A decade in fast forward...

In preparation for Emily's 10th birthday, I've been going through her baby pictures. The whole process has made me extremely sentimental so I will dedicate this week to sharing some of my favorite sweet Emily Susanne photos. Starting with her beginnings as a peanut...

Samoas and Thin Mints and Trefoils, Oh My!

It's cookie season now and I'm cookie mom again. 255 cases of cookies were in our garage last Sunday. That's 3,060 boxes of cookies to be exact. Need a fix...drop on by.

Unexpected visitors

Just a typical afternoon in the neighborhood. These hot air balloons just made quite a stir in our neighborhood. With their unique "wooosh" sounds, they were heard before they were seen.



Then they got closer...



and closer...



until it looked like the second one wasn't going to clear our single-story roof.



and they were close enough we could visit with them.



The kids were preparing a strategy to catch them...



then they started to get some lift...



and they were up and on their way again.

The results of a productive day

Five hours, two trash bags, one bag of donated clothes and a bunch of stuff to donate to our church's rummage sale and Megan's room is once again clean and organized.



I should have done a before picture!

Modern day spectacles

Emily got a new pair of glasses. She loves to pick the ones that have a decorative side. This pair has crescent moon and little stars. I'm thankful glasses are much more stylish now for kids than they were in my day, don't you agree?

Guitars and everything

I have heard this Cure song on XM's First Wave station two days in a row. It has been so long since I've heard this song, it was like hearing it for the first time. The Mr. is not a big fan of this genre...a staple in my youth. Too many keyboards and not enough guitar for his taste, I suppose. Ironically, guess what hooked me in on these most recent listens.

I'm off to dust off the CD and put it in the rotation.

Birthday week

This past weekend, the birthday celebration continued with some of our favorite friends. There was much wine, Italian food, laughter and dancing. Even a little karaoke! A perfect night!

The girls...

...and boys.



Mr & Mrs...we were celebrating "her" Steve's birthday too!

Hydrating...