Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

It is the little things that make my life NOT so crazy.  Are you sensing a theme this week?  It is completely unintentional I am not that organized!  My daughters and I went for a walk yesterday morning and enjoyed the sunshine and the warm weather.  We went to the park and they played and I visited with a neighbor I don't know very well.  It was nice to relax and make a new friend.  I have no pictures of that adventure.  When I arrived home I did find this on my doorstep Remember I posted all these cleaning posts ?  I entered them over at the Mom Loop BlogFrog Community  and I won this lovely Scrubbing Bubbles gift basket.  I was so excited.  I already tried out the cleaner and I love it!  My favorite part was the Aqua Notes.  It is a note pad and pencil you put in the shower so when you have ideas or remember something in the shower you can write it down.  How genius is that?  So what little things help ...

Last week seemed like it was 6 years long.  It started with my husband leaving town on Sunday and then ended with my dad going home from the hospital, a dance recital, a flag football game and a photo shoot.  I was thinking I could have crammed a few more things in but I thought I would save them for this week.   These were fun to shoot.  It was a great game and the team played really  well.  I of course only made it after half time.  I was gathering supplies for the photo shoot.  This is one of many great pictures. See more fantastic shots here .  My amazing friend/babysitter Wendy did an awesome job as usual.  She also took pictures at the dance recital when I have those I will post. It was a joy to watch.  My youngest daughters class stole the show!  I was so very proud; as a mother should be. We ended the day yesterday enjoying the beautiful weather and watching the kids enjoy the trampoline. Thank goodness we had ...