More to come

But in the meantime enjoy a sweet pic of my little dolly!

Some Things I'd Like to Do

1 - Get a degree in Music

2 - Run a full triathlon

3 - Learn to do digital scrapbooking and do it well

4 - Learn to take really good photos

5 - Get my life in order, feel like I have good balance

6 - Run the perfect daycare

7 - Start a scholarship fund

8 - Build my dream house

9 - Do ballroom dancing with Joe

10 - Go on a cruise

11 - Tour Europe

12 - Live in New York

13 - Live in the middle of nowhere

14 - Become a "minimalist"

15 - Write a book...maybe...might just be content with an entertaining blog that people enjoy reading

16 - Learn to sing

17 - Play the piano again

18 - Learn to play the guitar

19 - Decorate my house

20 - Go on a mission

21 - Get enough sleep on a regular basis

22 - Practice Yoga at least weekly

23 - Read more

24 - Make meals my husband really likes every night

25 - Become Thrifty

26 - Visit all 50 states

27 - Keep my room clean

28 - Do community theatre

29 - Pay off our debt

30 - Get a masters

31 - Keep learning n growing

Pom Poms Up The Nose

My son experimenting with his nostrils, decided that the craft pom poms my wife had for a day care project fit perfectly in his nose. Obviously he didn't think this one through and ended up in the doctors office.

Messin Around

Kelley was having fun with the camera and wanted to get a picture of the kiss sandwich. It was making Maren really happy. She's so easily pleased!

Maren's got this cute little peach fuzz that sticks up all the time now. She has two or three hairs that are about twice as long as the rest of it, which makes me giggle. I'm just excited because this means she'll have "real hair" before we know it. I can't believe she's almost 6 months old!

Sisters :)

Happy Birthday my man!

Joey turned 34 last week. I have a hard time coming up with great gifts, so I wanted to do something special this year. I had it all planned out to steal him away from work for a whole day with just us doing things he enjoys (golfing, being outside, maybe a movie). I even had the poem and scavenger hunt laid out. Well, my plans were foiled when the golf course was closed for a tournament that day....bummer. Then I got caught up reading The Hunger Games the night before and you all know how I get when I'm reading... So needless to say, the day came around and I was caught unprepared. I finally got everything together, grabbed some balloons and snagged him away from work. When I told him my plans, he suggested we go grab the kids. So we did and headed south to Red Cliffs only to find it CLOSED until August 1st...bummer #2! But it turned out great anyway. We drove up around Leeds down towards old Babylon trail and played in the river for a few hours.

The kids had a ball with their dad!
We even took the dogs. You see that big yellow lab...yeah, that's our four month old PUPPY! She's officially outgrown Koko....
I love this picture...our Mare-Bears is growing up. As a side note, in case I don't get to blogging about this anywhere else...she is now rolling over, both ways. She started rolling about 5 months old. I think she will crawl sooner than my other kids. She's still as sweet as can be and just is EASY to love! I'm her favorite person, but she's usually really sweet with anyone that wants to hold her. She loves being toted around in her carrier and is starting to enjoy toys.

Finally....snapped this photo simply because I feel incredibly lucky to live in a place like THIS:

We had to head back for Kelley's T-Ball game, but then left all the kids with a sitter and had a great time together at The Garden House for dinner. I'm a lucky gal to have such a great guy. Happy Birthday Joe!