a morning time.

cereal sometimes makes us silly.
im obviously at my best in the mornings. dont you wish your hair was as cool as mine? best part of having short hair. extra awesomness upon wakening. but of course, all of the reasons in this post still ring true.

a beauty queen fo sho.

left overs. my pear got beat up.

echo

im almost 2 weeks behind here. blah. im trying!
we went on an adventure to echo reservoir 11 days ago. the water was very low. no really... it was VERY low. i liked it. thought the mud and rocks and other uncovered trashy treasures were quite beautiful. no really. i did.

my ted is 2!

its true.  he had his birthday yesterday. and what better a way to start the day than having that sweet little man nugget hop on up in to bed with me for some snuggles, then smother my face over and over again with only about 57632809148 smooches? not much. I. AM. BLESSED. to the maxxx. the luckiest momma in all of ever. i have my sweet babes. the polster and the ted man. they fill my heart with more happiness, love and sunshine than is imaginable.

its hard to believe that my baby is 2. 2! he is "two ears oood." 2 i tell ya! how does time go by so fast? blast it.

last week we had a burfday peeeeerty for both he and his "unco ky ky" since kyles day is this month as well. the fam gathered at karissas lovely abode and we had a grand ol' time.  here is some proof.

there is a reason im not a pro cake baker. 

W for wonder pets? probably not. M for maddie.

wonder pets toys are mostly non-existant in stores. i was on a treasure hunt for a week leading up to this day and spent hours in walmart scouring the shelves in hopes of coming across one of the two their comps said were in stock but were no where to be found. needless to say, it sucked. seeing this face, his joy, made every single second worth it.

a beautiful sister.

bike ride.

beauty of the earth.

when the soccer ball comes out, great things happen.

learning from her ant christine. red lips. A+ madeline.

foot feet race.

it got dark.

my pa.

he is a good man. a really cool man. mostly, he is the best pa/ grandpa in existence.

here are some things that can be learned about him:
born in the balboa navel hospital eons ago.
spent many a childhood year growing in clairemont.
many more in japan.
amazing chef. i get it from him. my ma's the one that uses the smoke detector for her timer.
been a surfer his entire life.
is now an old man beach bum; still a surfer. duh.
lover of the ocean.
owner and keeper of the greatest fish tank iv ever seen.

last time we visited, i took a few photogs. aaaaaand yep, just now getting around to posting them.
anyway, its really pretty neat-o.
check it to record and lets begin..... party on party people let me hear some noise. dc's in the house jump jump rejoice. theres a party over here, a party over there. waive ur hands in the air, shake ur deriere.
dont even act like you can ever say "check it to record and lets begin" with out finishing the rest.

WHOOOOOP! there it is.

when G.G. has a sale in her yard

G.G. grama gwen had a yard sale this last weekend. since her person had to be away from home on friday morn, polly and i volunteered to take charge and get things pumpin.
1. it was frikin frizzin cold.
2. it never did get "pumpin."
in all honesty, my little pink lady and i had a smidgeon of time to play with the toys that were to be sold before i sent her back inside to warm up. i sat the rest of the morn outside in my winter jacket, scarf and snow boots. while sipping my hot chocolate i took plenty a photog of nonsensical things.

scopin the merch.

in her "warmies"

the beauty.

the most intense pair of snow boots i own. every one makes fun and calls them ugly each time iv worn them. BAH! guess what? my feet/ ankles/ lower legs are warm. boom. roasted.

yes i know this is strange lookin hc. thats cause, duh, its me. its "healthy" hot chocolate. crio bru is its name. its delush. its even passed the taste test of my babes. and the little oil bubbles floating on top is why i decided it needed its pic taken.

just what i was looking for on my yard sale adventures! an old empty can of rainbow quick oats that expired in '96. perf.

said no one ever.

as the day moved along and the sun came out to play, so did polly and the water hose.

and i met this cool guy. mr. wet leaf.