Ten on Tuethrusday....

Alrighty. Here we go with another week, without further ado i'm just going to jump right into it:

1. Pretty sure we go on a walk every night and the kids don't know how to fall asleep in their beds anymore...I'm absalutely dying over the warm weather! its been so nice i can't imagine it ever being cold again. Winter? no such thing. 

2. I think Summer has been funnest for Locke, who absalutely lives in his green monster boots. (He is currently OBSESSED with building towers out of everything and anything. even red connecters meant to be for a bridge in his train set...)

3. Wedding planning is still in full swing...Kennedy's cake topper came this week! how cute is the tandem bike? i'm dying. Thank you etsy for an easy 20 bucks. 

4. im amazed Jones hasn't won the award of cutest baby ever. He likes to wave at me in the swing. *my heart breaks with happiness everytime

5. We spent the day up at Great Grandma Lorna's while all the men worked at branding and tagging all the calves. The kids had a hoot playing house in itty bitty/ 100 year old log cabins and meeting new cousins. The kids were in heaven, and Locke bawled when we left. 

 6. Just thought i'd share how much Locke is completely obsessed with helping Lane on the far. He's been 'helping' Lane feed cows almost every night again, and in the picture on the right he's helping dig a shallow trench with his feet to hook up the planter. Their relationship is perfection. 

We let Jones sit in Locke's carseat while running wedding errands with Kennedy last week. He actually got to watch a movie and had a perma grin the whole time. It put a permagrin on my face all day too! 

 7. Jones has a thing with eating makeup lately. Wont down a peice of potato but will bing on chapstick. yuck. 

8. seriously how cute are these guys?? 

9. I bought an accent chair for my living room. Its a black and cream ikat and i'm sitting in it right now. New fav blogging chair! Love getting a screaming deal....

10. We had AC installed on our furnace this week! yay! no more fans in everyroom and the windows wide open making the house warmer! or sweating while walking down the hall! or sweaty nappers! (who am i kidding, Locke is the worst at sweating while sleeping. i gotta change that kids sheets every other day or his room smells like sheet...haha. 

So...Lane took the kids to Altamont which means i should be doing laundry, cleaning the tub, vaccuming the basement....etc. etc. But instead i caught up on the "voice" and "so you think you can dance" and now i'm doing a bit of blogging. I needed the down time. Lets start off the Ten on Tues (ya, i know its wed...) with something recent:

1. last night we got a giant bubble recipie off pinterest and had a ball popping huge, wobbly bubbles. Jones was so excited he screamed the whole time! i need to get some video on here of him because he makes me double over in laughter all the time! The bubbles were super fun....but now i have a gigantic sticky mess on my cement. Whaaaaaat!!??!?! turns out corn syrup and pavement dont mix. time to bust out the pressure washer. 

(absalutely in bliss playing at the park)

2. Lane is in full swing ripping, packing, and planting his fields. Which means we do a lot of running around dropping off lunches and playing "lead vehicle" to humungus machinery. Locke is completely in heaven. Jones usually just falls asleep...

(she got scared at the top of the "hill" and Locke
helped her get down. adorbs.

3. Boston moved away two weeks ago. sad! Locke has asked to play with her a few times, and its been hard to explain it to him?? awww. young love. Wont be the last time he gets his little heart broke. 

4. so i'm really going to miss Boston as a model for peony and plum. How georgous is her little profile, and red hair?? seriously i love it. and she loved headbands so that was perfect. Peony and Plum has been doing really well still! we are still selling out, although it seems like its taking a bit longer. time to step up our game and really get creative! 

(tomato kale soup with orzo pasta....yummm...)

I love food. seriously love. This became a leek
and beef stew in the pressure cooker.

5. Went to get some fabric in town and was surprised to see the streets lined with people and United States flying everywhere! we pulled over and walked up to see if there was a parade?? turns out there was! only a minute or two later TONS of police cars, fire trucks, and motorbikes drove by, and then lots of military-dressed men in regular trucks and cars with their families. Turns out that a bunch of them were getting home from Iraq after being gone a year and roosevelt was welcoming them back. I may have cried. There was a father with kids Locke and Jones age. Can't imagine what that mom has been through for the past year!!!?!? 

6. Cut three inches off Lockes hair. He looks old enough to go to kindergarden! 

7. cleaned and organized the food storage/laundry room. Locke didn't find it hard to keep himself entertained....

(asked locke to go inside and get his boots on and came out with Lanes shoes on. )

(walmart fish. never. gets. old.)

 8. They had their birthdays! And it was so much fun, we had a loosly themed hot air balloon party, but really it was all about the food. poppy seed ham and swiss sandwiches? yes please. so many goodies, i may have gained ten pounds. I really didn't put a ton of effort into it?? just made a couple banners and their cakes. I didn't feel up to making a whole ton since i had been up so much with Jones at night. Why do sick kids have to be the worst sleepers?? 

(Jones was totally sick that day :( and didn't even touch his cake. sick babies are no fun. he just wanted to be held to whole time. sad. )

Jones SOO wasn't into the whole birthday thing, so Locke was happy to take charge ripping things left and right. As usual, Boston was right by his side. 

(me and Jones checking out the latest shipment of corn seed that found a home in our garage. Will i ever be able to park my car in there??!?!)

9. First attempt at potty training was a total epic fail. After pooping on the bathroom floor and running out of bathroom cleaner we decided to call it a day. or week. or month. Its going to be a while before i get brave enough to try that again. 

(first mechanic lesson.)

(Locke "helped" by shoving a couple butterknives in there. thanks buddy.)

10. I think Kennedy should plan on getting married everyday. Planning a wedding is SO FUN, especially since she has the cutest style and knows what she likes, and doesn't like. Makes the process super fun and creative. Just how I like it. wanna see a sneak peek at what we've been up to??....

Engagements: 

Reception:

 can't wait can't wait can't wait!!!!