whatever

5 pounds

my babies were all born over 7 pounds so holding a baby this small is a strange feeling.

she was so fragile.

brooklynn was 12 days old and only five pounds.

 

 

 

 

 

she woke up!

newborns are so wobbly.  

and her little milk mouth...it's heavenly...couldn't you just kiss your screen?!

can you tell i had a lot of fun taking these?  

you'd never have guessed it was 100 degrees and i was literally dripping sweat down my face.

brooklynn didn't seem to mind at all.

thank you melissa, toby and grandma marilyn.

it was a pleasure.  

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puddles

we were having a lot of rain...

which makes for good puddles (or water in your basement...take your pick).

after a crazy saturday morning storm the girls decided it was time.

time to attack the neighbor's giant puddle.

their driveway always makes one.

i'm sorry...did i say attack?  yeah they went running full speed out there 

and then when they got to it they stopped...touched their feet softly in 

and started acting like girls!  

"it's cold....ewwww...it's dirty!...is that a bug?!!"

what?

who are you?

oh please don't start being prissy...my sweet frog loving, worm catching, dirty girls.  PLEASE!!!

we had a visitor.

he wasn't prissy at all.

(no prissy girls were injured during this puddle jumping adventure)

see?  no splashing.

no jumping.

crazy.

then a tantrum...how nice.

go ahead you girly girl who can't get wet and dirty...go inside and put on a dress...fine!

i'll always have waffle.

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brothers.

i guess this is my first set of just brothers.

it was fun....boys are goofy.

 

 

 

it was a bit breezy...

flips flops on little kids is just plain CUTE.

i have a confession.

I HAVE GUILT.

emily...dustin...i am sorry.

i took them to the parked train cars for pictures....AND THE POLICE CAME!!

and every time i look at these pictures i feel extreme guilt for possibly being unsafe.

i don't think we were...3 adults within arms length of these boys the entire time...nothing moving.

no trains coming.

really nothing to feel any concern at the time...other than the cops!

but still.

i have guilt.

i was trespassing!

but the pictures are cute...that helps ease my guilt a little.

cute shirts.

so again...i am sorry to take you on private property.

and i am sorry dustin if i teased you too much about your beard.

thanks.

nice meeting you emily.  

and your sweet boys.

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break it down...

 

i almost got up to dance.... 

that song is just so catchy.

the grandpa with the suit jacket and hammer pants?   HA HA HA HA

and i hope those pants NEVER come back in style.

kansas

yeah...we're in the middle of nowhere.

yeah...we don't have oceans or mountains or starfish

yeah...we are full of rednecks.

yeah...we don't have any movie stars here.

BUT it is beautiful here.

June in Kansas is my favorite time of year.

on the radio in my car was "We're from the Country"

how fitting.

now...if i knew what anything about farming...that would be even cooler!

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totally random...i just walked by sean's room... he is in there playing legos alone...singing Joy to the World...as loud as he can.  

funny.

3 little ones...

 

kate with her toothless grin...oh my that is adorable!

and a green eyed big brother owen who loved telling jokes.

 

 

 

 

both had beautiful eyes...and lashes.

their cousin caden was visiting so we added him some pics too.

he had those same sparkly eyes too...and sweet chubby wrists and ankles...i love that.

i really am enjoying being around all these kids.

it's a good break from my own...even its only an hour. 

thanks kelli...they are super sweet kids!

happy birthday mama.

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i am getting kind of excited about this.

it's easy..no signing up...just type in your name and your email so they can record your vote.

i would love if you went and voted today.  :)

there are 462 votes at this moment...how high can you blog lovers get it today. 

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thank you...thank you...thank you!

the summer list.

the 2009 version.

being intentional with our days.

or trying to be.

no one can claim boredom when there is all of this poster board of ideas to choose from...or can they?

they will anyway.

it's really a fun project to do together.

get your kids involved.  

ask what they really want to do.

it's okay to write down silly ones that may not ever happen.

who knows...last year "get a dog" was one of our never-gonna-happen things...

and now we have waffle.

i wonder what we'll check off today....

the 2008 summer list is here.

when i g'wow up...

i'm going to take ballet lessons.

and i'm going to have a baby with brown skin.

AND i am going to have a unicorn bike.

AND i am going to have a really big BIG diamond.

and i am going to drive a camper....NOT a blue van.

i am going to live in SHApan.  (japan)

we will eat waffles.

AND my house will be made of chocolate...and we can eat the walls.

(words shouted to me in my lawn chair while she jumped on the trampoline.)

mr. brody

he was one week old.

he had perfect skin.

he was wide awake and calm as could be.

i loved his sweet red hair.

that wrinkle in his foot?  that is just pure yumminess!

we saw those eyes a lot!

he's a keeper.

thank you for letting me get my baby fix jeremy and libby.

although...i think it made my baby fever worse.

father's day.

 

craig wears a suit everyday to work.

this is something i think our kids will remember about him.

and this scene every few weeks...

clean wet shirts drying in our room.

waiting to be ironed.

they will remember wrestling after work...

bike rides...

games in the yard...

playing basketball...

family night...

swimming together...

family meals...

eating ice cream.

craig is a good dad.

he is present.  he is loving.  he is concerned.  he is involved.

the kids will remember that too.

my dad was a good dad too.

he was just here for lunch.

thanks for staying dad.

things i remember about you dad...blue shirt and khaki pants A LOT.

a tray of colognes on your dresser.

wearing your head phones in your cushy chair in the library room.

the pocket door to the library room.

putting on records...and that sound that the needle makes when it first bounces onto the record.

your big speakers hanging in the living room that mom hated.

your office at the star journal.

the way you bend over and lean in and cover your eye when you take pictures.

buying shoes when we would come to wichita because most places didn't carry your size.

driving to fredonia in the little orange pick-up truck to have the newspaper printed after kindergarten.

counting oil wells on the way.

the smell of the printer.

getting a popsicle or treat at the grocery store sometimes while we waited.

listening to "hey babe you wanna boogie?".

drinking diet pepsi without the lid or a straw and always requesting extra ice.

i could go on and on.

i love you dad...hope you like your book.

and i love you too craig.