PICNIC
A little while ago my dad found this park with this slide that's about 30 feet long.  Since then we've been trying to get all the kids and grandkids to get together for a little park date.  With so many varying schedules and uncooperative weather it took us a while but we finally did it!  Almost.  We were all there except Kyle and Cory and Tawni.  They had a last minute change of plans and weren't able to make it.  We missed you guys!
I had been given Saturday off work and so I began planning our park date Monday.  All week I was watching and checking the weather.  haha  I'm a loser I know, but i really wanted to go!! There was a 60% chance of rain but if it wasn't raining at 11 when we left then we were still going.  And we lucked out!  It didn't start spitting until we were just packing up.  We got in a full hour and  half of park fun and picnic.  haha  doesn't sound like much time, but we had three kids under 2, so they were exhausted by that point. 

I filled my camera card while taking pictures...never done that before.  So enjoy way too many pictures

i think i'm a little more excited than bails. 

This picture shows their personalities perfectly.  Balian always so seriouos and Malin having the time of her life.  haha

Baby via

pretty sure stephen is going to make me take this picture down so enjoy it while you can!

the spread.  mmmm

beautiful sisters

TA-DA!
I know you've all been checking my blog everday to see my new hair-do.  But I haven't been feeling very well...which means showering gets shifted to the bottom of my to-do list, which mean no picture of the new hair.  But alas, I could actually function this morning without wanting to die, so here I am in all my glory!

Really not the best photo, but you can kinda get the idea.  I came to my senses and kept it long.  I just realized I had worked way too hard to get here to chop it all off.  And I realized how  much I throw it into a bun on the days I just can't deal with it.  I wasn't ready to commit to the time it takes to do a short hairstyle.  So I'm happy with my decision.  I did go blonde though all over.  And I'm very very pleased with it, and my hairdresser.  Last time I went blonde the freaking hairdresser made me go super slow.  It look at least eight months to get to the point I'm at right now after one time.  I went to a good friend from highschool, who I don't think I had seen SINCE highschool.  So it was fun to catch up and talk about the good old days and where everyone's at and doing now. 

So this is it.  I plan to go a bit lighter still, but I'm enjoying the change and don't feel as washed out as I did leaving the salon.  haha 

What do you think????