went on a couple of really rad dates...

thats right. i've been dating. the first date was with La. we went to the fair and... honestly, words cannot describe how much fun we had. well, maybe a few words and some hilarious pictures. check it out here

my other date was with my man. we went bowling. it was sooo nice to spend some one-on-one time with each other : )

his game has gotten pretty darn good... he got a strike and a bunch of spares! he was so stoked!

like mother like son... our snack of choice was nachos, of course!! i swear, sometimes its so unbelievable how my kids are totally just like me. clay asked if we could get nachos before we even got there. yeah!

final score: clay 110 momma 134

bowling just kind of runs in the family. i can remember going to the bowling alley all the time when i was a kid. ma and pops used to bowl in a league ( ma still does) and we would go just for fun as a family. my bro is hecka good too... he puts a rad spin on the ball and he beats me every time! i swear, we should join a family league or something... we would kick ass.

hmm... now i just gotta teach my boy how to play hold 'em... ha ha ha!

holy heatwave, batman!

the kids have a summer camp this week. and by kids i mean: chloe, juniper, avery, and our new friend chase, too. they're all in the same class and we drop them off around 9 and pick them up at noon. it feels kind of weird but incredibly rad at the same time. so ive been having a little spare time to myself in the mornings... today i spent my free time killing spiders in la's backyard. there is some kind of serious infestation going on back there, i tell ya. he he

well, its hotter than heck outside, but we be stayin cool yo.

i finally figured out what i was doing wrong and why i couldnt upload videos off my camera! yeah, im stoked.

bodhi-sitting

chloe and i had the pleasure of babysitting our little friend, bodhi. he really liked chloe... she pretty much entertained him the whole time. and she even got to push the stroller while we went for a nice stroll downtown. chloe's got great maternal skills even though she is heck of rugged and tough. so she had lots of fun pretending to be a mommy for a few hours : )

he is such a good little guy

if i had a hammer...

chloe asked me if i would help her nail 2 boards together. um, sure... but she wanted them nailed end-to-end. that was a bit more of a challenge, but i was up to it. it only took us 5 nails but we got the job done. ha ha ha.

and yes, my daughter has whiskers in the pictures. she painted them on herself. he he.

i miss my man

he's been away for 3 days now. and he won't be back til monday. but he's stoked! he's having a rad time catching some waves and digging for sand crabs. clay was invited to spend the holiday with his best friend's family in seascape. i was nervous about letting him go but he was really excited about it so, of course, i couldn't deny him the right to go along. and he's having a blast. i can hear it in his voice when i talk to him. he told me that him and thomas caught some tiny shrimp and they were the cutest things he's ever seen... ha ha ha. i love it! and i love that my mr. man is growing into a great young man. i'm so proud of him and he continues to amaze me on a daily basis. he is my rock, my angel, and we've been together for almost 10 years now
10 years... wow. that really makes me trip out to think that i've been a mommy for 10 years. its awesome. and i really love it more than anything in the world.

me and mr. man 1998

me and mr. man 2008

pic by lori

can you imagine the adrenaline rush?

this is a cash game. they're playing with their actual money. and this is real. and why i heart poker

good god this looks cool!