"forf of july"

JRC 2012 - Independence Day

I woke Tashya up yesterday morning and said "Tash, it's the Fourth of July! Time to get up!" 

Tash: "It's not forf' of July in my dream."

Me: "Well what are you dreaming about?"

Tash: "I'll tell you in a minute. Go away." 

...............

Grateful to live in a country where cows can be horses, pirates ride in wagons, and the qualifications for a genuine "parade" are pretty much whatever you want them to be. 

Also, not everybody knows their national anthem. 

Happy 4th of July from camp! 

"you don't love people at their best, sweetheart. you just love them because you can't help it."

-Amy Lane

afternoon at the lake

things learned: 

the rope swing is my friend. 

the branch that trapped my foot as i was climbing out of the lake and made me fall and faceplant back into the lake -- NOT my friend. 

le graduate

baby brother graduated high school two weekends ago and we decided the best way to celebrate was to spend the rest of the day on the boardwalk in santa cruz. 

there was no complaining well only some complaining but just cuz we didn't get to play laser tag (it was a laser tag MAZE, you guys) 

(okay it actually wasn't a maze per se it was more just like an arena BUT in my head it was a maze and in my head it was awesome).  

but perhaps the best moment of the morning was when the graduating class was announced and the graduates stood and momentously switched their tassels to the other side of their caps and the crowd was cheering exclamations of congratulations, my dear sweet mother was cheering loudly, "I NEVER HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN!!!!" 

......

good job brother.

(we love each other)

really proud of my yittle bro and the man he is becoming. love you booger. 

small animals barn

it's all fun and games 'til your big sister puts a baby chick on your head. 

ps: at the ranch for the summer. gonna heal my heart and get a wicked tan.