want this... .

Have you seen this book?

the secret lives of princesses

I can't even get over the amazing illustrations in this book! I know what all my nieces are getting for Christmas! and you know Ollie and Max will totally appreciate this book too, it is mostly for me though!

day dreaming list... .

Our camera broke...

lame..

about a month ago.

So I have no new pics for you, but I do have a pic of the kids sailing origami boats... I am slightly origami obsessed... just slightly.. .

But Last night we got a new one, so just wait! I might go photo crazy!

Today I wrote a list of projects I want to get done by the end of summer... want to see?

• finish 6 small paintings
• get a stock of 20 (or more) dresses (i have a big show coming up in August)
• make prayer flags for the boys room (screeprinted with their name)
• make prayer flags for the backyard, intertwined with lights
• paint the burdy fence
• scoop up a bunch of the lame bark the previous owner used in the flower beds (hate that stuff!)
• finally get the fabric dyed and appliqued for the couch pillows (I am really excited about this)
• get the screenprinting equipment up and running
• draw or create something everyday
• enter a fabric design in the spoonflower contest
• paint a portrait of each of the boys
• get an artist group together to collaborate on a mural backdrop for the red sea sanctuary.

And I plan on getting this all done when?

growin like a weed..

Ollie bean is sproutin like crazy.. .

We hit a milestone last week, he no longer needs the step stool to brush his teeth.

He was very impressed with this! He better watch out though, we have a counter in the kitchen that sticks out, and the boys whip around the corner without even thinkin about it cause it is to high for their little heads to hit. Soon that will change, I am hoping that run in won't be so bad, we shall see, I keep warning him!

raw pudding...

My awesome friend Kari turned me on to raw chocolate pudding. Yes the recipe sounds weird, but it may be my new go to dessert for the summer!

The kids ask for this all the time, kari and I talk about how we make it at naptime or after the kids head to bed so we don't have to share it.. this is good, I mean really good!

The other night we were celebrating something (maybe just the weekend) and made our raw pudding extra special. I processed two graham crackers and some raw cocoa powder with just a touch of vanilla and honey to help it stick together. than we layered it up and added gummy worms for fun factor!

We made dirt and worms... and it was fantastic.

So good, and so fun!

this kid...

has the best smile ever...

farmers dinner... food coma...

Last night was a night I wish I had taken photo's of. It was a simple night, like many nights filled with the normalness of family.

I got home from work and we all piled into our new Car... (yes, we got a new to us car... more on that later...)
We headed across town, crossing bridges, and weaving through the city all along the river that runs through Portland. It was a completely beautiful Classic Oregon early evening, Sun off in the distance and an insanely intense flash rain storm. We headed to the Produce Market to stock up on veggies and fruit. We bought beautiful red rhubarb, and sweet plump strawberries. Red beautiful tomatoes and fresh basil, small globe artichokes, and super green thin asparagus... so good. We picked up a hunk of goat cheese and farm eggs and a loaf of crusty bread. Than we headed home.

For dinner I sliced the tomatoes and tossed them with basil and roasted red peppers. I nestled the goat cheese in the middle and toasted up the crusty bread. I scrambled up a huge pan of farm fresh eggs, and steamed up the artichokes. I sauteed up some asparagus and dressed it with little olive oil and kosher salt. Than we set it all out in the middle of our table and dug in. It was so good. I love that the boys eat goat cheese and asparagus, and have a huge love of artichokes... if I fed them artichokes for every meal they would be stoked.

As I sat back and looked at our awesome spread with a glass of wine in one hand, I wished I had gotten up and grabbed the camera.. but instead a soaked in my little family and enjoyed listening to what they had done that day, and the hilarious search for the very sought after artichoke heart.

After dinner, while B cleaned up and the boys took a bath, I made up some little tart shells. I combined the super sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb with a little sugar and cooked it down to make a gorgeous red, sweet filling.

While the boys and b played wii, I whipped up some heavy cream and filled our tart shells with the sweet and tart rhubarb filling and than shared a little sweet dessert with the boys. Than we all piled up on the couch. No T.V... No books.. just cuddled up... and fell asleep. All of us. I woke up around 3 a.m.... slipped out from under neath my two little men, covered them up with another quilt and than b and I headed to our own bed. It was such a good, and simple night, a night that makes me thankful for my little family.

Mental Capacity... zero...

It is so sad, when you have so much to say, and so much has gone on, and so much has changed. But you don't have the time or the mental capacity to communicate it right now.

We are here, We are all happy, We are all getting Healthy after a month stint with coughs and flem. I am surviving my cubicle life.

Brian's Grandpa Joe passed away and is now in heaven with Grandma and Jesus.

Life is weird, Life is short. Life goes on, but changed.

So instead of going into everything, we are busy, Street fairs every weekend for burdy, still working full time (yuck). Took two long rode trips down to Cali, and one very early flight for me to get home in time to make it into the office. I inadvertently got my boss fired... oops (she was a horrible manager, I was just the straw that broke the camels back)... B is holding down the fort at home and doing an excellent job. The boys are happy and loving their daddy time.

I love walking into the door to big huge bear hugs and a clean house. I don't think I have done dishes or really cooked since starting back to work (I do miss the cooking part, but not the cleaning)... love that man.