Wow! This month went fast, how is it August tomorrow? I'm not quite sure how this happened and don't have anything too exciting to share. We have become a DVD family ... which means we cancelled our satellite. I think I was about 13 the last time I didn't have cable (yes, I am spoiled) so this will take some getting used to ... but actually it hasn't been that bad so far. We have fit in more walks and time at the park. So not only is it good for our budget, it is good for our family time. I think that Mylie will overcome her withdrawls from SpongeBob and Dora, good thing she has DVDs of both. Jeff and Blake have fit in some naps in the recliner. I have so many pictures of Jeff and Mylie in this same pose when she was Blake's age.
Our church had a Girl Party on Tuesday night for all the mother's and daughters. I volunteered to take pictures of all the moms and daughters so one of the young women offered to help out with Mylie. The became fast friends and I may have *finally* found a teenage babysitter. Mylie had a blast at the party, she swam and did crafts and had fun with some of the girls from primary. 
This is Mylie with her new BFF Shelby.
Other than that the summer just continues to fly by. Blakey is growing like mad and will be 6 months old on Sunday. He is chowing down on cereal and ready to try new foods too. He is so happy and I must kiss him 238947 times a day. He has acquired a new skill of pulling hair ... pulling it out. I think he took out three little fist fulls of my hair today. Ouch!Mylie is getting so grown up. She is writing her name and and doing great with her letters. While Blakey was napping today we spent some time reading and she was just amazing me with how smart she is. She is loving riding her bike and has already had to have one tire replaced on it (she is so my kid). She is so dang tall and already wears size 5T and some girls size 5. Yep, she is still 3 years old.Jeff is busy at work, but things are getting better there. He has really helped bring about a turnaround in his department in the 4 months he has worked there. In fact, his boss' boss told him today that things have improved there faster than he thought they would. Yay Jeff!I have just been working about one day a week this month which is a nice thing about summer. Still, I don't feel like I've done a ton of fun things with the kids. But I do enjoy fun moments, such as Mylie and I reading while Blake is napping, watching cartoons with Mylie and Blake in my bed in the morning, and watching the two of them interact. It is the most adorable thing when they see each other for the first time in the morning. Both of their faces break out into the biggest grins ever, so dang cute! Next weekend we head to Utah for a family reunion. We leave early Friday morning and will drive to Salt Lake and go to Hogle Zoo and then the reunion starts that night in Provo and is all day Saturday. We are going to drive back Saturday night (it is about 6 hours each way ... without stops) so it will be a lot of driving. But it will be fun and we are excited!
2/3 done with "Eclipse" which I started at 11 last night. Small breaks for sleeping, feeding my children and showering. Bailey, please read fast so I can borrow #4 next weekend.
On Saturday, Jeff and I took the kids and drove to Garden Valley (about 1.5 hours north of here) to meet my parents for lunch. They were on a motorcycle trip going through there and we were glad we got to spend a couple hours with them. When we were getting ready to go my Dad gives Mylie one of his business cards. My Dad works for Doug Andrus trucking company and their logo is an A (can you see where this is going?) Mylie exclaims, "Papa! You are the big A!"
- So last night Jeff is flipping through the channels and stops on "Walker, Texas Ranger" (to spite me I am sure) and Mylie says, "Look, its Chuck Enormous." Grrrr.
- Yesterday I was working in the office and Mylie was playing. I was only half listening, but overheard this, "The world's best fry cook is a Child of God." Apparently this was some strange mixture of playing church combined with Spongebob.
- This morning she was reading Blake a princess book. However, as she was reading it she kept saying 'testicles.' I have absolutely no idea what she was trying to say, but I am certain it wasn't that! Oh my.
and WEREWOLVES!! What, I didn't know about the werewolves. The night kind of went like this. I went up to bed around 9:30 and Jeff was shocked as I usually don't ever go to bed while the clock still says p.m. He was reading for a bit too, but then put his magazine away and attempted to go to sleep. I said "Just another chapter," and then "I'll turn the light off at 11." Well at 12:15 I finally turned the light off and laid there and couldn't stop thinking about the book. At 12:30 I picked up the book, went in the bathroom, closed the door, turned on the light and sat there for another hour reading. Finally at 1:30 I decided I really better go to bed. At 1:31, Blake woke up. I was wide awake, but woke up Jeff so he could go down and put the binky back in his mouth. I told him I was too scared of vampires and werewolves (some mom I am). When Blake woke up this morning, I went downstairs, made him a bottle, brought him up to bed with me and kept reading. Mylie was on her own for breakfast (yep, she's only 3, thank goodness for gogurt). And by 9 I was done. I sat there contemplating if I should call Meredith and go pick up the 3rd book. I decided against it, knowing full well I would spend the entire day ignoring my house, children, husband and job. I'll save that for tomorrow.
Not too much to report here. Thursday and Friday I was at an underage drinking conference in Boise. Friday, Grandma and Grandpa Breach helped us out and picked up the kids fom Alicia's and kept them for the afternoon. At 6:30 when we got there to pick up Mylie, her first words weren't, "Hi Momma, I love you." They were "I want to stay here forever!" Saturday was spent mostly doing chores and then Saturday night Melissa and I went to a crop (Leslie, I have a present for you!)Today we just went to church and then hung out this afternoon. In fact all 4 of us took a nap at the same time this afternoon, amazing. Mylie has taken naps most days this week which has been out of the ordinary for her. I don't know if it is the heat or what, but I could get used to this. I am a little late to it, but I am now on the "Twilight" bandwagon. When I was in Idaho Falls Bailey loaned me her copy which I finished within a 24 hour timeframe. I had dreams of vampires for nights. She was re-reading "New Moon" so she wouldn't let me take her copy of that, meanie. It has been almost 2 weeks that I have been wondering about Edward and Bella, today I borrowed "New Moon" from a friend at church. She brought it to me and it took everything I had to shove it in my diaper bag and actually listen at church. But since we have been home I have started the book. And now both kids are in bed, so I am going to curl up and read to my heart's content (and probably dream of vampires again!)
Our church had a Girl Party on Tuesday night for all the mother's and daughters. I volunteered to take pictures of all the moms and daughters so one of the young women offered to help out with Mylie. The became fast friends and I may have *finally* found a teenage babysitter. Mylie had a blast at the party, she swam and did crafts and had fun with some of the girls from primary. 
This is Mylie with her new BFF Shelby.
Other than that the summer just continues to fly by. Blakey is growing like mad and will be 6 months old on Sunday. He is chowing down on cereal and ready to try new foods too. He is so happy and I must kiss him 238947 times a day. He has acquired a new skill of pulling hair ... pulling it out. I think he took out three little fist fulls of my hair today. Ouch!