A week in review

Seeing as I am always a tad behind (hey... that is just how I roll people.. at least it gets done eventually), I felt it was best since THIS week is half over to just do a "week in review" of LAST week. ** There will not be a week in review of this week as we have done not much of anything cept sit inside and swelter!!

But last week was exciting.. busy.. and even came with a few milestones :)

The dude spent the week at baseball camp (sorry no pics..I mainly did a drop off and pick up thing here as there were a ton of kids and the dude was not wanting to be photographed for this (** although I did get a few sneaky ones). In amongst the week (and weekend before) he lost his first tooth and then 2 days later lost his second! Imagine the tooth fairies delight to get to come to our house twice in 3 days (especially since the tooth fairy is known for NEVER carrying cash and relying on her debit card for all her purchases)..

But no need to worry your pearly whites over it, the tooth fairy came through for the dude and now has made mental notes to keep small cash on hand hidden for those treasures. And the dude got good lesson in adding up change :)


In amongst baseball camp, the dude also got to to to sleepover church camp. He was just beside himself with excitement as apparently there is nothing better to him then being away from home with the comforts of travel size toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc, an impending swim test to ensure deep end swimming, and the use of a trash bag to return all the muddy/crusty clothes. The dude also loves to hang out with his soccer buddies, most of which went along to the camp.

So with the dude gone, the diva and I set out to find entertainment fit only for true high class women...

We did not have to look very far....

The dad provided us with enough for the rest of the summer (literally as he plays every Friday) in the form of an ever gripping game of we are to old to play baseball anymore so we will play this instead softball.

Now don't take that wife of the year prize away yet. I love the dad, and one thing I have always loved about him was his ability to play ball... baseball or softball.

Just not sure I am in love with the team name "Thunder Monkeys". Course what more could a high class woman like myself want in her husband's team name...



complete with camo jersies.... the dad was even sweet enough to get matching ones for the diva, dude and myself....




How lucky am I!!!




Course the diva has not yet mastered the fine art of graciously declining, and flat out said NO when asked if she wanted to wear her shirt...


She prefers western wear with her mother's name instead... hey at least I got a bow in her hair (or hair clip..)which as you see below came with a price...




And we practiced feeding the animals (or at least it kind of looks that way.. in reality it was the dad asking for one)

Then we ventured over to the dad's parents house for some well needed swimming...

And as I went to use the restroom (INSIDE) apparently the diva decided she did not need a restroom...(*photo compliments of the dad)

Too bad she was not wearing her Thunder Monkey jersey... would have made the picture complete...

But we did swim.. or the diva and dad swam, I sat and said a silent prayer that my sweet adorable daughter was not turning into a mini dude complete with urinating outside took pictures...

of jumping with fish

jumping without fish

and practicing for the shamu show...

now you see where the diva gets her attitude red hair from :)

and it was also high time for some new... GOOD pics of the diva since she turned 3 on the 10th (birthday pics to come.. just so many I am trying to get them done). So we headed over to one of my favorite spots for a little mini session :)

hard to believe she can look that sweet?

This is one of my favs... DEFINATELY more her "look" like she has something

brewing in that head of hers (and all that brewing is making her hair swirl)

Saturday came with the dude coming home tanned, tired and frankly not all that happy to be home. I guess having to eat something besides pizza and snacks and going to bed at a decent hour are not all that high on his list of things to do this summer... (hey I could give him a swim test though... and a few others...)

But his mood quickly changed after a nap and the finding of a certain magic ticket which awaited him.....

As we I set forth on uncharted territory...

That of a teen sensation concert....

Behold (as the AHHHHH music sounds in the background) The Jonas Brothers World Tour...

Now, don't get me wrong.. I have done the concert thing.. even the crazed teen sensation concert thing.. I WAS that girl who cried when Joey Joe from NKOTB sang "Please.... don't go girl" (don't even ask who they are if you don't know.. I am not in the mood to feel any more older then I did Saturday night)

But I have never been the OLD person at the crazy teen sensation concert...

Or apparently the OLD person with the camera ....

But they were good I will admit. And they are good kids who have good morals and make good choices. They actually play and sing.. one of which plays pretty much everything and sings (I think he is Nick?) gasp, I know.. sorry, I mean to remember his name. And it was fun night, even complete with the hysterically crying girl that brought back such fond memories for me (to bad I can't find that old "Joey Joe's future wife" shirt.. that would fit right along there with my "wife of a Thunder Monkey one"

And who knows.. maybe next time they come, I may actually be able to sing one of their songs ;)