Getting ready for the big day tomorrow! Tomorrow Piper turns 2! Now, if she were only as excited about as mom is...... Monday when I woke her up I told her her birthday was coming up and she was turning 2 - she did the 2 sign with her fingers and said two for me. Today she just looked at me like - get out of my face mom! Can't wait till she is 13~

Weekend was really busy. Friday, Steve moved his brother. See his blog for all the goofy details! When he got home we went to Cebolla for supper and then home to chill and watch movies. We watched Vantage Point. GREAT MOVIE. I loved it. It was over in no time! So check this one out.

Saturday we got the big kids from 10-2 for the VW car show. We picked them up and headed to the farmers market first. Downtown the Barr Street farmers market is really nice. The first time we went we didn't take much cash with us - this time I went prepared! I got tomatoes, blueberries, peaches, potatoes, peppers, and a bunch of flowers! It was nice. I had a great time. If you haven't been down there - you need to check it out! Saturdays 9-1 on Barr Street.

We then headed out to the VW car show. I love VW bugs. I am going to have an old one before I die. I tell my family that all the time. They had a couple of them out there I could've taken home! The kids seemed to enjoy this. Riley is a big "car" fan kid. He knows all the kinds of cars, etc. Maybe it's just a boy thing! Then we took them to lunch at Arby's. Steve dropped Piper and I off so she could nap. Yeah, right nap. After an hour she finally fell asleep and only slept for 45 minutes...... While Piper was attempting a nap I watched the movie Atonement. It wasn't bad - alittle slow.... but not too bad.

After she was up we went to Toys R Us to get her birthday presents. She is getting a play kitchen. I hope she loves it. I can't wait to play house!! After wings and cheese fries for supper we headed for home. We watched the movie King of California! It was freakin' funny. It has Michael Douglas in it. Check this one out too. It was pretty funny.

Sunday was really busy! My mom and Aunt Angie came up to go shopping. We were primarily looking for stuff for them to get Piper for her birthday but of course we bought everything else too!! I got Piper a couple of outfits and myself a couple of outfits too! We are having family pictures on Sept. 6 so I was also trying to color coordinate outfits for all of us. Steve didn't act to impressed with his shirt. I just want him to wear a polo shirt for a couple of shots and then he can wear his t-shirts! By time I got home from the mall we still had to go grocery shopping. So I didn't even sit down and off we went! I was tired by time we got home from the store. I made an easy supper - ham subs!! We did too much eating out this last weekend. But this coming weekend will be better.

On this coming Saturday we are having Piper's birthday party. We don't have a HUGE event. Just Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and 2 of my Aunts. But still enough when you plan a meal! Tonight I have to make a Wal-Mart run and get Piper treats to take to the sitter. Plus order her a birthday cake! Can you believe I don't have that done yet! I will get it done tonight.

I have to wrap her presents tonight and bake a cake for our birthday celebration tomorrow night on her birthday. I decided on her first birthday that we will always (within reason) have a cake and she will open her presents from us ON her birthday. Whether we have big kids that night or not. But I will always have her birthday party on a weekend that they are with us.

Big News FOR ASHLEY----SHE MADE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM! She is very excited and so are we. Riley is supposedly going to play football this fall. Sign ups are this week. I did remind him that it isn't flag football and he will be tackled..... this may be interesting!