Not enough time ...

You know, sometimes I feel so overwhelmed trying to keep up with everything and being the best that I can at each thing - mother, wife, careerwoman, part-time cake decorator, full-time cleaning/laundry/cooking machine, daughter, sister, friend ... - the list goes on and on. There is just not enough time to be as perfect as I'd like to be at any of it. Thankfully my compulsivity for perfection is waning with age. I surrendered to just do the best that I can at any given moment and pray that it's good enough. And, I've found that if I actually take time to sit back and really observe what those around me actually want and need from me, it is often less than I am killing myself to give. I am reminded of this often during my lunchtime conversations with my mom. She is the best! How in the world I came from such a wonderful, laid back, common sense person with an easy grasp on the important things in life is beyond me sometimes -- but I am so glad I did! Thank you mom for keeping me sane!!! So that, coupled with the memories I have through all of the pictures I take of our adventures, help me feel not quite so inadequate. One of these days I promise myself that I will ease up and relax, but in the meantime, there's work to do and expeditions to document = )

Entry arch at the Fall Arts and Crafts Fair. So fun. So much to see.

There are some truly amazing artists around here!

The boys partaking of the biggest batch of curly fries ever. And, loving every minute of it!

After all of that grease it was time to burn off a little energy -

what better way than the jumphouse?


This is how Gage looked most of the time in the jumphouse.
He would get to giggling so hard he just could not stay vertical!



My big, independent boy. I walked into the kitchen the other day and found this. The batteries were dead in Riley's Lightning McQueen car. He figured he knew where all the tools and supplies were, so he'd just take care of it himself. And he did. Oh my, he is growing up so fast!

Riley enjoying some quality time with Grandma Soukup,

otherwise known as the person who calms my freakouts = )

Gager in his "AWESOME!" new Buzz Lightyear jammies.

He swears he's going to be an astronaut when he grows up.

Mommy and daddy would be sooooo proud!

Riley in his super cool Bakugan jammies.

They helped him summon super powers for his kung fu moves

Never a dull moment here = )