seriously amazing.

i've been wanting a new purse for a while now.

one that i love and want to use everyday.

one that is pretty neutral, so i'm not having to switch all the time.

i fell in love immediately.

isn't she gorgeous?!
she is found here and here for a tutorial!!

when i find some gold velveteen i'm so making myself one!
(i'm already designing it in my head, & i have the perfect material pick out for the lining!)

anyone have some extra gold velveteen they are dying to get rid of?
anyone else love it as much as i do?

anyone want to have a purse making party?

a little bit from our table this morning..

Merr: you 'member we went to find trantu-los? (tarantulas) and i got a sticker on me? and Me-Ma called it a cock-o-burd? (cracking up!) and mason got a cock-o-burd?! (cock-a-burr)

cock-o-burd! cock-o-urd!

(about to choke he's laughing so hard)

Merrik: you 'member that on nacho? on the nacho libre movie? he has the mouth and eyes and nose? that so funny! (laughing)

(i look at breck to translate. i have never seen it all the way through)

Breck: when he puts the stuff on the food and makes a face.

me: o, okay, yea i remember that!

Merr: yea! that so funny! (still laughing)

randomness is how we roll:)

life is definitely not boring with these 2 around!

flashback..aug. 2008

i was looking back through photo files & can not believe how much these boys have grown!

they have been so much fun. makes me miss the little baby days.

but i admit i am loving the independent boys i have now.

merr is using the potty (multiple times) every day. we are crossing our fingers that the time is near of no diapers!

being a mom is hard. it's frustrating. tiring. the job never ends.

but it is so very rewarding.

i have never been happier. never laughed so much. (or cried so much) learned so much, been so overwhelmed and yet so satisfied.

these kids are amazing.

this is exactly where i want to be.

a happy thing about today..

i got to get away for a few hours with this guy.

always a good time.

thanks for being mine.

xo

summer afternoon with papa..

a new hobby..

this summer we made our first attempt at gardening.

we (timmy actually) built a grow box for our starting year. next year we'll add another one or two. we used a lasagna method (think layers) and it has taken off!

we have loved it! it has been such a blast watching the plants grow, picking fresh veggies and knowing where they came from, what chemicals were used(none in this case) etc..

we will most definitely be making this a yearly tradition.

there is something so satisfying/fulfilling with gardening.

after we planted green beans, basil, a few variety of peppers, tomatoes and onions, elk or deer found us and ate a lot of our plants. what they didn't eat they trampled. you can see their hoof prints all over this picture.
so we replanted and tied fishing line with caution tape around the perimeter, we heard the fluttering keeps them away. it must! we haven't had any more problems with them..a few weeks later..

and last week..

last week again!

it has turned into a jungle! the tomatoes have taken over! the boys love to go check it with us and usually eat 1/2 the green beans and tomatoes we pick while picking.

amazing how a little seed with the help of soil, water and sun has the ability to grow into a plant and produce fruit. this world and the wonders of it are no accident. we have been blessed by a Heavenly Father who loves us and has provided for our needs. we have much to be grateful for!

faces.. part 1

i've been missing. slacking.

i've been in a drought of creativity for this little blog.

i'm still in the rut.

but i have missed it.

& i'm coming back.

to get it going, enjoy some little faces from july.

rainy days..

#2

we finally planted a garden this year!

one grow box (we're just starting out) and we'll add

another next year.

it looks a little barren right now b/c we had "visitors"

a few nights in a row.

they ate the tops of 1/2 our plants and trampled/stepped

on quite a few more.

but they are slowly coming back!

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p.s. selling jewelry & a few headbands tomorrow in Taylor

@ the old church house on center street!

(look for the tags one little poppy)

picture & quote of the day..

the common or mundane moments and interactions

that daily might seem inconsequential

are perhaps among the most critical and influential in character development

and nurturing family relations.

(quote found in the seeing the everyday magazine)