A little of this and a little of that....

Triple T's~
Here is Phoebe spending some time in timeout. The Terrible Three's have begun. I learned with my first daughter that 2's have nothing on the 3's. Phoebe is just pushing the boundaries because she is starting to see herself as her own person and trying to find out what she is capable of. I don't want to hinder that just guide it a little.

I can not stand to do Laundry...mine tends to pile up and with a family of five it piles quickly. The girls now help me with the folding and putting away. The system goes like this....
I quickly sort the pile of clean clothes into three piles. Socks, kid clothes, and everything else. Lula likes to fold her clothes and them being small make it easy to manage. Phoebe tackles the socks and underwear. I get everything else. Besides when I have something in my laundry basket like this then who could resist doing laundry.

The "STUFF" saga continues and my closet is the latest victim. I ended up with three large trash bags, the big ones, full of donations. Mr. Masters has not yet gone through his clothes so I will have even more to git rid of. It is so much easier to find things and actually know what I have and I don't feel the need to keep that door closed all the time.

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Crazy Love

On one of our last road trips I read the book Same Kind of Different As Me, excellent book, out loud to Mr. Masters. We both laughed and cried together. That was the first time that I have read a book out loud to him while he drove but I think it will become tradition. Next time though it will be a more kid friendly book so the whole family can get in on it.

Overwhelmed By A Relentless God

Since my women's bible study is out for the summer I am doing some reading. This is one of the books that I am currently into and wanted to share. Enjoy~

http://www.crazylovebook.com/index.html

Phoebe's Birthday Weekend

Big Birthday Weekend. Thanks to the Harpers for coming down for the weekend. We had a great time as always. Phoebe enjoyed eating cake, opening presents, and playing with friends. Thank you to all the Grandparents for sending birthday cards. She loves to get mail.

This one was my favorite picture. The cake turned out a little chaotic but was yummy and as you can see she was happy!

This is Phoebe going under water with her hat on. She is doing great and starting to swim.

The adults had fun too...kid free evening with dinner and live music. Spa treatment on Sat. morning. Had a women come to the house for a chemical peel and microdermabrasion. Had a cookout down by the pool and stayed cool in this hot weather.