a big muddy mess

it is still hot. very hot. and in my opinion - too hot to be outside. unless you are pierce.

i usually give pierce a few minutes each afternoon and a little more time after dinner to run around and 'enjoy' the outside. since he had swim lessons today, i just left him in his swimming suit and sent him outside as soon as we got home. i turned on the water hose and let him loose.

and this is what i learned:

pierce + a water hose + a very dry backyard = a HUGE muddy mess

(but a fun mess, no less)

"saving some for later"

stella and a couple pieces of bananas that she must be saving for later.

p.s. - she is an official crawler now. and is always on the go.

"baseball with me?"

year 8. day 1.

not only did we survive, we all ended the days with smiles on our faces. and i still can't believe my 8th year of teaching has begun....

here's to a fabulous year of laughing and learning together.

summer in a song

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.

Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.

Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game

It's easy. There's nothing you can make that can't be made.

No one you can save that can't be saved.

Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time - It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,

All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.

All you need is love, all you need is love,

All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.

Nothing you can see that isn't shown.

Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,

All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

All you need is love (all together now)

All you need is love (everybody)

All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

"All You Need is Love"

-the Beatles

won't be long...

...til the squirt is on the move.

all by herself

pierce decided he wanted to take a shower tonight, so little miss stella got to take a bath all by herself. she got all the toys she wanted and she didn't have to endure the random cups of water that are poured over her head, in love of course, by her brother. isn't she just so cute?!?!

little family celebration.

a celebration was indeed in order tonight.

we did it - we managed to survive week #1 of our new 'normal.'

a new school year and a new daycare has come with its fair share of hard moments, but all the tears were accompanied today with a big accomplishment - no tears today at school from pierce! and he was so proud to tell justin and i about it this afternoon.

so, what did we do? let pierce pick the dinner and dessert place tonight.

pierce wanted a hot dog for dinner. and there was so way my tired head could even cook that, so we headed to the purple cow. it is such a fun and yummy 50's diner.

and dessert was ... ice cream with sprinkles!