Love This Girl

Love that I could finally meet her in UT!

Love that she drove out from Herriman. Love that she introduced me to Geo-caching. Love that she paid the anal retentive horse lady money for the "petters." It makes me laugh even now.
Hope the trip back to Guam was better than your trip out. ;)

And love that this post reminds me of all the AMAZING people I have in my life, mostly far, but some near, that I love and CHERISH.

Can U Tell My Kids Like Dogs?

Bella's rocking hairstyle courtesy of Aunts Livy and Tressa. Fluffy dog courtesy of pet store.

Sister Sleepover

While in the big UT, B had a sleepover with two of my sisters.

I think this was one of the highlights of her trip.

She still talks about it: makeup, nails, hair, sleeping over. . . . ;)



Thanks aunties!

Newest member of our Family

Someone LOVes having a new friend to play with!

While someone feels a little left out . . .

Someone deserves all the credit for these photos.

While someone just wants to run with her newest friend . . .

And show off her impish cuteness!

If you are interested in adopting Norton, go here.

We're Back!

Hip, hop, hippity, hop. We're back from a great trip!

And as soon as I work up the energy to hook up the little cord to the camera and upload the pictures, we'll have some GREAT pictures to share.

But for now I want to share a Beautiful story with y'all if you have an hour or so to quietly listen and be INsPIRED. Thanks Leah.

I'm Leaving . . .

On another trip!!!

Last big one til Christmas . . . :(

This time I'll be seeing both fams and partying in the land of the Utes and Cougars.

Can't wait to see ya'll!!

(blogging to resume in August)

4 Little Rascals

One of many fun memories from my trip to the big OH.

And to these little friends . . . . any NEWS?!!

18 Months!

Starting June, the littlest Sis was finally eligible for nursery!

Here is a glimpse of her that morning before leaving for church:

I must admit, playing the piano in primary with her insistent on my lap was becoming more and more of a challenge. :)

You can just sense her entering a new era of discovery, can't you ?!

Ballerina

A cute ballerina at her last class of the school year.

She LOVED it!
Looks like we're signing up come fall.

I recorded her "recital" of sorts. Let's see if it works.

Flying in Style

So I Remember . . .

Hanging Out

How do you play with a 12 year old mostly blind and deaf dog?

Have a sleep over?!

For Posterity's Sake

Just in case you thought it was all peaches and cream:

At least one of 'ems happy.

Dishwasher

Randomly, B decided she was going to do all the dishes after dinner one night.
And she did.

Scrub a dub dub.

Fingerpainting Redo

Well, this time little sis just had to get in on the action.

Can you tell she thought it was the coolest thing ever?!

And B very skillfully mastered the art of making brown out of all the colors.

While S explored the off-the-paper technique:

For Livy

When my sista visited just after Easter, she brought this egg with.
We were to crack it and find some dirt inside. Then, with daily waterings and sunlight we would see:

A magnolia.

Livs, this is about as good as it's getting cause I think it's had it's time in the sun on our window sill. Now I'd like not so much dirt and a clearer view. It was nice while it lasted.

Artwork

This is just for kicks.
Here's some of B's artwork from this past year:

Don't know who/what this is: If you could tell me that'd be great!

And you can see S's first attempt at holding a crayon and scribbling:
(she may have had a little help from the mothership with the spots)

One of the first freehand drawings B brought home from preschool. Apparently they were studying E for Elephant.

I am

Quotable

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.
I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp.
I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children.
I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.
I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.
I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."

- Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Tidbit

Yes, that is the name of our newest visitor.

We are fostering another dog. This time we have a mini grandma on our hands. She is precious and only 7 lbs but mostly blind with cataracts. As well as hard of hearing. So it makes it interesting watching her "Helen Keller" it, ever sniffing, to learn her way around our house. We have a baby gate up since she doesn't seem to be able to make it down stairs well by herself.

To learn more and see pics of her go to:
http://www.smalldogsminnesota.org/viewPet.cfm?petid=16307094

Disclaimer: I did not write that description of her and tend to have it changed soon as it bugs me since it is kind of lame as well as misspelled and grammatically incorrect.

I should have been an English major . . . .
;)