My ChiLdHoOd HoMe

this is the home i grew up in.

we lived in spokane, washington.

it's beautiful there.

i was 10 years old when it was built,

my family lived there over 15 years.

dad's trees.

our big side yard

perfect for 6 growing kids to play.

we lived in a cul-de-sac

which gave us plenty of room 

to play 

basketball on 

the street.

my mom loved all

dark wood trimmings.

i miss our custom home.

dug-in old school

trampoline.

 

when our house was being built,

we blended our new 

family by writing our

names in the sidewalk,

and 

in each others 

lives.

(our hand-prints used to mark our spaces, 

but have long since faded)

(tate 10)

(rye 9)

(linds 8)

(mae 7)

(ronica 6)

(1987 was the year we moved in)
(dal was born 2 years later, 

blending our family even more)

FiNgeRprInTs

sometimes you get discouraged

because i am so small

and always leave my fingerprints

on furniture and walls.

(e)

 but every day i'm growing-

i'll be grown up soon someday

and all those tiny hand-prints

will surely fade away.

(ko)

so here's a tiny hand-print

just so you can recall

exactly how my fingers looked

when i was very small.

 

(ko)

(e)

LoSt BuM-sNuGgLeS

e was sick today.

usual mornings he crawls in my bed 

 and wakes me up 

with a 'bum-snuggle'.

last 3 days my 'bum-snuggles'

have turned into nose wipes and 

ouchie tummies.

 

reminders of my sweet boy

 on 'bum-snuggle' days.

AcDc DaNcE PaRtaY

sprout two loves to dance.

this was not coreographed, 

nor rehersed.

this baby of mine has 

 spontaneity, and fun

every day, 

demonstrated in 

this impromtu 

dance.

HaRrY PoTteR pUpPeT's RaMbLiNgS

e 

putting on an early morning

reenactment of

'harry potter puppet pals, 

and the

mysterious ticking noise'.

BeDtiMe MoNkeY bUsiNesS

bedtime at our house consists of..

jumping on mom's bed, 

story time, 

tickle wars,

fight-move photoshoots,

smiles,

laughter, 

hugs,

and kisses.

BoYs...

cake batter lickin

dress up

acting

this costume is a little big for me....
notice the mix of characters....the black spiderman
with the batman mask....
inner conflict

friends

KiNdEgArTeN

kindergarten

DiSnEy WoRLd

first time to disney world.

first time on a real vacation with the sprouts.

ko's 5th birthday.airplane

friend anna

ali and kids

e wears his hats sideways

mouse ears

mickey

dress up at disney world

 buzz was the cutest thing ever

lunch with pooh and friends

 safari

so tired