It's a FACT!

Fact: I have very dry skin.  Fact: I very much dislike my dry skin.  I have the kind of dry skin that makes me look two shades darker when I put on lotion.  Fact: I hate to apply lotion.  In fact, I hate to put on lotion more than I very much dislike my dry skin most of the time.

So, this obviously presents a conundrum for me.  My dislike for lotion doesn't lie in the lotion itself, but more in the time it takes to apply it.  I am usually so rushed to get out of the house that taking the extra 3 minutes to moisturize my legs seems too frivolous.  This little unflattering tidbit about myself unfortunately means that more times than not I am scrounging around last minute looking for some way to moisturize my legs.  I secretly love the winter because: 1) I don't have to shave very often and 2) I never have to use lotion.  We all know we should use lotion, right?  It's great for our skin, it keeps us looking young and our body needs all the moisture it can get.

I discovered this spray and I think it has changed my life.  OK, maybe it's not a life changing event but I really, really like this new moisturizer.  Vaseline^® Spray & Go Moisturizer is now a staple in my purse and bathroom counter.  It is a continuous spray moisturizer (I tried out the Total Moisture®, to be specific), which means that I can spray it all over and then quickly rub it in.  Using lotion may be the only area in my life in which I am lazy, but this moisturizer is the lazy woman's perfect solution.  

I trust and love you guys so much that I just posted a before and after picture of my feet.  My feet, for Pete's sake!!  My little sausage toes said "thank you" for the yummy drink of moisture.  Oh, and this was several hours after my morning application of Vaseline® Spray & Go Moisturizer Total Moisture.  What I love about it is that Vaseline® Spray & Go Moisturizer is an allover body spray, and it absorbs in 10 seconds or less.  That means you really can spray, rub in and get dressed.  Carry it in your purse or beach bag and you have an instant moisturizer while you are loading the kids up in the car.  Vaseline® Spray & Go Moisturizer Total Moisture is also chock full of oat extract and it never leaves you feeling sticky or greasy.  To learn more about the other Vaseline® Spray & Go Moisturizer products, check out their Facebook Page. 

The other night I was at the ball field and noticed that I had not used moisturizer after I had taken the kiddos to the pool, and I was so embarrassed at how horrible my legs looked.  I asked everyone for lotion and no one had any to share.  I would have done anything for my bottle of new best friend.  I wanted to document just how much I love this new moisturizer, so Ella tried to capture it on camera.  Give it a try and let me know what you think.  

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Busy, Busy, Busy

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Wow!  It's been a crazy--WONDERFUL--week at our house.  Summer is rolling on and so are week.  We got so much accomplished this week and made a lot of strides with Lucy's PT/OT.   Our typical day looks like this:

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8-9 Ella swim team
9-11 OT/PT
lunch
Ella tumbling on Wed.
2-4 tutoring

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8-9 Ella swim team
9:30-11 Swim Therapy for Lucy and swim stroke lessons for Ella
Afternoon school work

So, um, yeah.  We are really busy.  In between the scheduled activities we are getting in some play swimming time and play time around the house.  I am doing some deep cleaning around here and purging. Today Ella and I tackled the upstairs, including her bedroom.  As she was cleaning she said "Mom, I think I'd like a room makeover for my birthday."  After I held back my laughter I reminded her that she had a room makeover just two years ago.  What she really was trying to say was that she wanted to get rid of the doll house bookcase and she wants a grown up bookcase.

Luckily for her, I took a painting class last night with my girl Amanda and I am ready to do some cool projects around the house.  Have you heard of milk paint?  If not, check out the Miss Mustard Seed website and you can see what beautiful creations are about to happen in my house.

While we were cleaning today, Ella started emptying her piggy banks; she had three scattered around her room.  There was a lot of money piled up on her floor so I told her we would go to the bank and make a deposit to her savings account.  I was floored when we figured out how much she had saved!

A bit over $200.  I am so proud of her.  She is becoming such a young lady and we are enjoying so much time together this summer.  After our money adventures, we hit up one of the local antique shops in search of the perfect bookcase.  We didn't find one, but we had a nice lesson in rotary phones.

And never fear....Jack is still going strong.  We are potty training so if you don't hear from me every day, you will understand why.  Potty Training Book Camp 2013 is in full force!

Thankful Tonight

This what the summer we have longed for.  Tonight I am so very thankful.

AARGH...Pirates!

Ahoy Mateys!  We took the kids on a pirate cruise this trip to the beach and they had a blast.  Our friends the Hensleys joined us, along with my parents.  Lucy took up with the Ship Mate and helped her with all her "duties."  The pirate crew told stories, let them shoot water guns at each other and read maps looking for buried treasure. The girls loved getting to drive the ship but Jack was a little sleepy from his interrupted nap and clung to my hip most of the ride. The first picture below shows my Dad getting sprayed by the water cannon of a passing boat.  Good thing he was such a great sport about it!

While we were sailing the Bay, we met up with some dolphins who were really showing out.  There was  a baby dolphin swimming with its parent(s) and the grown up dolphins kept pushing the baby to the surface to breath.  It was really, really neat getting to see them so close to the boat. 

A Pirate Cruise wouldn't be complete without some fun pictures, right?

This one is my favorite.

After the cruise we rode over to Tacky Jack's for dinner but didn't stay too long after the wait was 1 hour and 45 minutes.  We ordered some appetizers and went down to listen to the live band.  Wouldn't you know that the first song they sang was Chicken Fried?  Everyone in my family had a great time singing and dancing.

The restaurant must support the Make A Wish Foundation and of course we had to stop for a picture!

This post wouldn't be complete without the pictures of the cutest captain around.

Our trip comes to an end today and we are all so sad.  We have had an amazing time and honestly just don't want to come home.  There is no doubt we will be leaving from this vacation relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated...ready to take on the world!

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Another Beach Day

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Warning: picture overload!!!  Needless to say we are having a blast on vacation.

Did you notice there was even a picture or two of me in the mix?  See, I did come on vacation!