Waging War & Winning (I think...)

You gotta' love Texas! It's amazing and has the most breath-taking skies you will ever see. It also has many bugs! Our annual visitors happen to be fruit flies at this time of year. They came & went last year seemingly on their own since nothing I did worked then. This year they are unbearable. I keep a pretty clean home and can't for the life of me figure out why they are hanging around. I have tried everything. Google is my best friend and has left me empty handed so far. We have done the fly paper traps & the apple vinegar with dish soap. We have made funnels to trap them, Saran Wrap to trap them & they won't leave. This week I was so fed up that I decided to spray them with Windex. It works!! And I have a fair amount of OCD so it's pretty rewarding to watch them drop!! Our Windex is gone now but it's working!!! It's kind of a pill because the cleaner makes such a mess (oxy-moron I suppose) & then I have to go back with a bleach rag to clean up after the Windex. BUT!!!! if it does the trick and they go away it will all be worth it.

Is there a purpose for fruit flies really?? Besides to torture & torment man?

3-Ever

Bentley is saying so many "totes adorbs" things right now (for those who don't speak 'Teenage Girl' that means totally adorable things)!! The other night we were snuggling and he told me "I love you so much mom" and I replied "I love you so much too forever". He quickly responded (since he is working on his numbers and he is three after all) "not forever, three-ever".

I love you too kid... three-ever. <3

Random Knowledge

They say if you pay attention you learn something new everyday. 

Today I watched the 30 Seconds to Mars video of "The Kill" & realized after years of singing "Marry Me Marry Me" that I was singing the wrong words. I always wondered how marry me fit into the song. Turns out the writer knows what he's doing & "bury me" fits much better! 

The kill. Bury me. Mind blown. 

A little tender moment

I was laying in Bentley's toddler bed with him tonight at bedtime & was sobbing. Bent is always so sweet to me when I'm sad. I took my glasses off for a few minutes & as I put them back on through the tears he said "mommy, you look good." 

He's such a ray of sunshine & goodness in my life. He can tell me that when I'm a puddle of a hot mess. <3

Bella's Birthday & Party

Cali's Birthday & Party

 Cali had a few friends come for a sleepover

They did a water balloon war

 When I left them alone to play outside for a few they decided to make handprints in the street with paint

:( 

 Kensi volunteered (I think it was her idea to do the handprints in the first place) to scrub them up 

 Singing to my big girl 

Single Adult Shenanigans

Last Saturday we went to the largest single's activity I'd ever been to. It was really fun! They had it at someone's property that had a big pond/lake with open space for playing. We brought dinner and they provided grilling for s'mores at the end of the night.

Before the activity they encouraged us to bring water balloon launchers for a competition they would have. At first I wasn't going to worry about it but as the activity got closer I felt inspired to make one! Kensington googled ways to do it and we came up with this!

 Cali & Bella on the paddle boat

 ...and jumping off into the lake :) 

 Me and Brae 

 The morning of the activity I was staying over at Shannon's house with her kids & mine. When I watch the kids I like to sleep with Bentley & Ashton in bed with me. I think I'm glutton for punishment. 

We had a rough early morning and I found myself awake at 5am. My cell was being charged on the floor so I checked out Facebook for about 15 minutes then turned my phone off. I went to stand up into the bed to climb up but instead I stood up directly into the night stand. My eye instantly swelled as well as my nose. I don't remember it hurting as much as I remember hoping the swelling would go down by the afternoon activity later that day!

Instead I woke up with a black eye. It's been nine days and it's still healing!! 

Our video of the balloon launcher