summer vacation with the bonny clan

we had a blast at the Lake of Powell. i liked it A LOT.

here are some of my favorites.

my family rules. :)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY...

to my wonderful, kind, funny, selfless dad

AND

to my cool, talented, hot, amazing husband.

you guys ROCK and i don't know how i got so lucky.

xoxo

random photo session #1

utah. 2006

abq. 2007

little noah

taos-->

<--backyard

the sandbox

the stache.

the trio

2 year-old lukey

the end.

for noah

june 14, 2005

june 14, 2006

june 14, 2007

june 14, 2008

june 14, 2009

june 14, 2010

and that brings us to today, june 14, 2011...

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Happy Birthday to my little noah. you have brought so much joy into my life these past 6 years. i am so happy that you decided to come into our family and can't express how much i love you. you are as bright as can be, your emerging sense of humor is hilarious, and your enthusiasm for the little things in life is so incredibly sweet. thanks for being such an awesome little guy.

love,

Mommy

ps. i can't wait to see you on your new bike. :)

dreaming of fruit snacks and Tron

There's almost nothing better than Luke asleep.

it's amazing how they can be SO exhausting and at times infuriating when they're awake and then perfect little angels when they're asleep.

i love you lukey... here's to many more hours of quiet bliss.

for today

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.

I just wish he didn't trust me so much.

- Mother Teresa

C. Elliott Richards

this post is dedicated to my grandpa richards. for the past 3 years he has been gracious enough to let us live in the basement of his home. this has been such a blessing for us. we love it up here... the beauty, the people, everything. we never want to leave this wonderful neighborhood. and we are so lucky to be able to see our grandpa/great-grandpa every day and to be in the presence of such an amazing man.

* 12 things i love about grandpa *

1) his applesauce.

2) that he is the father of 12, grandfather of 69, and great-grandfather of 90.

3) his dedication to his beautiful yard, and to his geraniums that remind him of his sweetheart who passed away 7 years ago.

4) that he doesn't waste ANYTHING. the fact that he has cereal that expired in 2007 and nutmeg from the 60's is incredibly endearing.

5) that he gave us a perfect middle name for our second-born.

6) that he practiced pediatrics for 33 years and has saved us several trips to the doctor. (he once snapped lukey's arm back into place when it popped out of it's socket- just like that.)

7) that he saves newspaper articles he thinks i'd like to read.

8) his willingness to share anything... be it milk, stamps, his car, or his home.

9) the fact that he is 88, plays tennis for 2 hours every friday morning, and is still hard to beat. (he would be playing more if he hadn't ruptured both of his quadriceps a few years ago.)

10) that he proudly served our country for 3 1/2 years.

11) that i can't think of a time when i have heard him pass judgement on anyone.

12) his incredible devotion to his family and to God.

we love you grandpa - thanks for everything.

things that bug

i compiled my own little list of really annoying things. yeah... i think i have issues.

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- when you put a tip in the tip jar at the exact moment the cashier has looked away.

- people who laugh at all at their own jokes, forcing you to do several courtesy laughs during the conversation.

- not knowing what to call the waiter/waitress when you need to get their attention.

- that my kids think they have it so hard.

- that a bruise somehow ruins the entire apple.

- sandwiches that are too big to fit your mouth around.

- when people have a perpetually annoyed look on their face.

- spilling gasoline on yourself when you take the nozzle out of your car.

- when people pump their bass so loud you wonder if they can even hear anything resembling a song.

- when you let someone in while driving and they don't give a wave or a smile, then proceed to make a green light that you don't make it through.

- how disgusting mayonnaise is.

- when your dentist tries to talk to you while he has his hand in your mouth.

- that the back of my shampoo says 'this finished product not tested on animals'. 'finished' product?

- having 200 fonts to choose from.

- that i have to keep certain cereals in my car so i won't eat the whole box.

- the fact that i ALWAYS choose the wrong line at Costco.

- a drawer full of keys, none of which you can throw away because you have no idea what they go to.

- when the younger version of a person in a movie looks nothing like the older version.

- food companies that use (waste) tons of packaging in order to make it appear that there is three times the amount of food in there than there actually is.

- people who talk about themselves during the entire conversation.

- people who think that chronic depression is something you can 'snap out of'.

- dvds that don't let you just skip to the menu so you're forced to fast-forward through 10 stupid previews.

- that i am in the bathroom right now because my kids are driving me crazy and we don't have locks on any other doors.

- the fact that i notice everything and consequently get annoyed all the time.

(this list was inspired by this book i bought a few weeks ago.)

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i want to know yours... let's see if any of you will actually (GASP) leave a comment. (i PROMISE nothing terrible will happen to you if you do.) xo