The Best Parts

Happy Friday!!  I am excited and really ready for the weekend.  We had a fun 4th of July and start to the week.  Then it went downhill from there.  Both of my kids were sick last week and I've been sick this week.  Thankfully my mom talked me into going to the doctor to get a diagnosis of ear infection and sinus infection and now I've got some medicine.  Here's to hoping for a quick recovery because taking care of two little people when you're sick is the worst.

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4th of July

Our holiday in the Midwest was extra rainy with a side of dreary.  Not the kind of weather for outdoor activities or BBQs.  So we improvised and fixed festive food, wore patriotic colors, sang patriotic songs and did fun art projects.

 Fireworks & Flags

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Red, White & Blue

I love dressing the kids up for the holidays so I took advantage of a short break in the rain to snap a few pictures.  I tried to have Olive hold Fletcher, but let's just say that wasn't working out so bumbo to the rescue.  The were both much happier with this arrangement.  I might have used puddle jumping as a bribe for sweet smiles for pictures.  It totally worked :)

 Fletcher's First Fourth

 Thankfully our dinner plans were indoors so we got to keep those.

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House Projects

Our new carpet got installed and we love it!  It's tricky to pick out gray carpet because we wanted to go lighter than our walls to brighten up the rooms and still find something in the right gray family.  We loved the color we went with and are so happy to have recarpeted the halls, bedrooms and library.  The wood floors are done so we moved the couch into the family room.  It's starting to feel homey. 

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BLIZZARDS

We've had to get a little creative with date nights now that we're parents.  So one night this past week Kevin said you put the kids to bed and I'll go and get us BOGO Blizzards.  Sounds like a great deal to me!  Butterfinger for me and Oreo for him.

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SICK DAYS
It's nearly impossible to get a sick day as a mom so I was really thankful Kevin could be home a lot to be Mr. Mom this week.  My Mom also came up to save the day yesterday.  I was feeling terrible and needed the help.  I've spent most of my adult life living far away from home so being able to have my mom come up for a sick day was such a treat.  My Dad came up to work on the house with Kevin and she came to my house with groceries, let me nap, took care of my kiddos and the kids had a blast.  I got to go to the doctor by myself at her urging and we had a great day.  Olive fell asleep at the dinner table and Fletcher appreciated the snuggles.  She texted me these pictures when I was at the doctor's office and I just felt so thankful.

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Favorite Kid Pics of the Week 

Little man turned three months old and sprouted a dimple.

Kevin likes to tease Olive and she always makes this face and says DADDY!

Best posts of the week:

Fletcher's Birth Story

Partying At Wal-Mart

I hope you have a really great weekend!!

Do you have any fun plans in the works?

Kevin's birthday is tomorrow so we are kicking off a fun week of birthday festivities for him.

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