chasing summer

i decided in june i was gonna take the summer off from blogging and really focus on my time with my littles. apparently summer is over, at least that is what the calendar says but when it's 90 degrees outside i call b.s.
you know you do too.

i love summer. i mean, full on, let's run away together and make hot little sunshine babies type o love.
deep.
i said i would start back september 1st but, ya know, that 90 degree thing again. 
i said i would start after my montana trip. 
i said i would start monday. 

today i walked into what was shortly ago my sparkling clean kitchen (i know because i woke up at 7:30 am, on a saturday morning, and cleaned it) and quickly discovered we had one of those california earthquakes in the form of a little blond haired girl and her friend. making cupcakes, in my now not so sparkly clean kitchen. disastrous.
so what does one do? well, she makes an announcement of course, that sounds something like this: "i'm gonna make a cup of coffee (only because wine is a poor choice at 3:30 in the afternoon right?? someone puh-lease tell me i'm wrong) without seeing any of this destruction and when i come back i'm sure it will all have been a mirage. oh, hope ya both know what a mirage is, if not, google it please without getting batter on my keyboard." 

i quickly escaped to my room (but not before pointing out 2 spots on the wall where batter was slowly drying in large splotches) saw my laptop was fully charged and pretty much decided that today i start back. i don't usually post on the week-ends but ya know, i figure i have at least an hour or 2 before i can enter that kitchen/seismic zone safely.

i have so much to write about being gone all this time but really don't know where to start. 
i've had a summer full of really great times, significant moments, hit a milestone, learned a bit of sad news and felt closure in things i had been holding on to. oh and pictures! do i have pictures for y'all.
i haven't really gone through them all so i will leave ya with a few and i'll see ya again next week. i think. depends on that 90 degree thing....

 campland or bust

our version of tandem biking

teddy roosevelt letting me be the boss man

biggest little

rock of ages with the hawaiian, middle little and littlest little

vegas pool time

five question friday-5qf

today im gonna go link up with http://fivecrookedhalos.blogspot.com/

and answer her five question friday. 
ive already posted my usual aloha friday

but thought this would be fun to join and since its aloha friday AND summer there really are no rules today folks!!

1. What's your view on men wearing sandals (yay or nay)?

-yay but no socks k guys? i know its confusing because they feel like a shoe but they do NOT whatsoever require socks. if you're feet are cold enough you feel you need socks then it's just not sandal weather yet.

2. What song do you love but are embarrassed to admit?

- ice ice baby by none other than vanilla ice. 

i can explain. 

this song brings back memories of cruising state street in the small town i grew up in. i remember singing it at the top of my lungs and laughing about everything but nothing at the same time. 

for the time, ice did have some swag. its easy to say he didn't now but you know you had a friend (or 2) that has had something shaved in the side or back of his head.

3. What summer camp should they make for moms? 

-camp 'dont-call-me-mom'

this would be held in vegas. moms can dress up in whatever they want (or can pull off) and nobody, i mean nobody! can call us mom all week long. THAT is rule #1.

we can sleep in until noon and stay out as late as we want without worry of 'oh gawd, they will be up needing me to make breakfast and find certain channels for them in 3 hours' at all. 

its gonna be good. 

i might start this camp. i prolly need a few camp counselors, ya know, just to make sure moms are keeping in line, staying up late, letting their hair down, getting all kinds of fun and crazy... you can apply whenever.

4. What is the most romantic song? (Not necessarily your favorite or your wedding song...)

-i might have to go with "at last" by etta james

it just seems like you should be slow dancing in a long flowing gown right?

5. Do you have an embarrassing pregnancy story?

-yes,  which one do you wanna hear? the one where i passed out or the one where i barfed on the floor?