summer 2012

so this summer has to have been the busiest one we've ever had...as evidenced by the fact that i have hardly blogged at all! i guess that's good--you know, living life instead of just recording it.

so here, in a very condensed version, is what we did this summer.

(if you follow me on instagram, sorry. you've probably seen all these pictures!)

*we went to a darling owl baby shower

 

*we went to waco several times. 

nana taught mckinlee to sew...

and we had a fun time with this girl.

*we went to the museum of art with a group of friends

*mckinlee had friends over to spend the night

*we went on vacation to a beautiful resort in san antonio with these guys.

*we went to sea world

(and let me say...we had fun, but third time to sea world and not much of anything has changed. this will be our last time there.)

*i planted flowers and almost all of them made it through this brutal summer!

*we went to the dallas aquarium where sadie met a new friend

and where we watched feeding time in the shark tank.

*we helped a friend prepare her classroom for her first teaching job

*our congregation finally split and this group of friends was divided.

(we went out for treats on the night of our last meeting together. hence the smiley/teary faces.)

*we watched cosmo find a new place to sleep every few days

*we were in the drama of this year's convention playing "the good parents" :)

(practice took over our lives from april to august! so much work, but lots of fun too.)

our "daughter" is the one on the left. the girl in pink was the other daughter.

*we went to the cleaning day before the start of all the conventions

*the girls were "reunited" at the convention

*mckinlee got her hair hi-lited for the first time,

 played in sadie's pool

and we went out for yummy lunches

*we got several treats like custard and freddie's fries

*we volunteered to work at two pioneer schools with these girls

*i read a lot

*we did some organizing

*chris and i went to chicago.

business for him, pleasure for me!
(a whole post coming about that.)

*i started collecting milk glass

*mom, danielle and sadie came to visit us.

sadie loved the bunnies on my back porch...

and uncle bruno!

*my hibiscus finally bloomed

(note to self: never buy a hibiscus at the same place you pick up bagels and bananas.)

 

*we went to the chiropractor a lot

(that should be a picture of me since i was there way more than mckinlee)

so that was our summer. now i see why i'm tired!

i hope to blog more regularly now that we are in more of a routine.

we made the decision to take mckinlee out of a brick & mortar school and enrolled her in k12. it's a public school, but she works from home.

she said the other day that she is liking it way more than she thought she would! and i am really enjoying it too.

happy monday everyone...have a good week!

what i wore wednesday

it has been a long time since i've done a wiww post. 

linking up with the pleated poppy.

here are some things i've been wearing this summer.

cute seersucker dress i was trying on at jcp. i got this and the one hanging up too--they are so cute and summery.

obviously this was before we started having 106 degree days!

jean, tee & flats: target

cardi: jcrew

flowers: michele busch 

target & old navy

blouse: kohls

jeans: target

necklace: lisa leonard

shoes: dsw

probably should have passed on this dress--it's just not me. but the friends i was with liked it and it was a $100 dress for $15. bad reason to buy a dress, i know.

dress: kohl's

cardi & my favorite flips (that i got years ago and were $1.97): old navy

shorts: jcrew

shirt: old navy

flips: target

same mint target skinnies

cardi: jcrew

necklace: michele busch

isn't school girl chic back in?

shirt & shorts: old navy

fossil belt: goodwill

oxfords: target

skirt: old navy

cute turquoise beaded bracelet: forever 21

i love a good white tee--i've worn this a lot this summer with so many things.

tee: target

shorts: old navy

shoes: shop in baltimore

necklace: michele busch

dress & shoes: macy's

printed tank with the cutest lace back: forever 21

sandals: old navy

thanks for stopping by!

i can't wait to lose the shorts and start dressing for fall. 

but that will be a LONG time away for this texas girl :(

randomness

completely random post with completely random pictures...because that's how my mind is working lately!

1. we're still drinking our protein smoothies--not everyday, but often. they are such a good way to start the day!

2. sometimes feeling overwhelmed by things and wishing we lived an even simpler life with less things.

3. loving our family of three

 4. always glad when i come across a picture of myself that's not terrible! (this was taken by a 4 year old too!)

5. just a funny picture i took of mck at michaels.

6. i keep seeing this outfit on interest & i really like it (maybe with longer shorts!)

7. conversely, i'm wishing it were fall and i could wear something like this:

8. a picture i love of sadie and mckinlee

9. what you can get at whole foods for exactly $20...a whole cored pineapple, a strawberry salad, a block of yummy cheese, some cabbage crunch salad & a small turkey wrap.

10. my exterminator is coming in an hour to get rid of all the sugar ants we have everywhere.

11. this summer is exhausting me...as funny as it sounds, i'm looking forward to a more relaxed year when school starts!

that is all...you may carry on with your life now :)

fun with sadie

a couple of weeks ago, mckinlee and i went to waco to help watch sadie while mike and danielle went to seaside, florida. we had a fun (but exhausting) time! sadie is one of the funniest people i know. she is almost 2.5 but you can carry on a conversation with her just like an adult. she said so many funny things, there was no way i could remember them all. so mck and i started writing down the ones we could remember.

"stop that, mckinwee nieman"

(when mck was sprinkling water on her)

"well, i guess i'll just go the other way."

(when we told her to go the right way down the slide.)

"i miss my family."

(said very matter-of-factly during her bath.)

"are you going to use the boogie extractor?"

(when i told her she had something in her nose.)

"don't say another word!"

(said to poppy when he was talking about a movie nana didn't want to hear about.)

"hooray! the crescent moon is out!"

"i decided i woke up."

(after she woke up.)

"mommy will be so, so upset because she doesn't like feet on the table!"

(when i had my bare feet on the coffee table.)

"secret agent zizi can't see us now!"

(said to mckinlee when i left the bathroom during her bath.)

"mimi, why are you laughing? i'm trying to read my book."

(when mck was laughing as we were blow drying sadie's hair.)

"who's driving this wheel?"

(as nana was driving us around town.)

"mckinwee...swow down."

(as mck was stuffing popcorn in her mouth)

"my mommy and daddy don't wear shoes in the house."

(said the second i walked into the house from being outside.)

there was also the constant "i love you" and "i'm so glad you're here" comments from her too that we just loved!

needless to say...there was not a dull moment for 4 days!

we love her so much and can never imagine the hilarious things that are going to come out of her mouth.