7/2/10

goodbye june

june was a blur. i'm assuming since july is the last month of my pregnancy
that it will C R A W L by at a snail's pace.
let's take a look at what went down in june.
the last day of school marked max's ninth birthday, so of course boating and cake were on the docket.


max popped up like a cork the first time, which was a relief since this was the first time out for him since breaking his leg.

then it was off to california for some cousin time
and some grammy and grandpa time.

and some fire pit fun




i'm assuming they're watching nikki's flip flop melting away in this picture after she accidentally dropped it in the fire. two seconds after this another flying shoe landed in the fire, but my dad leaped to the rescue before it was a goner. devan must have assumed this to be some sort of fireside ritual before she removed her shoe and tossed it in.

this was my kids' first major league baseball game.



max with his cousin and his handsome uncle.

and my cute dad and a couple more cute cousins.

we took a little hike in the beautiful hills of morgan hill where i grew up.


blowing on a wishing weed.





oh, the oak trees were amazing.

and the manzanita

whitney was so excited that she "caught" a cacoon, which was actually a seed pod.


then there were more parks and picnics with cousins.



and visits with dear friends


back in idaho, nikki turned seven and had a visit from aunt bille, uncle mike and little nico.

six + one = seven

we took nik to lunch on her birthday, just the big girls (plus nico),
followed by a little antiquing and thrift shopping.
perfect.

then more of this.

a first for nico.

and then...
there were pollywogs.
oh, there were pollywogs.

the thrill,

the chase,

the excitement

of pollywogs.
does it come any more summery than pollywogs?
now we await the sprouting of legs.
goodbye june.
see you next year.

6/29/10

5/28/10

supa star!!!!

devan's favorite thing to do is to put on a taylor swift or high school musical cd and rock out.
i find myself catching ominous glimpses of future teenage encounters as i yell up the stairs for the girls to
"turn that music down!!!"
at least it's all in fun... for now.
don't mind the saggy diaper.





watch the face. it's my favorite part.


also, devan insists on wearing this dress just about every single day. even after she threw up on it the other night she was reluctant to let me peel it off of her for a wash.

5/23/10

big blond heads





my favorite thing in devan's room is this group of framed prints that used to hang in my grandma's laundry room.
they're by joan anglund and she's written and illustrated some adorable children's books.
i think one of the reasons i like the prints so much is because the little people in them look just like my kids with their big blond heads.
speaking of big blond heads, the other night i was getting into bed with nikki for a little cuddle and i whacked my nose on nik's head really hard. i tried not to cry so she wouldn't feel bad, but in the morning i had a nice bruise on the bridge of my nose to show for it.
oh well.