September 4 = Kayleigh & Mommy Day

Yesterday was a bit overwhelming between figuring out the bus situation- Liam's bus comes right to our door and I have the phone number of his driver and it's the same driver as last year so she called me and told me what time she'd be coming and it was easy.  Malia's situation was a bit different.  Because of Liam riding the special education bus I didn't know the normal process- they post all the bus routes online and you find which one has a stop close to your stop.  The only information you're given is when the first stop is and you just have to guess when the bus will get there.  So since Liam's comes up 6:50, I just headed to Malia's bus stop right after- better to be 30 minutes early to be 2 minutes late.  Well as I put her on the bus, the bus driver asks if I have my yellow card.  Liam had a yellow card last year- the number on your card has to match his for them to let him off the bus but I didn't get one in the mail for Malia.  Wellllllll they gave them out at the open house that I did not attend.  I had a broken ankle, three kids and no stroller and they were saying you'd have to park about half a mile from the school so I wasn't about that life.  So after I got Malia on the bus I had a MOPS playdate to go to and then went straight to the school to get my card... and it really seemed as soon as I got home I had to watch for the bus- because again, I didn't know when Malia's was coming.  So today we had a bit more time so we headed to Chickfila to have breakfast together :) I'm looking forward to Miss Kayleigh getting some individual attention.  I think she might be too.

January 22 = My Birthday!

I'm 30 today!

Look how sweet of a brother Liam is- such a good big brother!

Happy birthday to me :)

Excuse the language but truth:

Sleeping babies are the best!

Also, Chickfila babies are the best :)
 

August 3 = Chickfila Day

We didn't have a very long way to go this morning since we had driven a good amount the night before.  Malia wanted to make sure "puppy" (we're very creative with names around here) was ready to go.

We passed the chickfila that's 45 minutes away from us on our way home so it was a perfect time for us to stop.  It may have been less than two weeks since we've been last but that's an eternity for us!  Kayleigh was pretty excited:

The toy that came with the kids' meals was a little art/craft kit- here was Liam's creation- I was pretty impressed!

Eventually we made our way back home- we found a boarding place that would take Rosie right before we left- she had so much fun- we got pictures and updates while we were gone- but we could tell she was happy to be home and with her latest snuggle buddy!

July 22 = Mount Vernon Day

Today started as every Saturday should- with Chickfila breakfast- as I was getting Malia ready and Kayleigh's stuff packed for our morning outing, Zachary got this picture:

 Also... here's a fun guessing game- who's this?

Answer:

Our last chickfila breakfast for a while...

While we were at breakfast, Zachary told me I should go to Mount Vernon by myself.  I've been wanting to go since... well, since Zachary and I took a DC trip for our second wedding anniversary.  It was on the list of things to do but we decided to go see Matthew, who happened to be in Quantico that weekend, instead.  It was a good trade but Mount Vernon stayed on my list of things I wanted to do at some point.  I thought for sure we'd make it during our stay in Annapolis but with just days left, it didn't look like it was going to happen but my sweet husband stepped in.  I decided to take Miss Malia with me to keep me company :)

She's got her ticket in her hand- others had dropped their tickets and it was her mission to pick them up and collect as many as possible.

We got to the line to go tour the mansion early- shocking- so we walked around the gardens.  Malia loves flowers so much so she was in heaven!

As you can probably tell from the pictures, it was kind of hot.  We sat to rest for a little while before getting in the line- Malia approved.

You aren't allowed to take pictures in the mansion but when we came out, this was our view.  The camera doesn't do it justice but just looking at the picture reminds me of how beautiful it was.

Malia was nearing her patience limit but I pushed her to walk to the tomb anyway as it was on the way to the shuttle that would take us back near our car.  Malia was not very cooperative so I snapped this picture really quickly and we walked toward the shuttle.

This is what being at her patience limit looks like:

She was happy to get on the bus though- here's some of her tickets she picked up along the way.

I had to stop by the gift shop- I wanted to find something for Zachary- I found some wine for us to share.  Malia loved these puppies and wanted three of them "because they're friends."

This was exactly two months ago so I'm so glad I took this screenshot of funny things that happened on our trip.  I'm not sure what "I'm back- it's my turn not yours" is but I do remember us being on the shuttle and Malia was climbing all over me and I said, "Girl, you're killing me" and she said "I'm not killing you, I'm just sitting."  She also said, "Get off the bus, I don't like you."  I started to pretend cry and she said "I sorry mommy, I love you."  So that was nice... and then on the way home she started singing "I like to eat, eat, eat chicken and fries" to the tune of apples and bananas.

This was the longest I had been away from Kayleigh since we got home from the hospital-  I missed her so!

I missed these two sillies as well:

July 19 = Moving Day

Here's another one of those pictures that I took and at first glance I wonder who in the world hijacked my phone and took this random picture but then I remember- no, I took this and for a reason.  Liam took his straw out of the wrapper and put it in his juice box with minimal spillage today- it was a big deal!

Our babies:

The movers came today and started packing us up- today they just put all our stuff in boxes- another crew will come back and put the boxes and furniture on the truck.

July 3 = Funny Facebook Posts Day

Look at these two- I think they're going to be best friends for life.

Zachary took Liam to the gym today and I took the girls to target- the first of many trips I'm guessing.

Oh and of course we stopped at Chickfila on the way home:

Malia found this bag in Target... there were lots of things she had picked up and said "I like this," but this one she picked up (from a clearance section, you go girl), and said "This is mine."  The ice cream cones inside have lip gloss in them but she hasn't discovered that yet- this bag now holds her pacis and her ice creams and she couldn't be happier about it.

Our shopping and lunch wore little Miss out:

Rosie had a check-up at the vet today- she had to get her shots but did really well with them!

Tonight, when Zachary, Kayleigh and I were sitting outside, I saw this funny facebook post that sounds like something Zachary will definitely do in the future:

So I went to the facebook page that the picture came from and found lots of good ones- Zachary and I laughed a lot looking at them:

Had to take a break from laughing to take a picture of this precious little thing:

Evidence of a laugh:

He likes to pretend like I think I'm a lot funnier than I actually am but I think he's in denial ;)