So how's the weather?

So what is with this weather??
Have we had a Summer yet?
How come I have no AC in my house and have not even needed it??
How come we have only used our jet ski once?

Usually we here in Ohio talk about cross country moving in the frigid, arctic Winter months...but seriously a little bit of California weather, Florida for that matter sounds pretty nice rigth now...

I bet no one is complaining about droughts this year? Are they, because maybe we have had all the rain here....Hey...Mother Nature...be nice...SHARE the rain with everyone....K??
I mean seriously it has been weeks since I have had to water the plants, and they look pretty good!

A mild Summer has been nice, hopefully that means a very long Fall;)

I will enjoy the mildness and hope for at least a few weeks on really nice warm Summer weather in the next few weeks, and then I will be back to whine about the heat!

Birthday Party Bash

It is party season over here!
We had a 4th of July party, then the following Saturday we had Merci's Rock Star party, and then in a few weeks we will have Ethan's birthday party.
All of these parties are not a problem, because I LOVE having parties.
I am a hospitable person, what can I say!

I was super excited to receive one of Wii's newest games BEFORE it was on sale to the public!

Birthday Party Bash




We got it the day of Merci's party!
We played around with it before the party, and were excited to use it if we ran out of stuff to do, which we didn't...but we haven't been so lucky for Ethan's parties in the past. We usually get rained out....BUT
I really think that this doesn't have to be used for a party, but as fun for the family in general.
You can play games, decorate, and even race to open presents (more fun things too, I was just busy preparing for Merci's party while my husband played around with the game) all with only your Wii remote...How FUN is that???

It was fun learning the ropes and seeing all the fun things to do.
We were not short on laughs, that is for sure!
I see a FUN family night in the future and definitely a back up plan for E's party!!!

Thank you Wii for providing so much fun for everyone!
Thank you Mom Central for this great opportunity!

The Par-TAY

The Glam station
The girls got all glammed up with sparkles everywhere, nail polish, necklaces and jewel tatoos.



The we decorated cardboard guitars

They turned out so cute!
I painted them black and then put the silver sparkle paint on, the girls embellished!

Punch in fake wine glasses and blow up microphones!

Some yummy ice cream cake!!

We also had a jam session with the guitars, and the girls made up dance routines, and we did High School musical Wii karakoe!

Wish I could post more, but don't know how to black out faces and don't want to put other peoples kids on here without permission.

NINE:: 9 :: NINE

Oh my. I just cannot fathom that MY daughter is 9 today. My little Merci. 4th grade this year.

I am so not old enough to have a 9 year old child, but I do! Here are some snippets from over the years!

We will be celebrating Rock Star style on Saturday night. Pictures to come!








Loosing her first tooth, now she's loosing molars...







MY ALL TIME FAVORITE!!!

Wordless Wednesday ::4th of July::