"Happy Dada Day"

To the dads in my life, Dad, Scot, Jimmy, Vince, and Pop: Each of you holds a special place in my heart! I love you for the men that your are and for the dad that you choose to be. I am thankful for all the memories I have with each of you, whether it be teaching me to grow, watching you with your children, and now being in Landon's life. He is so fortunate to be surrounded with amazing role models and will learn so much from each of you! I love you all very much! "Happy-Dada-Day", as Landon would say!

BBQ at Casa Z.....I cooked and cooked and cooked to make the day special and relaxing for everyone. Gorgonzola stuffed burger, brauts, shrimp orzo, baked beans, homemade salsa, lime pistachio cupcakes, and a large pitcher of mojitos was on the menu.

My dad and I

Scot and his Pop, attempting to relax, aside from the splashing!

Scot and my sister, Bella

Landon getting some swimming lessons from his Aunt Bella.

Uncle Marc made a special delivery for Landon that day to complete his Thomas the Train set. Landon has so many pieces, we can alternate monthly to change the theme of his table. Thank Uncle Marc for your generous gifts!

Animal Rescue

Family of kittens were found in my mom's front yard. She made all efforts to take in the mama cat and her 5 kittens. The mama cat took 1 kitten and ran, leaving her sweet 4 kittens in the care of my mom. Everyday she leaves food and water, just hoping the mama cat will return. The tiny kittens are about 1 week old, meaning my mom has been bottle feeding them every 2 hours, making feeding charts, helping them go potty, and keeping them warm, until they find a wonderful home. What a nuturing mom I have!!!!

Touch my shirt and I will squirt!

You never know what bath time will hold in our house. Landon either loves it or hates it! Tonight, as long as the shirt remained on his head, we were in great shape! If the shirt came off, Mom gets squirt....I don't know where he comes up with these games, but I sure do love 'em!

Marco? Polo!

Snow cones and Marco Polo.....gotta love the summer!

Lando and I enjoyed the warm afternoon with our neighbors. Swimming, relaxing, and sucking down as many snow cones as possible. Days like these feel like I'm on summer vacay, as we walk home exhausted and happy from playing with our friends!

I'm Lovin' This!

A weekend with no plans, nothing scheduled, and an unexpected day off, this does not come often. What to do, what to do?! Children's Museum, of course. One of our favorite family events. Each visit we make to the fun house, gets better, as Landon gets older and discovers new adventures. This visit, he was extremely fascinated with the children's scissors in the craft room. A quick stop in the gift shop as we exit (for the sucker parents, who wind up over spending on toys, cadets, and astronaut ice cream), earned Lando 2 pairs of children's scissors, which have now lost the magical fascination at home.


"Would you like ice or stamps with your grocery purchase?"


"Go, car, go!"


Hitching a ride!

Sunday, my free day! We lounged and ate the afternoon away. The only way to be outdoors, is to be submerged in water, as the over 100 degree temperatures have arrived. A suntan and a nap later.....dinner time. BBQ? Perhaps. However, Landon choose the menu tonight, King crab legs and shrimp.....GREAT CHOICE!! Family time, shellfish, DQ, and off to BED! Ahh, what a weekend!

Boogey boarding on the fountain waves!


AHHHH!!!


My boys


Showing off his jumbo shrimps!


Getting a crab cracking lesson from the master!

Cheers to many more lazy summer weekends!

Beautiful Teeth

Landon and his beautiful, full set of baby teeth got their first cleaning today. Yep, another milestone conquered: his 1st dentist appointment. We visited West Valley Pediatric Dentistry today. First off, the office is awesome and I'm thinking about switching over there for my dental maintenance. There was nothing to fear in a movie theater theme office full of movies, video games, and marshmallow fluoride. Landon had no problem sitting on my lap, leaning back, and opening up to get his teeth polished, flossed, and brushed. At the end of his visit, he was given 2 tokens for a prize of his choice.....bouncy balls. He had such a great time, I never knew going to the dentist could be so fun!

Playing the Nemo video game while waiting in the teeth cleaning room.

Trying out his new toothbrush!