Wear Sunscreen

today i basked in the nice warm sun :-0 I have not done that for a very long time, no kids to watch, a slight breeze, a good book and a little sunburned, it felt GREAT :)

i remembered these lyrics from Baz Luhrmann! :

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97. Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen
would be it.
the long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the
rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my
own meandering
experience... I will dispense this advice now

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh,
nevermind, you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until
they've faded. But trust
me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way
you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous
you really looked. You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that
worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by
chewing bubblegum. The
real toubles in life are apt to be things that never
crossed your worried
mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle
Tuesday

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't
put up with people who
are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're
ahead, sometimes you're
behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with
yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the
insults. If you succeed in doing
this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank
statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do
with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22
what they wanted to do
with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still
don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're
gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll
have children, maybe you
won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance
the funky chicken on
your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,
don't congratulate
yourself too much or berate yourself either - your
choices are half chance,
so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be
afraid of it, or what
other people think of it... it's the greatest instrument
you'll ever own.

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in
your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines they will only make
you feel UGLY.

CHORUS
Brother and sister together we'll make it through.
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there.
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you.
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they
might be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they're your best link to your
past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go, but for the
precious few you should
hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography
and lifestyle because the
older you get, the more you need the people you knew
when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes
you hard. Live in
Northern California once, but leave before it makes
you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths. Prices will rise,
Politicians will
philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll
fantasize that when
you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians
were noble, and children
respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe
you have a trust fund,
maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never
know when either one might
run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're
40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with
those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past
from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly
parts, and
recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Wishing you a . . . .

BRIGHT BRIGHT SUN SHINY DAY


the radiant color of yellow - everywhere i look - my favorite :)

Happy 4th of July

Great weekend

Friday- date night, we went to the movie theater, we've just recently started leaving Allison and it has been nice to not have our little chaperon ;)

Saturday - we watched two great WORLD CUP SOCCER games as a family, then we went in the back yard and played together, even little Allison likes to kick the ball!!


Saturday afternoon we went to downtown Boise with our bikes and had fun playing by the river. Near the playground these cute little Maltese puppies were for sale, The girls loved 'em! They didn't have a male or else we might have brought home a puppy :)

Music

Allison loves climbing onto the piano bench and pounding on the keys :)
i enjoy having her sit next to me while i play, her melody is the best!

A quote for today

MUD box

yesterday was a beautiful summer day and the kids had fun playing in there sand box filled with water! They were covered with mud, from there heads to the squishy mud in there toes.
GOOD TIMES!

TLC

we have been taking care of our neighbors dog and cat for the past two weeks and the kids have loved giving lots of tender loving care to these animals.

Allison waiting to take the dog for a walk :) she insists on holding the leash! She LOVES animals! Especially "DOG DOG"

slobbery kisses from LUCKY ;)-

i ♥ dessert

brownie mix baked in a muffin tin

mint chocolate chip ice cream

fudge topping

&

sprinkles

then put in the freezer

A fantastic Day

June 25th 2010

a bike ride with the family along the Boise river

lots of SMILES :)

June 25th

each day is a gift - open and use it.

Fresh Garden Produce

&

three goofy kids in the bathtub :-)

Lake Lowell

Wonka's Golden ticket

for family night we watched Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
and we bought a

Scrumdiddlyumptious

chocolate candy bar in hopes that we would win a Golden ticket
no luck ;)

but a fun night staying up late with the kiddos and sleeping in the next morning :)

Carnival Rides, Parade & another Party

lots of smiles and excitement riding on the kid carnival rides for the first time :-)

our little twins wearing matching outfits for the parade;) and Allison loved all the goodies she got, At this parade it is called "Dairy Days PARADE" and they pass out Chocolate milk, string cheese, frozen yogurt and lots of Candy. I love summer time and all the festivities involved!!

Dallin's buddy from School had a Birthday Party today, it was a Hispanic family and we loved being mixed in with another culture, such a sweet family!!!

White Paper Packages

Dallin went to a SCOOBY-DOO Birthday Party today

he loves decorating his own wrapping paper out of the rolls of engineer paper his Daddy brings home

as parents we're always so impressed with his art work!

Peonies

♥ Sunday Picnic ♥

Work Party

Inflatable jump house & slide, snow cones, face painting by Tinkerbell, Games with Batman, Balloons, = FUN GALORE

Wild things. . . .

havin' a blast with friends at the Zoo

Early Summer Flowers

"Taking pictures of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day!"

this is a Picture of my Great Grandmother -Alice, i have this picture in our dining room, for a sweet reminder to stop in the business of life and relish in the beauty that surrounds us!

Imagine Whirled Peace

another favorite thing of summer and actually all year long is...

ICE CREAM

my husband brought BEN&JERRY ice-cream home the other night & i have enjoyed every spoonful :)

It has been the most enlightening ice-cream i have ever had ;)

here is what's written on the container and on the inside--

Imagine Whirled Peace
"We hope this whirly mixture of toffee and cookies and fudge peace signs enlightens your bellies and souls and makes you ask what you can do to promote peace in your lives."

so the moral of this post -

go buy some WHIRLED PEACE and enjoy!

Give Peace a Chance :)

Favorite things about SUMMER

*Little Girls in White Dresses*



Let us bask in the the SUN, wearing wild flowers in our hair!

Dallin's Kindergarten Graduation

one school year down and twelve more to go until the BIG graduation :)

Happy Birthday

Today we celebrated Rolo's 33rd Birthday

He took the day off from work :)

His Dad has been here

The girls had fun outside in the morning riding their new BIKES from Abuelo!

When Dallin got home from School, we went to Celebration Park for a Picnic and hiked around the beautiful camp ground near the snake river.

and his Dad gave him a BBQ for his Birthday :)



It has been a perfect day and a nice long weekend spending time together as a family!