the lone sunflower

last spring isla "planted" sunflowers. {read: threw some seeds over the fence}
and recently this flower came up...


so, what does a girl do with her first crop?

new format

you may notice on your blog that i am now listed as a "follower" instead of the list of peeps in the sidebar. going to try this out for a while...

drool and all

i just think she's cute

mornings

are the best on the party barge. just like last summer... my family loves to start the day with booboo cruising the lake,

"five" is two

when someone asks macrae what his name is he answers "five." seriously. is he so smart...i'm not sure if his thinking is "high five" = "hi five."

anyway, today he is TWO. that's right. last year he wore a size 24 months on his first birthday. today he's wearing 2t.

oh man, he is all muscle these days. today i asked him if i was his girlfriend and he said "no, isla." but i knew he was just messing with me.

true love never dies

meet my brother, andrew.

meet andrew's first love.

(i actually took this photo 3 days ago. ooooh, how i miss it already.)

meet andrew's true love.

it's a good thing she loves his first love, too!

i love you banks lake. see you next year!

(more banks photos to come...)

guess who's at it again

yup.

but secretly, i'm glad. it means i will get my hardwoods throughout the downstairs sooner (rather than later).

p.s. plywood floors=no mopping