Two Weeks To Go

Until we close on our house, that is! I told you we have a lot of count downs going on around here! After almost a year in a rental house and with all of my furniture and "things" in storage, I cannot wait!

Just in case you're wondering, here are my favorite things about our new place...

1) The oak trees...there's one in the front and the back and I love them!

2) The master closet!!! I don't know what I'm going to fill it with, but I'm sure I'll have fun finding things!

3) Mommy's new office...this is a random room located between the dining room and the garage, but I think it will be the perfect place for some "me" time!

4) The master shower!

5) The mudroom (or that's what we call it) located between the kitchen and the garage. It's got cabinets and cubbies and will be perfect for "catching" all of our stuff!

6) The laundry room...it's located right off the master bathroom which I am very excited about. Love having the counter space too. We've never had that in a laundry room before!

Now, we just have to wait for baby to get here, so we can gear up for our move!

Just In Case (Part II) & Some Party Plannin'

Don't think we've completely ruled out adding a little guy to our mix! I bought this sweet day gown at a consignment store sometime last spring. I think the red, white and blue would be perfect for our little firecracker baby!

Oh, and just in case any of you have any party planning in your near future, I ran across these the other day and fell in love...

Fondant Cupcake Toppers from Etsy!

These would be perfect for a jungle or a zoo birthday party...

And how cute are these...

And what about these for a baby shower...

The best part is the price! Many of these start at less than a $1 each! Make your own cupcakes and add these cute toppings and you've saved yourself a lot of dough:) And you have a designer look to show for it!

Just In Case

Kathryn and Walker are VERY convinced this baby is a girl. So much so they won't really allow me or Matt to say anything about it being a boy. Sometimes, I'll try to slip in the words "he" or "brother" when we are talking about the baby, just to see what they say. Trust me, they are very quick to tell me, "it's not a he, it's a she!"

Well, the other day at Target, I ran across this little romper that just happened to match a sundress Kathryn already had. I couldn't resist buying it. It's was only $6, and I thought at least it would make for a fun photo op for the "sisters."


Kathryn was thrilled to buy something for "her baby that lives in my tummy" as she likes to refer to it! Oh, and did I tell you they've already named their little sister--Baby Libba! Matt and I are still tossing around boy and girl names. I would say we are about 99% decided on both, but I don't think we'll know for sure until "D" day! I just hope they aren't disappointed if a baby boy comes out;)

Let the Count Down Begin

We've got a lot of count downs going on around here. Count down until baby, count down until we move, count down until Daddy finishes his fellowship. Perhaps the most important count down of all is the count down until Kathryn and Walker's birthday!

We've actually been counting down since about December 26th. Even after a very generous Christmas, it only took about a day for my two to start finding more things that they want. My reply was always, "for your birthday." Thus began the count down to their big day!

It's actually been a great way to teach them about days, weeks, months. They've been a bit confused especially when we went from 2 months back in April (I think they thought their birthday would always be two months away;), to 3 weeks as of this past Monday. Now, I told them it's about 17 days. You could tell the worry on their faces when the numbers started going up instead of down as we switched from months, to weeks to days! I think that's why they liked 2 months so much!

I decided to help them out a little bit with something more tangible, so we pulled out the art supplies and made one of these...

I simply cut pieces of construction paper into three strips each and let them color and put stickers on the individual strips of paper. I then formed the first strip into a circle and stapled the ends together, looped the second strip through that one and did the same until the chain was formed. Now each day we can remove one of the links as we count down to the big number 4!!!

Got Any Good Ideas?

Ok, so we are a few weeks into summer, and I'm already running short on ideas for keeping these little animals of mine entertained!

As you can see from these pictures, we've already visited the zoo.

And of course, the local pool is being well used, but quite honestly, that means this large momma has to get into a swimsuit which doesn't put swimming at the top of my list!

We've joined the summer reading program at the library, so we are making trips there at least once a week.

But that leaves many more energy-packed hours for me to fill in a week! Got any good ideas??? I would love to hear them!!!

Sun vs. Shade

Kathryn was all decked out in her summer best while we were at Dauphin Island this past weekend. Nana gave her this great "Fun in the Sun" shirt, and she loves it!

Here she is with Sophie the cat!

Earlier that day, I was sitting outside under the umbrella (because it was HOT) watching Walker cast his fishing line off the pier. Kathryn came out in her spiffy outfit, and I asked her if she wanted to come sit under the umbrella with me. She got very frustrated and said,"I can't sit under that umbrella. My shirt doesn't say 'Fun in the Shade.' It says, 'Fun in the Sun'!"

Well, pardon me! Welcome to life with an almost four year old:)

Paging Drs. Busbee & Busbee

Here are Walker and Kathryn playing doctor with Quack Quack. Thankfully, the duck survived:)