A friday at the zoo

Just me and the boys

We had a great time together. Love my boys!

I'll never...

It's interesting...the older I've gotten, the more cautious I am to use the phrase, "I'll never...."

Things I've said:
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"I'll never gain weight my first year in college." I did.
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"I'll never marry someone without dating them for at least a year." I did. (Hey, we dated 6 months before the wedding. That's half a year.)
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"I'll never spend blank blank dollars on MY wedding dress." I did.
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"I'll never weigh blank blank blank pounds." I do.
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"I'll never let MY kids eat candy for lunch." I have.
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"I'll never wear clothes that are 'blank' years old. That's so weird." I did. Today. I wore this dress.

It was new - 5 years ago in October. At least I have a different cardigan...and it's not because the old one doesn't fit.... :)

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What are your "I'll never's?"

What happened to the last month?

The last 4 weeks have been crazy and busy... or crazy busy.

weekly home depot trips. there is always a project on the horizon.

big boy E went to school?!

i had another birthday. my boys take good care of me.

mother nature was teasing us with cooler temps. may they last....please.

coloring time.

my twinners with new haircuts.

i think the summer might be finally coming to an end, which means we can now go outside and play! we did lots of swimming this summer, but i took zero pictures of it. i was not made for 100 + degree weather...therefore i am welcoming the cool mornings and praying for some freezing temps to come (ha! in my dreams). i even bought coats for the boys - wishful thinking, right? we got to have a visit from nanna and aunt maggie will be coming to visit soon. and, it's my favorite time of year....LDS General Conference is in just 10 days! welcome fall!

Family means the most

Can I just complain for a second?

Can I just tell you how stir crazy I (we) am (are)? I would call it the winter blues, but it's a sunny summer day.

And NO relief in sight. Although the numbers are going down...

IF we leave the house, we gather our water bottles and leave before 8am. Go to a few stores, wipe our dripping sweaty faces and are home by 10am. I leave my a/c at 80 degrees. If I start feeling like it's too hot inside, I just step outside. When I come back in - wow - the house is chilly! Long days inside. Lots of television.
Thank you for listening. I'm done.

Birthday Pictures!

Photos courtsey of Target Portrait Studios.

(Because I'm to cheap to go anywhere else.)

(And, I might have edited the photos in PhotoShop myself, just a little.)

someone is playing tricks on me

My baby can't be two yet....can he?

good mornin' spud! we've got a busy day planned for you!
who doesn't like waking up to presents?

yummy breakfast

off to go shopping (at ikea. mostly for mom & dad's list, but the boys got to run around and climb on couches, open cupboards, etc. definately a birthday activity.)

Lunch at Rosa's. We haven't seen one of these since Midland! I don't love the food, but the tortillas are great.

Eli enjoyed the day as well.

Auntie and Greg joined us for dinner and cake.

"Happy Birthday to you." Don't be shy, spud.

There's a smile.

Is that ALL mine?

Ahhh......

And, of course, the cake.

Happy Birthday to the cutest two year old I know!