Match

We have driven by this scoop shoppe many times. We never had a chance to stop, and once we were gone it was out of sight, out of mind. I finally remembered on a hot day that we should check it out. So, after a great day of park playing we headed over to Snoqualmie Ice Cream Scoop Shoppe. They have quite an extensive menu of different flavors of ice cream, shakes, and gourmet sundaes.

They also had games for people to play. We played the memory version of the I Spy game while we finished our ice cream. I already can't wait to go back (I may be drooling writing this post)!

A match! Two yellow mice.

#FMSphotoaday

Something That Begins With "K"

We were heading to the park after eating brunch with some friends, and we stopped to have a seat near the water. Opportunity presented itself, and here we have a little kiss.

#FMSphotoaday Day Two

Red and White

Red and White, how hard can that be? Apparently, quite hard. It seems that many days I took photos of something red and white, but not intentionally. And those same photos I already was planning for one of the other days, and I didn't really want to double-up. Then I started to overthink it. So, just to get day one in the books, here is my Red and White picture:

This was a yummy dessert pizza that I made for a Fourth of July party. Thankfully we are being flexible with when we are taking the photos as I certainly did not have one on the actual first of the month!

#FMSphotoaday

July 2014 Photo Challenge

School's out, summer is officially here, and I am ready to do another photo challenge. The chosen list is from FatMumSlim. Posts for the first couple days to come soon. 

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Purple Flowers

One of my favorite things about living in the Pacific Northwest is having an actual Spring. You know, where trees turn green again, buds grow on trees, flowers bloom, and the weather gets warmer. Yes, we still have our fair share of rain in the Spring (it is raining as I write this in fact). Spring weather is far from consistent, but we actually can witness the renewal of life around us. Growing up, I was more used to snow, mud, and then summer. We would see the trees turn green, but oftentimes it was closer to summer than in Spring.

From the Checklist: A New Flower Blooming:

This beauty is on the side of our driveway. 

Photo Challenge

I am not doing a photo challenge for the month of March. I realized that it was too much during my last class. My next class starts in a couple weeks. Once I have a better idea of the workload in that class, then I can see if I can do a new challenge in April (or possibly May). If the workload is too much, I will be off the photo challenges until probably June (I don't plan on taking classes during the summer). Until then, I decided I would do a seasonal checklist. I'm not going to worry about getting to all of them on the list; I am simply going to go about my business and see how many I was able to complete come the end of Spring. After reading the list, it will be a walk in the park to get some of them done (in fact, I think three of them are ready to be checked off!). The Spring list I am using is from the "Simple As That" blog, and it can be found here.

Peaceful, In Love With, Up

I kind of forgot that I hadn't posted the last three days of the February photo challenge. Better late than never I suppose ...

Day 26:

Peaceful

S had a recent spell of not being able to sleep through the night. We had a few days of her falling asleep in the car on the way home from dropping A off at school. This particular day, I managed to transfer from the car to the house without her waking (which never happens). I was going to force her to get up so she could nap later, but she was so peaceful I let her sleep. 

Day 27:

In Love With

My little family. The bottom picture makes me crack up - it looks like I have a tiny hand, and that I am touching my chin, but it is A's hand. 

Day 28: 

Up

Things are looking up! Springtime blossoms

#theidearoom