my husband is married to his iphone----not really but he really really really likes it---he can never be found without it--this picture was at the train park and I just happened to catch him in action

guineas

dan gave away my guinea pigs--belle and ruby
no one seems to be bothered or care except me
probaly because I took care of them--I guess I should be relieved that they are gone--but I really didn't mind them--I guess they helped fulfill my nurturing side?????
anyway--I hope they are well taken care of
and ....when jen came over with her male guinea pigs--I pretended not to notice that milly or moodle was humping belle--I think there might be baby belles in the new owners future......

I can't believe my daughter is of the babysitting age. She had her first offical babysitting job friday night watching my neighbors kids--a 6 month old and a 2 year old. I thought I would stay close if she needed me which I thought for sure she would need me--dan and his dad took the kids to a movie in the park---journey to the center of the earth
she didn't call me once--and said the kids were total angels----what??????? and she made twenty bucks!!!
gemma said the neighbor's kids were better behaved then mine!!!--meaning sadie and laken of course

we went swimming at my friend jen's house. she and her husband and 4 kids are renting a house with a good sized swimming pool with a slide and diving board. It is an awesome backyard. well, it was at least 90 degrees and sunny - I have two fair skinned kiddos plus keira who is extremely fair. I applied sunscreen but didn't reapply and brecken and keira got sunburned.

I have so much going on right now I don't even know what to talk about. My grandma passed away this week. She was 91 and had recently moved to Arizona so my aunt could help take care of her. My mom was very close to grandma and it has been really hard on her. I wish I could be more of a support and help but I am so far away....
we put our house up for rent officially on Monday and have already had three families look at it. we found a rental house in bend that we LOVE but it is a no go until we have rented our house out. It is a huge 4 bedroom house in a great neighborhood. I hope our house rents soon.
we have our neice for 2 weeks--she is 10 1/2 and has been living with dan's dad and step-mom for about a year. dan's sister april has a lot of emotional and mental problems and cannot safely take care of keira at this time.
there is nothing like multiple stressful situations to kick the summer off!!
OH and I made an A in Microbiology!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

laken's party

Laken had an excellent third birthday party--even though he wasn't quite sure what was going on. when we would say happy birthday laken he would reply happy birthday mommy!!

we went to stewart park which has an amazing park with a water feature and sand volleyball courts which the kids love to play in.

Sadie has been sick with vomiting since early Saturday morning--she finally felt better today after vomiting one more time this morning around 5:30 am. she is a little fireball and when she is sick she is truly a different little girl.

We took her to Laken's birthday party at the park and she laid in the grass with her blanket and pillow half the time and was in the truck for the rest of the time.

my 2nd favorite photography subject

we have had a fair share of really hot days--so mommy invested in a sprinkler and a slip n slide. there can never be enough fun water toys in the back yard in my opinion.

Happy birthday Laken

I can't believe he is three--three years ago I almost died from my anesthesia while having a c-section. I remember feeling really wierd--my legs started hurting and I couldn't breathe--they kicked dan out while my blood pressure dropped to almost nothing. apparently Laken hated every minute of it because they doctor told us he was kicking and moving like crazy. Laken was born with red hair and long fingers and toes. He spent 4 or 5 hours in the nicu because he came out grunting--he also needed an echo because the doctor heard a murmur at birth. I think he just needed to cook in my uterus a few more days. He was 8 lbs 7 oz and 21 inches long. talk about a colicy baby. I don't think he was truly happy until about 3 months old. Now he is goofy and pretty happy all of the time..