:: i got these shoes for the girls and they are pretty much the cutest shoes of all time. finley calls them her “tom toms” which makes them even cuter.

:: we’ve been listening to seeds family worship cds. i think we have just about every kid praise cd that exists and this is one of my favorites. the songs are taken from scripture and are really, really catchy and fun to sing along to.

:: this weekend brian went on a guys weekend to huntington beach. my wonderful mother came over to keep me company and we worked on this sewing project. we finished finley’s and it is quite cute. but it was my first time using bias tape, and lets just say there is a lot of room for improvement.

:: one of my best/oldest friend’s husband started an online Christian radio station, proclaim radio. amongst other things, the site has two playlists with TONS of songs so that you don’t have to listen to the same 10 songs over and over and over.

:: since the bachelorette has really let us down this season, we’ve really thrown ourselves into our other favorite summer show-so you think you can dance. as you probably know, finley is really into dancing so we dvr it and let her watch it with us. this is our all time favorite routine. i think brian and i even tried to learn it a couple years ago-ha!

:: i got this swimsuit from modcloth and wore it this weekend. before you go knocking it, you should know that it is seriously a miracle swimsuit. i know my husband is definitely a two-piece kinda guy, but there was just no way that was happening this summer. as far as one pieces go, this is actually pretty cute on…more retro than matronly.

:: one more reference to brian cause he brought this home from the beach for the girls and i’m so impressed with his taste.

:: we’ve been eating basil like it’s going out of style. i think this looks tasty and i would make it tonight if only we had peaches.

:: in the last 5 years we’ve only seen one movie in the theater {bridesmaids}. we saw the preview for this movie and can’t wait for it to come out. two movies in one year, hot dog! warning: you might find the trailer slightly offensive. did i ever mention that while changing lyla she shot poop right in my eye? it really happens…