Pickin' time!

Thanks Larry and Suzanne 

for sharing your bounty!!!

S*A*T*U*R*D*A*Y*

(clap,clap)

Totally Fantastic.

Spent the morning ALONE with Levi

(that never happens)

We went shopping for some new glasses

and wandered around Wally World.

Josi (the angel child) stayed home taking care of Milo and Elsa and when we got back she had even cleaned the house.

Later we picked up a friend of Josi's and spent part of the

afternoon tie dying. 

I had never done it before,

 what a blast!

You can buy a kit of 3 colors with dispenser bottles and rubber bands for less than $10 bucks.

If you don't think you have enough rubber bands, just stop buy the local grocery store and a cool chick that works there will give you a handful.

(Judy u rock!!!)

Finished off the day playing under the trees with Milo's new set of construction tractors that his big bro brought him from town.  We built a road and watched Elsa sample dirt and twigs.

If I could bottle the love I felt today, I would.  I would open it when I am older and greyer, and just bask in that familiar aroma of my children.

To Levi, Josi, Milo and Elsa:

"May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."

— Mother Teresa

White (not so sandy) beaches

 Milo and I spent the morning as graffiti artists using a

sweet little trick

(a complex concoction of water and

food coloring in a spray bottle)

I learned back in the day, when I lived where winter lasted 10 months.

I can remember a few sculpture making contests between the kids in my school .  Our whole class would spend a day fashioning some majestic creation out of the massive amounts of available snow, then filling them in with color for impact. 

Today we just used our talents boycotting winter and adding our own greenery to the great outdoors. 

Cheesey, I know, but after so many days indoors the brain gets a little delirious.

Snap Happy

Running my kiddos around to this and that has its privileges.  This week wrestling took us on a tour where I got a little

snap happy.

The architecture at the small school we went to is so ornate. 

I was glad to have my camera.

(and a few extra hands to manage the babies,

thanks Grammy and Pappy)

   

And the old sugar factory definitely has a story to tell.

It is connected to a set of newer buildings.

The contrast between the two is incredible.

I even found a new word to add to my life...

whatever amalgamated means.

I think I will just use it randomly.

"I am feeling soo amalgamated today!"

"Stop hitting each other before

you end up amalgamated!"

"Wow. I ate too much...Do I look amalgamated?"

Everyone will think I am really smart.



                 

I want SUMMER!!!!!!

I wanna see the bloomin' mountain flowers!

                                          

I wanna get a sunburn splashing at lake Mac!

I wanna watch the motorcycle show-offs and smell campfire smoke in my kiddos hair!

 

I wanna hang out in the sunshine and get in water balloon fights!!

Hurry, hurry, hurry up summa time!!!