Jim took Friday off and we all went to McCormick Ranch Railroad Park in Scottsdale. What a perfect day, the weather was beautiful! I could stay outside all day long when it's like this. We packed a big picnic and then played at the park. There is a big carousel the boys love to ride on and of course the little train that goes around the whole park was the highlight for the little boys.

What a good big brother! Britton squezed into the cattle car with Jack. It eventually filled up with little boys that screamed the entire ride, just for fun.

"W" is for Worm

Jack has been learning all about the letter "W" this week at preschool. At the end of the week he even got to bring home 3 worms, one for him and each of his brothers. Yay, worms! He told me all about worms and that they start with the letter "W" and they wiggle and love dirt. Apparantly worms are even artists, who knew! Jack's worms wiggled around on paper and made this amazing piece of artwork! Beautiful... a bit slimy, but beautiful.


The worms came home in a plastic sandwich bag which Jack was nice enough to let Nolan carry all the way home. What fun! Nolan was loving watching the worms wiggle through the plastic. When we got home we put them on a paper plate to get a better look at them in action. Nolan wasn't so sure about this close encounter so Jack showed him how to touch them and hold them and love them.

I wanted to put them outside into a potted plant where they could live out the rest of their days in worm paradise, but the boys wanted to keep them inside as pets, much to my dismay. Uggghhhh. We found a nice deep tupperware and went outside and put more dirt into it for them. My mom seems to know a lot about worms. Being a horticulturist, she has had a whole worm garden in the past. She suggested putting shredded newspaper in the bowl for them to help aerate the dirt and for food. As we were ripping it up into the bowl Jack said

" Here you go worms, now you have something to read. Make sure to learn your letters!" HaaaHaa! He makes us all laugh constantly.

Eric Byrnes Field Ceremony

Jim's work, APS was a sponser for a little league baseball field that was refurbished in Phoenix. The field was named after Diamond Backs outfielder Eric Byrnes, who also helped with the funding. Britton and I were out and about and decided to stop by and check out the action. It was really neat seeing first hand how APS and others take the time and money to reach out to the communities in Arizona that are in need.
Eric Byrnes gave a little speech about how important it was to him to be a part of a community that cares and helps each other and how thankful he was to be in a position of some amount of fame that he could make a difference in the lives of others, kids in particular. He mentioned a teenager he went to visit who had Luekemia and how they became good friends and how the boy touched his life. I'm so glad Britton was able to go and be a part of the small ceremony and hear one of his favorite baseball players talk about the importance of reaching out to those in need and that what's important in life is the relationship that you have with others. Eric was funny, goofy and light hearted but mostly humble. He's one of my favorite players also because he is not only a good baseball player but full of life and fun to watch. He allways puts in 110% when he is on the field and it seems also in his relationship with others.
After the speeches and field dedication by placing the bases and throwing the first ball, Eric met with the sponsers and signed autographs and took pictures. What luck that Jim is a part of a company that is so involved in community involvment and Britton got to meet one of his favorite players!


Holy cow, I didn't realize how tall Britton was!

Mr. Eric Byrnes folks.

Girl Crazy!

About 5 minutes after I found out I was having a baby GIRL I started planning the nursery. Pink pink and more pink, bring on the pink. I don't even like pink. I'm so sick of blue and green though that I can't wait to bring some pink into this house! Boy are the boys in for a big change around here! Especially since she is due on Aug. 1st, my birthday! Oh yay, a girl and another LEO in the house! Jim is allready stressing out! heehee.

I am in love with this bedding! Of corse it is from PBK! I swore I wasn't even going to look at pottery barn and wouldn't you know it a catalog came in the mail and I came across this adorable nature inspired girls room. I would be even happier if it was from anywhere else and I could say it was different and not trendy.

I NEVER thought I would say this, but I think I want to learn how to sew! My sister Rachel sews the cutest outfits and whatnots for her 3 girls and well, just look at how cute this little peasant dress is! It may remain on my to do list for ever though since I really don't think I am patient enough to sew.

My little neices, Olivia & Bailee (Kate not pictured) are the cutest, girliest girls I know. I remember staying at Rachel's house a couple of years ago and woke up around 5:30 a.m. to a 4 year old Bailee clip clopping into the living room in her plastic high heels, feather boa, princess skirt and accessories to say " Good morning unt Gwennie."

I can't wait.

I can't wait to start refinishing and repainting an old dark dresser we have into a cute, white, vintage inspired one complete with these perfect flowers I found on Etsy.com.