Conversations with a Stud

Me:          'I sure do LOVE watching you play buddy.'

Linc:         'I sure do LOVE watching you clean mama.'

Truer words have probably never been spoken.

Excuse Me While My Heart Explodes...

Tonight I tucked our children into bed listening to Little House in the Big Woods.  

I need a moment.

Alright.  I think I'm good.

It's just that my heart is bursting with pride that our kids, our THREE year olds, are intently 

listening to a piece of actual literature.  

There are dozens and dozens of books that I just can't wait to read with the twins someday.  

And this book was certainly on the list.

I used to read it to my kindergarten classes each year.

We have been listening to the story together during play times throughout the last couple of days, 

talking about the story, the characters, the woods....  

They love it.

I just adore books.  

Always have.  

And I'm just ever-so-proud to be sharing these kind of treasures 

and a love of reading with Lincoln + Lila.

Summer

I couldn't love this picture anymore.  

Unposed.

Imperfect.

Bad quality.

Sick with colds.

Our babies. 

So precious.  

So beautiful. 

Getting Along

A question I get asked all the time is...
'Do L + L get along?'

Yes. Yes, they do.
Exquisitely.
Beautifully.
They are the very best pair.
(Quite literally) Two peas on a pod.

Baseball

Last night we checked another item off of our summer list and

went to a Tacoma Rainiers game. 

 Can I just say...

It was so much fun!!!

We had heard these games were super-family friendly,  

and indeed it was.

Check out Lincoln + Lila running the bases after the game.

And the weather was perfect.  

It was a steamy summer night watching our local AAA team.

Lincoln was very brave.

They had some baseball treats + 2 giant lemonades.  

We went to the bathroom 8 times.  

No lie.

There might have been a snow cone involved as well.

The twins sat through 9 full innings.  

We were so very proud.

We will definitely be seeing more games in the very (near) future.

Summer...so far!

Summer is exhausting.  And ever-so-fun.

Summer is so short here in the NW that we seem to jam-pack everything into a very small amount of time. 

Here are way too manysome pics from my iPhone.  After going through these, I now understand why I feel so spent.  

Summer is...

...portrait-taking...

...collar popping...

...train riding...

...parade watching...

...new bark...

...list making...

...lots of reading...

...new big-kid! bikes...

...tide-pooling...

...jam making...

...crashing...

...car washing...

...playing with dad...

...camping...

...the beach...

...sand castles...

..swimming... 

...fire-booms...

...chalk-painting...

...sunglass wearing...

...celebrating 11 years... 

...table making... 

...friends with cool slides...

...ballerina camp...

...superhero toys...

...cousins...

...knee-healing...

...big boys...

....mmmmmmmm...

...california cousins...

...tubs full of dirt...

...air shows...

...spiderman...

...lipstick...

...hitching a ride..

...bunny whispering...

...birthday-ing...

...dance partying...

I mean, we are just barely into August right?!
Bring it!
I just love summer.