InstaFriday - Summertime Funtime!!!

Even though it is summertime, Friday is still my favorite day of the week.  The day this blog gets brushed off and a post is...well, POSTED!  My poor blog.  I have tons to add to it, but have been soaking up the sun and having a blast with the kids, that I don't want to be near a computer!  But, I still love Fridays {of course for the obvious InstaFriday update, as Instagram is my favorite thing of all time - jenni_roseland is how you can find me if you aren't already), as I get to reflect on everything we do for the week.  Can't believe it sometimes, how do we fit it all in?

Friday I spent working, only it didn't feel like work at all!  It was so much fun {and that is how work should be right?}!!!  Spent the day working in my new classroom and getting it set up as much as I could before I turned in my keys and then went home and worked on a photo shoot that I did the day before so that their pictures could be ready for a retirement party the following day!  This was one of my favorite pictures of the family from the day!

 Saturday morning I went with my parents to Sun City to shop estate sales!  First one we went to we found the best deal and got two very old wooden rocking chairs that I planned to take to my new classroom after I spruced them up, but my kids have fallen in love with them and I don't think they will be going there any time soon!  We headed to my parents place later that evening and I rode in the back so Kyan could ride shotgun.  Never again.  Too hot!  My car might be small, but the air circulation is horrible {probably had something to do with the fact that we were in triple digits too}!  Once we got there, Lola napped.  Girlfriend can seriously sleep anywhere!  And she looks so sweet doing so I might add!  After she woke up, the kids found one of the best $5 Walgreens toys my dad could have ever found, this rocket shooter.  Kids step on an end and it sends a foaming rocket into the air!  They were mesmorized.  Lots and lots of giggles came from playing with it.  And I learned one of the reasons why my kids are always wanting to stay at their grandparents and never come home with me: looks like my mama can give one heck of a good leg rub!  I am glad that they love staying there with them!  They have their own rooms and everything!  Each always goes to their own space, although Lola has been know to crawl into bed with everyone at the house!

 Sunday I went with my mama to get my nails and toes done.  So nice.  When I got home, there was Lola, sleeping again!  This time on daddy!  When she woke up, we headed out to the pool, the only way to beat this Arizona heat I tell ya!  I started reading Fifty Shades of Grey, knowing full well what I was getting myself into!  Oh man!  Finished it and already onto book two!  It sucks you in.  We sad goodbye to grandpa and grandma later that evening.  We are always sad to see them go, but Lola always wants to see them off.  As soon as we started to drive away, Justing Beiber blasting on the radio, trying to distract her, I hear her crying.  When I asked her what was wrong {I already knew the answer}, she told me her heart was breaking.  She cried her self to sleep poor girl.  We miss you Grandparents Nebraska!!!

 Monday was spent at the Diamondbacks Baseball Camp, {M-F, 8-11}!  We signed up last second and so glad we did, Kyan has been going all week and been learning a ton!  We will definitely be back next year!  As soon as camp gets over each day, we head to the pool!  It is hot out there!  Lola has not only learned to swim without her floaties, but has now mastered jumping off the waterfall!  She is brave!  After swimming, my kids jumped on their quad that just got its wheel fixed!  They were riding around, no big deal, and then, all of a sudden, like in slow motion, I am watching them roll it over {Kyan was driving, Lola was riding on the back} onto the hot rocks.  They got pretty banged up, Kyan getting the worst of it, but Lola was waaaaaaaay more dramatic about it!  The only way I could get her to breathe and settle down was to bandage her up and as you can see, she had plenty!  After the incident, the kids settled down for popcorn and a movie on the couch!

 Tuesday I got smart and packed some of Lola's toys, so she could play while we watched Kyan at camp.  Pay close attention to where she put the stick on her pony?  Bwahahahahaha!  Cooked a meal for the first time ever in a crock pot.  I was so nervous.  But, wouldn't you know, the pulled pork turned out amazing.  I pinned a super easy recipe and it was delicious!  Only four ingredients total.  You must try it {click here}.  The only thing that I did differntly is I used pork tenderlion instead of pork butt because the grocery store I went to was out.  Still delicious as ever.  I topped it with a mango salsa.  Who knew?!  Mango salsa on a pulled pork sandwhich, yummmmmm.  And no, can't say that I came up with that on my own, I got it from pinterest as well.  This time only needs three ingredients {click here to see how to make it, again, just used the mango salso recipe from the post, not the pork recipe - although it looks delicious as well}.  And I finally got around to buying some fresh flowers to place in my crates I purchased from the Junk in the Trunk market!  I put the mason jars from Thanksgiving inside to hold the flowers.  Love.

 Wednesday was very rare.  I decided that I should make my bed!?  Doesn't happen every day folks, so I made sure to capture it.  Man, do I love my room when the bed is made!  We had some new friends over to swim {yes, I admit it, this may have had something to do with a made bed, even if they never stepped foot upstairs} so I tried out a new recipe {Pinterest inspired of course}!  Another success!!!  This time around, Black Bean Salad with Corn, Red Peppers, Avocado & Lime-Cilantro Vinaigrette.  Oh my, YUM!  You know you wanna try it {click here}.

 Love that girl!  She will always pose for a picture!  Her headband makes that one extra cute!  Went to H&M, havint been in forerever, it is so far from my house, but worth the drive and I found the kids so many cute tank tops!  Oh, and undies!  I love their undies/chonies!  Kyan was so excited for the pink pair that when I asked him if he wanted to put on shorts, he happily replied no thanks!  Walked about 4 miles with my girlfriend Meghan.  Makes walking so much easier and entertaining when you have a partner to do it with.  Beats working out on the treadmill for sure {and no mama, you may not have that back yet, I am still using it too}!

I'd say we had an awesome week!  Looking forward to seeing what next week brings!

Linking up with Jeannett! 

 Life in phone pictures is awesome {especially when they have such cool filters/apps to play with your pictures in -- my favorite, hands down is picfx}!