What we've been up to...

Happy Easter. The best thing about Easter is the candy. The rest of the day is only "eh" for me.

Anyway, it's been spring break, I still have a ton to do...but here in is a quick summary in photos of what we've been up to.

{Morning Song Farm tour}

{travel town in griffith park. not worth the trip. travel town that is, not griffith park.}

{the carousel in griffith park. this thing is really kickin' it old school. they might want to consider refurbishing this}

{this right here is the story of my life. fun, entertaining, but not quite picture perfect ;) }

{the aquarium in long beach}

Anyway, Sawyer had a birthday in there...there are more pictures to share...and the next couple of days will hopefully have some goodness. Plus, the kids go back to school tomorrow!

everyday life

There are things about this life that frustrate me, but I wouldn't trade them for the world.

Example one: My bouncing baby boy. He's growing every day, becoming busier and more exquisitive. He finds new ways to get into trouble, creating tornadic messes along the way. Number 3 is definitely different than 1 and 2. But, you know what, I wouldn't trade him for anything. He's sweet and cute and nice...he says mom and dad 143 times a day...he loves us without restraint...and he's just plain wonderful.

Three things he's into these days:

{sharpening pencils}

{wearing EVERYONE'S shoes}

{playing outside}

This everyday life is a wonderful one. It's full of ups and downs but luckily for us, mostly ups!

*NEWS FLASH* : It's official, I have the smartest toddler ever

I know you've heard that before, some mother claims her baby is the smartest one ever, one to rival Albert Einstein. This time, it's true.

Today, the baby and I were in the car, stopped. Baby starts shouting "Dada, Dada, Dada". This went on for a bit so I looked back to see him pointing out the window. I looked out aforementioned window and saw a white Toyota Prius. (This is the kind of car Andy drives) All the while, Harry is still shouting "dada, dada".

I proceeded to ask him if he saw Dada's car. He then started flapping and kicking and nodded his head yes. The 16 month old baby recognizes his dad's car!

See? I told you he was the smartest toddler ever!!

And, to not leave my other braniacs out...

Sawyer is ROCKING his sight words and is doing all kinds of math problems!

Campbell passed his 10's for division last week! He's 7 and in 2nd grade!

I'm one proud momma! But not only that...I'm thrilled with our little life and how happy it is. All of my dreams have come true and all that I wished for, I have. I would say that it can't get any better than this. But, I know, tomorrow will be EVEN BETTER than today!

buh-bye

In case you've been following the saga of my life, you know that we've had a car for sale for...well...6 months. (In all honesty, I feel like i've had some car for sale ever since we left Iowa, but I digress)

Anyway, NO LONGER. That wonderful white Camry is gone with all it's hybrid glory. I will miss you little white car. You've been lovely...nice...smooth. Thanks for all the goodness!

What's up next for us? I don't know. Hopefully just a boring white van and our white Prius for a while. Then, I'm sure Andy will get the itch to add another white vehicle to our fleet. Stay tuned. (Where's that eye rolling smiley when you need it?!)

And, for fun, a blast from the past. August 2003. I love digital technology!

{campbell, almost 2. sawyer, 4 months}

{campbell, pouring tea for his birthday momma. i was 27 that day!}

Fun finds

Between all of the things going on here I like to keep things fun and lovely, too. So, I give to you a few items I picked up. They've all found new homes around here. Didn't take long.

{for scrapping. i will rip pages out and use them as accents. }

{for photography. anyone have a newborn they want to offer up?}

{already gave this to my friend michele. she wanted a window and it was too big for me!}

{perfect for my stamp pads!}

{mmmm....jadite!}

{a wooden coke box. perfect!}

Fun, right? Just thought I'd take a reprieve from baseball, for a bit.

Baseball, baseball, baseball!

We're in FULL baseball mode here. I say we loosely, because I'm not really in baseball mode, but the collective family unit is.

Sawyer has now played his first single A game -- he also played catcher. He looked pretty darn cute.

{He's a first class hitter, too!}

Cam had his pitching debut as well...it's a lot of fun for us to watch! He seems to enjoy it as well.

Of course Harrison continues to enjoy the games. His favorite part is eating many snacks, playing with the other kids, and trying to get into the dugout.

My favorite part of the game might be the tradition part. At the beginning, before play starts, the boys say the Little League Pledge.

I trust in God

I love my country

And will respect it's laws

I will play fair

and strive to win

but win or lose

I will always

do my best.

What I'm doing

I'm trying to capture the memories, one image at a time.

My boys today...in a field of flowers. Isn't it lovely?

I consider myself very, very lucky.

Life with a toddler

There aren't many dull moments when you are living with a 16 month old. Their nature is just to keep things interesting. They like to play in toilets, eat unidentified objects off of the floor and push stools into areas that are forbidden and see what they can see.

As I am sure you could have guessed, I'm familiar with all three of these areas.

Today (and yesterday too!) I managed to document my particular toddler and some of his more tame antics. Here is the evidence of my youngest boy taking a stool I use to reach high shelves in the scrapbooky and using it to his advantage.

{the perp in action!}

{posing for a mug shot. also please note the dangerously sharp scissors in his hand. I myself removed a chunk of skin from my own middle finger the other night! NOT for babies!}

{a birdseye view of the mayhem}

{what could I get into up here?}

{These look good. Next, I will get the glue dots that lie behind here...}

So, consider this your warning, PSA or daily laugh. Whichever suits your current mood or situation!

Wouldn't you know it

These kids grow way too fast. I suppose, though, you didn't need me to tell you that. This is the tale of my boys that are sprouting faster than I would like.

Campbell had his first baseball game this week. This was his first year playing double A {AA} baseball. This was the first time hitting a ball that another KID had pitched. This was the first time this lefty had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the ball.

This year is also the first year that the baby has been mobile during baseball season. Let me tell you, he loves it.



Not only does he enjoy roaming the sidelines digging in bags that don't belong to us, he also loves trying to go into the dugout. Why wouldn't he? there are all kinds of balls, bats and kids in there!

{This isn't even the cutest one. the other one wouldn't upload! GRRRR}

{Just one of the cutie. It'll have to hold you over until next time!}