Summertime means a lot of time outdoors--which means a lot of dirt and a lot of grass all over the babies.
They usually have 2-3 baths per day due to this glorious "predicament".
I love summertime.
Landon is such a sweet boy, and his imagination sure is growing.
I love watching him play, and his little mind grow. At this age, playing is his "job", afterall. A lot of days I feel like I stand in the way, I'm trying to be better. He is growing too fast. One day I will miss this half-dressed little boy who is always wearing a hat and loves racing his cars.
I love watching him play, and his little mind grow. At this age, playing is his "job", afterall. A lot of days I feel like I stand in the way, I'm trying to be better. He is growing too fast. One day I will miss this half-dressed little boy who is always wearing a hat and loves racing his cars.
I love having friends that support us and we support them. We are lucky to have a good handful of these. We went to Mesa in May, and we were able to get together with several of them in our really short trip!
I got to see my cousin Stacia, and we always enjoy talking and letting the kids play. She cut and colored my hair and she gave Vivienne her very first haircut.
Then we went and visited my friend McKenzie, and got to see her new baby girl, Kate. She was so beautiful and it was so fun catching up with McKenzie, I even forgot to snap a picture of us.
We got together with Aubrey and Presley, and let the kiddos eat pizza, fruit, veggies, swim, and play all afternoon. It was great! Aubrey is having twin girls soon, so we also checked out their new-to-them minivan! Woot!
We met up for a mid-week, late dinner date with James and Jenessa. Seriously, so fun and what a relaxing break from the kids. We ate bruschetta, paninis, fresh salads, and a super amazing salted caramel sundae with vanilla bean ice cream. It was soooo delicious. The restaurant had a hipster vibe, and it was a fun ambiance.
Our friend Collin, who Brett has known for years (and they were actually roommates for quite a while during their single years), graduated from dental school. So we went to a celebration for him. Man, what an accomplishment! I remember when Brett and I were dating, Collin was studying his brains out for these crazy-hard science classes in preparation for dental school.
So grateful for so many wonderful, supportive friends. They are great extensions to our family, and we wouldn't be the same people without them.
I got to see my cousin Stacia, and we always enjoy talking and letting the kids play. She cut and colored my hair and she gave Vivienne her very first haircut.
Then we went and visited my friend McKenzie, and got to see her new baby girl, Kate. She was so beautiful and it was so fun catching up with McKenzie, I even forgot to snap a picture of us.
We got together with Aubrey and Presley, and let the kiddos eat pizza, fruit, veggies, swim, and play all afternoon. It was great! Aubrey is having twin girls soon, so we also checked out their new-to-them minivan! Woot!
We met up for a mid-week, late dinner date with James and Jenessa. Seriously, so fun and what a relaxing break from the kids. We ate bruschetta, paninis, fresh salads, and a super amazing salted caramel sundae with vanilla bean ice cream. It was soooo delicious. The restaurant had a hipster vibe, and it was a fun ambiance.
Our friend Collin, who Brett has known for years (and they were actually roommates for quite a while during their single years), graduated from dental school. So we went to a celebration for him. Man, what an accomplishment! I remember when Brett and I were dating, Collin was studying his brains out for these crazy-hard science classes in preparation for dental school.
So grateful for so many wonderful, supportive friends. They are great extensions to our family, and we wouldn't be the same people without them.
We have been enjoying our garden as we have been getting our first harvests
Our broccoli and spinach didn't do so well, and not everything is ready yet
Our broccoli and spinach didn't do so well, and not everything is ready yet
But so far, we have harvested: tomatoes, potatoes, romaine, spring mix, green chili, yellow squash, zucchini, basil, parsley, cilantro.
One Sunday dinner, we had some family over and we ate chicken kabobs with squash and zucchini from our garden, grilled red potatoes from our garden, and salad with lettuce (both romaine and spring mix) and tomatoes from our garden! It was really neat to be able to add so many components to the meal from stuff we actually grew. I loved it!
Brett's dad planted a family fruit orchard a few years ago. The whole purpose, is just for the family to be able to pick and eat the fruit. We have been getting apricots, peaches, and nectarines so far. They are so delicious! Landon and Vivienne love helping and we fill up big bags to bring home. When we eat outside in the summer evening, I just load up a big platter of watermelon triangles and fruit from the family orchard and we all chow down.
And our chickens have been laying eggs like crazy.
I love having such a great amount of fresh and healthy foods!
...or little Greek boy
...or Huckleberry Finn
...or son of Tarzan
...or Aboriginal boy
(^^all suggestions from comments on my instagram post)
Basically he ran around half-naked, filthy and wearing this crown wreath his cousin made him. He was in heaven. I think he belonged in the movie Swiss Family Robinson. We had to pry it off of his sleepy little head when we got home late that night, so he could take a bath and get to bed. We set it by the outside garbage can. A few days later, he was walking around with it on again, all dried, shriveled up, and falling apart.
He loves hats, and apparently, all other forms of head apparel.
Love him
...or Huckleberry Finn
...or son of Tarzan
...or Aboriginal boy
(^^all suggestions from comments on my instagram post)
Basically he ran around half-naked, filthy and wearing this crown wreath his cousin made him. He was in heaven. I think he belonged in the movie Swiss Family Robinson. We had to pry it off of his sleepy little head when we got home late that night, so he could take a bath and get to bed. We set it by the outside garbage can. A few days later, he was walking around with it on again, all dried, shriveled up, and falling apart.
He loves hats, and apparently, all other forms of head apparel.
Love him
