A Very Good Day....

We have been experiencing several record breaking, very hot days this past week. Today, we woke up to temperatures under 60... whew! It felt so good to be cold. So, we grabbed some cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets and headed to the park. We had it all to ourselves... I guess it was a little chilly for a park day. But the boys had a blast, running wild while Addie and I snuggled up in blankets on the sidelines.

On our way home we spotted several rummage signs and (of course!) had to stop. Boy did we hit the jackpot! Here are just a few of our fabulous finds:

I found this cute little shelf to go right above my stove.

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Sam got a really cool talking Bumble Bee (as well as several new t-shirts and shorts, but how boring is that to post about).

Seffer's got some spiffy new dino jammies (2 pair!) and a dalmation (all of the kids got to pick out a Beanie Baby out of this HUGE tub of Beanies).

I found these adorable dolls!!! I remember having one just like this when I was little... complete with the ice cream cone. I had actually tried finding one of these for Addie not too long ago and couldn't find one anywhere... how awesome was that to find them today for just $1. It will be a little while before Addie can play with them -- they are about the same size as Aaron.

These capris just might be my favorite purchase of the day. I know they might look just a little boring on the outside.... BUT.... when you open the pockets up.... you just might find..... $51!!!

Yep, that's what I call a good garage saling day!!!

We finished off a super day with Chili-dog Pizza, a favorite meal in our house... then Ad headed out to pick up this new toy:::

I have been watching on Craigslist for several months for just the right one, and I finally found it. I knew I was seriously out of shape, but with our last several bowling trips I have become increasingly aware of this. We got this thing in the house and I went right to work... I put it on the lowest settings at the minimum workout time (10 min.)... and I nearly died half way thru. I am gonna be a buff woman in no time!

I wasn't the only one worn out by the events of the day.

Photo Update

I'm here... just been busy. I started watching 24 recently and I've been hooked... no time for blogging :) Adam took a week off work so we did lots of fun stuff... a trip to the zoo, bowling (twice!), shopping, cleaning (ok... some not so fun stuff too), and just playing.

I love our zoo! One of the first things we did when we moved here was purchase a zoo pass (we got it before we even got our house actually). We have been a ton of times, but each time it's such a different experience. We typically let the boys pick 3 or 4 areas they want to visit, and then we always end with the giraffes and big cats. They are our favorites... along with the monkeys, which we somehow missed seeing this time around. Seth is a major Giraffe Lover. This time we were able to get close enough to them that we could actually reach out and touch them... if it were allowed. It was so cool! We are excited for summer and the Sunset Zoofari (they are open several Wednesday evenings during June and July).

Another awesome thing we did was sign up for free bowling... kidsbowlfree.com. You can choose a participating bowling alley and sign your kids up for 2 free games every day until September (you do have to pay for shoe rental). You can also purchase a family pass for 4 adults ($24)... so guess what we are doing with Grandpa and Grandma when they come in a couple weeks! We've been twice now and let me tell you, it is GOOD EXERCISE! I was so sore after our first visit that I could hardly score the second time around... it was quite embarrassing!

Our little porch has residents again. We have enjoyed watching our little "tweety birds" as Seth calls them... I think they are house finches. I love their song. We had a pigeon kick them out for a while and that was not so pleasant a sound. So Adam blocked the nest until she moved on and our little birdies came back. Unfortunately we did lose 1 little guy, but hopefully the rest will make it thru. It's really not an optimal place to raise a family as our back door gets a LOT of traffic, which scares Momma Birdie away.

It's amazing how much the temperature varies here. We had the air conditioner on just a couple days ago, and today we were back to sweatshirts. I am not complaining though... it was perfect! I have learned that Milwaukee cold is way TOO COLD and Milwaukee hot is way TOO HOT. I like this in between stuff. So, we packed a picnic and headed to the park this evening. It was Adalie's first time swinging (besides on my lap) and she absolutely loved it... she just giggled the whole time. There really isn't much that doesn't thrill her, though. She really is such a happy baby! Aaron loves to swing too, but is really afraid of slides... he won't go near one.

Anyway.... that's what we've been up to.