my day in a nutshell. may 20.

today i went to primary with my madre.

and then i ate her snacks...

and she growled at me.

birthday ice cream cake!

thank you momma!

princess4 and hubs got me a pretty amazing gift...

some of us were watching for the eclipse...

some of us weren't...

those of us who were watching only saw this:

my favorite flower.

we played a quick game of duck-duck-goose with tjab

and then returned inside for some hilarious mom-drawings.

when i got back to my apartment, some nice

young men helped me carry up my millions of bags.

i think i'm officially the crazy old lady.

my day in a nutshell. may 18.

 it's my birthday!

and it started so wonderfully!

presents from katie and dee
that spent all day with me!

time for my birthday bbq!

birthday extravaganza!

making s'mones

tjab roasting [burning] a marshmallow.

my s'mone!

pennies!

my day in a nutshell. may 13.

happy momma's day!

i love my momma so much! i am so lucky to have her!

in honor of my momma...

here are some wonderful memories!

after our momma's day sunday dinner, 

we played around outside and took some pictures!

tjab playing in the garden...

the queen and all her princesses, minus princess2.
we missed her.

the madre and princess1

the madre and princess3

the madre and princess4

me and the madre!

princess4 and her hubs

the madre and her sister

the madre and the padre!

and how do you complete a fabulous momma's day?

big boggle. obviously.

happy momma's day to all the mommas out there!

my past month... in a couple nutshells... family time

family... isn't it about time?

family game night!
blockus!

we taught tjab the rule of "turns" in husker du?

tjab and i went adventuring out into the flower valley.

sister bonding time.
my sister likes to rest her leg on mine.

we decided my mom & dad will renew their vows
and we will all wear colorful shawls!

"secret message man" and "hippie-skippy" started
their adventure to find some dinosaurs!

"this came from a heart mexican!" - tjab
brilliant.

tjab and princess2 held the carpet down so the dinosaur bones
couldn't get away.
my magic spell stopped them.

battleship and homemade ice cream sandwiches.

we found the magic ring!

terra mia only liked princess2.
so we all ate her food.

my madre and i cleaned that sink
til it was practically spotless.

the madre and tjab throwing the fire dragon

one night princess3, princess4 and i went to the chorale concert.
princess4 said that my outfit was "very nautical."
she elaborated with "you should be out on a boat... catching crabs"
laughter erupted.

time with family is the best!

so glad i get them forever.

my past month... in a couple nutshells... grandpa's funeral

while we were in new york, 

we heard that my grandpa pete had passed away.

it was a very sweet funeral and it was wonderful

 for our family to get together and remember his life.

miss you grandpa.

i love these boys so much.

my mom is so ingenious.
who needs a fork when you have two toothpicks?