Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

Nice hair Alisa!! Cutest kid ever.

Summer T-ball

The Clean House

I have a strange relationship with the clean house. On the one hand, organized spaced make me feel calm and in control. On the other, I get tired of cleaning up the same messes repeatedly (like 6 times a day . . . ) And, I have this nagging feeling that people who always have a clean house don't have a life. You know, like, get a life! My busiest days are my messiest.

Recently, my beloved husband made a completely innocent comment about most people having clean houses and it really got me wondering . . . I claim that people just clean right before he gets there (just because that's what I do, he, he) . . . but maybe I'm decieving myself. Maybe I really am a slob. And maybe I really am lazy. I don't feel lazy or slobby.

Growing up, my mother always compared the status of her house to her neighbors: "So and sos dishes are always done." As a child, I really couldn't see the point. As an adult, I can see the temptation to do that but I have made a concerted effort to let it be. I mean, aren't there more important things about a person than to judge them based on if there are toys in their living room?

So what do you think? Do people let messes lie or do people really have tidy houses?

I Dare You . . .

. . . to find a cuter baby.

(Tessa doesn't count here because she's in another realm.)

Sparklers

Alisa

Nicolas

Nicolas and Alisa

Fairy Mark

Kristen and Jackson

And the grand finale . . . . .

. . . . we lit them with a blow torch. Jealous aren't you.

Dressing

Alisa likes to pick out her own clothes every day and she has certain things she likes to wear. Right now her favorites are dresses and skirts. Sadly, we don't have enough casual dresses and skirts for her to wear every day, at least, not without me doing laundry more often. But really, why should I when she has plenty more clothes to wear . . . A little while ago, she started this too--laying out her clothes in a set (just to see how they look together you know.) Please note, I did NOT do this myself. This was completely the work of a 3 year old.

A Few More Pics . . . Active Boys

Diego's mud ride


Diego's bike after the mud ride

Spring ski day

Ditto

Ditto--wish I was there

A Few Pictures

Here are a few pictures from the last little while. I have so many pictures on my camera that I am not even going to try to catch up on posting them all. Just come visit me and I will show you shapshots. Man, I wish I was a better photographer . . .


Family picture at Disneyland when Jackson was 6 weeks old.

Nicolas' first fish--fished from Vivan Park pond.

Jackson's blessing day at the beginning of June.

Blessing Day

Blessing Day


Size comparison: Nicolas carrying Jackson. Nicolas' legs just might be thinner than Jackson's.

Taken yesterday.