two buddies

The other night, Dawson couldn't sleep. He brought out one of his favorite books and I found the boys reading together. This was so sweet, with Dawson's arm holding Ryan's arm, wrapped around Dawson. I'm so glad that my boys can share time together like this.


I know, gross, but I also thought it was cute!

fun with pocky

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My kids love Pocky, especially from China! Thanks, Mom, for sending it over for the kiddies to enjoy. Carter makes funny baby noises when he eats it, it's so cute.

$2 soap, oh yeah!

Ran to Bath and Body Works, they were having a major sale on their hand soap. Since I love theirs, and I love it more than any other soap, I stocked up!!

They were five for $10, ONLY $2 apiece!!

Anyone is welcome to wash their hands at my house.

fun weekend

Busy and fun weekend at our house. Cassie drove down from Spokane to spend a couple days down here. (I told her that it was too expensive to have me ship her birthday presents to her, she'd just have to come and get them instead!) We went to the Farmer's Market, went out and had a delicious meal (I had baby clams! YUM!!) and had a little birthday party for her. It was fun to have her here! My kids just adore her. Happy Birthday, Cass!
Mother's Day was wonderful and stressful! I had to do a lot of prep work for our Mother's Day mini-brunch for all the Nursery munchkins and their moms. Thanks, Ashley, for all of your help. It was a huge success. After church was over, we all napped and I slept for an hour and a half. Ahhhhhh! Ryan made me lunch and took care of the kids. I honestly did NOTHING until it was killing me NOT to do anything and then I picked up. It was a wonderful Mother's Day.

squish the baby

I put Carter in the highchair for his snack, but before I could get him untangled, he slid right down into the chair and was stuck! Of course, my first inclination was to grab the camera and get a couple snapshots. I just imagine his little thoughts:


"Okay, this isn't so bad. Slightly uncomfortable, though."
"These feet are in my way!"

"Ouch! My toes poked my eye!"
"I want out!"

windy soccer game

Dawson got a haircut and skipped his nap! He is sleepy during the game.



Cute Carter all bundled up.


During halftime, Ryan told Dawson to "shoot the ball into the net" and since Dawson didn't realize exactly what that meant, the picked up the soccer ball and hucked it into the goal! Ryan laughs and then Dawson looks up at asks, "What?!" Ryan taught him to use his feet instead! ha







Ryanna and her favorite coach Amee.





We braved the cold (it was freezing COLD!) and watched Ryanna's soccer game. It was fun, she got ahold of that ball a few times and dribbled it, her coordination is pretty good! There's only one other girl on her team, and the boys are finally passing to her and that makes her happy. She's so cute, she thinks that it's social time. She'll get the ball and giggle the WHOLE way down the field!

guess the song

My kids love this song, they sing it at the top of their lungs. With two lines of music, guess the artist and song! (NO GOOGLING!) Good luck.


"...I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you
(I just can't believe it's true)..."

finished it this morning at 2 am!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! It's so cute, Shannon Hale, the adorable author, is just as cute as she can be! This book is just fun. I giggled outloud quite frequently and I found myself smiling a lot! Thank you, Rita Bunch, for lending me your delightful book! I love it, it's definitely one that I'm putting on my wishlist.

If you're having a craving to live for 3 weeks in empire-waist dresses and afternoon tea, read this book!

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This is what it's about: Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined.

Decked out in empire-waist gowns, Jane struggles to master Regency etiquette and flirts with gardeners and gentlemen—or maybe even, she suspects, with the actors who are playing them. It’s all a game, Jane knows. And yet the longer she stays, the more her insecurities seem to fall away, and the more she wonders: Is she about to kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?

one for me

The pictures a little dark, but it looks perfect on my mantle! I thought that I'd be courageous and put the established 2001 in the bottom right-hand corner and I think it turned out just fine! Our Home Teachers even commented on it when they came over last night, I was so proud of my creative self! I think I found a new hobby.

Happy Birthday Ashley!

Happy Birthday to you! Thank you for all the hard work you do in Primary and Nursery, I couldn't do it without your 'behind-the-scenes' labor! You are a dear and I appreciate you so much. You're an amazing friend and sounding board for brainstorming. I hope that you have an incredible birthday afternoon full of fresh fruit and relaxation!

birthday prezzie for ash

Drumroll please....This is the official unveiling of my sister's birthday present for her birthday next month! This is the first time that I've worked with vinyl letters and Michelle was right...I CAN do it! I think it turned out kinda cute and will look nice in her apartment. (Don't worry, Aim, I'm making one for you too...)

(I did it all! I painted the board, sanded the edges to give it a little something more, then applied the letters and stood back and admired it!)

happy may day!

I have always looked forward to May First since I was a little girl! I love flowers and since ours has finally bloomed, it feels like springtime! The crisp air is slowly starting to be filled with the smells of lilacs, new beginnings and happiness. I love springtime in Moscow! As you dance around your may pole today, enjoy the sunshine and be grateful for spring!

little teeth

Carter is such a late-bloomer. He has two bottom teeth, and he's still working on the middle top two! He doesn't officially have four teeth yet! With the other two kids, they had several teeth by the time they were this age. I know you can't compare, but it's still funny to see the difference between them. Cute kid!

bare baby bum

His two favorite things: turning off the t.v. and being stark naked! I was changing his clothes and diaper and he zipped off as fast as he could. Just thought that this was cute!

He is standing alone for a few seconds at a time all by himself! Last week when he stood alone for the first time, I startled him when I praised him a little too excitedly! He's walking along the furniture and with help, and standing by himself now! What a big boy!

Listen to what I MEAN and not what I SAY!

"Dawson, please go run and throw this into the sink so I can wash it okay?"

"Okay Momma!"

A few seconds later I hear a CRASH! I go running into the kitchen and sure enough, Dawson did exactly what I asked him to....to THROW it into the sink. What a good helper! At least he obeyed!

Moral: Kids take things literally.