Favorite Kid Photo (from this week)

Another MckLinky Blog Hop is here and this week is Favorite Kid Photos. This was a hard one because I have taken over 800 pictures just this summer. I decided that I wasn't taking enough pictures and well, I maybe got a little carried away.

These first few pictures actually just happened tonight. Little one went to the pool with her sisters. She is wearing a swimsuit she hasn't had on all summer. She said, "Look Mom, I have stripes on my butt."


Her big sister got into the pool to catch her. Thanks honey, mommy didn't really want to get wet today!



My #2 said, "Take a picture of me mom!" and she plugged her nose and went under.


All tuckered out. Can you see the chocolate around Little One's mouth. She fell asleep eating chocolate chips.

Weekend in Review

Our girls arrived home safely from the Taylor Swift concert. They had so much fun and they even brought little one a t-shirt and me a guitar pick.

Saturday night we decided we needed to do the fire pit. It is a great place for us to all sit around without the distraction of the tv or computer and talk. Smores are always on the menu. We were trying to see who would see the first star of the night.



Even one of the wild little kittens had to check out the fire.


Sunday we spent all day (I mean 11:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night) at softball games. We love it that Daddy still loves to play, but it can make for a very long, hot, (sometimes) boring day. The girls were so good. We brought a cooler full of food and they brought a van full of entertainment.

Later in the day they found a hose and water so they cooled themselves off.


Can you believe I only gave them $.75 all day for the concession stand. I guess the cooler paid off.

Now we are starting another week. One week closer to the first day of school. We are going to start working on a fun project today. I can't wait to share the finished product.

Little one just walked into the house with four paint rollers?? That is not the kind of project I was thinking of. I better sign off for now.

Littlest Pet Shop Houses

Last Monday when we were camping, it rained and rained and rained.



Thank goodness we have a camper and not tents. My hubby and I sat under the awning and watched the rain. The girls entertained themselves inside. They had brought all of their LIttlest Pet Shops. They started to dig around to find accessories for their imaginative play.

They found plates that they transformed into houses for their pets. They had so much fun. What a great idea. The best part is they came up with it all by themselves.

Here are a few pictures of their fun.

Happy Friday

Okay so for all of my family and friends visiting my blog today. I am going to leave you with a few new pics of the girls. I wish that I lived down the street from some of you so you could see the girls everyday in their finest and not so finest (then I could leave them with you on the uglier days) :-)





I am still hopping around the blog world today meeting wonderful new blogging friends and checking out blogs that are a lot prettier than mine.

Today's BlogNerd link up is about advise for other bloggers. I am still learning here. The main thing I have learned from this blogging experience is reflected in my blogging name "Get Real Girl". I am slowly gaining a few followers, I would love to add more to both of my blogs. I am excited today to check out new blogs and get new ideas. There are a lot of great sites to download free background templates to make your blog "pretty". And there are also a lot of great bloggers that do custom designs. I hope to get a little custom work done here, when I kick-off some new ideas in the fall.

So if you are a blogger and you want to check out some cool blogs, go to BlogHop '09 or the BlogNerd Bash.

Blognerd Bash

O'kay, so I am pretty new the world of blogging and I am really still trying to figure it all out. So I decided the best way to do that is to visit as many blogs as I possibly can and learn from the experts.

One way to do this is to participate in blog hops. So starting today I am participating in BlogNerd Bash. A lot of bloggers will be in Chicago this weekend for Blogher. I won't. :-( This is my way of still meeting bloggers.

In September I am hoping to do a huge makeover on this site. I hope it will be fun for everyone so stay tuned.

Part of the Blognerd Bash is to tell a little about yourself, (deep breath), so, here goes.

My name is Amy. I am a SAHM of three girls, Taylor (8), Madelyn (6) and Nadia (3). Everyone is nearing their next birthday so we are starting to gear up for fall parties. I am married to a wonderful man who is my hero, (you can read about it here).

I was a working mom until my youngest was 6 months old. I have a degree in mass communications and have worked in the marketing, customer service and healthcare industries.

I love to write and read. I would love to have more time to craft, (hopefully when my children are a little older). As my youngest starts school I would like to begin freelance work as a writer. I love to sing and lead worship at my home church.

Most importantly, I am a follower of Jesus Christ. He is the most important part of my life. I am on a faith journey that has its ups and downs, but every night I go to sleep in peace, knowing that I believe in a big God that is always with me. I write about my faith journey on my other blog Girlfriends Get Real. In blog world I am the Get Real Girl. Because life isn't easy and way too many people try to pretend that it is. My writing is from my heart, no fluff, it is just me being real.

Visit Amanda to check out this Blog Hop!

And. . .there is another great Blogher at Home Blog Hop. Make sure you check in out here.

Behind the Green Door

I have a lot to get done today. I am overwhelmed with the messiness and disorganization in my house. It is funny how the kids know when I just have to be left alone to get everything back in working order. I was busy slaving away over my domestic tasks when I realized they were being way too quiet. I decided I better search for them.

I heard giggling from behind this green door.


They heard movement outside their clubhouse.


I think they are hiding from their crabby mom.

Wordful Wednesday - Follow the Trail

*Wordful Wednesday is for those of us that like to showcase a photos but that just can't seem keep our mouths shut about them. If you'd like to play along, post a photo on your blog, and let the words roll.

I have so many wonderful pictures to share from our weekend away as a family. Here are a few of my favorites. It was an amazing weekend for all of us. It helped us all to remember how much fun we can have together and that we really do like each other.









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