Insta Joys

i am going to apologize now there are a TON of pictures

i uploaded my pics last week on friday morning

i was all ready to get my insta joys posted

we were heading out of town and it came down to getting my house clean or finishing the post

my house won

so now you are in for two weeks worth of iphone pics

i am linking up with jeannett over at life rearranged

here's what we've been up to this week:

landon has found a love for star wars

his buddy went to disneyland and got to make his own light saber

as soon as his buddy got home from disneyland he invited him over with one condition 

BRING YOUR LIGHT SABER

i think landon has a little light saber jealousy

it is now on his list to make his own light saber when we take our trip to disneyworld

a night at the drive in - love!

in her pj's happily singing on her bike

she is pretty much always singing

she thought all her little friends needed a ride

so by the armful she brought them out and put them on her bike

one of lance's clients got married and they had their reception at a local winery

it was gorgeous

i loved the cupcake table

the cupcakes were fantastic.... yum!

on the hill at the winery at sunset

the first salsa of the season

yes, please!

art work on our front entry

i love this boy

i am his bff

at least on this day i was

he changes his mind often

i made him cookies

i don't mind buying his love

i was setting up the kids' work boxes for our first day of school

it's acceptable to have frozen yogurt for dinner, right?

it says it keeps you healthy,

 is good for your waistline and tummy, 

and is a good source of protein

i am going with it as an acceptable dinner option

the kids earned free tickets to the local club baseball game

the players read to the kids before the game starts

landon and the mascot humphrey

mauryn was terrified of him

i think she just put on a good show since she isn't about drama at all {ahem}

she did warm up and give him five before we left

the girls were way more interested in getting their faces painted

while morgan was at gymnastics one morning the two littles and i ventured to the zoo

it was a cool morning and we had a great time exploring some of the new exhibits

some of the highlights were:

feeding the goats

and the butterfly garden

mauryn is always trying to keep up with her big brother

they tend to reenact scenes from the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe

she was carrying her sword in case she had to fight off the white witch

s'mores caramel corn

please and thank you

do you remember pudding pops as a kid?

oh wait i am dating myself

as a kid i loved pudding pops but i haven't noticed them in the stores

the kids and i made some one night

nothing better than this pudding pop face!

last weekend we headed for the mountains to camp

i was in charge of breakfast one morning so i made cheater caramel rolls

in order to condense my packing i mixed all my dry ingredients together and put my instructions on the bag

the main reason we went to the mountains was so lance and our neighbor pat could work at an aid station for a race

can read the sign?

the race was for people running a 50 K{about 33 miles}, 50 mile, or 100 mile race

these are crazy people!

we camped in an area where we could see the runners come past

so we would set up and cheer them on throughout the day/evening

the first 100 mile finisher ran for 27 hours 

through the mountains

at night

where there are bears, mountain lions, and other creatures

crazy people

it was pretty amazing to watch these endurance athletes

while the boys were up in the mountains working their aid station, we took the kids on a little hike

our neighbors had camped in this same area a few weeks before and found a path that led to this cabin

it is in the process of being remodeled and then rented out by the state

it is a really cool little cabin

the cabin is right next to some hot springs

in the middle of summer on a warm day were a little hot

they would be perfect in the winter

mauryn didn't mind the little drips under this ledge

the kids spent the majority of the weekend on the river

throwing rocks

swimming

trying to wade across it

and retrieving their shoes and lost toys

i mentioned we camped

this is how i camp

i don't mind sleeping outside

i don't really mind the not showering

i can deal with using a porta potty for the weekend

it's the not washing our hands with hot water and soap for days that grosses me out

the RV solved that problem for me

we had clean dishes

we had semi clean hands on kids

and a place to hide out from the bugs

thank you to our neighbor joanie for loaning us her RV

this was the view from the RV

there was a perfect fire pit right on the river

lovely

monday was our first day of school

we run on a modified year round schedule

i start school early but then we can take some longer breaks during the year 

which i love so i get some full weeks to get projects and things done around the house

we usually finish up by the middle of may

so by this time of year we are all ready for a routine again

first day = DONE!

landon and mauryn were finishing up their second session of swimming lessons

this is how i liked to spend my time while they were in the pool

sipping a drink from sonic happy hour and enjoying a book on my ipad

perfection!

{i am reading when crickets cry... really good so far. what are you all reading?? i need to pick the book for my book club this month. any suggestions??}

little miss sass had to run into the dance studio for a little class this week

she was thrilled to be putting on her leotard again

with her 20 some hair bands as bracelets

she may just be a trendsetter.

my heels are awful

i go barefoot 90% of the time and my feet suffer from it

i have tried many different things to help my heels but nothing really works

until this stuff. 

amazing.

sometimes those as seen on tv things really do work

landon loves to use the drill

or any power tool for that matter

he was more than happy to be the lead drill man when making the frame for our tent

little fishy loving the water

the last day of swimming lesson = lots of fun

landon loved this game where his teacher tossed him the ball and he tried to get it when he jumped off the board

the frame was ready all that was missing was the cover

so i had a date with my sewing machine to finish the cover

how was your week??