off the beaten path....

apparently

the pan was the size the box specifically said NOT to use.

oops!

busy fingers

make pretty things....

don't miss out!!!!

we're having a feista at sunset!

this incredible treasury was curated by

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the highlight of my week.

seriously.

what's not to love about chubby toes and a silly green carpet?

watermelon margaritas

my latest treasury!

enjoy the sweetest part of summer!

more pictures from the lake....

grampa and gramma harv

hung out with us for the week.

a little rain,

(which wasn't going to stop our fun!

 some great sunshine

good food,

(especially the ice cream sandwiches)

 good company and lots of good shopping

oh and some fishing, too...

(complete with 9yr old invented fishing lures)

nope, it doesn't get much better than that...

unless, of course you ask the kids...

they enjoyed the sand....

and well, right now, im enjoying washing it out of all their clothes!

yes, lets just say that its going to take a LOOOONG time to catch up on laundry...

i don't think i'll even try to count how many loads.

yes,

we had  a wonderful time...

now,

can i take a vaction to recover from our vacation???

a little bit of

this...

is what we've been up to this week.

(in case you were wondering)

oh, and there is more to share too...

but,

i'll save that for later....

i must admit...

this just looked so innocent, and cute...

but,

i didn't see this coming.....

boys!

barefoot boys, in trees, with plastic eggs (aka. grenades)

i should have known!

what do you do with your leftover plastic eggs?

a SPLASH of SunShine

just for you

my latest treasury!!!

and just for kicks...the alternates!

boy, what a tough decision this was!!

can you guess

what is going on here?

a poll

today i warmed my chilly house up by:

a) baking some cookies
b) opening all the windows
c) starting a wood fire
d) plugging in my space heater
e) none of the above .... you fill in the blank

the answer: b

yes, i opened the windows and let the sunshine pour in! it was glorious!

meet the newest member of our monster family!