So much CLEANING!

I decided to take this past weekend off from working, well on orders anyhow. I decided that we needed to do some serious purging and destashing of junk around our house. Now that we have the downstairs back in order (for the most part) life already feels a little bit less cluttered. The upstairs is another story! We have 3 big rubbermaid bins stuffed with toys, and are getting rid of a lot of the bigger toys that the kids choose to use as climbing tools rather than what they were intended for. Once those are gone (if anyone is interested in free toys let me know!) we will be well on our way to preparing for Zoee's arrival and living the more simple life of yesteryear.

It's been forever, I know...

So things have been busy around here. Quite, busy. Elli is finished with preschool for the year- she had a blast! Zeke finally is growing and becoming quite a typical little man. We are over way done bakin' Zoee and I am trying to find time to declutter a bit before her arrival. Andy has moved to Superstition Springs mall, and with that had an hour change in work hours, so it is nice having him home by about 5:15 every day now, not to mention the savings on gas! I have been busy, busy, busy with orders. Finishing my two biggest ones to date these last couple of weeks. 32 pencil pouches for my Dad and 13 of my Smarty Arty art cases and 2 double sided pillowcases for someone. It was daunting but what a relief once it was done and shipped!

I am going to try my best to keep this up to date, at least until Zoee comes. And now for some pics...

Elli "graduating"

Zeke doing what he does best, piggin out...

Water fun!




22 Weeks along...

Part of those two huge orders I mentioned...

Our little dancing machine!

I took this video a while ago, and forgot to post it. :) Enjoy!


And to show his picky taste in music. He wants something he can really move and shake to!

Elli's new towel

Cranked this baby out in about 30 minutes. Probably could have done it a little faster had I not tried to get fancy with the ribbon. :D Too bad I cant get her to let me get a good pic!

Still learning...

To keep food out of this boy's reach!!!!

Just some sweet pictures with Papa

Cousins, aren't they great?!

Especially when they are so close in age AND get to see each other. :)

Fighting over mommy's lap with Clara
Finn playing with his paci clip (this seems to be a favorite of the cousins, they like to swing it around lol)
Probably trying to steal food from Sydnee
At Peter Piper with Finn
Climbing on Uncle Aaron with Finn

Tang + Elli = Orange hands

Apparently this is the way it works. The girl loves tang (I can thank her Daddy for that one). And this love combined with her monkey skills means that if she wants it, she going to get it. Well, she still hasn't learned the proper powder to liquid proportions, and so when she decides to start playing in it this is what we get:

Zeke's 9 month pics

A week early, but hey, getting the kids looking this good and out of the house... what are the chances of me being able to do that 2 times in a month?!??! And Zeke just seemed to be in a great mood, so I decided to bank on it!!! Enjoy his pictures!!! I cannot believe how big he has gotten!!

Bradford Grandbabies Group Pic

Elli and Zeke did great! Zeke always looks so gangsta in his shirts. :)