summer's end

It is SO hard to find the time to write lately, so sorry for the lack of updating. I try.

Anyway, we are getting ready to get into the swing of Fall here soon. The reason i know fall is almost here?... Ive been planting mums like crazy, which i do every fall. But lets hope i dont kill them THIS year, i dont exactly have a green thumb, but im working on it.

Bella is starting to talk a lot more now, any word that ends with the long "e" sound (ex: momm-y dadd-yy, cook-ie, etc)

Cinderella, Cinderella is good. But Gemma pretty much just walked over the fence a couple weeks ago. So Brandon fixed the fence to reinforce it and trained her not to

jump up (using a shock collar.) So far, so good!

Now for a short story about each child.

Warning: these stories are scary but TRUE and may not be suitable for all audiences (especially people who are pregnant or considering having children.)

Sophia is in a new phase, its the lying phase. This means that you can watch her do something, then ask her why she did it, and she will say 'i didnt do it, bella did it.' A new line she is using, also, is "i dont know what im doing." Example 1.) Sophia why did you pour your apple juice on the carpet.? answer "I didnt know what i was doing."

Verdict: LIEExample 2) I watched her push bella on the ground, when i came over to pick up a crying BellaBug i asked Sophia "why did you push your Sister?!?" And she said "i didnt push her, she fell." LIEI have explained what a lie is, and why we dont tell lies. Hopefully it will sink in... eventually. Until then, i just try to sort through the lie to find the truth. And in the process, we are getting a few laughs with the gray hairs :)

Now our Bella, she is a human trashcan. She eats bugs, dog food, grocery store reciepts... anything she can get into before someone notices and drags her away (arching her back, screaming, etc.) On the flip side, she also eats good things. However, she eats in VERY VERY large quantities. For example, one night last week for dinner she ate 3/4 a can of green beans and 4 chicken nuggets. i mean, for someone that

weighs 21-22 lbs, that seems like a lot!

I cannot believe its August already! Seems like summer is just getting started. :(

Before we know it, it summer will be over, though. So we are trying to take the girls to the park, go swimming, and playing outside as often as we can.

The girls LOVE McDonalds picnic in the park then they get to play afterwards. And of course, when McDonalds is involved, i always have a good time.

Sophia still loves the dog, she drags it around everywhere. She is the 'mommy' and Cinderella is her 'baby.'

Sophie also loves it when Bella lays on her lap. She is such a sweet big sister! :) im so proud of my girls.

In other news, i got a new car. I was driving a beautiful 05 Ford Explorer with all the bell's and whistles and we really loved it. However, Brandon drives a huge Ford F150. That means that both our vehicles were huge gas-guzzlers. As we only have 2 children to haul around, not 8, it seemed a little silly to be paying so much for gas when we really didnt need THAT much space on a daily basis. So we bought a cute little Ford Fusion, and i love it! Gets GREAT gas mileage and its really peppy and cute.

Whats not to love?