can't wait to be with this princess for a whole week!

7.24.2010

pioneer day we spent on the beautiful bear lake with best friends and my sweet parents

beach babe

it's been way to long since i've done this.... a little nervous!!

darn wake

zach testin' the new wakesurf

hot babies in the front of the boat

mama the flag lady

burnt to a crisp

thanks for sharing your boat, dad!

one day

one missed workout this morning
one really sore throat
one cold coming on
one compact powder dropped and broken all over bathroom floor
one humid, gloomy morning
one sink full of dishes
one contact completely fogged up mid day
one really important deadline missed
one kid screaming for 45 minutes+
one deep breath...

but...

one day left of summer school
one year of teaching under my belt (whew!)
one day until vacation with
one awesome family!

wonderful

spring project

whoever lived in this apartment before us left us with a big mess in the backyard - dead grass (the little that was left), a dog run full of limbs and an old christmas tree, and rocks all over the place! we let the snow cover it up all winter, but after the dog came running in with muddy feet multiple times this spring, we just couldn't take it anymore!

thanks to some work (digging out old, horrible sod is not fun), a few trips to the dump and lots of raking and tilling we had a clean slate. using the rocks we dug up from all over, we divided out a section for a garden and threw down some sod.

how does it look?


(i mean..nothing compared to my parents yard, but at least it's not a mud hole in the back!)
we even bought a cute little reel mower (i know, eco-friendly, right?! :) and mowed it for the first time this week!


...now, if i could just get our vegetables to grow, we would be set! (i think i jumped the gun. amateur.)

missionary mitch

i just love this tall guy. can't believe he's 19 today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
...and next week leaves on his mission!!


sometimes i wish i could trade him places. the mission is the best.
good luck, snitch! so proud of you!

wellsville hike

enjoying the beautiful cache valley weather with a hike up in the wellsville mountains. cache had the time of his life - we could hardly keep up with him!

another beautiful princess came into my life!
i love you, baby girl quinn.


thanks for sharing your babies with me, sisters!