Sweet Ride

It has finally come the time to start moving some of the bigger things into the new shop. Last weekend, we got the Camaro out of storage at the neighbors. The kids and I washed and shined it up and then Daddy gave them their first ride in a '69 Camaro.
They were super excited to get to ride in the front seat! I am normally the car seat and seat belt Nazi but since there are no belts in the back seat, I opted for letting them both ride in the front with a lap belt (plus it is only about a mile to the shop). And by golly, they were EXCITED! Audrey kept saying they got to ride in the 'banana car'!
I was right there behind them {snapping pictures one handed} to document the big event. I know, I know! I was not the pillar of safety on this very day which is ironic because my title is 'Corproate Safety Analyst' at the utility company I work for!
I did capture some pretty cool shots though :)
As Daddy was snuggling the car safely into it's new home, the kids and I found a tree frog sunning himself on the concrete. The kids thought it was so cool that he could turn from green to gray and back to green again.
Grant is like me...loves to play with frogs and toads. Audrey, on the other hand, is not so sure about them. She was acting all tough and wanted to hold him but the minute Grant handed the frog to her she would drop it flat on the concrete. Poor thing probably had brain damage after that!
Maybe, just maybe her reaction to the frog had a little something to do with this...
I think it went something like this: "What Audrey? You want the frog? Okay, I'll give you the frog!"

She did end up finding her comfort zone in the end... arms length will do just fine for this little dumplin'!
Yesterday I spent the ENTIRE day emptying out the kids' room, cleaning and then putting it back together. I did manage to bag up 3 garbage bags of toys and the kids didn't even notice. Their room looks so much bigger now that it is rearranged. Now it is all ready for Grant's new bed. Still can't decide if we are going to go with bunk beds, if I should get a twin for Grant for now. Bunk beds scare me a little but they are so convenient and space saving.
Today we spent the day cleaning more stuff out of the garage. Sheesh, do we have LOTS of JUNK! It feels so good to get things cleaned out and organized though!
The count down is on to Kindergarten too. Grant starts on Tues but it is more of an orientation day. I go with him from 10 to noon and that is it for the day. I took the whole day off so we can have lunch after and spend some special time together before the all day every day stuff starts on Wed. {sniff, sniff}
Hope everyone is enjoying their long holiday weekend! Happy Labor Day!!