Friends

The kids were missing their friends since moving away and since school ended. Kayla and Ethan Giles used to live around the corner from us, but then we moved and soon after they moved too. They live like 15 minutes away now, but we still do playdates. I had Wilson, Reagan and Anna come play for a day. We went to a park to play then home to play some more. 

Reagan and Lindsey have the same dress (funny because I believe Reagan's was a hand me down and Lindsey's used to be Kate's). They like wearing them on the same day to match. Cute. Reagan is a year older, but these two love each other and it's cute to watch. 

I had to start duct taping Chelsea's diaper because she was pulling them off all the time. She even pulled them off after pooping and then would get poop on the floor and it was just gross. I only had to do this for a week before she stopped. 

We got a trampoline and the kids were excited so it was fun to see their reaction once we got it all set up. Side note: now that we have had it for a while now we are disappointed in how little they use it! We thought they would use it more, but Kate claims it's because it's dirty. The big trees that hover over our house and backyard make a mess on it so it is annoying, but still! 

On a Sunday afternoon we went for a walk at Bothell's Landing. We saw bunnies and thought it was cute until we saw more and more and realized there were a ton that lived in the weeds along the walk way. 

Kate made me a bouquet of flowers along our walk and I was quite impressed. The fanciest bouquet of flowers and weeds I've ever gotten!

I went back to work 2 days a week starting in the middle of June after school was out. Dee Ann came and watched the kids for a couple days the first week I worked because the babysitter I had set up was still in school for a week longer than my kids. I am going through the same temp agency that I went through before when Kyle was unemployed. I have consistently been working 2 days a week and it's been good. I was super nervous when I first started since it's been 3 1/2 years, but it was fine. I was nervous with my first injection and cleaning, but like Kyle says it's like riding a bike and it all comes back to me. So true. I have been working at a couple different offices a lot since they request me and that's been good because they are close. I'm working to help pay off the porch expense and I'm glad I can do something to help out. I'm so grateful for my education and training. I have liked getting back into my profession and plan on working consistently a couple days a week when the kids get older, but it's nice that I can be home with them now. 

I took Kate and Grace to see Maleficent because Melanie gave Kate movie tickets for her birthday (great idea Melanie!) and these girls were so excited. It was fun to take them. Grace is our next door neighbor and the same age as Kate. Her and Kate have been inseparable this summer. And a bonus is Grace is a Mormon too! How awesome is that. The first thing Kate wants to do in the morning is to go play with Grace. It's actually been a blessing because Kate was nervous about moving and not having any friends in the neighborhood so we couldn't have set it up any better.