i heart my Elvis mug!

This might be terrible to admit, but I haven't recieved a present I've appreciated as much as this mug in a long time! Jennifer Harvey, what a good gift-giver you are! Yes, I am an Elvis fan. For several years now my love of Elvis has remained dormant, locked up in the guest bathroom, where Matt doesn't have to see it. And, I don't have time to watch my favorite Elvis movies anymore. But now, I can sip coffee out of my Elvis mug every day! And yeah, I know that he died of overdose and was pretty disgusting in his latter years. But this is how I know and love him. He's young, cute, and has a great voice. I don't need to know anything about his political views or infidelity or substance abuse problems. He's a celebrity. And one that I love.

I heart trampolines!

Many people think trampolines are evil. But I think they are one of the best inventions on the face of the earth. I mean, if you want to keep your kids completely safe and protected from all harm at all times, why not just send them out in a bubble? Or not send them out at all. Or, let your kids live and have fun! Trampolines are fun. They make my kids happy. We aren't the model parents when it comes to safety. Whatever. So far, in 7 years, we haven't made any trips to the ER! It's kind of disappointing, really, when we hear so many others' ER stories. :) This was last night in the torrential rain.

This is my husband's amazing photography!

Birthday Date

I had a really wonderful birthday. Matt gave me some flowers with a certificate for spa treatments at Allure Day Spa in Anchorage while he does hardware shopping! Then we went out to eat at St. Elias Brewing Company, which I love.

We checked out our new mail box in action! Note the new address. It's in Soldotna, AK 99669. You can send mail there!

We checked out the progress of the dirt work at our new home location.

breaking ground

More land pictures, featuring some of the nicer trees. We started digging the foundation!

 

 

 

2010 MOPS Int. Leadership Summit: Passive Passion

I enjoyed hosting the Summit a great deal! All the prep and work going into it was creating some stress. And then I learned that there would be no out of town attendees, which caused some disappointment, followed by relief! I relaxed and enjoyed myself with the 5 girls that came. I truly enjoyed the simucast speakers, especially Margaret Feinberg. If you ever have the opportunity to hear her, you should! During our networking time, I enjoyed serving the girls by making them waffles with the works in the big restaurant sized waffle maker.

my favorite jammies

 

I only just recently started Hallie's first year scrapbook. She's three, and up until last week I hadn't even printed any pictures since her birth! Horrible, I know. Anyways, I came across a picture of her in my favorite pair of snuggly jammies. This is Oliver in my favorite jammies of his, which he is about to no longer fit into! :( So I intentionally took this picture just for the jammies.

First (Pro) Haircuts, Finally!

 

Finally, the girls went along with me and we all had our hair cut! They behaved like perfect ladies!