Day 142/365 ~ 2012

Where's Kathy? Can you find me? :)
My calendar is filled to the brim with little things like this...decorating for "Fun Day" for the pre-school.
Summertime cannot arrive fast enough for me!  I'm ready for some white space in my calendar!

Day 141/365 ~ 2012

Because we sadly won't be home for the Memorial ceremony this year, we went to Dad's grave to leave flowers from his garden.
As I was taking photos of the flowers Kaitlin bent down and hugged & kissed his headstone.
I know she has no memory of him, and yet I was so touched to see this from her...recognition that he was someone special and important in her life even though he was with her for such a short time.  

Day 140/365 ~ 2012

After a day of helping Mom get caught up on some things around the house (the big job was moving out red lava rock in her front flower bed and replacing it with grey rock), Dan and I celebrated our Anniversary with dinner at the Hanford House ~ where we had our reception 14 years earlier. It was fun to go back & reminisce. We ended the evening at the movie "The 5 year engagement." A very fun night out with my love!

Day 139/365 ~ 2012

Shannon kindly took the kids for me while I was at the dentist.  (It'll be so nice next year to finally have a small window to make an appointment without having to burden a friend with childcare!)  She snapped this darling photo of 3 friends at the bus stop. 
Love it.

Day 138/365 ~ 2012

My friend Rachel has helped organize the year end meal for the Young Lives group (an outreach for teen moms) for the last few years.
I had fun serving with the ladies, and gentleman.  (Who by the way is married to the lady to his left and is one of the cutest couples I've encountered! So in love!)

Day 136/365 ~ 2012

My Matthew.
We very quickly took some photos for his 9th birthday (11 days away!) before his Little League game tonight.
He was such a cooperative, willing subject.
Dan nearly teared up when he looked at them...Matthew is growing up so quickly.
9 is half way to 18, and well, we just can't go there.

Nine words about Matthew at Nine.
1. Loving
2. Determined
3. Smart
4. Loyal
5. Curious
6. LEGOS!
7. Thumb
8. Talkative
9. Crafty

Day 135/365 2012

A $1.99 plastic "army guy" hat made Andrew a very happy camper today while running errands.
The addition of his cork gun made by grandpa ensured we were all well protected for the rest of the day.