Sleep-o-holics

There's nothing sweeter than a child that has passed out. I'm dead serious. Especially one who refuses to let go of the chocolate graham crackers...

And to see your sweet 5 year old daughter pass out is even better. Kids never give into the temptation of a nap...passing out during dinner is the highlight of our year!

(Of course Elle takes every opportunity to pose and smile...she had no idea Eva was asleep)

So sweet. And yes, yes that is a Pokemon shirt...barf.

for-ev-er

I know it's been a long time since I've written anything substantial on this blog...sorry.
I'll update with everyone and put up some pics tonight...promise.

Jeremy:

• can see the light at the end of the schooling tunnel
• has been doing lots of fishing (luckily he goes with friends so I don't have to go)
• needs to have another knee surgery, but it's whenever we want so, that's nice, we can save
• is doing the power 100 push-ups challenge and is up to 78 push-ups in a row

Eva

• was recently stung by a swarm of wasps, I think we counted 6 stings and one bite, poor sweet girl
• a week later was bit by a dog!
• starts school officially on the 14th and has some things next week, like an interview with her teacher, dropping off school supplies and school pictures.
• can not wait for kindergarten

Elle

• is really good at saying "no"
• pooped and peed on the potty once...
• knows that she's cute because I'm pretty sure if she wasn't she'd be in boarding school already
• can count to 12
• is an excellent singer of "Twinkle, Twinkle"
• loves Nutella
• is Eva Jr. only more wild and trying of my patience

Me

• eagerly anticipating dropping Eva off for her first day of school...I'm excited but I know I'm going to cry
• very excited to have Elle to myself while Eva's gone...even if it's for 3 hours, waaaaaay to early in the morning
• been practicing getting up early in the morning, so far Eva would have 3 tardies..I suck
• re organizing everything in our house, we our down sizing the sheer amount of crap that is in our house
• losing weight, I'm taking control of my health and my families health and we've changed the way we eat, we stopped eating fast food about a year ago and now I'm revamping our cupboards and fridge, Jeremy's lost 6lbs since I've done that! I've lost 15lbs so far and only a 1/4 of the way into how much I'd like to lose
• thinking about taking on a small babysitting job, but that means I'd need to find someone to watch in the first place...this would mostly supplement my shoe addiction

I heart good deals!

Yesterday there was a HUGE Shade sale in my neighborhood- sorry if you didn't get the word and you live in C-town, I totally facebooked it.
Anyway- I've been eyeing this dress on Shade for...since it came out. Regularly $38.50. It's on sale right now at Shade for $14.99- which is an amazing deal, and I really wanted to get it...BUT I waited patiently and I got it yesterday for $7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this dress. LOVE IT!

And the GRAND Total Is:

$232!!!

The breakdown:

Headband- $18.50

Polka Dot Cardi- $49.50

White Oxford- $29.50

Tan Cords- $39.50

Metallic Flats- $95.00 (seriously, the fact that these shoes cost double my water bill leaves my mouth gaping open...who spends that kind of money on shoes for a kid that will grow out of them in 5-6 months!!)
These clothes were from CrewCuts, which is J.Crew's kids line.

Crazy Sale!

If you have a few extra $$ to spend (seriously, some of this is chump change):

http://www.tulle4us.com/

go to the sale page, there are many, many items for $5.99 and $7.99!! Over 100 items under $10!! Some cute jackets for fall!! Have fun, I hope you get something!

This gingham tunic is only $5.99!!(reg. $63)

This berry cotton sheen jacket $7.99!(reg. $58)This amazing cropped trench in cobalt (looks amazing on brunettes!) is $8.99!! (reg.$100)

I got this tip from Sensibly Styled- you need to check their blog out if you haven't yet, their button is on my blog!

In a Perfect World...

This is what I'd love to dress Eva in on her first day of school:

The headband is huge because it's the only pic I could find in the color I loved for this outfit.

Any takers on how much this outfit costs? If I had something to giveaway I totally would for the closest bidder..but alas, I have nothing to giveaway. I will give you one hint, all these clothes/accessories are from the same place. Take some guesses and I'll give you the total tomorrow.

But of course, that's what I would pick out for Eva, more than likely she'll end up wanting to wear something more like this:

Did your retinas just burn a little? Yeah, mine too.

We're Breeding Hippies

After Elle was born I thought I waited too long to have a second kid- everyone else has kids around 2 years apart, these girls are almost 3.5 years apart. I started to think that maybe they'll never really bond or play together...which honestly was like 80% of the reason I wanted a second kid in the first place (hence the little cartoon on the side...I'm not joking).

Fast forward to the present...bffs. They are the perfect amount apart, they have their own friends (yes Elle is old enough to have her own friends...weird, I know) but they also love to play one on one. They have the perfect amount of sibling rivalry along with hugs, kisses and laughter.