Brothers

These moments get me every time. We had a little slumber party the weekend before kindergarten started. We put a mattress on the living room floor with blankets and pillows. We watched movies and fell asleep. These 2 were little snugglers and it could not have been cuter. I have the same reaction when they hold hands in the back of the van or on the way to Ethan's school. I know that in a few years, there will be an occasional fight, but for now, I just have to bask in this love they have for each other. -RL

These People Are Fun...

This last summer was a whirlwind. It was one of the most fun summers I've had in a while because we got to see a lot of friends from far-away places that we don't see that often. Here is my homage to my homies.
Here is Uncle Brian Jars with Ethan and Elliot. They love him and his new rockin' wife, Bonnie (not pictured..sorry!) very much. The Jars' are currently in Argentina, but we were lucky enough to have them living with us for a month.

Below is Tiffany, high school/college/life friend who I love so very much. She's in Chicago, but we got together for some lake time at her parents house in Brainerd. Her son Boston and my Ethan are almost the same age. She also has 2 others, Darika and Dastan. Here is our clan all together.These are friends Cynthia and Chelle. Chelle lives in Montana, but came to town for the Jars' wedding preception. (Pre-wedding celebration.) We all had such a fun time together-from what I can remember!

Here is Cynthia, my oldest friend (7th grade!)that I still keep in touch with. She lives in Boise, and I miss her and love her a lot. My kids love her too and she's very generous and fun with them. By the way, you can check out her blog at cyndiandmike.blogspot.com. Maybe she'll actually update it!

I love all these friends. They are all so funny and crazy and fabulous. It's probably better that we all live so far away. Maybe I appreciate them more. -RL

Kindergarten!

Ethan started kindergarten last week. Below is his picture with backpack before heading off to school. He has afternoon kindergarten and we walk to school everyday with Elliot in the stroller. Elliot is usually talking and being his wild self all the way to school and back, as is pictured here. He is so funny and his personality is completely opposite of Ethan. He is such a little ham and is always doing funny things to get attention. I love it--it keeps me laughing everyday. Ethan is loving school. His best friend Kyle is in his class and he has made other friends too. I wish all kids were as sweet and good natured as he is, but alas, a girl has punched him in the stomach and called him stupid. I asked him if he would ever act that way and his answer was, and I quote, "Of course not Mom, I know better." I am so proud of these boys. -RL

Might As Well Keep Bloggin'!

I have not blogged in ages, so I'm trying to remember the summer. One of my highlights was a road trip to North Carolina with Chris and Sara. We had a blast and shed some tears (or buckets of tears in my case) as our BFF got married on a mountaintop. I love a good road trip and this one did not disappoint....except for Chris leaving 2 days into it for a 2 week trip to Scotland. I'll make him blog about that soon. North Carolina was beautiful and Sara and I had a fun trip home with lots of laughing and good talks. -RL

The Garden of Awesome and Its Harvest

Looky here! My garden yielded some delicious produce and is still going! We still have some tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots to pick before we're through for the summer! I'm pretty amazed with my first-time results. -RL