summer trip time means sleeping on floors, running and playing hard non-stop, scraggly hair, sugar cereal, living out of cars, and seeing cousins. and cate is never happier than when she's with cousin lizzie. they have been attached at the hip for the last five days since my sister heather and brood has been here from arizona. we carted all the kids to idaho to hang with sister coco this weekend, and we will all head home to lake tahoe for the fourth. can't wait! a gazillion more pictures to come...
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beloved homes from ikea
my sister turned me on to this incredible book that was only ten bucks at ikea, and by the opening page i knew i had to have it. never before have i seen in a decorating book what i considered my dream rooms pictured so beautifully and exactly how i imagine them for my someday house. i think i am so inspired by it too because they are not professionally or ikea decorated homes, they are swedish family homes that they photographed. pick it up if you like ecclectic white cozy antique modern book based unfussy artsy unique decorating. it's called beloved homes. i wish i could scan every page, but here's some faves:
25 things to remember about right now
1. you love star wars as much as your mama, and get so happy when you spot a girl jedi. 2. you spend all day asking for brothers and sisters, or at least someone to come over and play with you. 3. you love to do puzzles, and can put 100 piecers together faster than me. 4. you steal sips of my diet coke whenever i'm not looking. 5. you get yourself dressed everyday, and really look cute. you like to be colorful and fun and you always put together outfits that inspire me. 6. you aren't super into tv- you'd rather be playing. 7. you tell me all the time that you want seven kids. 8. penny is your little sidekick. you love that dog and smother her with affection. 9. your prayers are so sensitive and loving. you always remember to be thankful for your family and puppy. 10. you recently have started actually letting me brush/ do your hair. you never would before, but all of the sudden you are asking for braids and pig tails and i love it. 11. we told you you get your freckles from your dad, and you thought that means they jump off his nose onto yours when you snuggle. so now you snuggle him trying to get more freckles. 12. swimming is your favorite pastime and you feel so lucky to live in papa's house with a pool. 13. you are so excited to go to kindergarten, and i am so sad that you are getting so old. i will miss you when you are gone every day. 14. your eyes make me happy everytime i look at them. they are so expressive. 15. you talk with your hands. everything you say is acted out in gestures and arm movements. it makes me and daddy laugh so hard. 16. we love you more than you can ever know! 17. you are still sucking your finger, even though we have been trying so hard to get you to stop. 18. you understand so much about the gospel. it is so cute to answer your questions and see you get it. 19. you always tell me you miss grandma reneer and wish you knew her. 20. you call coco from my phone when i am not around just to say hi to her. 21. you are a really good thrifter, and can always find something awesome when we go to d.i. 22. you are obsessed with writing and spelling and making me notes and pictures and drawing and reading. you are so smart. 23. you go to granny's on saturdays to play and swim with max and charlie. this is your absolute fave day of the week. you adore your granny, and have been known to say "at granny's i can do whatever i want!!" 24. you have been doing so good going to bed alone. i put a cd player and cd's in your room and you fall asleep listening to primary songs or classical music. 25. you are the light of my life!! i love you i love you i love you!
my weekend
lows: i spent most of last week sickie in bed with dogs rolling and fighting over me. and i was really pathetic because i was mourning no baby this month. just needed a few days to be down. that's alright every once in awhile, right?
highs: but i was cheered up quickly by the arrival of my favorite visitors! my cool grandma and lil sister came to hang out. we read trashy mags, watched lots of law and order and classic movies, and i dragged myself out of bed to go thrifting! my grandma is 87 and is so much fun and so positive, she's a joy to have around. she deserves her own post another day.
new obsession: mr. robert redford. i had no idea he was so hot and such a great actor, i've never really seen his movies. we watched the way we were and butch cassidy and the sundance kid and i think i'm in love. i tried to get anyone to go out to dinner with me at his sundance restaurant saturday night as we heard from one of the servers we know that he was on the books to eat there that night. but everyone said i was crazy and wouldn't go. i almost went alone! oh well. i'm sad that i didn't know i was in love with him during the byu years- i had a pass to sundance and often when i was snowboarding i'd see him skiing and didn't care at all. at least i could've followed him for a run or two singing "memories". haha.
more highs: i've been wanting this duvet cover from ikea forever and finally got it. so cheap. and i love my doggie. and her doggie mommy came to visit, i like her too. and neither got hit by a car during their many naughty escapes which was miraculous.
and now: back to work. feeling good (almost). i have so many quilts half made, so many things that just need listing, i am so excited to spend some time in the craft room...and a little by the pool too! but even more exciting is my sister heather is driving right now with her five kiddos to visit! grandma's still here, and this week will be a blast. being sick gives you a new zest for life when you feel better, doesn't it?
in grant's office
1. the three people he loves most in the world.
2. who he wishes would walk through his door...
3. daydreaming of a championship: "oh kobe i love you"
