Video as promised.....round 2 at the SLIDE!

Maggie made it this time.



"Yeah!" "i wish i was big enough to silde"....maybe next year


Sweet sisters!!

Girl's night out and Waterslides for the end of Summer!!

Last night I went out for girl's night with my 2 neighbor friends Anna and Susie. Susie lives right next door and Anna is on the other side of her. They both found out the were expecting their 2nd babies soon after we moved here so we were all pregnant together. Susie also saved us when my water broke with Maggie, she took Julia for the whole night and next day. She is awesome! Well anyway her husband is going out of town for 2 weeks on Sunday so we got out for some adult time that was long overdue and we had a blast. Needless to say I am exhausted and need a nap. We discussed getting out Susie and Dan's GIANT water slide today to wear out the kids so we could also rest. Sure enough I looked out at 9 am and there it was larger than life in her backyard and ready to go.

So I quickly got Maggie down for a nap and got Julia into her suit and we took off. I am not kidding this thing is HUGE!!! I thought for sure that Julia would not climb up the ladder (which is just holes and handles in the side of it) much like a rock wall and if she did she would be too scared to slide (because it is SOO tall).



But up she went and down she flew FAST very FAST and slammed into the little wall at the bottom and loved every second of it.



And so this started the constant "Mama watch!!!" "Mama LOOK AT ME!!!" It was great! They had so much fun. Little Danny and Alex are still a little small to climb up but we would set them on the slide and let them go down. Then at the bottom is a baby pool area where they played with a bunch of toys.


Julia pouting because we have to leave. This is also the landing spot after you go down the slide.

If we go back over later I will try to get some video of her. If not I will update tomorrow after the first day of school!!!

Lobor Day Weekend......

Well this weekend started out on Friday with Miss Maggie having a photo shoot at Target so I could document her chubbiness to have it on record for the rest of her life. It went OK....she was not as smiley as I would have liked but isn't that always the case? As soon as it matters and you want them to they don't. But we got some good ones nevertheless. Saturday was work day around the Morris house. We were doing a little room swapping project to make a more spacious playroom for the girls. We (as in me and Wyatt) moved 2 bookshelves, 1 upright piano, and a very heavy buffet like piece of furniture from one room to another. I also assembled some new cubbies/shelves for the playroom so everything is not just in one stack along the wall. Then on Sunday after church we went to Lowes and got 2 new light fixtures to be installed by my man-be-handy husband. Who knew??? It was surprisingly easy and quick. All I had to do was assist in holding things and handing tools. And today we hung some things on the wall. So we have accomplished alot this Labor Day weekend. Below are some pictures to show off our hard work.

The new shelves....


More room to play!




They are going to LOVE it!!



Our new "sitting room", "reading room" ......(please excuse the black chair it is being replaced shortly just needed 2 chairs there).



The bookshelves. Please excuse the naked window and bad lighting curtains coming soon.



The piano.



The new bathroom light!! Wyatt also painted this room while I was in Memphis for 2 weeks.



New "sitting room" light. This replaced the ugly, gold, out of date but spray painted silver, chandelier left by the previous owners. The sitting room is what would be the formal dining room if we needed a dining room.

So we are getting ready for this week. Tomorrow Julia goes for meet the teacher day. Her class is bigger this year and she had 2 teachers instead of 1. She is really excited. The first class day is Thursday. Saying a prayer for our family down south. Stay safe and dry (if possible) while riding out Gustav. Have a great week!

Princess Julia

Here is a video of Julia I took yesterday. Wyatt was about 5 min from being home from work and she decided to dress up and surprise him. It was soo cute. Wanted to put some footage up of Jules since I have some of Maggie up. I did not realize till after I took it that Mags is in the background (how cute is she?). She loves watching big sis.

MiMi and the girls!!

"Hunka Hunka Burnin Love"

Well Maggie had her 6 month check up today. Her new stats are as follows:
Weight 17lbs 15oz 88%
Length 26 inches 60%
Head 17 1/2 cm 94%

She did not like the 4 shots at all but got over it quickly. The Doc said she was doing great. So I guess now we wait for the next big milestone of crawling. Not too excited about that one. I like her sitting up on the floor but it all changes once she becomes mobile.

My how time flies.....

We are back home from our 2 week trip to Memphis. It was a blast but we missed out Daddy and it was a little too long for us to be apart. We got to meet our new cousin and niece Libby and Mike and Liz's baby girl Ansley. Julia is still having trouble figuring out which baby goes with who but she is getting better. We got to visit my grandparents and the girl's great-grandparents which was GREAT! We had so much fun seeing friends and family. MiMi and Pop got some quality grandaughter time as well. Julia and Maggie got to play on the new swing set at MiMi and Pop's. Julia got to see Uncle Russell and alot of her Memphis friends. We had a great time. I am sure I left off some pictures for watch for some more in a few days. Now we are getting back to our routine and waiting for school to start after Labor Day. Maggie goes to her 6 month shots next week. WOW I cannot believe it has already been 6 months. I will keep you posted on her progress. Stay tuned.......

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