My Once Upon a Time...

In August, the boys and I escaped the Phoenix heat and went "glamping" in Flagstaff. I booked the cutest little cabin, that didn't have a bathroom, but we had beds, electricity, and even a mini fridge and a microwave.  This was the view behind our cabin, and after a long Phoenix summer, I was so happy to be outside. We even had a thunderstorm while we were there! While I love camping, I have no idea how to cook on any kind of camping equipment (not that I own any), so I was super happy that they had a food truck in the mornings where we could order some breakfast, and the boys were happy as well! After breakfast, we explored the campground for a bit. Fox must have taken 7 rides in this train, while Finn was too scared to try. The night we arrived, my friend Marcela texted me and asked if we wanted to join their family in Flagstaff the next day to go mushroom hunting. I replied that we were already there and would love to meet up with them. Such a great coincidence.  I had...

It had been a long summer, and this Mama was ready for school to be back in session! Fox started third grade this year...that is just wild to me! And then there's this little guy.  For the last four years I was able to live my dream as a stay at home mom and spend almost every day with him. Neither of us was ready for this big transition, but I prayed he would love school and make friends! This was during his orientation. It turned out my prayers were answered, because he LOVES school. He can't wait to go every morning and his teacher told me that he has really come out of his shell since he started in August. And for memories sake, here's a look back at Fox's first day of school pictures, from 2016 to now.  Fox had a great start as well, and he has been enjoying third grade so much better than second (he talks about second grade often and how awful it was).  I hope they will both have a great school year...well, all three of us!

Life has been so busy, so I'm still trying to catch up! In August, I spent some time with my mother in law at her home gym, after dropping off the boys at school TOGETHER for the first time ever. It felt so weird to have my mornings free all of the sudden. Spoiler alert: this didn't last long, even though I wish it did...haha. I saw this picture (in the pool) at my mother in law's house and had to take a second look to realize that this was Katie, not Finn. I have joked for years that Finn looks so different from the other half siblings, as well as Fox, and that the lab must've switched the embryos by accident. But there's no denying it now, he's definitely Katie's twin! This night went down as the most fun ADULT birthday party in history. My friend Tilly planned her birthday at a bowling alley. We bowled, played laser tag, played games, ate, and had a few too many drinks.  So much laughter and love that night. And check this out, she gave all of us goodie b...