Maeve's party

Here's a little action from a three year old birthday party we attended this afternoon. Maeve is Addy's best friend at school, and her sister Neely is Lily's best bud. They have a lot of fun together. This was a puppy party, complete with puppies from the Pug Rescue. We had a busy day today (packing, soccer, swimming, out to lunch, buying mattresses, b-day party, etc) , so we put the girls to bed at 7:30 and they're sleeping soundly.

Addy's first soccer game/practice

Addy B started soccer today. She's been asking about this for a long time, but I thought she was just now old enough. We signed up at Little Kickers at Sports of All Sorts. It's a great, age appropriate, program. She's the wee one - way to the left in the group shot. Check her out! I'll try to post the video of her first goal in a bit.

Final Update Du Jour - Dance Class!

Lily is schedule to start dance class in the fall, after months of begging and pleading to learn to "really dance". Accented Motions, the studio where we'll be going, had a little summer camp in the evenings this week for 4 and 5 year olds, so I signed Lily up to see if she would really like it. The kids dressed in princess clothes instead of leotards, which confused her a bit b/c she is really looking forward to the dance uniform of tights and a leotard. In the end, though, she OF COURSE, loved it - if Lily ever turned down an opportunity to dress like a princess I'd be shocked beyond belief. She looked so pretty and I was incredibly impressed with her ability to follow the teacher's instructions and hold some dance poses. My big kiddo was beyond thrilled with herself at the end of the day. We're only doing 2 of the 4 nights, but I've already seen enough to know that dance classes will be a hit with her. Lily is wearing a light blue Princess Tiana dress and pig tails.

Update #4 - Fathers Day/Last hurah on the Porch!

Yesterday after Church and pool time, we had an impromptu cookout on the backporch for all of the dad's in our lives (with the exception of my own, who failed to make the trip to his only in state daughter's house for Father's Day). I'll forgive him when he drives to Indy with two twin beds and a dresser on his birthday :) The kids played in the kiddie pool and invented a hide-and-seek freeze tag game while the adults talked and drank wine. Nice relaxing Father's day. We can only hope our new back porch will be as good for hanging out and relaxing.

Update # 3 - Eagle Creek

Eagle Creek park has gotten a LOT of rain water lately (as has the rest of Indy). We went there on Saturday to enjoy the beach...unfortunately there was really no beach b/c it is all covered in the high water right now. We still splashed around a little bit and the girls played on the playground. Then mom and I took the kiddos on a kayak ride around the lake. That was a ton of fun, but I didn't risk taking my camera out on the kayak in case we tipped....so I have no photos! Lily was the captain of my ship - she sat on the back and told me where to go. Fun times. I just loooovvveeee summer.

Upate #2 - Columbus, Ohi

Last weekend, mom, Grandma and I (PoPo, GiGi, and I) packed up the girls and headed to Columbus Ohio to visit Aunt Lindy and Uncle Tim over mom's birthday weekend. Barclay had to stay behind b/c of the aforementioned move, and the need to make the house immaculate prior to the multiple showings and open house that weekend. It was rainy, but we had a lot of fun anyway. Lily learned to swim without water wings in their pool, which was very cool. It was neat to see her progress right before our eyes. Addy tried to do the same, but I had to fish her out. We fed ducks in the park across the street, climbed trees, went on walks around German Village, drove around Ohio State, and wen to the Athletic Club for mom's b-day dinner. All in all, a very fun time.

Major Blog Update Time - 1st update - MOVING

I've gotten behind on the blog, which I just committed to not doing about 3 posts ago! Anyway, I have a good excuse this time - we've been even busier than normal! About a month ago we made the wise decision to list our house before buying another one. It was a tough decision, but we ultimately decided that while interest rates are at record lows, and home prices the same, we should at least see what happens when we list our house. So we listed it...the first week we had very little interest. The second week I planted St. Joseph in the ground and said the Prayer asking for the intercession of this Patron Saint of Real Estate. That was on a Thursday. That whole weekend our house had a revolving door. We got an offer on Sunday which we ended up accepting after a few counter offers. St. Joseph is the best! Not only will I dig him up when this house closes and put him in a place of honor in our new home, but I will also make our next child's middle name Joseph, if he is a boy! Anyway, we SHOULD close on the new house on 6/30 and then spend 4th of July weekend moving. This house is set to close on or before 7/16. Now we're just waiting on the reports from the inspections. It's been a whirlwind of repairs, cleanings more cleanings, more repairs, etc. We don't have a single box packed - we can look forward to that this weekend! Can't wait to show everyone the new place - there will be plenty of room for family gatherings, guests, and parties. We're very excited, though it will definitely be hard to leave Capistrano Court! Fortunately, I'm sure we'll stay in touch with our neighbors, since we're only moving about a 1/2 mile away.

Pooooooooooollll!