Last Week Of June

The month of June seemed to have taken its time ... to me.
Maybe it's because the kids didn't get out of school until middle of the month or maybe it's because the anticipation of moving into a new house is becoming hard to resist, it's just exciting!

Since the kids been out of school Riley hasn't been going down for a nap at his usual time. I guess he's just so happy to have big brother and sister around and doesn't want to miss out on anything. I have had to rock him to sleep lately ... something that I hadn't done in a while since he would always fall asleep in the truck on our way to pick up Sydna but something that I miss doing. I love{d} rocking him to sleep. It's a precious thing.

We were wearing hoodies and cardigans still last week. We even had rain last Monday. We were loving it!

Library visit.

Daddy makes for a comfortable toddler pillow.

On Tuesday, Sydna had her yearly physical. While we waited Nathan was keeping Riley entertained. Sydna got two vaccines that she was due for. Made me realize that I'm due for my tetanus shot. Hate needles!

It rained again Tuesday afternoon and what was cool was that we had a mini thunderstorm. It rained so hard, the wind was blowing and we even heard thunder! Totally reminded me of a monsoon.

There's a feed store by our new house so on Wednesday we stopped by to check it out. I love that they are very well stocked ... have free popcorn for their customers ... have a free dog park {good to know for when we ever decide to get a dog} ... will be opening a vet clinic soon ... I especially liked that they have cats for adoption which I'm thinking about getting another cat to keep Libby company. We also saw a kitty just walking around in the store. Thought that was neat but the darn thing disappeared as we tried to get closer to pet it.
Riley even helped pick out a catnip toy for my girl Libby.

After the feed store we went to Target. I wanted to get Riley more beach toys and finally picked him up another pail because I have no idea what happened to the one he had. Nathan probably accidentally broke it and threw it  away.

Riley loves it when someone colors with him the only thing he doesn't get is that he's not suppose to color on the same page as the other person. He thinks that no rules apply to him since it's his coloring book. He also has to learn that he can't just take away the crayon that the other person is using because he wants to use it too. He has to learn to wait. We've been working with him on that.

On our way to see our house. We went mid week. Jacob is becoming more anxious about seeing the progress on the house more than I am. I would rather not see it every week but he wants to.

The kids were singing and dancing.

All the light fixtures were up as well as the kitchen cabinets and by the end of the week the wooden floor was going to be installed. All the doors to the house are locked so we can no longer go inside unless we happen to go early when the guys are working on the house.

I woke up early on Friday. Since I couldn't go back to sleep I turned on the tv and began watching a movie. Robert Downey, Jr. and other famous actors were in it. I watched it all and I liked it and wondered why the heck I hadn't known about this movie since it was an old one. Robert was so young! It's called Only You. Such a cute movie and one that I hope to find online so I can buy it.

I love coffee. I really do. My dunkin donuts original blend coffee. I especially love it when I drink it in the mornings when the kids are still sleeping. It's just me, my thoughts, and coffee ... and thanking God and my husband for allowing me to be a stay at home mom.

The weather here in WA changed overnight. One day it was cloudy and cool and the next it was mostly sunny and felt a bit muggy. Summer was ABOUT to let its ugly self be felt. Imagine Kevin McCallister screaming and raising his arms while running in a circle. That was me.

Friday after dinner we went to W Seattle again. Just wanted to be by the water.

At about 9:30 pm Jacob said he was getting cold ... pshh! Not even. The cool breeze felt great. I was loving life again. If only I could have slept in a hammock by the water. That would have been awesome!

This little guy loved playing in the sand ... even got some on his head which I tried to scratch away but really couldn't. He needed a bath.

My truck got new spark plugs on Saturday. Who knew that they should be replaced every four years? I sure as heck didn't.
I just realized that I hate car maintenance just as much as I hate going to the dentist. Why? Because it's a total waste of time but unfortunately it's something that needs to get done. So half of my Saturday was shot. Son of a gun. But we did see a fireworks stand so we stopped to pick up some colored sparklers for the 4th of July ... which is one of my favorite holidays for sure!

It got up to 85 degrees on Saturday and we would continue with the very warm almost hot weather until Tuesday. And although PNW summers are usually temperate a few unpleasant days are really not bad. Yes, hot days suck but what gives me comfort is that this type of weather will not go on for days on end like the ones I've experienced before.
And let me just say that the hot days didn't give me headaches and I actually took them better than Jacob and the kids. That was such a reverse from our Tucson summer days and very surprising. I even surprised myself.

We made a night run to Baskin Robbins.

On our way to church. Riley wanted Woody to wear a seatbelt so he had Sydna place him in front of her. That's just too funny.

After service was over I walked over to the nursery and peeked at Riley. He was playing and running around. Made me happy he felt comfortable. Almost looked like he owned the place, lol. Once we was allowed to leave he ran down the hallway with Woody in hand. Looks so cute.

We were all hungry after church so we had Dickey's for lunch.

He finally fell asleep in the car.

Every night when I go to bed and say my prayers I pray for our country. But it seems that every day another negative issue is revealed. We should all be praying for our country. For her to get back to her former glory days. How things used to be. Some things are better left alone. There wasn't anything wrong then.
All these social issues that have taken place completely disgust me. I worry about my children, all children, and the pressure they will go through because of all this nonsense. And lets not forget about the economy, military and veterans.

I pray that the next president is a man of strong Christian faith and runs the United States as it should be run.