Summer of Fun 2012

I thought about being really creative and clever with my Summer post, but then I remembered that I didn't want to. I'm too busy watching the Olympics.

So let's just get right to the point. 

*We spent the first three weeks of our Summer vacation in Hawaii, playing with friends and celebrating Fathers Day with my my babies' daddy.  He's a good one. Total keeper.

*We headed to the Mainland, where we hit up Washington, Colorado, and Idaho. Somewhere en route, we caught the plague and managed to spread it to so many people I can't count.  And now I have a few hundred more enemies.  My apologies. 

*I have the best family and friends any girl could ask for.
 I'm partial to people who I can talk about all things inappropriate with, who don't mind my occasional swearing,  and who will allow me to wear the same clothes for weeks without passing judgement. 

*I don't handle chaos well.  So much fun, but SO. MANY. KIDS.  In times of need, I turn to food, and managed to gain a hefty 12 pounds in 5 weeks.  I. Am. Awesome.  Its already coming off people. Don't you worry. 

*Although I love the Mainland, 5 weeks was way too long to be away from home.  Three would have been perfect. So next time . . . . 3 weeks it is. 

*I missed Hawaii like crazy. We are so very lucky to be able to live in such a wonderful place with so many amazing people. We are glad to be home and I am just giddy as a school girl that all three of my little ladies are in school. I can do whatever my heart desires during the day, which might include substitute teaching every once in a while so I don't feel like a total bum. 

Enjoy the picture fest below.  Or don't. Whatever tickles your fancy.

Life is good. 

 

Watching his Fathers Day present with his ladies.

 

 

Such a long flight home.

 Edyn 4th Grade. Ava 2nd Grade.

Lila Preschool Rainbows.

Seven

 My Ava turns 7 today.  

 She gave me her Birthday Wish List a couple of days ago.  

*baby with botol

*clothes

*coloring kit

*unbrela

*paint

*gum

*computer real

*chak

*macup kit

She changed her mind about "baby with botol" when she decided she is too old for that kind of nonsense . . . . hence the line through it.  I'm pretty sure the line thru "clothes" was an accident.  

 We went ahead and got her almost everything on her list except the computer real and chak, because lets face it, A computer real is not in the budget, nor does a 7 year old need one, and chak, well  . . . . we don't really have anywhere for her to graffiti around here. 

Perhaps she will buy some of her own chak with the gift card that Auntie Mamie sent her to Target.  Auntie Mamie should be her mom, since they are pretty much twins in every way. But I birthed her, and she's pretty cute, so I'll keep her around til she's about 13, then you can have her Mamo ;).

 Sporting her new unbrela.

We celebrated this morning with cake for breakfast. She will celebrate with her friends at school with the gobs of cookies I did not bake but bought and shoved in her backpack.  Tonight, we will celebrate at a Luau and Show (compliments of Expedia. . . .  have I ever mentioned how amazing Expedia is?). Then we will just go ahead and skip school tomorrow, cause we will be out partying so hard tonight and won't be home til really late. We might as well make a day of it and hit the park and perhaps the pool, cause if you're gonna skip school you gotta make it worth it.  Thursday, we will continue the celebration of this 7 year old along with a little cutie called Jada who will be turning 5.  The party never stops around here people.  We are animals. 

Happy 7th Birthday Ava. . . . . Our little blue eyed Angel Baby. You are so precious to Mommy and Daddy.  We LOVE you!

Mother's Day

Or as Lila calls it . . . . . Mudder's Day.  

Mine was great, because I have a great husband who always makes it special for me.  Even though "I'm not his mother" (you have to be a Reil to understand that there is SO much humor in that last sentence). BUT, I am the mother of his little ladies. And I'm super proud of that. Cause they are AMAZING.  I love them. And I love their Daddy.  Especially because he washed my van, and made me breakfast, and did the dishes. 

 

From Damon

 From Lila

 From Ava

 From Edyn

Happy Mudder's Day to me.  And to all you other Mudders out there.  We all rock.