Look Who's 12!

[That's My Baby turning 12]

We waited a long time to get to have this baby,

and my heart ached so much

that I thought it would smother me.

Then we finally got pregnant.

And had a baby.

And now he's 12.

Love this Guy.

Fund Raising

I'm on the PTA Board
at our Kids' School, over Fund Raising.

We Hosted a Fun Run for the Kids!

Because our Kids are in a school that is year-round,

to give ALL the kids

the opportunity to participate in things like this,

every event has to be held twice- about two weeks apart.

So two kick-off Assemblies 

and two days of doing the Actual Fun Run.

It was a lot of work,

busy and stressful,

but it was a lot of FUN,

and it went really well!

My favorite, favorite part,

was on the last day of the Fun Run- 

our last class was a 

Special Needs Class,

I just loved how they loved the Running-

even though it was difficult,

I loved how happy and content they were,

sitting on the ground, in the warm sun,

eating their post run snacks.

They sang a song for me,

and asked if I could come to class with them.

They took my heart home with them.

It was a perfect ending.

New Orleans, LA

We got to spend a week in New Orleans
at a Convention for Husband's Business-
Where He and His Partners
were awarded a National award!

{Fancy Us at Fancy Party Night}

We Also got to do lots of New Orleans Things:

Swamp Tour and Alligator-ing

Beignets at Cafe Du Monde

Yummy Eats at Cute Cafes in the French Quarter

Nights of Jazzy New Orleans Blues

Eating Alligator Tail

And Exploring the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

on a very smoldering hot afternoon.

Lets Go to the Beach!

09.06.2014

Spent a Sunny Fall Afternoon 

at the at the Beach made at a nearby Reservoir.

Yah, 

that's about as Beachy as you get in a Landlocked State-

but, 

We'll take it! 

Moab, Utah

We spent the weekend 

with some of our fun Family,

in Moab, Utah. 

It was Beautiful and Rainy 

and the Rain made it even more Vibrant!

We hiked, biked

ate good local food,

stayed up too late playing games,

ran foot races,

told riddles,

and 

had a good ol' time!

End Table Makeover

Still get to Projects like this once in a while! 

Flower Boxes

On my back deck.

I painted these flower boxes 

from Home Depot an Aqua Blue,

filled them with Red Flowers,

and Loved them all Summer! 

County Fair

We walked on over to our County Fair one Evening,

and Enjoyed some Fair Life, Rodeo-ing, and Good Grub.

Farmers Market

Spent a fun Saturday morning at

our local Farmer's Market:

Local Honey and Yummy Produce to Love!

First Day of School

07.28.14
My Summer Buddies
went back to School Today

[6th, 5th & 1st Graders]