he shared

Jeff's Father's Day breakfast...AJ so loved stacking that plate full of  bacon cooked to crisp perfection...the eggs and toast needed a plate of their own!

still, i love Jeff far too much to let him consume it all by himself....

he shared, thank goodness.  didn't want to take him down on Father's Day!  two pounds went far and Jeff still did alright in the end...

i deeply love this guy's giant heart and all that he brings to this family.  and i think the bacon spoke that message to him.  mission accomplished. 

spring pics

just a few recent spring moments to love...

Jeff's dedicated soccer spectators braved the cold and rain, therefore post-game treats were a definite necessity!

monthly road race with our youngest four....Hudson ran 1 km in 3:40, his new PB, hat and all!

 Layla and Maiya and pool shenanigans...what could be better?!

this solar system project by Hudson was the first one i really saw him embrace and enjoy creating and assembling...i was so impressed to see his focus and effort and pride in the finished product!

pops of green spring growth...

and garden spinach courtesy of my dad, aka gardener extraordinaire...

bedtime hugs

spring winds down so quickly it seems, tomorrow ushers in the first day of summer already!  enjoy these seasons of sun and warmth and beauty!  

human target

AJ is starting to think he has a giant target on his small body.  lately he's been hit by a few inside pitches during baseball games (he now says how much he hopes a pitcher is "accurate"), and just this past weekend he took a foul ball from the opposing team right on the face when it flew into the dugout, knocking him down on impact! 

he wanted to take the above pic to send to Joelle... so we did!  her first question, "did he cry?"  nope, he didn't!

what a trooper he is...his nose started to bleed pretty bad and his top lip almost immediately grew to the size of which i've never seen before!

he sat out the rest of the game and the next one too, but thankfully was really fine overall and no teeth were lost!  last night he was dressed for the game and back in action, so all is well...thankful for that!

morning crazy

hard to not feel just a wee bit lighter at 7:35 in the morning when these two wait at the end of the driveway looking like this...

all set for crazy hair day at school.  made me grin.  AJ had the Afro nice and evenly arranged and styled~ large scale, so we were pretty sure any unassuming drivers passing by might mistake it as real! :)

Joelle must have been amused as well because photo credit is all hers...