end of Summer days.

We have so been enjoying these beautiful days,

I could sit outside in the shade all day. 

Especially with these cuties.

Both of the girls start school next week, so we are soaking up the last of our Summer days together.

{this girl love hopscotch & is so good at it !}

I had a mini breakdown - tears involved- about Josie going to preschool. She is only going 6 months sooner than Maddie did, & still part time, but for some reason it is harder.

They both are going to a new school so maybe the whole double change is triggering it.

I will miss them during the week, but I know they will do great !

Until then, more days like these please.

They look so big to me in these pictures..

xo.

thinking ahead..

Fall has been in the air lately.. 

the cooler nights..

school buses in the neighborhoods..

and Halloween costume catalogs in the mail.

We have been talking about what the girls want to be for Halloween this year,

I am giving up & letting them choose for themselves.

We were taking a walk last week when I asked them the first time..

Maddie said "I want to be a ghost... no I want to be Glinda the nice witch." 

(she is obsessed with the Wizard of Oz)

Josie, who I think was just naming things, said "a bee.. no a worm."

The next few days the catalogs came in bunches.

Of course the first one we opened had a Glinda costume.. 

Maddie is set on that.

Josie is going back & forth between a sheep and Dorothy (this is all them choosing!!)

.. at least she gave up the worm idea.

Like I said, Maddie has been very into Wizard of Oz lately.

She loves the movie, I thought it would be too scary for her, but guess not!

For Maddie's first Christmas (I think 1st) she got a pair of ruby red slipper's. Now that they fit, she wears them everywhere that I let her, and usually she is carrying "toto" along with her.

Although this is one sad looking Dorothy.

...that's better :)

A few funny faces from Josie..

she just cracks me up.

& some sissy love to top it off.

I can't wait to see what they decide !

xo.

... & counting.

This Summer has been a whirlwind-- that is really an understatement.

I can't believe it has been that long since I have blogged.. 

well, then again I can since we have been so busy!

Besides that there is some exciting new news..

...the beans have been spilled. 

We are expecting another baby.

I am 13 weeks along, going fast, but seems like forever to go.

I will answer a few questions that seems to be the ones we get each time someone else finds out:

1. we will find out what the gender is

2. my due date is Feb 17th

3. no preference in gender just healthy :)

seems to be those three questions from everyone just like that.

"will you find out what your having ? when are you due? do you want another girl or a boy this time?"

We are SO excited.

I just thought I would do a little blog post introducing the news..

Hope everyone is enjoying their Summer <3

xo.