She's in LOVE.......

Somehow, somewhere, I crossed a line and now karma is coming back at me :-)  My sweet K has revealed that she is in love!  His name is David and he's going to be a door-banger.  Yep, you got that right......a door-banger. 

I am silently panicking on the inside because I see my hopes and dreams of independent, self-supporting children, coming to an end.  My sweet girl has fallen for a guy who wants to be a door-to-door salesman.  Russ' retirement is in jeopardy...instead of leaving the nest, they're going to be inviting others to come in!

Imagine my relief when she explained that a door-banger doesn't sell things, he bangs his head on the door and yells, "owww"----LOL!  Love these girls! There is still hope...........

Voices from the family room.....

And the little voice from the family room said, "I'm gonna eat you up..........because you look like a gummy bear."

Where did that come from?  is this the new version of the Three Little Pigs?

**K at dance class.  On the last day of each month they get to dress-up in costumes and act out a ballet--this was from Sleeping Beauty.

Overheard from the backseat.....

Trying to get the girls in the car (and rushing like usual) to get to an after-school activity:

Little Miss M was attempting to push the automatic door button on the van.

Me: "Don't ever push the automatic door button while we are trying to get buckled in because someone's arm or hand could get caught in the door.  If that happened, we'd get really hurt."

Little Miss M: "And go to the doctor?"

Me: "We would probably have to go to the hospital."

and the little voice from the backseat..............."and then we'd be late for ballet school." 

You gotta love the "all about me" attitude!

Sun, Sand, and Waves

The week I had waited for all summer finally arrived......beach week!  We had such a wonderful trip in 2012 that we couldn't wait to go back this year. 

What a great week we had--we missed our friends who went with us last year but this time some our family joined us.  The weather was perfect all week, and the house we rented was stunning--incredible attention to detail in the design and layout. 

Here are some pics from our week.  (and yes, I do have first day of school pics to post, eventually)

A man and his girls.

Grammy and K.

One bucket....so many uses!

One of many beautiful sunrises.

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Mimi and K.

"No Daddy, go the other way!"

Last sunrise snuggle (or at least until next year) with Daddy.

We're getting old....

We're getting old......I'm not sure when we crossed the great divide but I'm pretty sure it has taken place!

We had the pleasure of free tickets, courtesy of friends, to see Toby Keith in concert this past weekend.  It was a great show but it came in second to the exceptional amount of "people watching" that we were able to experience.  We must have stuck out like sore thumbs in our khaki pants and polo shirts.  The norm for dress was short shorts (with the pockets hanging out of the front) and halter tops for the women, jeans for the men, and cowboy boots and hats for everyone.

When we arrived at 7:00pm it was obvious that the majority of the crowd had been there for awhile.  There were grills fired up, cornhole games taking place, and full-on picnics complete with tables and chairs setup truck-side.  I thought that tail-gating only took place at football games. Boy, was I wrong!

There was also no shortage of red solo cups! or alcoholic beverages to fill those cups!  By the time Toby Keith came on stage there were quite a few passed out fans.  It left me wondering how they were going to get home!

Thanks friends for an interesting and enjoyable date night with the hubs but I think I better keep my older self home with the younger crowd :-)

Best Mom Eveerrrr!

Yep, that's me!  Best Mom Ever! and all it took was a $.50 ice cream cone from Burger King and a new Palace Pet.  I'm trying to enjoy these small moments because all too soon they will be replaced with bigger expectations :-)

We've joined the crowd

Yep, we're officially "in".  The Jones family is now an epi-pen carrying member of the peanut allergy crowd.

I'm trying to make light of the situation because honestly, I am completely overwhelmed by it.  Peanuts and nuts are everywhere!  I went to buy a prepared roaster from our local grocery yesterday and it had an allergy warning on it because of a shared preparation space.  I've fed these same roasters to my kids several times over the past year and have unknowingly put my youngest at risk.

We were at a playdate earlier in the week and I brought some potato chips and guess what?  They were cooked in peanut oil.  AAAAHHHHH!

And to complicate my induction into this new society, sometimes peanuts can masquerade as other things.  If the food has hydrolyzed plant or vegetable protein, and has been imported, it may really be peanuts/nuts.

So much to learn, so much to learn........