TIME FOR SOME NEW DO'S

AFTER 2 YEARS OF GROWING IT OUT, MY HONEY FINALLY CUT HIS HAIR! DON'T GET ME WRONG--I THINK HE'S HANDSOME REGARDLESS, BUT HE WAS READY FOR A CHANGE, AND YES, SO WAS I. WE STARTED OUT BY CUTTING THE BOYS HAIR--I THINK CHRISTOPHER NEEDED SOME MORAL SUPPORT. THEN IT WAS HIS TURN. WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO CUT OFF ENOUGH TO DONATE TO LOCKS OF LOVE!

TO SAY THE LEAST I'M THRILLED WITH THE NEW LOOK! I THINK HE LOOKS SO GREAT WITH A SHAVED HEAD!

SUMMER VISITORS

WE WERE SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SURPRISE SUMMER VISITORS THIS JULY. MY MOM AND DAD TOOK A ROAD TRIP FROM OREGON DOWN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THEM FOR A BIT.

WE HAD LOTS OF FUN PLAYING THE WII AND SWIMMING UP AT THE CLUB WITH THEM. THE BEST WAS WATCHIN MY PARENTS GO DOWN THE WATER SLIDE--TOTAL CRACK UP! I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD MY CAMERA. THEY WERE ALSO KIND ENOUGHT TO STAY WITH OUR KIDDO'S WHILE CHRISTOHER AND I WENT AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS--SCORE!!

THE BEST THING ABOUT THEIR VISIT WAS BEING ABLE TO WATCH MY KIDS WITH WITH THEM. WE DON'T SEE THEM VERY OFTEN, BUT I LOVE HOW MY KIDS DON'T SEEM TO SKIP A BEAT WITH THEM. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO COME AGAIN WHEN IT'S NOT 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE SO WE CAN ENJOY THE OUTSIDE A BIT MORE!

WATERMELON!

WE DID IT! WE ACTUALLY GREW MELONS AND CANTELOPES AND THEY WERE GOOD! I HAVE TO GIVE ALL THE CREDIT TO MY HUBBY--HE WENT OUT THERE IN THE BLAZING HOT SUN AND TENDED TO THE GARDEN EVERYDAY. GOOD JOB NUGGET!
BELOW ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE KIDS ENJOYING THE WATERMELON. WE GOBBLED UP THE CANTELOPE SO FAST I DIDN'T GET ANY PICTURES.

SUMMER

THIS SUMMER IS FLYING BY! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'LL BE BACK TO OUR SCHOOL SCHEDULE IN 3 1/2 WEEKS! IT'S WRONG I TELL YA.

SO FAR IT'S BEEN A PRETTY CHILL SUMMER. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME POOL TRAINING FOR A SPRINT TRIATHLON I'M GOING TO BE DOING IN OCTOBER WHICH BESIDES THE OBVIOUS EXCUSE OF THE WEATHER HAS GIVEN US A CHANCE TO SWIM AT THE CLUB PRETTY REGULARLY. THE BOYS HAVE LOVED BEING INDEPENDENT THERE, AND CALI IS A COMPLETE FISH!

BESIDES SWIMMING; WE'VE WORKED IN THE GARDEN, SEEN SOME MOVIES, RODE BIKES AND MOST RECENTLY GOT A CHANGE OF SCENERY AND TRAVELED NORTH FOR A CABIN GET-A-WAY! HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF OUR MOST RECENT ADVENTURES.

OUR CABIN GET-A-WAY. THE KIDS HAD A BALL GETTING OUT OF THE HEAT, PLAYING IN THE RIVER, HIKING, LOOKING FOR CRITTERS, PLAYING POOL AT THE CABIN, AND JUST BEING SILLY.

OUR SUMMER GARDEN. THE MELONS ARE GETTING HUGE! WE PLANTED THE HONEYDEW A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE WATERMELON AND CANTALOUPE--AREN'T THEY CUTE!

FATHER'S DAY AT THE MOVIES--WE WENT AND SAW UP IN 3D. FUN TIMES--MOSTLY PACING THE ISLES WITH CALI FOR ME, BUT FUN ANYWAY!

MELONS!!

I just had to post a few pictures of our growing watermelons and cantelope. We're so excited. We love our little garden, and because of Christopher's insane attention to detail, we have had some good success. In fact he does a fantasitc job with our entire yard.
This spring we decided to try melons for the first time. With this crazy heat they are growing like wildfire. I can't wait to try them in a couple of months--they should be fabulous!

KEENAN IN THE COMFORT OF HIS OWN HOME

I TELL EVERYBODY THAT I HAVE ONE OF THE FUNNIEST KIDS ALIVE. KEENAN IS MOST FUNNY WHEN WE'RE AT HOME JUST HANGING OUT. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF VIDEO CLIPS I TOOK DURING DINNER.

"THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL"

SINGING "GUITAR HERO"

BIKES AND SKATEBOARDS AND HALF NAKED BOYS--OH MY!

AS YOU ALL KNOW IT'S SPRING TIME HERE IN ARIZONA AND THE HEAT IS ON! HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THE BOYS RIDING THEIR BIKES AND SKATEBOARDS...BE WARNED SOME OF THESE PICTURES INCLUDE HALF NAKED BOYS. APPARENTLY IT WAS TOO HOT FOR CLOTHING????