i just wanted to note that the precious hand above belongs to my sweet nephew sam. :)

a perfect morning: peace & quiet, (aka the kids off to school) coffee & my very favorite turquoise bowl filled with my very favorite cereal, special k with berries.
yummmmmm.....

i found this cute little bottle of half&half at the grocery store...& had to have it! not only is the cream good in my coffee, but the bottle will be great for cut flowers! love it!

a hot chocolate party for two... bailee got this darling little tea-set from bev & was just itchin' to use it...& of course, tim can't say no to his bailee-girl, so he was so sweet & sat & had hot chocolate from itty-bitty cups while they talked about stuff. it probably doesn't matter what was talked about when you're sipping hot chocolate.

i decided to bake this past week. i haven't baked in a long time. or at least anything from scratch. this is just a glimpse of my "baking cupboard"...maybe this is why i don't bake very often... i made my nana's sugar cookies--the kind you flatten with a bottom of a glass dipped in sugar...i haven't made these in ages. they are the best, i tell ya. & they lasted only until the next morning. barely.

yum.

a trip to whidbey island with the likkels...
whales right out in front of our cabin...

cool forts...front of eli's fort...

games: star wars monopoly & apple to apples...

playing with hunter...

kids showing us how the macarena is done...

standing in line for uncle ryan's famous pancakes...

a scavenger hunt....

& tons of wet clothes...but a ton of fun had by all!!!