last week in a smattering of pictures

{protesting picture-taking again by covering his ears)

 {sass-master giving me the 'tude}

 {oh, i'm sorry oliver--is my picture-taking ruining your 

mickey mouse watching? do forgive me, won't you?}

 {a 'hike' up topanga canyon}

{could my 2-year old look anymore like an adult here?!}

{my 3 most favorite peeps}

 {miss 'tude flipping the bird--catching a theme with her lately??)

 {oliver and his d#$@ mickey mouse. ruby being sassy yet again}

 {arm rolls and wig-ish hair. i love these two crazies}

sunbeams

i am a sunbeam teacher at church.

(aka i wrangle the 3-year olds)

here is reason 1,634,988 why i love it:

(i'll call this particular sweetheart 'd')

d: teacher summer, i love you and i love your stories.

and i think your dress is really pretty.

me: i love you, too, d. your dress is also really pretty.

and i think you are very smart, too.

d: thanks. i like your baby. she is a cutie-patootie.

(major emphasis on the 'tootie')

i have a baby brother and when he gets bigger

i'm going to take your baby because you

told us you have two, so you won't miss her when i take her.

i know, are you kidding me?

precious.

there is just something so sweet and wonderful about a 3-year old.

(except when they are awful. 

which rarely happens with my sunbeams because i am always

 prepared with an arsenal of snacks--mostly candy. 

i'm no dummy, people.)

ocd?

this boy and his cars.

he lines them up approximately 7,398 times a day.

all.over.the.house.

also, could his jeans be any cuter?

making schtuff

where have i been?

i been makin' stuff.

like this here canopy for my dear, sweet friend, emma,

 who recently had her second beautiful baby boy:

(she picked out the fabrics from here)

and then there are these two...

which began as this:

and this:

and ended like this:

*and this:

oh, you better believe waunita and i re-did my 

living room/dining room/kitchen areas.

ooooooh, yes we did. 

here is one more little sneaky-peak:

anyone remember the birdcage before?

and also, how cute is that mini-bunting?

*i'm sure all of you have seen variations of this lamp all over pinterest

 so i'm not going to link it. also, i didn't really follow it at all...

...being as though i used computer paper and not wax paper...

...and also didn't have a lamp shade...

...c'est la vie.

oliver & ruby--take 1

oh, the peas?

i have no idea what happened to them.

i swear.

but even if it were me

how could you stay mad at this face?

oh, and mom? i cut my first tooth today! (2/4/12)

I'll show you a picture tomorrow or something.

hey, mom.

do you think the first thing i want to happen within 30 seconds of

waking up is to have a camera thrown in my face?

ok, i guess you can take a picture...

...after i play with my trains.

...and do a little naked squatting

by the way, did you know bieber got his 'do from me?

just wanted to make sure we're all clear on that.

 i get it.

i look unbelievably adorable when i first wake up.

you can't resist taking pictures-i don't blame you.

i'm incredibly good-looking.

oh, hey mom. 

it's rubiks cube again.

check out my sweet arm rolls!

 remember the tooth i told you about?

it was hiding under my gums here.

so i sucked on my lip.

oh, and remember again how you told me you wouldn't

let dad dress me anymore?

well...he did it again.

you know, the sock thing.

 i know i'm wearing really cute jeggings that are skin-tight

on my especially deliciously-cottage-cheesy-chunk legs

but seriously?

socks over pants?

and because we know you'll just do it behind our backs later...

*oh, and mom?

you should really learn how to use your camera.

the last bath picture is awful.

love, oliver & ruby

family.

oh, family.

i am not just talking about immediate family--they already know they're awesome.

but how about extended family?
how about my in-law-extended family
(how do you even word that??)

i daresay i may have married into the best extended family unit in.the.world.

from the grandparents to the aunts and uncles...
...to the cousins and the cousin's wives.

so today, i give a warm and enthusiastic thumbs-up to the mosmans/marosticas.

(because we already know the clay/sykes crew is really awesome, too)

there's such a closeness and love toward one another. 

the type of closeness i share with my extended family.

 it makes me so happy that i was able to find this with sean

because honestly,

who doesn't want as many people in your corner as possible??
especially these people.

so, thank you to you grandmas and grandpas (up in heaven)

aunts, uncles, and cousins aplenty.

really and truly; you guys are awesome.