My Little Defender

When it was time to register Taylor for soccer this season...Tatum said she wanted to play too.  I was a little unsure that she would ACTUALLY play once we got there, but she surprised me and jumped right in.  And she LOVES it!!  I'm not sure there is anything funnier than a bunch of 3 year olds playing soccer.   And since it might not be that easy to imagine it, I have the pictures to prove it.

 A little before game stretch!!

 

 

 I mean how cute is she?!

 

 

 Nope...not gonna let this bigger girl get in her way!

 

 Just taking a little break!

 

 Dude...we are on the same team!!

 

 Getting a little practice in before her second game!!

 

 This might be the funniest picture I have ever accidentally taken!  Look closely at her face...she is definitely closing her eyes!

 

We couldn't be more proud of her getting out there and playing her heart out...even if they have only won one game (I think)!

iPhone Photo Dump

1.  I am by no means a gardener...I have managed though to grow a little zucchini and some tomatoes this summer and I LOVE it!
2. I started painting our oak trim white...seriously might be the most daunting project EVER!
3. Thanks to my good friend Michelle...I have a new Seahawks shirt in my collection!
4. Good ol' Pinterest has helped me come up with a new way to get my kids to do chores...so far it's working!
5. I got my hubby an early birthday present...he'll be smoking everything he can get his hands on.
6. A little selfie before Thomas' first football game.
7. Don't let those smiles fool you...they were not happy to be at Thomas' game and pretty much complained the entire time.
8. "Take a pitcher mom!" 
9. The first sign of fall in my house...How cute are these little pumpkins I found at Target in the dollar spot?!

It's Almost Done!!

I know it's been a while, but I'm pretty sure I mentioned we were having the basement finished!  I should be telling you that it's done and has been done for a few weeks now, however as with most construction projects THEY ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE!

I am hoping to have reveal pictures at the end of next week (let's be real...even if I do...you probably won't see them until next month)!! 

For now though I will give you a little catch up on how it started and how it's been coming along.  And because I know you will be wondering...I have added some illustrations so you get an idea where we are going.  Excuse the lighting in some pics...I am just proud I remembered to take pics from beginning to end!

As you can clearly see...it was in pretty good shape when the project started!!  Wink Wink!!

Within the first two weeks we could see our basement being transformed.  Construction moved forward while we were on our road trip and when we came home this is what we saw!! 

Walls!!  We have walls!!!

We put all tile floors in except the bedroom and stairs!!  Having 3 kids and a dog makes a mom HATE carpet!!!  This first pic is bad lighting, but the second pic shows how amazing the floors turned out!  The grey on the walls is the same color I painted the entire upstairs!!  Our goal is to eventually have 3 cohesive floors!!

I couldn't quite get my hubby on board with a solid white subway tile shower, but when I threw in the accent strip...he jumped on board!  I'm not gonna lie...I feel kind of fancy with my built in niche.  No need to buy one of those stupid hanging shower organizers!! WOOT WOOT!!

 

Yesterday our carpet was installed and that is where I'll leave you!!  Here is a sneak peak before all the final things are done!!

Moore Summer Road Trip

Better late than never...that's my motto right now...I'm just going to need you to roll with it!!

 

Our big vacation this summer was our road trip to Washington!!  All 5 of us crammed in my hubby's car for a 2600 mile round trip adventure!!!  And an ADVENTURE it was!!

 

No pic of the Idaho state line because I missed it!!

 

 

 

It was actually a pretty uneventful drive until we were 3 hours from our destination!!  If you missed my Instagram post or you didn't hear the story...my hubby had a run in with a median.  Let's just say the median won!!  To my hubby's surprise I did not let it ruin our trip...life happens...RIGHT?!

 

We had an amazing time at Jeff and Shannon's property in Oroville, WA!!

 

 

It was my kind of camping...not too much dirt...a nice clean pool...a REAL shower...good food...and GREAT company!

 

 

I can see Canada!!  Next time I definitely want to make time to ride the quads to the actual border!  One of these days my little Tatum will stop freaking out every time I leave her sight...enter eye roll!!

 

Naps while you're camping are the best!!



 

We had so much fun!!  If it was just a little closer we would definitely make the trip more often, but for now it will have to be a once a year thing.  Thank you Jeff and Shannon!!

 

 

Their First Day

I know I know...I am late!  I will say this only...I feel good I am getting to this before the snow starts falling.

So without further ado...

We officially have a 4th grader...a 2nd grader...AND a PRESCHOOLER!!  Can I get a woot woot?!

And because this wasn't Tatum's official first day of school mom got to take pics a week later...unfortunately Thomas was acting like an ass (hey it's true)...so only the girls took pics for me.

I can't believe all 3 of my kids are in school.  I now have 2 hours to myself Monday-Thursday.  I know it hasn't yet included blogging (obviously...lol), but so far it is proving to be a very productive 2 hours.