dad's day.

a tale of two blankies.

meet lila. she has two blankies

they were given to her at birth.

and have been with her ever since.

they've gone on every burket adventure.

from the backyard.

to the aquarium.

and to every nap. and bed.

 as long as those two blankies are there. 

lila is happy girl.

hello summer.

today is our first day of summer. 

and we're quite happy.

we made frozen lemolade.

and yes, my children posed themselves like this.

we played at the playground.

we played in the house.

we did a bit of chores.

and I cleaned those kids better than they've ever been cleaned.

there was a lot of star wars talk.

and a lot of jibber jabber.

and then it was time for nap.

I read and sang, and watched them both fall asleep.

and then did what every mother does, 

take like 100 gazillion pictures of her sleeping babes.

in particular one little lady who tried out her big girl bed for the first time!

oh, I love today.

the last day of school.

and I only brought one home with me.

we all celebrated at the park.

and had dinner. and vegan carrot cake.

and then we talked about our Summer plans.

more playing. more swinging. more cake.

here's to a swingin good time.

my favorite time of year.

note: yes, I reluctantly returned the sweet student at the end of the night.

I would have kept her if I could.

disney dress.

gigi made lila a sweet pillowcase dress.

complete with a minnie mouse floral applique.

perfect for hot sunny weather.

and a messy minnie loving little girl.

disney night.

it doesn't get much better than disney at night.

after a day of fun.

we rest and wash.

and don our mickey ears.

for an evening of fun.

and laughter.

there's an annual sibling shot.

2010.

and then it's back to the magic.

and they lived happily ever after...