back to school…

August 9, 2010
i get so excited for the kids, all FOUR of my kiddo’s go to school this fall.
and I will be returning to school too,
with a 20th century art history class & a digital pre press class.

i love new school supplies!

seriously, my heart beats faster when i see them arrive in the stores!
am i such a nerd???
freshly sharpened pencils. new backpacks. crayons. new shoes. new clothes.
new accessories…new haircuts! i just get so excited! {so do my kids.}

because husband has been out of town, the kids & i decided in july,

to conquer it all while he is gone.

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on your mark, get set…

August 5, 2010
go!!!


my kids are always racing.
kj’s famous last words, “last one there is a rotten egg!” as he has already
taken off running…

they race to answer the door when the doorbell rings.
they race to get the mail… everywhere. they race.

our latest race..
as we pull into our driveway,
they yell at me to “stop!!!!”

they all bail out of the suv.
line-up on the driveway,
and race down our driveway, around the corner, into the garage,

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it’s a zoo out there…

August 4, 2010
my husband is on his longest business trip, ever.
the longest we have been apart from one another, since we’ve been married.
we’re two weeks + one day down.
and hopefully less than two more weeks to go.

on the day we dropped him off at the airport,
we {me, my kids, plus a few of their friends} spent the afternoon in slc.

our main event was going here.
we love our annual tradition of visiting the animals.

we chose the best day to go!
we were there for two and a half hours in the late afternoon,
there were maybe fifty people in the entire zoo!

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strikerfest

August 3, 2010
it’s been one year since myla made…
the big decision.

this summer, she moved up one league level in soccer.
she said good-bye to city rec. and is now playing in “AA”

their team is being coached by two of her friends’ dads,

and dusty {when he is in town}…
this past weekend they registered the team for

strikerfest.

a local tournament, the idea being to get the girls
united as a team, and some experience together before
their real season begins.

they did so good!
i was so proud of them!

go,

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my myla…

August 3, 2010
robots need a day off, too!


while on this trip,
myla set-up kj’s robots on a pool lounge chair.
they each had their own towels to lay on,
and refreshments.

{my moosey’s creative mind knows no end}

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