more from the past 6 months (I'm such a slacker)

Some of you have already seen theses pics on myspace...but for those of you who haven't here ya go...wayyyy back in May we were invited to stay with some friends at a vacation house in Winthro WA over Memorial Day weekend. It was a long trip (almost 250 miles)but it was so perfect and beautiful...we had so much fun. Don't get me wrong...I really do miss all of you back in the midwest but there is nothing that compares to the awesomeness of Washington. If you have never been here please please come visit!

Summer sweet summer

we have been busy busy busy so far this summer. we started off around mothers day with a big landscaping/ curb appeal project. BJ worked SOOOOO hard and made a beautiful flowerbed along the front of the house and I painted the front porch. We pulled out most of the over grown plants in the front yard and patched up the empty holes. we still have TONS of work to do but here are a few before and after pics to give you an idea about what a difference it made. We have also been busy with super fun kids stuff including planning and hosting art project play groups, taking advantage of wonderful park district events and going to the drive in a few times.

time

no time to write...just new pics(taken today)
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I'll spare you all the silly excuses for not keeping this blog updated and get right into the good stuff. I only have a few minutes to write today but I am going to 'try...no promises k?' to keep this up.
I'll fill you in on all the stuff that was missed in the past 6 months or so later...
Today we had a breakthrough. Realization of their capability to spontaneously express love and gratitude with words. BJ is out of town on travel for work and it is day one of a long stretch alone here with the kiddo's. I am a sucker and almost always indulge them regarding special requests for breakfast. Today it was : pancakes, vanilla yogurt and sliced peaches...yum. After mixing and flipping and slicing and serving Lilly and Logan were both quietly and politely stuffing their little faces. And then it happened. Totally unsolicited expression of kindness and gratitude in the most sincere language a 4 year old could conjure. She looked up and said to me " Thank you Mama for these hot pancakes and slimy peaches I love you!" In perfect baby brother fashion Logan, mouth full of food mumbles "ank ou mama"

what a perfect morning...I really do have an amazing life...