THE COUNTDOWN IS ON....

ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS TIL THE HUBBY COMES HOME!!!

And then, he leaves again on Tuesday. UGGGHHHH.. I miss him so much.

ANXIOUS, EXCITED, NERVOUS, TENSE, STRESSED...

Picture from last summer of the neighbor girls: Camille, Grace and Alexa

SAD, HAPPY... THE LIST COULD GO ON.
Is it possible to have all of those feelings at once?

HECK YEAH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A GIRL

The Hoff Family is moving. Yes, hasta la vista CAMP STREET, It's been fun. I'm not packed, not anywhere near ready to move, but we are out of here come the first week in August. God has blessed us with yet another amazing opportunity. We will be moving to a 4 bedroom 2 bath with a beautiful yard (gardener included and fruit trees) with a 2 car garage, air conditioned home. We couldn't pass it up. It has come at just the right time for us.



We are so happy yet we've made some great friends that I will truly miss. Jessie across the street is my Brazilian friend who is my watch dog! She loves my children so much and it reminds me of the neighbor I had across the street growing up. She would do anything for us from watching the kids to watering the grass when I'm gone. I'm going to miss her.



Then we have the Williamson Family right next to us that have 2 beautiful girls Gracie and Camille that Alexa and Brie are best friends with. It's so hard because as much as we say we'll still get together... reality is.... we just won't see eachother as much. The girls can't just run over next door, knock and come out and play on a whim. Or run over with no invitation. No more Jack (their black Standard Poodle) to greet me at my door. I hear his collar and open the door to say hi to him. I'M GOING TO MISS THAT DEEPLY. BRIE TOO, THAT'S HER BOY! Patty (the mom) has been there for me through some rough times to pray and encourage me. We share a special bond, we are on the same page, we are both at the same point in our lives with our children, both stay at home moms, both christian women.. it's a special friendship.



Then we have Kristy who I've just gotten close to over the past few months. I just turned her onto Golden Spoon. I love when she comes over when we are out front. She likes to vent about her boyfriend and it makes me thankful I'm married and not dating :) But I'm so glad she feels she can come to me. She's so sweet to the girls.



Alexa and I will miss the corn lady. I tried to ask her if she will come down our new street and she nodded and said yes with a smile but I get that response even when I make a statement. I don't think she really is understanding me. I'll have to fine tune my Spanish 3 skills from High School and really talk with her!



Each one of these people hold such a special place in my heart and the killer is I know that as much as I don't want it to change, the relationships as neighbors will. We get so caught up in Life that we don't make time for anything. I try and think why I don't see certain friends so much anymore and really when I think about it, there's no excuse. I'm really not that busy. Life isn't easy with 2 little ones, but it's not like I am out and about 24-7. It's just part of life. One chapter has ended and another will begin.



On a positive note, I look forward to the new relationships and memories we will make!

LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE...

My husband left today for an 8 day trip to HAWAII for Joel's wedding. THEY GET MARRIED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD. I know that Joel and Erica will have an amazing wedding and Chris will enjoy being in Hawaii for the first time. He says he's going to scope out the "good stuff" so we can go as a family soon.

CHRIS has one mission besides having fun and being the Most Handsome Best Man and that is to bring me back a pair of HIC SANDALS. Yes, that's my only request..... the famous Hawaiian Island Creation Sandals... the authentic real thing!

CONGRATULATIONS JOEL AND ERICA..... YOU MAKE A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING OLD WITH YOU... AND WE HOPE YOUR FAMILY GROWS SOON, TOO ;)

DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE BACK AGAIN....

GOT BALLS?

Who said golf balls don't taste good?

PiCtUrEs To ShArE oF My PrInCeSsES

Before Chris and I left for Vegas I wanted a picture of each of them (on our camera) that we could refer to during our trip. It was awesome to have these pictures to reflect on the amazing blessings that we have! It helped soothe me when I missed them and then it made me so thankful that I got to spend some valuable alone time with my husband.

BACK TO REALITY

Brie with Great Grandma Orman

Grandma Sue with Brie.... Brie saying her infamous.. "OOOOOHHHH"

Alexa having fun in the sun

Brie floating with Mr. Turtle.. Hey, her eyes look like cousin Mark's. :)

Alexa being pretty as always

Uncle Nick and Alexa came outside and found us all swimming..... Alexa being a bit shy!

Who did that? There was talk that Grandpa and Grandma were trying to out-do eachother. Grandma was in charge of inside and Grandpa was in charge of outside. I don't know... the kids had a lot of fun with both!

Cool new rides!

Daddy had to go on a business trip from Mon-Wed. out in New Jersey... So, the girls and I decided to take a trip out to see Grandpa and Grandma Hoff. We had a great time. We did A LOT OF SWIMMING! Alexa wore floaties for the first time and got more brave as the days went by. Brielyn just liked to try and escape out of anything we put her in.... SHE'S SCARY WITH NO FEAR IN THE WATER! We had great food the whole time, thanks to grandma and grandpas good cooking. We also took a visit to Great Grandpa and Grandma Orman's house. Grandma Orman had a birthday the past week so we got to hand deliver her birthday present. We always like to go to their house, we had a nice visit. Great Grandma read beautiful books to Alexa and Brie, they each got some bonding time.

Brie especially enjoyed the dogs... she says " Do, Do" for Dog. If you make a doggy noise, she'll give you a BIG smile.

Alexa and Brielyn were surprised the minute we walked in the door to some new toys! In the living room there was a brand new Kitchen Set, an Easel , one Princess bike for Alexa and a Winnie the Pooh Ride On Bike for Brielyn. Then we went to the back yard where it looked like A Water Park for kids..... BLOW UP TOYS GALORE!!! FUN, FUN, FUN!! Nemo and Dori were even in papa's pool, swimming around . There wasn't a dull moment and we enjoyed seeing Grandma ,Grandpa, Uncle Nick and Courtney.

Thanks for the good time... we can't wait to come again!

Daddy leaves next week for 8 days.... I wonder what kind of trouble we'll get into???

Mommy Wake Up

Brie was taking a nap and Alexa was to be having "quiet time" and I was having a rest on the couch when I was awakened.

Alexa: "Mommy wake up!"

Me: "Alexa, Mommy is resting, I'm tired"

Alexa: "Mommy, wake up, I make a mess with eggs!"

I sat up and turned my head over to the kitchen to see just that..... A MESS WITH EGGS.

THAT'S ONE WAY TO GET MOMMY'S ATTENTION!!!!!