hangin' out

Anyone see anything wrong with this picture?



How about this one?

"by myself" has become a super-important phrase in our house lately. there are lots of re-dos, but at least he is trying!


Will informed us he was going to work. I think he had put Mike's keys in the box and besides that, what else do you really need besides a stuffed dog and a "papa hat"?

'cause I was bored...

... and 'cause you might be bored too!

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then check this out - I laughed out loud!! (for all my fellow kids of the '80s!)

no, no, no, no, no!

It is supposed to 103 degrees today and tomorrow and Hobby Lobby already has Christmas decorations out!!!!!!!

I just can't deal and as much as I love Christmas and all that goes along with it, I am considering some sort of "buying Christmas stuff" boycott!

only 233 days to go!

Wow! less than a year away... do you have the fever yet?!?!

ahhh, summer!

What is happening MORE often:

• staying up later
• getting up later
• swimming
• 

• eating popsicles and strawberry shortcake
  
• 

• watching movies
• sunscreen
• Sno Cones
  

What is happening LESS often:

• laundry
• cleaning
• baths in the bathtub (kiddie pools count, right?)
• strict bedtime routine
• 

• balanced meals and cooking in general (c'mon, like I was ever really Betty Crocker to begin with...)

Technically, I am working. But I mostly set my own hours, and can work as much as I want as long as my projects get finished. I take Will to school and start work around 8:00. He plays, eats lunch, and naps at school. By the time he is up from his nap and ready to go, I have already put in 7 hours and we can go play the rest of the day!!!

We are doing a weekly story time at the Plano library (which, by the way, is my favorite compared to Richardson and Garland as far as kids' stuff goes...). The kiddie pool has come in VERY handy and we play lots of cars and color!

We have officially hit the time of year known as "Hot as Hades" (seriously - it is our first week of triple digits!) so any outdoor activity that does not involve water is pretty much out. There is a splash park in Richardson that I have heard good things about - anyone out there tried it?

Happy summer everyone! Hope you don't melt!

grown-ups!

Just to prove that is not always completely about the kid :), here is a picture of us (for real! not photoshop-ed) at the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum for another wedding. My cousin Steven and his sweet wife, Kathryn, were married in downtown Fort Worth on a Saturday night and we decided to make a weekend of it! Special thanks to GramGram and Aunt Paige for taking care of you-know-who!

(The only bummer of this picture is that you can't see my super-cute, super-amazing shoes! black and white turtle shell-ish - so fun!)

Denver

highlights from our trip to Denver for Aaron and Lauren's wedding!


William and Papa at the rehearsal dinner


William and Grandmom



Will was trying to copy Mike and stick his tongue out!


He was saying "cheese"



This is the best shot we have of him all dressed up - he looked so cute! But as you can tell, sitting still is NOT on the list of priorities for a two-year old!