career day

I guess I don't remember school having career day before, maybe we just didn't participate?

anyway, they had it this year!  Jericho wanted to be an "air force guy" ... now of course

I realize the shirt I made him looks nothing like any of the appropriate uniforms that a service

member would wear, but it was the best I could do at the last minute!

Annicka made her own shirt, she wanted to be an artist - perfect for her!

as usual, they were super duper excited to pose for some photos that morning!!!

story time ...

a few month ago my friend gave us this toy box - it's so cool, it's soft and Zoey love to climb on/in it!

the top pic is how I found her one day ... and then I kept taking pics, and - you see!!!

a cute little dress on a sunny day ...

back to May ...

 I had to steal a smooch from my sweet baby!!!

and here she is with spagetti all over her face!

hopefully I'm back and can all caught up in these next couple weeks - lots going on

around here though with being back and settled and trying to get some things

around the house organized for homeschool and daddy leaving!

solar eclipse!

 not that you can tell, but I attempted some pics and they still look cool!

quotes of the week ...

I know - it's been too long!  I had some quotes way back, but can't find them now!  no matter - I can catch up with a few from our trip and since we've been home!

Jericho ... "mama we need to go there and DEMAND they don't take away Nick, what has spongebob on it" ... sounds like a weird quite, right?  well, we have these commercials going about how we're going to be losing 25 channels and that was Jericho's response to it - LOL!

many of you know we were in New Mexico for nearly three weeks visiting the hubby's family!  it was pretty hilarious one night as Liam sat eating his dinner (it was late, cause he had taken a late nap) and suddenly he bursts out singing "any way you want it that's the way you need it" - what a crack-up!!!

one night while on a walk Liam was attempting to tell us who he was talking about (he was riding on daddy's shoulders and telling us something) and he goes:  "her, the old girl" ...

I know, poor grandma, but we all laughed!

then he continued:  "she doesn't have her steam stick ... her stick with fire, she threw it on the ground"

last one from vacation!  Liam was having a time out in the room we were sleeping in, which Zoey shared with us - so her monitor was in there.  I could hear him saying something, so I turned it up to hear:  "six they don't love me, seven they don't love me, eight they don't love me ..."  dramatic much?!  ha ha.

this time I really am gonna do it ...

sorry all, but this blog is going private!  I can't even explain it, but I have just become more and more uncomfortable to putting so much out for literally anyone to see.  I know that this blog probably only reaches my family and friends, but I'm no longer willing to take my chances. 

I promise, the only difference is that you'll have to log in to your account to read my blog - that's one step, easy!!!

I'll give it some time, cause I know some people only visit here from time to time!  just comment with your email (it won't be published, so no one else will see it) and I'll add you to the reading list!

in other news, we had a great trip/vacation visiting the hubby's family in New Mexico and on our way we got to visit my friend in Arizona!  we're home now and still working on unpacking - lol! 

we had a great fourth of July full of just chilling out!  I went out with a friend for some errands and a movie and then we all met up with her and her hubby and her girls for fireworks viewing - good times!!!

so, please, leave your email for me and maybe subscribe to - then you'll get email reminders!!!  hope everyone had a happy fourth of July!!!