So yeah, it’s been a month. Whoops!
See my life has been busy. Busy with things like:
Soccer. Lexie is playing soccer for the second season and she’s finally starting to kind of like it, which is awesome. Her team is the Earthquakes and most of the time, they look a little lost. But that’s okay.

Ready for action!
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Dance Class. Lexie’s recital is coming up in a month and she’s really excited. Audrey, however, just wants to dance and stands outside the door, crying to go in a dance. Looks like we might have two ballerinas come this fall.
Organizing. Spring has brought on spring cleaning and I’m getting rid of a ton of stuff. The benefit of a small house? We don’t hold on to what we don’t need. I do have a new favorite organizing thingy. It’s from Target and it’s a magnetic paper holder. So all of those sheets I need to keep for school, dance, soccer, camps, church, etc? I can access them quickly and they’re oh so neat. (Sorry for the grainy pic.)

And one of the main reasons I’m organizing? We’re moving the girls together, into the same room, at the end of May. That means, I have lots of crafty things (like memo boards, window treatments, painting, rearranging, etc.) that I have to get done. And, I’m going to consolidate two girls into one room. So that’s been fun. And, we have a busy summer coming up. Lexie is doing 3 YMCA camps, one gymnastics camp, and Vacation Bible School. Plus, we’re going to the beach for a week and two very special girls have birthdays coming up in July – which means one big joint birthday party to plan.
So I have a notebook. With lists. Lots of lists. Of everything I have to get done, shopping lists, things to remember, etc. And lately, it’s looked like this:

And of course, I still have two girls to take care of. I am in full-on summer mode. Bring on the swimming pool, relaxing days, etc. So Matt and I decided to take Lexie out of speech therapy for the summer. She needs a break, I need a break, everyone needs a break. She needs some time to just have fun.
And now onto the important news (for Jess!) – The Royal Wedding. Oh hells yes, y’all. I was up at 5 am, watching all the glory. Everything from the Prime Minister’s wife not wearing a hat (shame on her!) to Beatrice and Eugenia wearing unfortunate hats. The Duchess of Cambridge looked beautiful, and I really hope she enjoyed a canape or 12 at the reception. She was mighty little. Her sister was cute and Harry was cute. Perez Hilton released a pic that appeared to be Harry, William, Charles and Camilla getting ready before the big day and Harry was in just his underwear. Wow! My girls managed to wake themselves up at 5:30 that morning and they were very excited about it all. Lexie was especially fascinated and she thinks it’s pretty cool that Mommy and Daddy took the same vows as the prince and princess. And now for the not so flattering picture of us that morning:

I made a picture schedule for Lexie. It’s awesome and cuts down on lots of arguments about what she has to do (like brush teeth, getting dressed, going to bed, etc.). It took forever to make but thanks to Word clipart, she loves it.

And the girls are doing well. Audrey talks so much. It’s insane. She said a full sentence to me today – “Mama, can we take Monkey in, too?” I was floored. Lexie is really starting to get interested in these little projects around the house, like having a pet rock. She also told me last weekend that she was in trouble and it was my fault because, “You make the rules that I don’t obey and I don’t like them!” I guess with that logic, she’s right?
And, I’ll leave you with two beautiful drawings.
Audrey:

Lexie:

I guess I'm not the only one ready for summer.