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My Mom, Lil Man, me and Koda enjoying the late afternoon sun.

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An Afternoon Walk

While my mom was here we took advantage of a decent day with NO wind and went for a short walk. Little Man loves to get out!

This is our neighbor girl. She likes to come over quite a bit and it can sure be nice at times. She has fun with all our boys and really adores the Little Man. Notice the "For Sale" sign.... No bites yet.

Gramma helping out with finding treasures.

I treasure pictures like these, showing such tender moments between generations.

I ♥ Faces - Messy

Ah, country living at it's finest!!!! Would you believe this is my middle boy, a Wild Child he has always been - and forever will be! He was just 2 in this picture.

I thought I would try to particpate in I ♥ Faces. They have weekly contests, you can find them and see lots of other messy faces by clicking here.

Here come the pounds!

Well, I finally broke down and tried out Bakerella's Cupcake Bites and Cake Pops. Bakerella got together with Pioneer Woman and did some baking... as I'm sure you all know. I figured I might as well give it a try... My Spring cupcake bites.

I like to call these guys the Three Stooges!

I gave a try at the Cake Pops too.

That's the top of the cake pops there. Would you believe I asked my kids to help me on this. As soon as I started I told them they probably should find something else to do and they could just eat them, that's how they can help. Phew.... good thing. I don't recommend this for the younger crowd.

All in all it was pretty fun. HOWEVER, it was way more time consuming than I would have ever imagined. So.... do the cake the night before maybe. And I would SERIOUSLY consider having a friend help you, it would be fun too.

You can check out Bakerella or Pioneer Woman for instructions on how to do this and see some of their handywork too.

Sunday Sunsets

Perhaps a little bit of a stretch on my Sunday Sunsets but there is the sun setting in the background. This is my mom and Little Man along with my mom's dog, Buck, who is 17 years old. We were all enjoying a nice evening this past week.

What a wonderful day

Wednesday was my birthday and it turned out to be the most wonderful day! My Mom came down from Montana to stay a few days with us. Her birthday present to me was.... (tired mothers beware)... a facial and a massage package. Ohhhh, I'm melting just thinking back to it all. We all drove in to town in my suburban, she dropped me off and took the two boys bouncing around the town. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the spa, a very rare treat indeed. I was sooooo relaxed, it was just wonderful. As I was just finishing up the lady that did the facial was walking me back to the front room. Just then my mom showed up with the two younger boys. Each of them were holding a bouquet of yellow flowers. My youngest saw me and stretched those flowers straight into the air to hand them to me. I wish I had a picture of that moment, it was so precious. Good thing I have it etched into my memory so I'll never forget it.

Next we went to Olive Garden and had the most wonderful meal. We came home after that and there was a large envelope sitting next to the door. UPS had come a visitin'. Hmmmm, I wasn't expecting anything from UPS. I brought it inside and opened it up......

It was a gift certificate from Lineman! That man, he has never in 15 years of marriage ever surprised me. Never. Well he got me this time. The gift certificate came wrapped wonderfully in a neat little envelope along with that wonderful little letter and of course... a huge, plump, calling-my-name B&H Catalog. B&H is where I bought my camera. I full heartedly would recommend them for their on-line sales in case you need to get some photo equipment. So now I must torture myself and drool over the catalog. Wait, this time it's not torture - I have a gift certificate! *whistling* Here B&H catalog.... Here B&H catalog.....

My mom had made the cake with the help of a junior baker. I also had a little tiara with flashing lights on it that I wore around for a bit.

Whoa! Call the fire department!!!! Actually there are only 24 candles on the cake, that's all that was in the package. So hip-hip-hooray for me, I'm 24! Oh, that means I was 17 when I had my first born. Fine, I'm ..... actually...... gulp..... 35. There, I said it. Now YOU all KNOW. Bwaaaaaaa

My in laws spoiled me too. She sent a big ol' box and guess what my Mother in Law used for packing material......

POPCORN! How clever is that! And not just any popcorn, Popcorn Colonel popcorn! There were packs and packs of this yummy stuff. It's a yummy, gooey popcorn square with peanuts and M&M's. There were even more packs than this. However, I am NOT owning up to just how many packs there were. Dear Mother in Law, you better not tell either!

Then she also sent this. I think it needs to go on the front door as a disclaimer!

And she sent this oh-so-cozy bath wrap and 3 pair of the softest socks ever and bath salt that smells oh so good. Please excuse me while a take a bath and unwind....

..... okay, I'm back now. Refreshed as ever.

She also sent this U of Montana sweatshirt.

I tell you, it was a wonderful day, I just feel so lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful people. I am truly blessed.

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This was a day at the park with some friends. We took a walk around the lake, fed the ducks and the geese, and took time to play at the playground. A fun day for sure.

*********************52 Weeks********************

52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are gald you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with #1, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture =D

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Doctor Doctor Doctor... and lots of tears

It was a busy day at the doctors office today, thus no "real" post. Sorry about that.

Little Man was due for a well child check. Which meant the inevitable dreaded shots. He cried and cried.

The middle boy just turned 5 and we needed to get him set for Kindergarten. Which again meant the inevitable dreaded shots.

Both the boys did pretty good for the first two shots. It was the final two shots that really brought them to tears. Those are placed just under the skin. We were warned ahead of time that those shots would indeed hurt. Yup, they hurt alright!

And for me it was an EKG and "tubes and tubes of blood" according to my son's version of my own visit.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll have a real post, sorry it's a lame one for tonight.

Have a good night. Ta ta for now.

Would somebody PLEASE pass the shampoo

Seriously, somebody? Anybody? Just pass the shampoo please. We're not going to be picky here. Johnson and Johnson. Head and Shoulders.
Pert Plus, Suave, Aussie.....

Pantene Pro-V, Garnier Fructis......

Generic Brand. I really don't care at this point. Just pass the shampoo already.

Oh, and can someone grab a mop too please?