lovely weekend

i really have had a 'lovely' weekend. i love when todd is just home with me and the kiddos and spends lots of time with us. friday night he took me out for my birthday for a 'just us' date, and we went to AZ-88...which is amazing! it was so nice to be just us 2. we have not gone on a single date in a long time. then saturday morning todd took berkeley swimming for 2 hours and i got a chance to get caught up with cleaning and laundry. i love watching them together. todd is the sweetest dad and plays with berkeley so much. i love to see her excitement when he plays with her. then saturday evening my parents came to town for a quick trip and then my brothers family came over for a BBQ. we made carne asada burritos and went swimming. berkeley loved every second of hanging out with her cousins. right when every one showed up she got really shy and went into the dining room and hid in the corner for literally 5 minutes. then she quickly warmed up...

i love summer weekends. they are the best!

AZ-88 ...my handsome hub

my favorite teenagers....rilee and ansley

cousin clay

my little fish berkeley

i can't believe it....but i'm 26!

my birthday was a great day. i started my day off with todd waking up with the kids and letting me sleep in which is always the best! then todd got me some cute gifts.....he got me tennis balls for all the tennis we have been playing, a new toilet seat because our broken on has been driving me crazy, and an iPhone holder for when i workout because i have been holding it in my sports bra! then i took beckham to the doctor, then i left berkeley at home and me todd and beckham went to the mall to spend some of my birthday money. then for dinner todds parents took us to stax in scottsdale for a birthday dinner which was delish! to top off the night, todds mom made me a delicious red velvet cake which so SO good. thanks all for the calls and texts and cards. i love feeling so loved!

•••i did it•••

the last 3 days have started a new era for us in our house. berkeley is finally going to the bathroom on the potty. she finally realized that it is fun and it is doable. it took me giving in, and bribing her with m&m's instead of stickers, which totally didn't work. she is not to the point of telling us, but she will go when we take her. so we are still not there, but we have taken huge strides. im so proud of my almost 3 year old!

her favorite pink tinkerbelles
eating her prize


this week todd and i discovered how fun tennis is. we have been playing each other each night after the kids go to bed and it is so fun. its a great summer night thing for us to do together. the best part is is that we are about the same skill level so we never know who is going to win. besides the occasional racket throw by todd it is really fun.

it's always something

well beckham has his first ear infection AND thrush. poor kid....i feel like there is always something wrong going on. first when he was born he had a sore circumcision, then he got cradle cap, then he got thrush, then he has been constantly congested since he was about 2 weeks, then ever since our california trip he has been REALLY congested. well it is because of this ear infection. the doctor said that because i had ear infections when i was young that most likely all my kids will have the same problem AND that it is stronger in boys. so basically he was preparing me for a couple years of lots of ear issues with beckham. i just say get him some tubes and call it a day! on top of that berkeley just got over her very painful swimmers ear and now has a really bad cough. i swear i go to the doctor all the time and someone is always sick!

berkeley quotes

- mom....thank you for listening!

- {as i give beckham his binky to make his stop crying}....good job mom!

- {at the sonic drive thru....she rolls down her window and leans out} "ummm.....diet coke please" to the speaker (maybe i have a bad habit that i need to break)

-stop it mom, i dont want it.

i wish i could record everything she says. she is way too funny and such a ball of fun.

i {love} summer

i just love the summer. i love feeling like i can take my time all day and that im never in a rush. i love that i finally have a pool in my backyard for the first time in my life. i love that berkeley loves to swim. i love that it has not been unbearably hot lately. i love eating popsicles. i love that its vacation time. i love that todd has a break in school for a while. happy summer!

[introducing]

my new photography blog co-authored with my sister whitney, {burgundy street}, with a new picture added every day. i'm excited to expand my creativity and to indulge my love for photography.

www.burgundystreet.blogspot.com

these are our days

my sweet is 3 months

little miss not wanting to take a picture and hiding from me....she's such a stinker. she never wants to take pictures anymore!

my mr. is sure a sweet heart. he loves to smile and give me a small giggle. he loves baby einstein. he extra loves to be held. he is my little cuddle bug. he is my sweet little congested baby and I love him! happy 3 months mr!

berkeley's new favorite thing is to put up her index finger and say "I have an idea"...im pretty convinced she has learned this from dora. not me. but it is classic. 

we have been swimming basically every day, sometimes twice a day, and poor berkeley got swimmers ear. she has had yucky fluid leaking out and it has been really painful to the touch. she has cried so sadly a couple times when I have barely touched it. its so sad! she is being a trooper though and hopefully we can make it back to the pool tomorrow.