handsome

 Today I was looking at pictures of my Grandpa's mission to Minnesota.  Aren't they gorgeous!  I miss him.

happy birthday june!

This post is a bit delayed due to the fact that everyone has horrible colds.  Poor June was sick on her birthday!  Anyway, as legend says, two years ago yesterday this beautiful, intelligent and precocious girl was born and our lives have never been the same.  We like her so much we can't even stand it.

 

june's birthday & milo's blessing

This Sunday we celebrated June's 2nd birthday and blessed Milo.  The weather was perfect and we managed to have our whole family there minus the two families that live out of state.  I ran around like a crazy person because throwing a party for 45 people isn't exactly my forte, but other than that, everything was perfect.

The next two are my favorites.

Milo flirting with a leaf.  He's not picky, he'll flirt with anything.

 Luke has just blown out June's candles and he is getting in trouble.  I love this!

franny's friends

Today we are loving Franny's Friends by Cataruba Kruusval.  Too bad most of her books are in Swedish.  Our favorite part is when Itty Bitty Kitty gets sat on and doesn't get a bun.  Poor kitty.

summer

today there were open windows and warm breezes and this...

mother's day

Mother's Day was awesome.   I ate lots of food, saw almost everybody on both sides of the family and I especially enjoyed this:

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

• 1/2 - 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 3 1/2 cups diced rhubarb
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup rolled oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mix white sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, strawberries, and rhubarb. Place the mixture in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, butter, and oats until crumbly. You may want to use a pastry blender for this. Crumble on top of the rhubarb and strawberry mixture.
4. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp and lightly browned.

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Blake put these photos on the computer Sunday morning. I like those kids.

Oh, and I love being a Mom!

april - easter

june in her easter dress made by kate!

 milo slept through easter, so he got his picture taken on grandma's recliner.