Our "Little Darling"

Seriously, how CUTE is she?!

Kevin Starts at Spacecraft

Kevin got hired on at this really awesome company Spacecraft Collective as the Sales and Marketing Director.  I am really excited for him and this new venture.  I have to say his new bosses are amazing! It is refreshing to have one of his bosses be a female...that means no more business trips sharing a room with a girl because the boss is too cheap and lame to get another room!! Ahh...sigh of relief from this wife!

Sarah and Stephen

 (Sarah runs the business end and Stephen is the artist)

You can check out the company at this link the art is amazing!

spacecraftcollective.com

(Oh...only one problem...it's located in Seattle...doesn't it rain there 9 months of the year?!)

Kevin Turns 34!

For Kevin's Birthday, we had Kevin's family over for Kevin's favorite meal, carne asada tacos. His Mom made him a BIG sheet cookie (he doesn't care for cake unless it's a Baskin Robbins ice-cream cake,carrot or cheesecake)

Renee (his sister) made him a pail of homemade granola, as you can tell Matilda was a big fan.

(Renee makes me laugh in this picture!)

 Kevin also got some moo-la from his parents.

 (Kevin's Dad makes me laugh in this picture!)

After a the party there was a lot of hanging out and talking (two of Kevin's favorite things, especially with family)

Being goofy

Cute Hat!

So, I know every parent has a picture of their kid like this, but you truly can't appreciate how funny it actually is until it happens to you as a parent.

And ESPECIALLY when the kid doesn't even realize it's on their head and doesn't even notice you taking a picture of them because they have their eyes glued to the T.V. (Yep, I'm officially that parent!)

Matilda Gets a Package From Granny D!

My Mom sent Matilda a fun gift in the mail. It took probably 10 seconds flat to get it from box to body...lets just say she was EXTREMELY excited to put it on!

Getting dressed.

(You can see this is serious business and she doesn't appreciate me kidding around and taking pictures!)

Still perturbed, so she walks away and I don't ever get a good shot.

Say 10 minutes later we find her like this...

Mad, because she wants to go outside.  Clearly she still has all the "essentials": heels, pearls, and her clutch! Oh, and did I point out the "cute" band-aids and tape around the diaper?! (Yep, we are still having a problem with that!)

Happy 4th of July!!!

We celebrated the 4th of July with Kevin's family. We were lucky enough not to have to travel any further than Kevin's parents dock to get the BEST seats for the BEST firework show around! Dave (the next door neighbor) purchased 300 illegal stadium style fireworks and between him and his brother-in-law they were able to orchestrate a phenomenal show! And I'm not just talking about setting them off one by one they rigged the fuses and set up several sets of mass explosions that could rival the big guys. So, basically, it was truly a night to remember! Well, I'm not actually sure Oswald will remember anything...he went to bed around 5pm that night (his usual time). And as for Matilda, well, she might remember it but not for the same reasons Kevin and I will, she was FREAKED out by the extreme loudness of it all and had her head buried into my shoulder with her hands over her ears....so...she might only remember how loud it was!

Since the 4th landed on a weekend, Saturday's festivities included a BBQ with finger-licking baby back ribs and Kevin's Mom's potato salad.  There were also boat rides and wakeboarding and tubing.  I also captured a little sibling tiff that I hadn't noticed until I was looking through the pictures.  Renee (Kevin's sister) had asked me to snap a few pics of the kids playing on the hammock. I think the thing that I was most impressed by was Kevin and his brother Deric's complete lack of involvement...they were clearly watching it all go down, but it's almost like they were amused by it and wanted to see how far it would actually go!

Luckily Renee stepped in and ended it!