On the inside : June 2016

It's been a little over a month since my last post. I had started several blog posts, but just never got around to finishing them (always on the go and not much time to sit and collect my thoughts).

First and foremost my baby girl, who isn't such a baby anymore, celebrated her 8th birthday. Her party was fantastic and all of her close friends showed up and came to celebrate her. She had a swim party and it was perfect. Small, short and sweet and not overwhelming in the least. Being so overwhelmed with all the changes in our family I left almost everything at home, but it was okay my friends were all understanding! The most important thing was Kylie Jade felt important and that was all that mattered.

Her actual birthday we celebrated on May 30 (Memorial Day this year). We had so many family members show up and spoil my baby girl. She had a blast. She ate her favorite thing, a bean burrito smothered in cheese sauce, and she loved being the center of attention. She got many nice gifts and she was so happy. Afterward we went shopping. She picked Target where she got an Easy Bake Oven and Peaches (a knock off brand American Girl doll horse). Then we headed the Justice where she bought out everything that said Gymnast or Gymnastics on it and shopped til she dropped. It was fun just being with my little girl.

On top of birthdays we moved into our new house. The girls are settled in and enjoying their new rooms, and the new normal. They have really taken a liking to their house and they thank me all the time for buying a new house! It is so cute.

Speaking of a new house I have never mowed the lawn before. EVER. So I did that about a week ago for the first time and it was awesome. I really enjoyed the exercise, the fresh out and just making lines with the lawn mower. I see why people enjoy cutting their grass.

Our vacation went well. It was my girls and I, my mom and my two nieces. The girls all enjoyed soaking in the sand, wave hopping, making "treats" with sand and playing shop. They talked about how people sell things and get enough merchandise to sell food/toys/etc and that was a good talk we had with them. We ended our beach days at the pool where the girls would dive for water toys and play Mermaid. It was a relaxing vacation. We went to the Pier and the girls rode a roller coaster, ate ice cream and we walked around and had great conversation. We also went to eat at Margartiaville and drove around scoping out the place. The kids played card games on the one rainy day we had and we spent a lot of time in the kitchen making lunches and dinner. It was a good vacation and seeing the girls all have fun and make memories together was such a sweet sight to see. Our girls will always remember the beach vacation with their cousins. And I hope they have the fondest of memories with it.

We came back from vacation a week ago yesterday and my calendar has been jammed pack. I loved having time at the beach because it was slow paced and we took our time and all we had to look forward to was sand, waves, sun tanning, and fun. We came back late Friday and I hit the grocery store first thing. Saturday we woke up and went to a birthday party for Jack at the YMCA, Sunday we had a 2 hour picnic at the park with our friends and Kylie's best friend, Liam we went and got Zootopia and had a movie night! Monday I went to work and the girls came with me and they absolutely loved that. Tuesday the girls had a pediatrician appointment (that went great), gymnastics and spent the night with their dad and I worked both my jobs. Wednesday I worked and then got Madilyn and we went swimming and had such a fun time together. Thursday got both girls with me to work and they loved it! John took them to gym at night and I worked my second job. Yesterday we got up early and met a friend for swimming at Stuart Heights it was so much fun! Madilyn got to go with her friend Sam and they had a blast. Kylie loved jumping off the diving board and I enjoyed hanging out with my friend and talking. After we left their house we went straight to the gym Kylie did her level 4 practice and Madilyn made a new friend. I enjoyed watching Kylie Jade. She did several cartwheels on the beam (which she struggles in confidence with, she will gain it back!), and she tried a round off, off the vault table. I was SUPER proud of her because she was so scared and nervous to do it. Several times she ran and stopped before she jumped and she kept giving me the I can't do it face. I just gave her the thumbs up and she smiled and did it. I was so proud that so overcame the fear and went for it. She is so brave! After gymnastics I took the girls to go see Finding Dory with a our friends! Ava, Henry, and Emory. The girls LOVED the movie and Madilyn said she was so happy I took her to see it. We got home a little after 10 and they took a shower and passed right out. Today is another birthday party for Madilyn's friend, Max and we are gonna hang around and talk to our friends.

I am happy this summer is kicking off eventful and it won't stop there we are busy throughout the month of July. I am really happy that I get to spend the summer with my girls and they get to have fun, and just enjoy being a kid. They both are very much enjoying their time off school even if they are a little school sick. I love watching them grow in the summer and we still find many ways to learn and brush up on our school work!

I guess that is about it. I will try and keep this updated though I don't have much time to just and type out my life. Either way here is the last almost full month in review.