July 27- August 3- i'm finally to august ;-)

the girls came home from regina's on august 1st- it is nice to have them back, they were especially missed by their brother's who kept asking when they were coming home and where did they go- and justin who was wishing on stars that they'd come home- awwwwwwwwww.

of course the first thing they wanted us to do was be taxi driver again- our weekends consist of driving them around and picking up friends dropping people off- etc etc.. i guess that's my job as a mom! but man, i cannot WAIT until brittany can drive and get a car! it will be such a help

August 2nd, jennifer and i had our garage sale at her house and it was HOT as heck out there- but i did make $150 something (i cant remember)...so it was KINDA worth it- but not really! what a pain in the butt to put all that stuff out and reorganize it every time someone comes and messes up your piles- i ended up selling some cute shoes on ebay (5 pair) that were the boys but i knew i could get more for them on ebay than at a garage sale- and i made $88...much less painful than a hot 4 hour garage sale (plus the 4 hours the night before preparing)! while i was gone, the girls and boys and jeremy played out back- and the girls took some pics (good ones, too!) of the boys on the slide/pool.





these next two pictures freak me out bc at first glance i think justin is jacob and jacob is justin, they really look alike to me!





That evening, justin and i went to a pajama party at his bff, kevin's house- it was only for the 'older kids' so all of the older siblings were excited that their younger brothers were not invited :) justin decided that because we were watching the incredibles, that he needed to dress up as mr. incredible to surprise ms. demi. the kids ended up doing more playing than watching the movie, but it was still fun- everyone was supposed to go in pajamas, even the mommies- we just ate snacks (too many snacks) and hung out and chatted while the kids played.. it was a fun time, thanks ms demi planner woman! funny story- at one point, alex went upstairs to check on the kids, and he said that all of them were in bed together- that's 3 girls and 2 boys all in kevin's bed!!! starting early? ha! of course they were all out by the time i went to snap a picture..





and kevin decided he wanted to be spiderman- (they did swap outfits halfway through the evening) sorry this pic is all messed up...



sunday morning, eden and i worked out, and then we had a playdate at our house with jacob's bff, caleb- the boys had a fun time. of course they were more interested in playing with caleb's baby brother, blake..

after that, we headed to the new pearland town center- which is awesome! so glad i dont have to drive to baybrook any more! we were going to buy stride rite shoes for jacob- for school- and we did, and justin got a pair, too- but ended up returning jacobs bc they hurt his ankles- oh well- i found some at kohls instead that had softer tongue- the nike picos... we were going to eat at red robin, but it was closed.. so we headed home and left the kids there to school shop. this year, we gave them each $$ for pants, shoes, belts whatever they wanted to spend it on, with the understanding that this was all the school clothes they get until christmas- so spend it wisely. i hate shopping with them bc they take FOREVER... so i loved being able to let them loose... brooke made out well with 4 pair of pants, one pair of shoes, back pack and 2 belts- brittany on the other hand only got 3 pair of pants and 1 belt and a bag that wasnt for school- i had already bought them each 4 shirts and 2 jackets the week before.. talk about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.