9/12/09

"Whew! Soccer is a lot of work!" Mylie's team did great today. She scored a goal and was so excited. Blake clapped and clapped for her today. Love it!

9/11/09

I really need to get my camera out, but it has been an ugh week. I had the stomach flu, then the kids got sick. So I'm pulling some pictures from the weekend.

Mylie has mad baseball skills ... can't you tell? Her mitt is on the wrong hand. She and Eliza were having a fun time though.

9/10/09

This picture is from last weekend. But have I mentioned how much I love this little boy? I love him because he is my only nephew and my only brother's son. But I really love him because of how much he loves Mylie. They are the best of friends and just love being together. He is the sweetest, most tender hearted little boy. It just warms my heart being around him.

9/9/09

I'm a big fan of this guy. He is so selfless. He puts himself as #4 in our family, always putting the kids and I first. He is teaching our children some very important life lessons:

• Love your Momma.
• Do more than your fair share.
• Work hard.
• Have fun.

Next week marks 8 years since we met. I love him more today than I could have even imagined. I feel so lucky to be his wife. This sounds totally cheesy, but sometimes the song from "The Sound of Music" echoes in my mind, "Somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good."

9/8/09

From the gardens at the Idaho Falls Temple.

9/7/09

These two are so cute. Max absolutely loves Mylie and is so protective of her. He is just 10 months older but looks out for her all the time. Today we were at the fair and he wanted to show her some rabbits. He put his arm around her and they walked together. I was so happy to be standing behind them and to snap this image.

9/6/09

SHE is so my kid. Always has her camera with her, always taking pictures and then checking her pictures. Today was no exception!

9/5/09

We are in town for Darcy's baptism, what a special day it was. Of course I have no pictures of Darcy, but Mylie and Max obliged. Oh man, these two cousins love each other! Darcy was interviewing Mylie today and asked her what her 3 wishes are. One of them was "to be Max's sister." She is in heaven spending the whole day playing with her cousins!

9/4/09

I *tried* to resist you chocolate almond bar. I thought as I stood in line getting my groceries at Costco that I should resist you, but in the end you won. I sat in the car all by myself and enjoyed your chocolatey goodness. A wonderful quiet mid-day treat!

9/3/09

My new macro lens and I are becoming fast friends.

9/2/09

A little macro action tonight.

9/1/09

I was in my office for a bit this morning and realized I had probably better water my plants, since I hadn't been in for almost 3 weeks. I gave this one a little diet coke (it likes it, I promise), then paused and thought about this plant. If memory serves, Sarah bought me this plant when she came to visit me in Moscow one weekend 12 years ago. It is a miracle it hasnt' died! It has lived in 4 different houses and 2 different offices. Sometimes it starts to die, but easily pops back up again.

Sarah called me this morning, just to chat. She lives 4 million miles away, well not really, but Idaho to Michigan might as well be 4 million miles. She is a fabulous friend. One of the many things I love most about her is that I can just be me with her. I don't have to pretend that life is perfect, that I'm a perfect mom or I have perfect kids. I can be real and say it how it is and I know she will never judge me, in fact she'll most often agree or commiserate. I love her to pieces. We've come a long way from two 18 year old college freshman randomly assigned to the same apartment ... actually nothing random about it, we were meant to be friends. I'm pretty sure God had a hand in that apartment assignment.

8/31/2009

*Swoon*