~MT. LEMMON~

We decided to escape the heat and head up the mountain. At 8000 ft it was 74 degrees and SUNNY. Lovely lovely day.








Then we came home and I was craving some sauerkraut.... look who LOVES sauerkraut!!!!


...and look who tried her darnedest to blow up three water balloons at once.

picnic in the park

with daddy on his lunch break.....





we also found this guy hanging out nearby too....

July 31, 2009

Today is my 5 Year Wedding Anniversary!!!!

My FIL sent us a beautiful plant with fresh flowers placed into it.



Ira added a flower to her kitchen.....

and then a centerpiece for her cafe....

Birthday Celebration Take 1!

we went hiking in sabino canyon....

It was freezing and beyond windy [read 65degrees with a breeze], but it warmed up a bit and we had a blast. we took the tram up to the end for my first time. It was really fun.

Ira jumped right in one of the ponds that we stopped at, it was FREEZING!

Didnt stop her. We climbed rocks while jared and liv chilled, had a little picnic, looked for faerie houses, built a sand castle, and dug for buried treasures.









Then, after our wonderful morning, we went to the bike store to drool over the coaster bikes we are going to get sometime soon here.... and ended up buying ira a new bike! with training wheels! and a helmet!

she is getting crazy old!








and then after THAT- I got another wonderful gift!

A shopping Spree at Whole Foods!

I dont know about anyone else, but i am forever talking myself out of that cd i do not NEED or the $18 bath salts that are a bit much for a woman who never bathes to justify ;)

but not this day- this day- I got whatever i wanted and was not rushed even one time!

it sounds crazier than it was, i barely spent more than any other time i shop there, But i COULD have, and i think that was the point!

i got this and this and this


and also- these-










ya'll know I lurve my fresh young cocnut!

all souls procession

it was our FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the day we met and fell head over heels stupid for each other!

great day!

July 31.

Its our 4 year wedding anniversary!

Jared bought me a beautiful gift- I got him nothing :(

Well, material that is.

We also stopped by the library (my latest obsession, can you tell)

and we picked up quite a few random books.

But two really great ones...

Alphabet Mystery

so cute, great art, and really quick! Totally keeps Ira captured... we had to read it to her like 15 times, and when we said no- she sat and "read" it to herself and then to us. She had MEMORIZED it. lol

There's a Zoo in Room 22

Also very cute. We go to the zoo a lot, focus a lot of learning on animals, etc. This si good, adds the alphabet in there and keeps interest with fun rhymes.