August 20, 2022

the beginning of august 2022

lunch with my sisters
michael and i went on a walk every night for about a week
prepping for going to NYC for my bday :)
noah's so cute
he loves taking his siblings on dates and bringing lunch home for everyone with his own money 
summer school with ms olive
jewel concert double date
i loved it
lots of sewing lately
makes me happy
he saves his old frames for when i'm grumpy at him
it helps :)
guess who learned to ride his bike without training wheels!
cuties in mamas jammies
all of us
a pro already

back at the farmers market

i guess he really is ready for kindergarten

a thrifted pickleball net for our backyard is perfect right here
hazel's been baking

hanging out with me in the shed studio



cutest cousin besties
michael built a backyard zipline


date night
working on my shed studio
walls!!!!
cartoons and cuddles
michael's parents 50th anniversary dinner cruise in seattle



while hazel and olive spent the week at grandma and grandpa olson's we had extra time with these three while noah worked!
progress
shopping for school supplies
all henry ever wants to do is fly this kite
so we took him to the wake on a windy-ish day
red robin with andre'a's family

i love summer
and wearing clothes i make
and slurpees
lunch with my favorite friend
morning bike ride on our way to feed my friend's cats :)
all caught up!
can't remember the last time that happened

the rest of july 2022 Disneyland, our road trip, girls camp, etc

a little hotel hot chocolate before getting in the car for a long day of driving
a pretty sight for a second
it happened to be 7/11 so you know what that means!!!
happy to be at our hotel near disneyland
pool time!!!!
twinners

an evening stroll around downtown disney


ready for day one at disneyland!!!!
could he be any cuter?
the girls did their own nails for disneyland and did such a good job
our own private ride down main street on the super old fire truck





















so tired on the tram back to the car
day two! california adventure
thanks to this guy who makes disney magical for us
happy boy






hazel was so brave and did all the rides, including guardians of the galaxy
so proud of her
taking a break and looking way too cool
yummmmmmmm



these were amazing


hey girl hey
they're cute
corndogs for dinner
making our best disgust faces
pretty when it gets dark

day three back at disneyland
looking way too cool in her new sweatshirt

bathroom selfie with my girls
gotta teach them right
twins
star wars land


delicious lunch


did i buy all of my kids their own treat....including cotton candy? yes, yes i did




a family picture with goofy was not jude's favorite part of disneyland
being carried was :)
we ended the day early so we could relax
before hitting the road again

we got up super early, like 5am to start the drive from anaheim to maptleton utah
who's so sleepy?
quick stop just before vegas to see the 7 magic moutains
lunch in st george at cafe rio
fun evening with my siblings and their families playing at a reservoir 





the next day we drove to meridian to see our old house and friends and stay the night
cup bop, sodalicious....delicious
leaving meridian when we moved was traumatic because my friendships were falling apart
along with my mental health
but things are healed and better now so it was so nice to be back

the kids were SOOOO happy to see their friends, too
we left hazel like 5 extra days with her bff gia
driving home with our 5 kiddies
home!
water balloon fight
so happy to see this beauty when we got home
backyard flowers
i love seeing noah driving around in the suburu
i love it when they like what i sew for them
professional make up artist at age 12 
apparently i never take them in the supply house
so we all went in this time
jude was cheerleading for the air hockey game
hanging at lake meridian


pool time
henry and eleanor went to michael's parents
and hazel and olive went to girls camp
so while noah was at work
it was like jude was an only child all week
we turned the hot tub down and made it jude's personal pool
farmers market

home from girls camp
dirty and tired
highlights before showers
cafe rio with 4 kids
on our way to pick up henry and eleanor
the bridge was closed and we loved the view
visit with my parents