Favorite part of my morning so far: Ambrose giggling with joy when I told him that he gets a birthday every year!

Ambrose Quote

It was very early in the morning and I was trying to get Ambrose to lay next to me in bed so that maybe he would go back to sleep. But he explained to me the reason why he could not do that: "My eyes are falling awake."

Gideon pointed out these clouds to me yesterday and told me to take some pictures.

 

 And later on the clouds looked like this.

Since I have so many posts on this blog about failed pets, I thought I better write about our recent pet success: free-ranging bunnies. We've had these bunnies for a few months now and they are wonderful! They are the ultimate low-maintenance pet; I give them some water and pellets and that's it. No cage to clean or poop to scoop or litter box to empty! They don't bark or meow or require me to walk them. They hop around our backyard eating weeds and fertilizing the lawn.

The Friday before last we hiked the Narrows in Zion.  It was quite beautiful!

Silas caught the tiniest, cutest lizard ever in the parking lot.

We rode the tour bus for about forty minutes to get to the hike.

Anniversary Surprises

Gideon heard the garage door opening as Peter was coming home from work and ran to greet him. He immediately came running back in the house and said, "Mom, I don't want to ruin the surprise...but dad bought you flowers!!!"  Thanks, Gideon. Way to not ruin the surprise. :)

Peter had some other surprises up his sleeve, too.  Like some Frozen princess flip flops, art supplies, and a trip to the Las Vegas IKEA.  It was a wonderful day and I felt completely spoiled!

Ambrose's Happy Fourth of July Dance

Ambrose was excited about the upcoming fireworks so this was his happy dance.

Stott Family Reunion

We had so much fun at the Stott family reunion in June. There were games and tournaments, a treasure hunt, horse riding, a hike, swimming at the hot springs, a hot dog and s'more roast, a piñata, crafts and leather working, a candy buffet, cupcake decorating, and a parade.

Sometimes you just need a massage...

Ambrose Insults

Silas had a stuffed animal that Ambrose wanted and he wouldn't give it back, so Ambrose shouted, "You meany nerdy bad banana!"