Saturday, July 22, 2017

Summer Joys

I have a confession. Summer is not my favorite. I don't love the triple digits or feeling like I live in a sauna when I leave my house. I know everyone's all..."Pool days for life" but those people have never tried to take my crazies to the pool. So the last few weeks I have found myself on Pinterest beefing up my Fall board more than once. I love Fall and all the coziness that goes with it, but I know Summer is here for a bit so I'm trying not to wish it away. In an effort to embrace summer a little more I am trying to capture all the little joys that Summer brings.

Like staying up late to enjoy some outside time when the temp *might be below 100. 
Little boys learning to ride trikes, drawing chalk and lining up all the toys.
Red sweaty faces and dirty little toes.
Baby brothers hanging on blankets observing it all.
And trying to find our favorite sno cone flavors.


















So cheers to Summer...and more sno cones than responsible parenting would allow!!!



Friday, July 21, 2017

A Dino-mite Bash



Let's get real...dinosaurs are not my favorite. I was kinda hoping this was a boy thing we would just skip, but who was I kidding I have three boys...there were bound to be dinosaurs. So when Grady vetoed my party idea with the request for a dinosaur party I had to concede, it is his party after all. Despite my initial distaste for the creatures they have kind of growing on me, and I don't mind too much when Grady corrects my pronunciation of their names or tells me that a certain creature wasn't actually a dinosaur. 
In all honesty the dinosaur party was fun and easy to pull together.

The chocolate rocks were a big hit, and actually pretty tasty. 



 It always makes decorating easy when you have all the books and toys you need to fit the theme!




 We buried dinos in the sandbox for the kids to dig up and take home.





 He told me after he blew out his candles that he wished to go to Mexico to explore for animals. Not thinking that will come true this year.

 Chris Kratt!


I can hardly believe that I have a dinosaur lovin' 5 year old. What they say is so true...the days are long, but the years are short! Happy Birthday to our biggest little bear.