If you are a beautiful princess and you invite a 4-year old boy to a sparkly, pink & purple unicorn, fairy party.... he will have so much fun and his mom will never tell anyone that he wore orange fairy wings...

but..

he will give you tools.

I've been eating really healthy lately.

Pumpkins are vegetables right?

p.s. this ice cream is soooooo good. I am not an ic cream person...but it is worth buying if you can find it. mmmmmm.... hello fall.

---caked out---

well...

we're older than we've ever been.

it's a sad day when you have to whip out one of these to light the candles. or a funny day. whichever way you look at it I guess. In our house it was very funny.

Derek and Easton made me my favorite cake and took me to lunch for my big 2-6. It was a good day of bumming around with my boys. And thanks to all who called and sent gifts. I feel so loved! To those of you who forgot... I would be happy to accept apologies and late presents. :)

Derek b-day is a few days after mine and so notice the re-use of the b-day candles. we are just trying to do our part to save the environment. We DO live in Oregon you know. gotta be green.

HE didn't want a cake... so he got a Boston Cream Pie. Which is basically a cake, but they call it pie. I don't really understand that, but it still tasted delicious. And technically it wasn't cake. right???

It was Derek's idea to flip the 6 candle and turn it into a 9. He's clever. even in his old age.

This is the best present he got:

(I got one too, just not on film...)

Does this make him a grown-up? yes. yes it does. But I have to say... he looks really good in it.

Ames party of three.

I have been lovin' the music lately... now I have some i-tunes $$$ that is burning a hole in my pocket. Any suggestions? these are my current favs...

I am a little bit in love with him------------>

(don't worry, I told Derek)

funny quotes from Easton about preschool:

#1 before...

first thing this morning:

"Mom, it is gonna be so dang fun!"

#2 after...
(when I asked if he met new friends)

" No... but there was this girl with white hair and a shirt with lots of colorful dots on it. she's the one I like."

is it just me or is he the funniest kid ever???

Easton: "Mom, guess how long I am going to love you?"

Me: "Hmmm.... how long?"

Easton: "135 more days."

Me: "Thats not very long!"

Easton: "OK. then forever. that is forever."

Oh, to have the concept of time like a four year old. 135 days=forever. My little guy starts up preschool again this week. He will be gone three mornings a week and I am thinking to myself what in the heck am I going to do? I guess I will just have to throw myself into apartment managing and be the best manager I can be. There will be not garbage on the premises and my files will all be meticulously organized... yeah right.

I think my first item of business will be to make new pillows for my front room and search for a new bedspread. Redecorating my apartment sounds like a much more fun (although not as cost effective) way to kill some time. Or I could exercise. or read my scriptures more. that is always a good thing. hmmmm... so pretty soon I will be either super in shape, ultra organized, spiritually pumped, poor (er) or basking in my decorating skills.

P.s. I LOVE the color of gray on a bedroom wall... mixed with this pear color and stripes... love.