And....well...we hit the jackpot...with a gift from the smoothie place

Last weekend...well...we had a lot of items to check off that list...but you won't believe what we were just given at one of our stops...maybe the best "tell all" gift we were just given...to date...plus this post for warning is a bit scatterbrained...you'll see:)

Some back story...Friday night...we drove around everywhere "trying to get shopping done" but it just wasn't happening...we went to the wrong location and well...then when we got to the right one the kiddos just needed a break...

So we took a break...my girls LOVE smoothies...so we stopped to get them...another way to keep them occupied and happy:)

{side note....Trader Joe's has wonderful frozen fruit...that is preservative free...and just so wonderful...our favorite to make smoothies at home...well I add their vitamins to it too...Trader Joe's forzen mango pieces....a little bit of vanilla protein powder...frozen raspberries...although we sometimes get their fresh ones too but makes for a great smoothie when they are frozen....then add Trader Joe's organic strawberry yogurt....and some water and a few ice cubes....by far the BEST one the girls love so far...although their fresh blueberries I love to put in there too....but using their organic yogurt....and less ice...and some water....well it is perfect consistency for them in their Dora (it has to be Dora in our house) straw sippy cups...just mixes really well so it doesn't get clogged in the straw...that's a big deal you know if it does}

....anyway....so we stopped to get smoothies....I went to rinse out one of the girls cups because for the kiddos...we just got one for them to split...it was a one size deal...and way too much for the girls to have their own giant one...plus the lids had that circle opening on the top...and lets just say...that would have been not a good thing with Hayley if you get my drift:)....so I come back while Bobby is paying...he turns around...and not even kidding...is holding a gift from the store clerk...I guess it looked like we needed help:)....I lost it laughing...Bobby said...."I have no idea!"....he looked at what they had given them and said...

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"Well at least they are for sensitive skin...and no chemical fragrances...right up our alley!" Gotta love him...he was absolutely right...but never in my dreams did I think we would be given such a substantial amount of wipes...from someone we don't know buying smoothies...I guess and realize this is one of those stories you had to be involved to find it truly funny...

....He must have just known it was just one of those days and thought all four of us would get messy enough with smoothies to enjoy that many wipes...I mean we buy these in bulk...but never have we been given them when ordering food...I hope that wasn't some sort-of message...ya know...just kidding...we know they were just being nice...but it just made us laugh pretty hard!

Friday night trying to shop....since we couldn't find anything we needed or out of everything...Bobby breaks the news...looks like it is shopping all day tomorrow...hmmm....not really what I wanted to hear....just because clothes shopping is not my favorite thing....so as we were leaving...we came across this sign...and after the Friday morning with that not-so-friendly incident...I wanted to check out that day...and thought this sign was perfectly fitting...

The best part is...this was taken in a parking garage...and it was pointing back up the parking garage...all the way up...so....I thought....hmmm...the only alternate exit would be to go off of the parking garage...right....very...interesting...so I had Bobby do a loop around again...just to get this shot...and I told him...that option doesn't sound so bad right now...just kidding...all in good fun that one:)

Another check we needed to get done was getting Bobby new sunglasses...his last ones broke courtesy of our oldest...non-intentional LAST summer...I know...we obviously got behind...but I had to get one last picture of him in his beard too...the bet is over I guess...kind of miss it:) but he looks great without too.We had also stopped because I wanted to get a bit of a dressier dress...to me that means "not a cotton dress"...so don't be thinking formal or anything...for an event this coming weekend...let's just say my dress finds have been at a standstill because I haven't purchased any but you can see after the next week...it's black and white...so I love that it won't go out of style...at least I think right?...and we have a wedding to go to the week after...so trying to get two weeks done in one...

Of course...it was the weekend to stop by Trader Joe's since our refrigerator didn't look like it had much...bare minimums and since we were in the area....we stopped...well since we needed necessicities from there too:)...plus we can never help ourselves...Bobby made a point to say before we even got there...minimal this time Martha...well I guess he shouldn't take all of us when we are hungry huh?...they just have great finds...of course the kiddos love the free balloons and carts....juice samples...wine samples this time...

I bet you are shocked I haven't talked about Lowe's in awhile...huh?....well yes...we made that stop this weekend too...we did one last bigger reward for Madison for the week...a hummingbird feeder...she loves the one at my parents...and thought for a little treat for her reward we would do one more bigger one...and go back to the simplier ones after that you know...two more pictures demonstrating their personalities...Madison caring for it...while Hayley was trying to take it off...:)

But I tell you Bobby and I almost didn't make it last weekend...too much "trying to shop" wore us out...but it wouldn't be a weekend in our family if we didn't jam pack it....we did one last HA-RAH on Sunday at the pool...is that even how you spell HA-RAH...hmmm....water was freezing...and Bobby had to climb the fence since our lovely HOA cards didn't work...I won't even start on that topic...and you may be thinking...THANK GOODNESS:)

Just a tid bit I wanted to include from this morning...

This morning...Hayley told Madison "something"~ similar to "good" "Mornen" for "Good Morning"....it just made me smile so...and Madison smiled...I cannot believe Hayley is growing up just so...she is obsessed with Dora...Map (Dora)...shoes...her babies..dogs...belly button and everyone elses (have no idea where that obsession came from...)...she even watches Dora on her tummy now like a big girl...except I couldn't get that caught on camera yet...but I did get this of her watching Dora...all grown up...it's difficult her not being a baby...baby anymore you know...but I do LOVE how verbal she is now...

And her....well...putting Dora stickers all over her body....she was so proud of herself...

And do you want to know one of the best parts is?...she knows what trash is and where the"trash" goes...and walks our trash to the trash can and throws it away...do I have my 17 1/2 month trained or what?...but she did literally got up after I changed her diaper...said "trash"...picked the diaper up...and walked right over to the cabinet and threw her own diaper away this morning...oh YES!

Now Madison on the otherhand...well...she freaked our Parents as Teacher lady out last night...I missed it...yes...I had a mom's night out and well went to that instead of being home...hope that doesn't sound bad...but I am there for everything and well...the mom's night out sounded fun and Bobby is home for right now...so I just politely asked my husband if he would do it...I knew they both would have fun with her...they always do...and she had fun of course with her.....but other than that...she is catching on to so much...and is probably a big help training her sister how to throw trash away...and pick up toys...I can't take all the credit for that you know...Madison is a great help:)! Her biggest thing right now is this response...

"Madison...what are you up to?"(me saying that...I guess you figured that one:).....

sigh (from Madison)...."NOTHING MOMMY!....leave me alone please..."

...WOW the privacy thing already starts at age 3 1/2....but all in all the sweetest little girl...she has just been coming up to me with a hug and kiss...so nice...

On a side note...another side note...I read a post this morning...now this person's blog was up for awards and such...I didn't even know that was a possibility until I read Kasey's blog telling us we should check Blondie N' Sync out to vote for her friend...anyway...if you have a blog her post is pretty neat today...she asks her readers why they started their blog...and their blog style...I don't quite have a blog style since still just kind of starting...but I thought it was interesting nonetheless...and just made me think a bit about mine...

How many topics can I fit into one post?.....hmmmm.....one last one I promise....caught Bobby being a nosy neighbor with a solicitor going around....so had to get a picture....he's going to kill me for posting this...but I just had to do it....

Blessings from all of us...