{summer beauty haul}

remember the few posts i did way back when re: beauty product finds?  well, i continued my quest, but failed to blog about it.  with my schedule this summer, i was lucky to keep the main things, the main thing.  I still have quite the way to go before I can declare a status of being caught up...but, i may be able to start 'sprinkling' some posts with my finds.  the good, the bad and the ugly.  the above is not the haul.  it's a small fraction.  the majority of things...i either really like or love; some were fails.   and, if you remember....the catalyst of this was seeing women come in the location i was at and drop TONS of $$ on products that I was getting samples of when I would go in.  the samples, well they were okay to good, but, nothing outstanding and because of the name brand....these women were not giving a second thought to what was coming out of their pockets.   so, my research began.  it's been rather fun actually.    

so, stay tuned, i've got LOTS to share!

{Birthday Boy Part II}

and, here is the rest of the story ;) ....

The kiddos played and splashed in the pool.

I LOVE this - Britt will splash and splash the boys.  In hopes 

they will splash her back.  They have always refused as they

think they are being mean to her.  I finally convinced them that

she actually wanted them to splash her back and then...

it was on!  And, she loved every second of it!!!! :)  

Watch out, Noah's dancing!!

Notice:  no candles.  But, they are still making wishes!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!  Just please, please, please

slow this growing up stuff down.  Please!

{happy birthday big boy!}

Lil' man is now seven.

I know that has to be a mistake.

Seven??? 

How does this happen?!?

I will say, my perspective on the speed of

life with my boys is something that is becoming

more apparent each and every day. 

I am really striving to take in as much as I can

and be away from this desk more.   

Legos anyone? :)

Okay, on to the BIRTHDAY....

Of course he was ready to open his presents the moment

his eyes opened.  And, OF COURSE, he was nearly in 

his birthday suit.  Still not cute pj's for that one. So, pardon

the undies that are too big {of course!}.

In the first one below, he had a chicken dance card and

he broke right into it.......

Their Wii was broken most of the summer.  And with the price

difference being LESS than a repair considering it came with a game,

we opted to buy another.  Hopefully this one will last longer.

His breakfast of choice:  donuts and milk. 

They toast everything, even the donuts. ;)



That evening we headed to Uncle Shawn, Aunt Sheshe  and Britt's for

some swimming, pizza and cake. 



I interrupt this program..........to skip to HB Big Boy II because 

my pictures will not load. 

 I'll be back when they decide to cooperate. :(  

{Happy Anniversary}

On August the 7th we celebrated our 18th Anniversary!

So hard to believe that we've been together 22 years now.

Seems like it was literally yesterday he came strolling into the

little drive-in I was working at. :)

We tried for a little photo session by the only two

residing photographers in training in my house.

Let's just say, it didn't go so well! 

But, it's pretty funny!

The majority could never be printed as they are so blurry.

Noah fell off the fireplace with camera in hand.

Both landed well. :)

 80% of them look like the ones below. ;)   

 The session was almost over here. ;)

A little distraction to my left with another child about to fall.

And, here, we called it a  wrap! 

Happy Anniversary Babe!

Our life has been about as chaotic as that mini-photo

session, but there is absolutely no one in this world I

had rather be in the midst of all of our chaos with! :)

I love you!!! 

xoxo! 

{Happy Birthday!}

I'm very late in posting a lot, so I'm trying to catch up in reverse order. 

Scott celebrated his 39th birthday on August 7th. 

We had to convince him he was going to be 39 as apparently

he thought he was 39 all of last year.

He lost a year????

He did not feel well, so we stayed very low key.

Just a Reese's cake and dinner at home with the boys.

Evan "built" him a present. :) 

I forced him into some pictures. ;) 

{self-diagnosis}

Although no clinical term exists.

I would do just about anything to avert a photo. 

Crazy, huh?

I'm at complete ease on the other side.

But, go into fight or flight when it's aimed at me. 

This is what it took for me to get a single picture

with the infamous cake. 

The Outtakes.   

Telling them just how painful it is.

Okay, maybe if I look away.  It will gooooooo away. 

Okay, I look quickly.

But, notice the wrinkled up nose.

I do that when I'm extremely uncomfortable.

Or, about to pass out. 

Okay, maybe if I look at that fly on the ceiling.

IT will go away. 

Let's keep looking far, far away.

The blurriness is good.

Really good.

MUCH better in the group. 

Maybe I should be hypnotized.