Insta Friday

happy sun shiny friday!

we might hit 75 degrees today... yes!

it could finally start to feel like summer.

i am linking up with jeannett for insta friday.

here's a little peek at our week:

 this girl and her doll, addie. 

she loves that they have matching pj's.

addie tags along often to run errands, go to the park, etc..

except if she gets in trouble or didn't sleep at night then her mom {aka mauryn} puts her to bed.

amazing how much trouble that addie can be some days.

 tinker bell with bed head.

it is not unusual for mauryn to go from pj's to dress up clothes

tinker bell is her favorite right now

 this old man has been part of our family for 15 years

mauryn loves him

he sleeps on her bed most of the day

she especially loves if he crawls up on her lap for a little snuggle

 we went to watch our neighbor compete in boise's ironman 70.3 last weekend

we had to park by the beach and climb over the other side of this hill {there is a path}

pat's mother exclaimed this is no hill it is a mountain

it was quite a little hike

 my girlies waiting for the swim to start

they figured if they sat up there they might get a better view

i think my girls had the right idea

 while we were waiting for the bikers we visited powells sweet shop

i heart this store

so many reminders of favorite treats from when i was a child

 mauryn taking a break in the shop

i told you addie went everywhere

 what movie is playing in the sweet shop?

charlie and the chocolate factory of course

 morgan enjoy her sweets while we wait for pat on his bike

 i heart white chocolate

i would pick it any day over dark chocolate or milk chocolate

when i was in the sweet shop and saw a white chocolate toblerone bar i was thrilled

it was worth every little calorie

 as we were walking to the bike/run transition point we passed this cute brick house

it was the first brick house in boise

i love that they had signs telling about the house and preserving that bit of history

 bike to run transition point

at this point the athletes had done a 1.2 mile swim and finished a 56 mile bike 

now they were headed out for a 13.1 mile run

 someone was getting a little bit tired 

 sunday after felt like our first taste of summer weather

by late afternoon the sun was shining and it was warm

the kids thought it was warm enough to break out the pool and slip and slide

brr! glad the kids don't care they had a blast

 even if no one would race him landon loved the slip and slide

 i found these two snuggled up together one morning

mauryn had gotten up to get a drink and then decided to just crash with landon on the floor

 tired girl + blanket+ fingers = 2 hour nap

 landon has recently discovered justin bieber

now he has the fever

 my kids love any type of games 

when lance's parents were here last weekend they spent hours playing old favorites and learning some new card games

 my boy loves water balloons

he will spend hours a day filling them 

the kids had friends over the other day which meant an all out water balloon fight

which turned into a squirt gun fight and a bucket of water throwing fight

the kids were full of smiles and giggles

the pay off of saying yes more often

 i love that it has been cool enough that we can keep our windows open at night

it has been glorious for sleeping

i am thankful for each day i don't have to turn my air conditioner on

we woke up the other morning and we were all FREEZING!

the temperature had really dropped the night before 

when mauryn got dressed she put on a wool sweater

it was cold but i am thinking that was a little much 

 mauryn is constantly singing

sometimes you can make out a familiar song but most of the time it is some song she has created by combining parts from her favorite songs

you surely can't sing without headphones on using the cord as your microphone

our neighbor across the street has a few cool ride on toys

when he is outside cruising the other kids rush over to eye the cars/jeeps

mauryn and coop are checking out this cool rig hoping for a ride or maybe a chance to drive it

how was your week?