The Mommy Talks

So, on friday we went to a parade at 10...had hotdogs at Hot Dog Heaven. Ava went in a bounce house and got her face painted. We grilled out and went to see fireworks in Woodstock. E and Todd ended up coming to that on account of Aunt E got herself way too drunk out at the lake and decided to go for a swim and nearly drown herself.

Saturday, I went to the sale at our local children's boutique-Marshmallow's. I was looking for a white linen john-john outfit for Nathaniel for the wedding. While, I did wind up finding that, I also HAD to get Ava a gorgeous dress for the rehersal...and 3 more for good measure. They are beyond cute though and a 4T...so I justify that she can wear them again next summer ;) Following that, I went shopping with E...for a black dress for the bachelorette party. OMG...what torture. All day long, nearly every store I went in, I was setting off the security alarm...to the point it started to get real embarrassing. I fully expected to be stopped by security and detained for shoplifting by the end of the day. I finally found 2 dresses...for a decent deal. I was just happy to leave that God-forsaken place. I ran the Matrix through a carwash on the way home and picked up some pizza for dinner.

Sunday was pretty uneventful. Trip to Home Depot to get some paintbrushes and supplies to make a shelf in Natey's room. Ultimately, we also got a drill. I started to paint the bathroom. Nathaniel woke up--swiftly ended that endeavor. Off to the grocery store--joy! Nap, and Nina and Pappy's for dinner.

Side notes: 1. Nina and Pappy went to Florida to visit Nina's sister. 2. Nina and Pappy got a new kitten--which is baffling b/c they just got rid of the last cat that they loathed. "E" totally talked them into this. The cat is great--loves the kids, even let Nate pick her up. Her tentative name is "Miley Cyrus" per Ava. 3. Ava is obsessed with movie Camp Rock starring the Jonas Brothers. She has memorized all of the songs and performs them with dance moves to boot. FYI: Joe, Nick, and Kevin Jonas all wear rings on their left fingers. I was wondering what was up with that, so I googled it. Turns out they are Purity rings. Go figure.

The conclusion of my shop-lifting adventure. It turns out--when I finally cleaned out the trash can that I call a purse Sunday evening--that when I bought new sunglasses on thursday that I had put the price tag in said trash can. I guess it had a security thing within the sticker. Awesome.

Now that the laptop is fixed, expect an arsenal of pictures...including some from the 4th.