When the COUSINS came to stay

From cousins

Smores for breakfast gave us the energy to dance the morning away.

Which were just a few of the fun things we did

when the cousins came to stay!

I Have Dreams

lots and lots of em'. and ever since I was little, owning a candy store has been one of em'.
Let's face it, I'm addicted to the sugary stuff. Yup, sucking on a soft peppermint puff as I type.


Back to that dream.....
If I had designed it myself, my candy store wouldn't look a thing different than Powell's in Boise.
It's filled with every delicious thing you can imagine, really.
From it's sparkling ceiling to its shiny floor, this bright, colorful sweet tooth lovin' store

....is MAGICAL!
I wish my pics. did it justice.
Which brings me to my next dream....
to someday learn how to take a decent photo!

Her current fave

Here's your current fave, sis. I thought I'd paste it here so you can log on quickly, listen, and enjoy it,

any old time you want.

Now just do me a big favor, my little lady, and promise me one thing,

you'll always remember......

This mama thinks you're amazing, just the way you are!

On The Charts

At two and a half months, Mr. Max is ON THE CHARTS! His beefy 9 lbs. put him in the 5th percentile. When we're out and about, people still comment on the "brand new baby." Yup, he's still new, just not as new as THEY think. He's a fussy little man and always wants to be held, good thing we have lots of arms that want to hold him. He has oodles of red hair covering the top of his sweet head, which we love to smooch, along with his chubba, chubba cheeks and teeny, tiny, toes.

Oh, Mr. Max, you sure have turned our easy, breezy world upside down and ALL the way around, but really.......

we wouldn't have it any other way.

From Max

Beiber Fever

From Owen in boots

Earlier this summer, Beiber performed on the Today show. Owen happened to be watching. He was completely enamored with Beiber's performance. Wide eyed, swaying to the music, he looked my way and asked, "Mom can I grow my hair long, long like Justin Beibers? I want it so long that I can shake it", he says while tossing his head to the side in a super cool manner, just like Beiber. Since that morning, Owen's snowy strands have been a growing. His unusually large head is a helmet of unruly, thick, blonde locks. I am afraid it doesn't look great, but who am I to crush a dream like that?

P.S. Grandpa and Grandma came to visit. Owen followed Grandpa around all day, becoming his new shadow. He sure enjoyed trying on, wearing, and walking around in Grandpa's clunky boots.

Those are some rather large boots to fill, Mr. Owen. Your grandpa is a special guy, one of a kind in my book.

But if ANYONE can fill his shoes, I think YOU CAN!

Pretty Cool

"Would you like a snow cone? I can MAKE you one!"

Miss Avery was given a snow cone machine for her birthday. If ya come visit, you'll be hard pressed to avoid the above question. Instead of setting up her usual lemonade stand this summer, Avery's sitting on top of the world making and selling her snow cones.

Because in the world of our "sweet and spicy" six year old,

snow cones are pretty cool!