A Haircut for Hallie.

Hallie has been bugging me for months to cut her hair.

So I did.

And it looked cute for the first night. Now it is a total and complete afro of blonde-ness. It cracks us up, so I suppose it brings us happiness and that is a good thing.

And she loves it, so that is great.

And yes, I cut it. And yes, it's even.

The Sickness.

Nasty germs have stolen our good heath and have turned our tiny family into a coughing mess of sickness.

Dave was home for .5 days before he succumbed to the nasty.

I wish him a speedy recovery before he hits the road again.

It's awful. Deep, unsatisfying coughing that makes your whole body hurt.

It really is no fun.

At least the weather is pretty.

Thank You Dollar Tree

I found a Little Mermaid suncatcher for a buck. Sweet.

I wish I would have read the paint advisory on the back before I showed Hallie. Basically it will stain everything it comes in contact with.

We managed to make it through okay.

Pretty!



Hallie Show Me Your Caterpillar!

I promise this just happened.

She found a new caterpillar.

This makes a total of three. Two alive, one "sleeping."

Dear Dave,

This was Hallie this morning.

Don't you miss this?

Love you,

Wifey

Crawford Pumpkin Patch.

It's good to have friends in high places.

Especially when they have a pumpkin patch so dang close. You really can't beat it.

Thanks, Crawfords!

Hey Jessica,

Rocky says hi. He wants to live with you again.

By the way, he really stinks.

First Frost.

Dear Dave,

You are gone and we miss you. Today the first thing Hallie said when she woke up was,

"I hope Daddy gets home soon."

Me too, babe, me too.

It's never as good as when you are home, other than the house is cleaner and I got to bed earlier. Oh who am I kidding? I go to bed early no matter what.

But you did miss the first frost. It was really pretty. And the mist on the pond - gorgeous.

Love you. Wish you were here.

Love,

Wifey

My New Camera, Oh My!

I'm pretty excited. I got a new camera. Okay, used, but whatever. It was a smokin' deal and I would have been a fool to pass it up.

Dave says if I lose or break this one I am too-bad-so-sad for the rest of my life.

No more cameras. (yeah right)

I got it Thursday night and tried it out on my two favorite people. They love me so much too.

Can you tell?

It's really fun to take pictures without a delay. My old camera took about 10 seconds before taking the picture, so by then the smile was gone or whatever.

This is much, much better. Now please pray that I don't lose or drop it.

I sort of have a reputation...

Colorado, Plus a New Blog Header.

I know that it's not October yet, but I really hated the September banner I made. It was too busy and I hated looking at it every time I blogged.

I made the executive decision to change it.

Done.

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Pictures as promised.



Seasoned traveler

  

Max, Hallie, Jack




Outside Casa Bonita



Inside Casa Bonita - checking out the gorilla. Seriously.

Saturday soccer games - the tunnel the parents make at the end. Look closely for Hallie and Jack.

Rocky Mountain National Park aka Heaven on Earth

Beth, Hallie, gangsta Jack

Max, Hallie, Jack

Lava Cliffs, Rocky Mountain National Park

Elk - do you see the bull laying down? Look for antlers.

Same elk. So cool.

A Visit to My Bro, and Another One Bites the Dust.

I am back.

Oh I am so tired, but I am back to the land of corn and soybeans.

No more mountains, no more Casa Bonita, no more brother.

But I am grateful to be back. There is truly no place like home. I was way homesick.

Pictures tomorrow, but today I am checking off another item from my 30 Before 30. That makes only 16 more to go!!

My 30 Before 30

1. Successfully grow a garden

2. Purchase new drinking glasses (white polka dot from Target - love)

3. Sew a quilt

4. Print all past pictures since Hallie was born (making progress!)

5. Put #4 into albums.

6. Take Hallie camping.

7. Re-size my super-cute moo-moo.

8. Get (and stay) pregnant (no pressure, right?).

9. Get my ears pieced!

10. Take a tour of Woodlawn Farm.

11. Give up soda.(I am actually making progress with this.)

12. Visit Kurt in Colorado. (September!!!)

13. Find and buy black and white striped cushions for porch swing/rockers. I changed my mind.

14. Eat hibatchi with Dave.

15. Go on a job with Dave. In the semi. (we leave August 1st!)

16. Lose 5 pounds. (changed from 10 to 5...let's be realistic)

17. Organize under the kitchen sink.

18. Take a trip with Hallie and Dave. (St. Louis - to the City Museum, Brewery and Neil!)


19. Hang up plate wall in dining room.

20. Make cinnamon rolls from scratch.

21. Buy nightstands for the master bedroom.

22. Buy lamps for the master bedroom.

23. Make a headboard for the master bedroom.

24. Have new windows installed in the house. Blah.

25. Host an outdoor movie night.

26. Host a bonfire.

27. Sew curtains for the laundry room.

28. Pay off sound loan.

29. Pay off my car loan.

30. Host a fish fry.

Christmas List.

This lovely, robin's egg blue Farmer's Egg Crate can be found at anthropologie.com for $14.

I'm just sayin'.

Headed West...Way West.

To see this guy (except that he will be 32 on Saturday!):

My big brother.

(I loved that red sweater)

(nice mustache, dad)

I also get to hang out with these wild things.

And this hot mama.

See you next Tuesday!

So Soccer Might Not Be Her Thing.

That's okay.

She's only four.

I sort of turned into a mom-zilla at Hallie's soccer game on Saturday. I may or may not have been shouting orders at my daughter on the field.

*sigh*

I just hate to see her not try. It's so frustrating to have her come crying to me on the sidelines for some reason or another. I finally had to give her a talking to, which seemed to help a bit.

She's so little. And scared of the ball (like her mom!). But by golly, just try. TRY. That's all I want. I don't care if she sucks. I don't care if she is awesome. But I want her to try. To pay attention a bit.

But I'm thinking that my best plan would be to just keep my mouth shut. That's my goal for the next game.

Can you spot the new assistant coach?