week in review…

Today is Fin’s last day of school.

Tomorrow morning the older two go in for a whopping 2.5 hours and bring the bus home at 11.

I was thinking of calling the school and demanding that they keep the kids till 3 …like

the contract states in the manuel…

but no…

they will be home at 11 tomorrow.

Beginning of summer.

{deep breath…..small prayer….cold sweat}

Anyhoo…some photos of our last week…..

“Lola on the cat walk”

Yes…she dresses herself and i am okay with it.

 

“healthy cereal”

We love eating gluten free!


“girl in gorgeous dress”

I honestly almost went over to her and asked if i could have it.

No…..

it never even crossed my mind to shover her in the water and rip it off and run with it.

You people have some weird notions because i would never think of doing something like that.

“Fin’s first baseball game”

He’s number 2…in case you didn’t think i knew which one he was…

honest…

i know for a fact..

because i just double checked his shirt in the hamper.

“1978 called and they want their mullet back”

Sorry…i couldn’t help taking the photo…it reminds me of midwest at it’s best.

“my new shoes that really won’t be worn in Hawaii…but look really good now”

Please don’t tell bryan i just bought some new t-straps…he doesn’t understand the necessity

of a beautiful pair of green shoes.

{from Ruche}

 

“Bryan parked the car”

We switched off at the pool this weekend and i went out to look for my car.

I found it.

 

danger…keep off damn”

Let’s just get one photo on the damn so we can say you were here…

okay?

my little light

On Friday afternoon….Lola and her two girlfriends got up on stage in front of millions of people

a couple of hundred school kids and parents to dance to “whip my hair”.

The girls spent every recess at school choreographing their own moves to the song.

I took them shopping one day…to get their coordinating outfits…

but other then getting together just one time outside of school….these girls did everything themselves.

I’m so proud of them…

and so proud of Lola.

I think deep down the song really was a blessing…

because pretty much they just whipped their hair around on stage.

I started crying at the end…

happy tears..

{happy that lola had enough courage to get up on stage to dance..}

sad tears…

{sad because we are ending our year here at this amazing school…}

What a wonderful four years my kids have had at this school….we are going to miss it.

p.s. Someone has accidentally misplaced the “whip your hair” cd…so that we can no longer listen

to it over and over and over and over and over and over again.

p.p.s. If you find it….you can keep it…it’s all yours.

fashion friday

Good morning ladies…..

i just wanted to pop in real quick before i head off to the kids school and watch my Lola perform in her

first annual talent show.

That’s right…..she entered the talent show.

She is going to show how she can tie a cherry stem with her tongue .

yeah….just kidding.

She’s actually going to dance with some of her girlfriends to “whip your hair” by willow smith…

and i don’t know if i can listen to that song one more time…but i guess i will….

listen to it

one more time.

I made her take a bath this morning and wash her hair since i don’t really remember the last time she bathed

and her hair was starting to develop dreadlocks.

yup.

Anyhoo….speaking of hair….

i went in last night and asked my stylist for a complete change.

My bangs have been growing out….on purpose…because humidity and bangs don’t really work well

on me and the last thing i want for the summer is to look like i’m 13 again.

{that was a difficult year…..i still get cold sweats thinking about it}

Plus since i want to learn to surf…i thought i needed a surf girl look.

totally kidding….

surf girls are blond and wear bikinis.

I found a photo last week that i liked on Pinterest and took it in to show my stylist.

She tried to talk me out of it….

just like she tried to talk me out of getting bangs.

I’ve done short hair once in my life….

which brings me back to age 13…..{cold sweat}

and once when i was skinny {sweet memories} and 26….in between babies.

but i think i kind of like it…..

maybe….

sorta…

let me sleep on it overnight….and let you know on monday what i really think.

and i really love my $10 thrifted H&M skirt i picked up last month.

I love a good change….it’s good for the soul.

{and finding ruffled skirts….that’s good for the soul too}


Top: H&M $11

Necklace: Target $14.99

Haircut: $40

Color: Ferria out of a box $9