mondays with mom

i chose mondays to keep my kids to myself.
we have no friends over and they go to no ones house.
they are all mine for the whole day.
now for some of you moms who have the privilege to be home with your kids all
day this just might not make sense to you, but for me,
quality time just doesn't happen around here unless you make it happen.so i'm posting a few mondays to remember them.

the seattle aquarium

we never tire of touching the creatures in the sea pools

just like when i was a kid, we soaped up the slide, turned on the sprinkler and got all soapy wet!

a monday at the ceramics place, then off to Fat Burger for lunch

the sprinkler under the trampoline, for a soaking good time!

monday at monica's parents pool, they have quite the estate in woodway, with 2 pools to chose from and 2 hot tubs to enjoy!

needless to say, we stayed for hours!

so far we have had tons of fun, and this mondays with mom experiment has let me stop and take time to appreciate my kids!

the summer could just fly by in the blink of an eye,

this way we are creating summer memories i hope my kids will cherish for their lifetime.

i plan on continuing this tradition for the rest of the summer,

chastin and shilo look forward to what we will do on the next monday

{no repeats allowed}

but i think this mom looks forward to spending time with the kids way more than they know.

a whole lot of comments

So i don't really know what to say about this but it's been on my mind and so i think if i just get it out of my system i won't be bugged by it anymore...

So anyhow, my good friend marie and i were out on a double date with our husbands at a cute little mexican place last saturday. {boy was that a good time, maybe more on that later}, any way we were talking about comments on blogs. and she hit a cord with me that i thought was just me. she was saying that she is doing a post a day, {which i am faithfully reading and commenting on} and that if she doesn't get any comments it kinda bothers her. and as she was saying this i was nodding my head whole heartily, i TOTALLY understand!! i was like "yeah, yeah, me too!" she says "like what am i? nine?" and it is so true. i guess it kind of reminds me of being a kid again and being picked last for the team at p.e. so, i had a post up for just a few minutes about quitting blogging. i really felt that if no one cares about what is going on in my little world why put all that effort into it? you know? but my sweet john, pointed out that one day i will get it printed and it will serve as a journal for my kids to look back on.
my 90 year old grandmother has kept a daily journal for almost 80 years! and although she doesn't find it interesting to read about what she made for dinner on July 30th of 1945, i find it truly AMAZING to read! it takes me back to a whole other world that i wish i had been born in.
so as for the feelings on the comments posted, i'm going to keep on blogging. and maybe one day it won't really matter if anyone else found me interesting, because my kids will have my printed blog to share with their kids.
here's to you and me marie!
keep on posting!
and who cares if we don't ever get to that 12 or15 comment mark!
our kids will think it's fun to read later,
and we KNOW our husbands think it's funny to read now!
besides -i think it gives them a little more material to work with when teasing us:)

Aloha Miles

little does this tiny guy know, we all gathered to celebrate him

he has brought much joy to these proud parents and will bring much more as they grow together.

as you watch them together you can feel the love they have for each other,

and the immense love they share for their son.

i know in my heart that this is a match made in heaven,

miles was sent special for them and they were waiting just for him.

the joy is thick,

and the pride is there,

to be a father

bethany was one of the friends who put together this fun family shower,

she always says she doesn't have the 'baby touch'

but i think as you look at this picture you'll see,

the touch is written all over her

Police 7/12/08

So up for grabs {sale} 1 ticket to the Police. with Elvis Costello opening
We bought 4 and found out Shilo is free so that leaves us with an extra spot!
I tried to call Marie {sorry everyone else} but her phone # was void now, so I'm trying this to see if anyone else is a huge fan and would like to go too!

The stats:
Saturday the 12th of July
The Gorge
7:30 pm
$70
Seeing Sting & The Police PRICELESS!

And a few more things to know- you can buy another seat so two of you can go, it's festival seating so you don't have to worry about sitting with us if you don't want to or not sitting with your friend you brought. It's all open grass, you bring a seat or blanket, a cooler or whatever. We are driving there and back all in one day and your welcome to ride with us. If you buy another ticket for your husband or something you can go over with them and stay the night or something. Or you can both ride with us!~
Know that if you purchase another ticket it will cost you more- we bought ours though our business we own so we got a 4 ticket deal. The ticket also comes with one free iTunes download!
Let me know a.s.ap- my sister said if NO ONE else will go, she will sacrifice and go...haha. but to offer it up to my friends first. What a cool sis!

fathers day 08

we headed out into the great seattle area to be tourists in our own neighborhood.
one of our favorite things to do.

there really IS a ton to see and do here,

i guess i'm lucky to live here

the fremont troll
fremont sunday market

where we got the most touching photo done of our brood

a pro had his own little set up in the underground garage

for only $10, you got a beautiful 4x6.

it makes me smile to look at it,

i've shown it to everybody that comes by.

maybe i'll try to scan it and upload it for you all to see

we shared strawberry lemonade, pot stickers, lots of laughs and created some fun memories.

next we headed to Pike Place Market

but my pictures are struggling to upload and i'm struggling to stay awake so i'll try for that latter.

*edit- john refused to be in any pictures that day

Dancing 4 year olds

Ballet Butts

The girls are waiting at the rehearsal for their turn.










Miss Lorna's Ballet Class

2008



The girls danced to "There She Goes", they were so cute!
Imagine a little group of 4 year olds prancing across the stage, with the audience roaring with cheer! The girls are so brave, they knew their parts and Shilo make me so proud! I am so glad to be blessed with her happy little soul in my life every day!
Maybe when the dvd gets here i'll be able to upload her dancing so you all can see how really great the girls were.

i'm a farm chicka indeed

The Farm Chicks Show Is Almost Here!!!!

the show is this weekend and i have a list!

• old metal fencing for the garden
• cool bed side tables for the girls room
• locker baskets to add to the laundry room
• basket liners
• old cafe kitchen sign
• green milk glass cake stand
• square metal buckets for planting
• white mail boxes {for a shoe holder i'm making}
• vintage metal stars

and as always old letters to spell the kids names

so here are a few of my favorite farm chicks sites- if so inclined- go check a few out and see why i'm all abuzz!

http://www.athingforroses.blogspot.com/ she has some cool ideas and i comment on her blog and she on mine.

http://www.antiejoy.blogspot.com/

http://queenoftarte.blogspot.com/

http://www.thefarmchicks.com/vendors_lisaandrandy.html if you click here you will see where i got kelly & i our type writer bracelets.

http://www.suzanneduda.typepad.com/

http://www.thefarmchicks.com/vendors_nancyandheidi.html i was right here! i bought some cool old pails and metal baskets they had out!

i'm looking forward to going into a world of vintage, and creating my own old home feel.

and just maybe there will be sun! {in june can you even imagine?}