I love summer. I really really really love summer. (added the third really just for you, Alyssa) For a thousand reasons I love it, and today was full of them. 


It started out with sunshine... Oh yes, sunshine in my windows in the morning is like an instant battery charger. It just motivates me. I'm not going to write and tell you how crazy productive I was today because of the sunshine, because I was too busy playing with the girls all day. It was perfect.




Isabelle got to have a slumber party with Alyssa and Grandma Nette last night, so Ceci Penelope and I headed off on a walk into town this morning. It ended up being quite adventurous. 

We spent some time at the "river"....

And

This jump,

Was AMAZING!
(lala loopsy agreed)

 Jumping Shoes

Penelope pretending the dirt bothered her, but we all know better!

 

After our long journey into the city, we stopped at the post office, then headed to the grocery store to purchase a picnic that we took to the park. 

They shared their lunches with eachother

Ring-Pops for Dessert

Ceci waiting for Penelope to finish her lunch.
She needed a teeter for her totter.

I LOVE HER "DOLDEN" CURLS!

Helping a Sister out.

I often joke that I judge our day by how much dirt they have on them at the end of it.... I'd say today was pretty darn good :)

I am so grateful that I can spend this whole summer home with my 3 little dumplings! 

I Found a Treasure! (or it found me)

So if you haven't noticed, I can get excited about some pretty unusual things. Some things not so unusual like getting to crochet in my bathing suit on my deck while Cecilia naps during the day (ok that may be a little odd), and having an ice cold beer after a long hot run. Seriously these are two things I enjoy the most. Another favorite pastime of mine is chasing my girls around with my hefty camera in hopes of getting that "perfect" shot. You know, the one were you catch them looking just like you see them in your head. All you mommies out there know what I'm talking about. My little birds give me looks that I'm sure no one else gets to see, and I just want to catch that forever. Well, when you chase them around on a daily basis, they kinda get sick of it, so you have to get creative. Hence this post. 


I found a treasure, I mean a chair. And I big puffy heart L-O-V-E it. The girls kinda like it too ;) 

It made it's facebook debut modeling some hats and other things for my Angee's Originals page. For those of you who haven't checked out my page, show me some love and "like me".  I justified the purchase by putting my ancient treasure to work right away, and I think it did pretty darn good. 

 Mostly I just couldn't wait to use it, so I made my pretty little Sissy Alyssa sit on it first. She looks pretty good on it don't you think? She's such a great sport!

Goldilocks gave her approval.....

And Ceci thought it was fun to dance on!                                         

I'd say it looked pretty good on Belle too!

Sometimes when we aren't looking for them, treasures find us. Don't pass them by.

Hearts,

Angee

Life is Sweet

Every morning I wake up at 7:20. Every morning I find my 10 year old daughter up brushing her hair and getting dressed like the responsible little lady she is. I wake up a sleepy eyed Penelope, and every morning she is happy. I'm so glad my girls love school, but I'm so ready for summer days of relaxing and family time to begin. Honestly, I miss them when they are at school. Every morning we get up, and Ceci and I have our coffee (hers hot cocoa) and we send the big girls off to school.

Many mornings I get teary eyed as I watch them cross the street looking so big. Many days Penelope gets past the fence and takes off running because she is so excited to go!

And, every morning Ceci waves goodbye and they yell "Bye Ceci! Love you!" as they hurry away for their fun day of learning. She's usually pretty sad to see her "best friends" leave, and this makes me feel the need to keep her days eventful. I don't have time or patience to sit and read books and play games all day long so we go! We do things! Many mornings we are out for walks or we go to the zoo. The local workers in the post office and grocery store know Ceci pretty well and she is often greeted with dum dums and peppermints when they see her. Yep, the life of a 2 year old is pretty sweet. 

Today we took a stroll through my hometown downtown, Woodbine. Gosh is it beautiful! I miss that little town and all the happy people in it. Walking down the streets, I just feel good. So comfortable. It's nice to go where everybody knows your name. I couldn't pass up the beautiful sites without taking time for a few photo-ops.

Of course being her 2 year old self, she wasn't having it...

  So, I bribed her with a sucker....Yes, I'm that mom. You know what, it was worth it. What's a little sugar gonna hurt?

Yep, it's pretty darn good....

 She loved it so much, she gave it a hug!

She even insisted on getting two extra suckers for her sisters. Yep, life is sweet.

Cheers!

-Angee

Just One Little (Blogging) Momma Bird....

So for those of you who know me probably think I'm half nuts for starting a blog. I have 3 busy kids, my husband works 80-100 hours a week, and I own my own business. That's right, I'm busy, but who isn't? For those of you who know me pretty well, you probably aren't at all surprised that I've started a blog. If you really know me, you know that my kids and my family are more important to me than anything, and I love to celebrate the love that I have for them every. single. day. I probably feel just like every other momma out there, but when you live in your little world of mommy bliss, you just want to share your happiness with the world! So I'm a momma of 3, a wife to an amazing man, and a stage 5 facebook junkie.. To curb my heafty appetite I'm starting myself on the 2 step blogger program. I'm hoping for good results.

So here's the deal... I became a Momma May 14th 2001 when this little darling came into our lives.

We were blessed with this sweet face on March 6, 2006. Penelope Rose is golden haired princess with one of the biggest hearts I've ever encountered.

Then came Cecilia Estelle on December 24th, 2009. She's the baby and has a way of wrapping me around her little finger just as easy as a "I wuva you momma". She tells me at least 20 times a day!

Now, who in their right mind wouldn't be love drunk swimming in this all day everyday?

We all need a little sunshine, I hope you enjoyed mine.

-Angee