Busy August

August has been full of new and exciting events. Some things I could have done without but for the most part things have been great!!! I extended my tutu business into a whole little girls boutique and have been going to different places and setting up for different events. The last place I went to was Dayton for their town celebration. IT. WAS. AWESOME. I can't believe how well I did for a little town get together. My next stop is Ranchesters Cenntenial Celebration. With the traveling we've been doing with my little business we got to thinking how much of a pain in the butt its been to wake up super early and drive late in the night to get back and forth. Our other option is to get a hotel which is not what we really like to do when we're not that far from home. Some of the shows that we've gone to, my parents have also been doing with their kettle korn business and we would stay with them in their camper. That made us think...what if we got a camper of our own? We were thinking maybe next summer, but we started browsing and getting an idea of what we wanted. We want 4 kids so our first thought was the sleeping arrangments, bunk beds became high on our list. Something in good condition that would last us..forever, but not so expensive and definately not something new. It didn't take long for us to come across exactly what we were looking for..it was meant to be :) This is our new (not brand new) home on wheels! Its hard side as you can see with an awning that folds out, goose neck hitch (This was one of Evans requests), its a 2004 Wildcat!

Inside you can see looking toward the front the bedroom with a queen size bed, bathroom with shower, dressing area with good size closet and drawers. This picture shows more of the living room and kitchen area with entertainment center, all super clean and in excellent shape!

This is facing the back end showing the dining area and the little pantry closets and the big door leads to...bunk beds...yes BUNK BEDS! The bunk bed area is closed off and is its own room with a closet also.

This is a wonderful investment for us, we will be using this ALOT. During the summers we will take it with us when we do shows, and camping. It will be our hotel when we go on family road trips, when our girls start participating in the fair we can camp right at the fairgrounds and have a place to hang out between events, and when my parents (or friends) come to visit they will now have a place to bunk here at our house! We are so excited about this and we got it for such a great deal!

Our two good friends Josh and Angie decided to tie the knot! We are so happy for them and are so greatful we got to be apart of their big day and be the witnesses. They decided they wanted to get married and have just a small ceremony on August 12th with the family that lives around here and then plan for a big wedding/reception next year at this time. After they were married we all went to rib and chop to eat and it was so yummy! It was great hanging out with Josh's family, they are a great bunch. Congrats to the Serrs!

There was a contest put on by Nick Allen Photography and my girls got 2nd and 3rd place! Normally Kimi wants to get in the middle of everything while Takara is usually the stink that won't cooperate. This time the tables turned completely! It was so hard to get Kimi to sit for any amount of time so I'm glad her pictures turned out the way they did. Most of the time I would have to run and plop her down and they would snap a picture and she would jump up and run off. They got to the point where they would throw a little sheet over her, distracting her from her next move, then pulling it off and snapping her reaction.

Takara has really been into pictures lately. At first she was a little shy and didn't want to smile but she was all for posing. We would sit her down and if they said put your hand on your cheek or lay your head down or put your hands on your hips, Takara would do whatever she was told. But we couldn't get her to smile! Then after pulling the sheet on and off Kimi, Takara loosened up and then would giggle and laugh and smile.

I'm so glad they love each other. They are so close and they take good care of each other. They are my babies and even though they drive me nuts sometimes I would never give up being their mommy!

On to the ultrasound. On Monday the 22nd I had an ultrasound scheduled. Takara has been so excited and loves to go to the dr and listen and see the baby. When this baby comes I don't know if we'll get the use out of our swing because I can just about guarentee the girls will want to hold him/her at almost every moment of the day. Back to the day, I told Takara what we were doing and as we were leaving out the door I got a call from the hospital saying the machine wasn't working that day so I had to be rescheduled for Wednesday. Takara was not too happy that we weren't going to see the baby like I had been promising. I started cleaning on the house and even with the swamp cooler on I was starting to sweat. The temp was in the 90s and I thought, we haven't been to the frog pool for almost a month! So I told the girls what the plan was and they were so excited and were quick to get their swim gear on. I stopped by mcdonalds to get some food for a picnic (yeah I was being lazy and didn't pack one from home) pulled up to the frog pool and the gates were closed. The pool was still full and the water was clean and clear. I thought maybe they changed the times since school was starting up this week. I called the aquatic center and they said the frog pool was closed for the season...seriously! Its still consistently hot outside, how could they not keep it open!? Once again the girls were not happy with our spoiled plans. I decided since we were not having a great day that we would go to the big indoor pool. It cost $7 for Takara and I which I think is a rip. I think 3 is a little young to start having to pay to get into the pool and why am I paying $4 for me? I don't get to swim. All I do is keep my kids from drowning. I didn't care about having to pay because I wanted my girls to have a good time. We got into the pool and there were some older ladies swimming around for exercise. The girls were having a blast! 30 minutes into it Takara looks at me with a look of panic and said mom I think I need to go to the bathroom. As I stood up to get her out I looked all around us...poop. Takara had diarrhea and thought she had just farted. It wasn't just a little...it was everywhere! I got her out and ran her to the bathroom and as I pulled her swimming suit off, it was filled to the straps. The smell was horrible and even made Takara gag. I got her cleaned up and went to the front desk to tell them what happened so they quickly evacuated the pool. Takara could not understand why we had to leave. As all the old ladies were coming out they were shooting us dirty looks. I didn't want Takara to feel bad because it was an accident, and she is potty trained and will tell me when she has to go, even if she's in the middle of having a good time. When we got home Takara wasn't embarrassed at all and told Evan all about how she pooped in the pool and thats why we had to leave.

Finally Wednesday we got to go to the ultrasound. Takara was so excited and it was easy getting them ready and out the door for the appointment. It was so fun seeing our little mush. This baby is quite the chunk already. I am a little worried about how big this baby is going to be. Around 31 weeks the girls were estimated around 2 pounds and my due dates always got bumped out futher. I must have ovulated a little differently this time because this baby is estimated to be about 4 pounds!! My due date will probably not change at this point but the baby is measuring a little further along than expected.

I need to get the girls 3d pictures out and compare. They all seem to look the same in my memory. I wish I could see the lips better. The umbilical cord was hanging out right over the top lip so the 3d ultrasound could not pick up a clear picture of the lips. I can not wait to squish on our new baby! I am having a lot of pain with this pregnancy, especially in my hips and lower back area. I still have 2 months left so I'm a little worried what my body will be doing by then.

So this has been our month of August. I'm sure things are going to get more hectic the further along I get but thats ok. I like being busy and keeping my mind off the pregnancy.