a boy and his...

fuzzy caterpillars.

True to form, my husband brought home creatures from his last fishing trip. This time it was a collection of fuzzy caterpillars for my kiddos to manhandle and love on. I can't even begin to tell you how much time this little guy has spent with these caterpillars.

All boy I tell you...all boy.

tiger beat

future heart throb. no?

Noon

Just me and you.

Applesauce,

Bowls for two.

Quiet house.

Dr. Seuss.

Simple moment,

Not to lose.

'Cause they were here,

Where you sit.

Now they're gone.

Not you yet.

Cheese and crackers.

Green Eggs and Ham.

And I'm at home.

How blessed I am.

lawn boy

In our house, there is little that merits as much praise as someone who has learned what it is to work hard. I mean really work hard. Like get your hands dirty and sweat buckets kind of hard. This boy has taken on a few such summer long jobs and has risen to the occasion. His Dad is super proud of him.

Never mind the fact that the mower is the same size as him.


Today he's mowing a lawn, tomorrow he'll be sitting in a portable on his first day of middle school. Next thing I know he'll be asking me to spot him some cash so he can take a girl out.

Guess he better keep working those summer jobs.

NINE

and game for any picture pose where she can show off her new boots!

NINE about NINE

1. makes a mean cocunut cupcake

2. always the peacemaker

3. is the sole inheritor of her grandmother's organization gene

4. her Nocturne by Chopin is music to my ears

5. music to her ears...Miss Taylor Swift

6. prefers red vines to twizzlers

(we agree to disagree here)

7. can quote Nacho Libre with the best of them

8. loves the aisles of a craft store as much as her mom

9. when she's helping she's happy

sounds perfect. right? she pretty much is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS.

summer obsessions 2011

Every summer we get obsessed over one thing or another. In the past it has been everything from beach boy songs to smoothies. This summer, the following items made their way to the top:

friendship bracelets

(braided/knotted, whatever...we're making them)

our brand new yellow front door

(ok. this is really my obsession. not for everyone, but so right up my alley!)

twizzlers

(ok. this one's mine too. i am addicted.)

family reunion

spent last week getting lost in my family.

the kind of lost where you don't want to be found.

grammie and her boys

"team jerry"

b.rock and grandma

yes someone had an "elmer's" glue stick costume.

the money dig...a tradition, 16 years and counting

my sisters

cuteness

glued at the hip the entire time

he looks so grown up here

spent three days on this boat

catching our dinner.