BREEZY FIELDS

There are a few nights a week that Sawyer gets to sleep with us. Inevitably, when I come out of the bathroom this is what I find. Nerds. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

We loved Sawyer's hair-when it was done. Unfortunately that was only 20% of the time. The rest of the time he looked like an orphan. You know, after nap, at the bus stop in the morning and at the gym, oh and the errands after the gym. So we got sick of poofy crazy hair and decided it was time- I think this kid has only had four haircuts in his life and you could tell. He was psycho. Touch ups will take place tomorrow. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

We had a back to school sleep over for the girls up at Spencer Ranch. This is me giving a wise and knowledgeable lesson on the Gospel being like archery. Aiming for the target, faith that the arrow will reach its target, practice, standing firm, etc... Really, I was amazing. This is me being Katniss Everdeen. Don't know who Katniss is? Read Hunger Games. Amanda Traywick The end of game night. Edie and Jane making s'mores. Amy Traywick Xochitl Ruiz Our girls being Katniss. Stephanie Snyder, our lovely president. I stole these pics from her blog. Jane and I were bow and arrow challenged, but we made progress. POSTED BY Stephanie Snyder

Happy Birthday buddy!! -- Post From My iPhone

Today Ellyn had to go to school:-( The girls are on a week break, Mike doesn't have school for Columbus Day, and Anne and Peter are here with the kids. We will play all day while Ellyn slaves away (no, not really, it's fun work). So this morning Ellyn and I had a nice quiet morning. We watched a little Dora, I fed her 2 bowls o' Cheerios, I made one lunch. Just one lunch and then we got little Boo dressed without any interruptions. We had a very relaxing morning. I have decided that getting just one child ready for school in the morning is very pleasant. I think I'm only going to have one kid. Wait...no, it's not that I just figured out I made the above decision too late, it's because I have a CLS!!!! Yesterday morning Ellyn woke up and came into my room (Anne was a witness to all of this). Let me preface this by saying that for a few months now we have tried to tell or show Ellyn what we are going to do and then we give her 10 seconds before we make th...

And... Ellyn is helping Batman, or Batmen that is, fight crime under water. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

First, a cute little story. I should make an acronym- CLS or CS. A few months ago, the same day we got our cat, I decided to finally follow through and get Ellyn some fish. Fish tanks were on sale at the pet store and if anyone knows me well they know that I have an amazing ability to put things off for months at a time (I had wanted to get Ellyn a fish for her birthday, you know, Valentine's Day). So... along with cat food I bought a tank, rocks, water treatment, goldfish food and two little goldfish. Sadie and Jane, with much giggling at their own cleverness, have affectionately named the fish Joe and Cody (you know our two yorkies we rehomed last year when we moved in, no I never blogged about it. It was painful for the girls and embarrassing as we let go of yet two more dogs. However it was necessary for this dreamy and safe house that we love). I digress. Ellyn loves spending time at the tank watching her two little fish (we have two snails now too but I don't thi...

Carmel Our last leg of the trip was to Geof.'s sister Brooke's home in Carmel (by the sea..just had to say it). Oh my..was it incredible. Wish we'd had more time to spend here because it was beyond words. Brooke's husband Mike is in the army so they've lived all over and we've never once been able to stay in their home. So this was such a treat. When we pulled up to their home we couldn't believe we actually KNEW someone that lived here. It was foggy and the streets were windy and narrow and the homes were all breathtaking (or at least their view was). Sweet Brooke has it all together (or she's great at faking it). Their home has so much style yet it looks like it was put together effortlessly..It's totally cool and eclectic and I LOVE IT! There was so much LIGHT which is something I'm really missing in our home now. I really was so happy there (aren't you always happy on vacation? Especially if there's a beach nearby?). And Brooke's ...