Thursday, July 8, 2010

laugh.







isn't this the cutest shirt?
such a sweet birthday gift.

131. making L laugh
(especially because we were warned he may never have a social smile)
132. a wonderful mother-in-law who is always happy to help
133. B reading the new novel he's writing to me.
134. using the weather as an excuse to drink hot liquids in july
135. fun outings with the children (and B!)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

dry ice.

a sweet friend sent me something scrumptious for my birthday.
and do you know what was packed alongside the yummy treat?


of course you don't.
how on earth would you guess that it was dry ice?

doesn't B look so mysterious in this shot?
i love it because mysterious he is not.
and that is yet another reason why i love him so.


D didn't want to get very close but K
(our adventurous one)
was of course, fascinated.

126. being inspired
127. enjoying a much needed girls night out and getting completely pampered.
128. a sweet husband who so willingly watches the big kids
129. L experiencing a tear-free snack time at mommy-and-me
(never done before)
130. a surprisingly productive day

Sunday, July 4, 2010

happy 4th of july.

happy, happy 4th of july!


we've been listening to this all day.


here are their interpretations of our great flag.


well, at least her dress is cute.
thanks to her Grammy!


they are getting all geared up to celebrate this great holiday by
going to bed early
and watching the fireworks on tv tomorrow morning!


and a big thank you to all the people who have served our great country.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1

Friday, July 2, 2010

some goodness.

one night, i received this text:
"check next to the front left tire of your car."


and this is what i found.


yum.
yum.
yum.


so the next day, i was inspired to make a little goodness of my own.


and boy was it good.
absolutely, positively one of my new favorite desserts.

and yes, both of these recipes were made from our freshly picked blueberries.
and for those of you who have asked, we picked them right here.
but you'd better hurry because you only have a couple weeks left to do it.
although, their other location has some great stuff to pick year-round .

and, for those of you who would like the recipe
for the ice cream cake i made for B's birthday, here it is
(this is my mother-in-law's recipe - just slightly changed):
bake an angel food cake from the box
break the cake into bite size pieces and drop them into an angel food cake pan
make one layer
put vanilla ice cream on top of that layer
pour chocolate syrup over the ice cream
repeat the angel food cake, ice cream and chocolate syrup layers until the cake pan is full
cover with saran wrap and freeze

Now arise, O LORD God, and come to your resting place,
you and the ark of your might.
May your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation,
may your saints rejoice in your goodness.
2 Chronicles 6:41

121. a sleeping baby on a beautifully sunny afternoon
122. having the windows and doors wide open
123. finding an incredible PT for L
124. an open spot in the new PT's schedule
125. holiday weekend dessert plans.
bet you thought i was going to say holiday weekend plans.
nope. B's working
all
weekend
long

Thursday, July 1, 2010

one lonely bug.




K and i had a girls only date today.
we of course, went to starbucks.


but we then went to coffee bean, to pick up a little something for B,
because that's what he prefers.


her eyes reveal that she is a silly, silly girl.
my eyes reveal that L had a night waking last night.


this poor little guy must have thought he won the jackpot...
until it started getting really, really cold.
i found him when i took the popsicles
out
of the freezer.


and if you think i look worn out,
you're absolutely right.
i was a bit chipper this morning.
but only a bit.


in moments like this,
i really appreciate that the color of our popsicles match our table.


K seemed to enjoy hers but then dropped it on the ground more than once.
and more than once i had to pry it from her hand to wash it off.
gross.


happily eating outside.


first bite of popsicle.
ever.


wait for it...


and success!


needless to say, he
loved
loved
loved
it.


just chillin'.


and if he could do it,
L would give you
two
thumbs
up
for summertime.

116. strawberry popsicles
(made from the foam i scraped off of the fruit rollups we made for my birthday)
117. the youngest two asleep by 6:30pm
118. driving through the clouds to the sunshine
119. new bathing suits
120. a clean floor under the dining table (all too rare)
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