Stepped away....

...and now I am back.

I am good. Was crazy sick last week. Nose, stomach, throat, chest, sinuses.....I think only my little toe was normal. Just the little toe.

The girls are wild. We have been busy. This weekend we went to dinner with uncle Ryan and mom and Glynn. That was fun. Saturday Ellie and I made cookies and cupcakes while Payton hung out with dad and uncle Kevin. Then Joe, Em, Brookie and Estella all came over while their parents went out and we decorated the goodies. So now I have cupcakes, cookies, and brownies from the neighbor all staring at me from the kitchen counter. I need to stop that stuff......I saw a pic and I am looking chubby (healthy right) again. Damn the holiday season and all it's sugary goodness. I'll post pics later from home of our decorating party. The kids really enjoyed it, I think. We also played in the backyard for a long time. Brooke propped Ellie up in the Little Tykes Coupe and raced her full speed around the patio. Ellie was laughing so hard I thought she was going to stop breathing. It was awesome! Love that sound. Payton and Estella stayed up late (way too late) talking and giggling in bed. I wanted to sneak in and listen, but I didn't want to interrupt. Sometimes life just goes by so quickly and it's moments like that where you realize just how much your children are growing.

Sunday we went and picked up lunch with Kim and Estella and had a picnic at the park. It was flippin' hot. So after about 15 minutes of hard play, we let the 3 little red-cheeked kids play in the sprinkler playground in their clothes. They had a blast. Afterwards the girls and I went to meet my Grandma from Idaho for ice cream. She came through town for just the afternoon on her way home from her high school reunion in Burbank. The girls were happy to see her and were really really good little girls. I did catch Payton pouring sugar straight into her mouth from the sugar dispenser, but that is to be expected...she is my daughter after-all.

Brad had a good weekend, I think. He drug out the power washer and cleaned the pool filters and backyard all up. It's all shiny new now. All it takes is a tool. If he has some tool that he is impressed with, chores become fun. Tell him to clean the backyard with the water hose, no way! But give him a power washer that can take off at least 4 layers of skin in 2 seconds, he's all over it, lol. He also put the Bronco on eBay. Anyone want to buy it?

I'll bbl with some pics and more...gotta go get Payton from preschool in a few....