MIA

Okie dokie folks. I know, I know, I know. I have been missing in action for a very long time. And I will probably remain such until I can pull my act together. (which we all, quite frankly, know could take a while.) I genuinely appreciate that a few of you have begged me for posts, which means that you actually read this. And they will come, in time.

But I have moved in the last couple months and I have still not unpacked many of the boxes. I have a yard sale. I have been a couple vacations. I am the new primary secretary, even though I have never been in the primary in my whole life. And for the last two weeks I have been working at my kids' school. So, there you go, I've been busy doing other things. But the blogging will come. Don't you worry.

Sprinklers Again

Car Wash

My brother Jeffrey's absolute favorite thing in the whole wide world is car washes. So we got together with Tiffany to let him wash her car and mine. He was so tickled he actually had a seizure (a fairly common occurrence, no worries.) Of course, my kids join in the fun too. And even though, this car wash actually necessitates another car wash, it's the fun that counts!

Brother Firefighter

For the past several weeks, my little brother has been in Arizona fighting the Horseshoe 2 Wildfire in the very southeast corner of Arizona bordering Mexico. That is not my brother in the pictures, for the record, but it is the same fire. He worked the graveyard shift and then slept during the day in a school gymnasium. Though these pictures are not him, this is the same work he's been doing. A lot of steep grade uphill climbing in super hot temperatures, digging, starting fires to stop fires, cutting trees, etc. He's coming home this week, though, so perhaps we'll find out more!

Sprinklers

Could there be a more quintessential, time-honored summer activity than running through the sprinklers. I think not! P.S. I love that my two year old has already mastered the art of "laying out."

Best Friends, Worst Enemies

My babies. A year and a half apart. They love each other. They hate each other.

Hanging out at the Mall

I hate the mall with a passion. I hate it more with kids in tow. But I endured it this once for Loryn's ear piercing. This trip was slightly more tolerable since I wan't on a mission to actually find or buy something.

We played on the playground for a bit and called it a day.