme of the day.  the kids threw water balloons at villains that were attached to the fence and we ate yummy cake and sang happy birthday.  will turned 6 and clark turned 1!!  

birthday boys:

looking good!

yum yum!  what a cutie pie!

now, onto school.  it really is going well.  the kids are doing great at the grandparents and the great grands houses.  it is great that they get to have the time with them!  school is really going well.  i love being back in jr. high for English and i still love my drama classes.  we are going to try our hand at a competition play this year.  i have never competed so this could be interesting.  as stated earlier we are all up early this year, which is not terrible, but i am missing my sleep.  matt is really liking his classes this semester and has full classes, but i think he is really enjoying them.  liam will start his second year at super kids on tuesday.  we met his teacher on open house night, and we already love her.  we are blessed by super kids and all the wonderful teachers there. 

the kids are wonderful.  liam is getting big and louder, if that was possible, and is turning into a little boy.  what happened to my baby boy?  we haven't started potty training yet, but we are getting close, and he still is in his crib, but he sleeps so well in it!  i don't have the heart to move him.  it feels to much like he is growing too fast!  

liam: 

my handsome man!  so dapper!

so happy!  so fun!

audrey is precious and getting louder by the day!  she is so bright eyed and aware.  you can tell she is soaking in everything.  her hair is getting lighter and her little legs chubbier!  she is a great sleeper, but not such a great eater!  she is picky and eats only when she is ready.  we are working on cereal, but more  comes out than goes in.  but it is fun trying!

my pretty happy princess!

fashion truly does come back in style!  mema made me this top when i was audrey's age and my wonderful mother saved it and now my precious angel looks adorable in it!

don't tell liam, but i have one more of audrey.  she is just too cute in a diaper!  she can roll over, but she chooses not to.  already stubborn and willful.  who know where she got that from?! ha ha!

they really do love each other. liam loves to sit by audrey and hit audrey on the head trying to tickle her.  and audrey just smiles and enjoys every minute of it!!

that is it for now!  ready to enjoy a long weekend with my family!  have a safe and happy labor day all!