The best of them. And the worst.

But not the very worst. Those must be burned.

All of my kiddos cousins.

The originals.

The cousins. With Jake smiling.

Um, this must be totally photo-shopped. Unless there is a halo of light surrounding my boys? Wonder what was wrong with the background in the original? WEIRD!

I like to call this one "ABS OF STEEL".
I don't blame you little buddy. If my tummy was this flat I would do the very same thing in our family photos.

I think Jake is about to puke in this picture. I asked him why he made this face and he said he is about to fall.

I hate family pictures. After looking at these I hate them all of the more. There was 350 pictures on the disk. There is an unusual small amount of pictures of my family. I think most of them didn't even make the cut to make it to the disk. The three of my family that made the cut, well, I find them all atrocious. Maybe someday I will cherish these pics. Maybe when I am fatter and older I just may find them completely awesome.

Maybe.

Snuggle Bunnies

Cutest Bunnies at my parents cabin. It was like a hide and seek game finding the baby bunnies in the woods. So fun. Good Memories!

I am sure the bunnies are happy we came home today.

What a great weekend! Thanks Mom and Dad!

P.S. Baby Bunnies. I am concerned for your safety. Please make yourself a more permanent home ASAP before you are an appetizer for a larger, less cute animal. Thank you.

Planning For The Future...

Jaco is pretty sure he wants to be a "sanitation engineer" when he grows up. This kid has me chasing the garbage truck all over the neighborhood. I am pretty sure our garbage man thinks I have a crush on him the way we run out and stare him down. I keep thinking this is a phase that will pass...meanwhile a year later the garbage fascination has only gotten worse. Jake likes to sort the garbage and knows which can to put it in. He had words this morning with our sweet neighbor Joe who puts our garbage cans away for us. "Don't take our gargage! I want to do it." Thanks Jake. Now our garbage cans will sit out all day until your Dad gets home.
Jake has also decided that this is the car our family needs. He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES the Ford Flex. Specifically, a red Ford Flex. Every time we pass one on the road he yells "Mom, car. I want that car!". Awesome. He has asked me to follow the Flex's around too, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

Jake's "Stairs to Heaven"

So this morning Jake decided he wants to play sidewalk chalk...which I hate doing out front because, well, Jake makes bad choices about running into the street. AND the cars RACE down my street as we are on the main drag of our neighborhood.

But, I give in. Jake busily spends FOREVER (like half an hour, which is FOREVER in the attention span of the Jake-ster). When I ask him what he has made he says "stairs.".

Where do your stairs go? "To Heaven."

Melt my heart.


P.S. This post is worth an update of my playlist songlist! Turn your speakers on!

Love. That. Smile.

Jake comes home from school wearing one of these hats almost every week. He loves the hats. He is proud of the hats. I had to document.

P.S. Can you stop growing up so fast. I can't believe you are going to be in kindergarten next year!

Wicked-ly Fabulous!

One of the things I am most thankful for is some great friends. What a great evening with many good memories! Luv Ya Girlys!

Zaner's Ragnar Del Sol

Zane's Ragnar team...and some of our besties...Jenny, Jenny, Becca, Shannon, and Chris.


Pretty funny. The "kills" documented on the mini van. "Kills" for non-runners such as I are the people you pass whilst running. So, Jenny R. pick's up Zach from school one day and she is explaining this to his little 6 year old brain. Zachary proceeds to tell her she should clean it off before a cop sees it. THEN, he tells me a few days later that he hoped a cop didn't see Jenny's van cuz it says the word "KILLS" on it. Love him!

Look at all your "KILLS". You guys did awesome! Just glad the kills are not people that Zane ran over!

Some of my girlies that Zane ran with.

The team was electrify-ing!

Zane had a great time! Thanks for putting up with my hubby, friends!