Showing posts with label June Photo Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June Photo Challenge. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

So I dont forget.

Saturday was one of those days that memories are made of.
One of those perfect, beautiful summer day spent outside with my favorite people ever.
One of those days I hope I never forget.

I hope I never forget...
...How wonderful it was that Richard let me sleep in
...How excited Richard and I were to take Liam to his first air show, considering how much he is obsessed with airplanes
...How much fun the airshow was with all the planes doing such neat, astounding tricks
...How overloaded Liam was by all the neat airplanes and cars (little boy heaven #2)
...How much Liam loved the band that played swing music and how cute he was when he was dancing to it
...How cute Brielle was while she danced to the same music
...How excited Liam was to sit in an airplane just his size
...How tired the kids were when we got to the car to head home (we stayed an hour into their nap because it was so neat we didn't want to leave)
...How they both fell asleep for their naps minutes after getting home allowing Richard and I to take a 2 hour nap ourselves 

I hope I never forget...
...How excited Liam was when we told him as soon as he woke up that we were going to have dinner over a fire (he had been talking about fire for a couple days before)
...How funny it was to watch Richard cut the wood with his...tool... (I will leave it at that so he isn't embarrassed...)
...How enthralled Liam was while watching Richard make the fire
...How Liam was scared of the fire as soon as we made it and wouldn't come near it
...How much Brielle loved eating cheese puffs and pieces of my hot dog bun
...How terrified and worried Liam was when we roasted marshmallows (funny story about that later)
...How cute Brielle was
...How much fun we had on our first family fire roast

funny story time  (in Richards words)
"McKenna and I took Liam to roast marshmallows at the Park for dinner. After Liam watched one marshmallow catch fire and melt, he looked distrubed, then said "marshmellow sad!" at which point he grabbed my marshmallow stick (with the attached marshmellow) and the bag of marshmallows and ran off to save them. I wasnt allowed to roast any more marshmallows.

saving the poor marshmallows from burning
After liking the stick he said "those are GOOD" and...
proceeded to eat as many as he could before we left.
She has him wrapped around her little finger more than any daughter I have seen

Like I said.
Perfect day. The entire day. One of my favorites.
Full of making wonderful memories that I hope I never forget.
I hope the summer has many many perfect days in store for us.

p.s. I have been doing the June Photo Challenge everyday. There are some fun pictures and confessions ;) I will have to post them soon but know I have been doing it everyday. You can check it out on my instagram page, but apparently you have to have an instagram account to see them. 

Saturday, June 16, 2012

15 & 16

The last 2 days have been beautiful.
And O so much fun. Especially today. It was a day I will remember fondly for years. But because it's late and my #1 main man is waiting to cuddle up with me and watch a movie before bed, I am going to make this quick. So I will post the pictures from yesterdays and today's Instagram June Challenge

Day 15: Yellow

Day 16: Out and About
first fire and marshmellow roasting of the summer

I have so much more to write.
Like I said, especially about today.
But that will wait until tomorrow when I have time to bomb you with overly cute pictures of my family and tales of a wonderful, beautiful, warm summer day spent with the 3 people I love most.
Complete with a sunburn.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Day 14: Time

Day 14: Time

So yesterday's photo challenge for June was Time. Ironically, I read this quote on pinterest while I was eating my breakfast and I decided to take it as a challenge for my day. Let everything else wait while I spent the time with my kiddos, loving them and doing what they wanted to do. 

So we...
(Official June Challenge picture)
...took the time to make duck faces before naps 
(Liam thought that was the funniest thing. we have about 20 similar looking duck face pictures)

...Blew huge dandelions and explored the field next to our house 

...cuddled with cute sister

...and took time to smile and be happy.

And it paid off.
Liam is always a good boy, love him. But since he is stuck inside a lot (we have no fenced back yard so when I have things to do, I don't feel comfortable letting him run around outside by himself because we live next to a big road), he  has been feeling cooped up and and acting up a little bit. Compound that with the fact his favorite best-friend-daddy is gone a lot. So taking the time yesterday to play with him, talk to him, listen to him, be silly with him, really made a difference. We had no power struggles and limited tantrums (which were only because he slept in and so didn't take a nap). 
I am a believer.
Giving your time to your children is the best thing you can do for them. More than having a perfectly cleaned house, checking off all your to-do's or making a dinner fit for a restaurant.
So speaking of, it's time to go kiss my little boy and girl with beautiful blue eyes.

(All pictures taken with my phone)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Just the swift kick I need

Is there such a thing as bloggers block?
Cause if so, I got it. Bad.
Not because my kids aren't doing cute things, I haven't inspiring or hard moments I want to write about. Sure time has been severely limited, but what's new. I could blame it on some crazy outside forces that have been making life...interesting...for us lately (our family is totally fine no worries.). Maybe later I will blog about it, because it's quite a story.
Whatever it was, bloggers block is a good description. 

I still really want to get back on to the wagon with my Project 365 and needed a swift kick in the pants to get back to it. 
Well, I found it.
I tried it before, but this time I will be better. Almost half-way through the month I have decided to do the "Photo A Day: June" on Instagram (come follow me!!). I will also be posting up other pictures I take during the day and writing about them, but if nothing else, I will have that to record our days and give me inspiration. 


So today is Day 13: ART
Liam drew this picture today and when I asked him what it was he said:
"it's my Daddy"
We hung it on the front of the door to welcome Richard home for the night from campus. 
Hanging pictures Liam draws on the door for Richard has become a fun tradition. 

Some other cute pictures from my phone from today: 
it's summertime: eating watermelon for dinner
My handsome handsome boy
So I am back.
Project 365 is back.
I am done neglecting.

(does anyone read this anymore? I think I hear crickets chirping...)
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