It's finally summer!

We're so happy to be outside again! No more snow, no more coats, no more energy bills that make me faint! On our 6-year wedding anniversary we had a lovely picnic in the park, and we played on the playground, and looked at the flowers, and had a wonderful time. Then I kicked Jason's butt at a not-so-friendly game of monopoly. Victory is mine!

Birthday Kisses

I stole this pic off of Brock and Heather's blog. It's Miriam and her cousin Addison at Addison's birthday party. The funniest part is that they were just giving each other kisses on their own, then the mommies scrambled for their cameras and made then do it again. SO sweet!

What we've been up to

Have you ever seen the show Recess? I think Miriam is gonna be the "swinger girl". She LOVES the swings at the park. She just loves being outside for anything.

We were able to go to Billings for our niece's 2nd birthday party. That was so fun! Miriam even came out of her shell and played with some of the kids that were there. She even found a friend her age wearing the same skirt as her.

Her hair is getting cuter and cuter every day.

Some days it's so curly, others it's straight as a board.

I have the brownest of all the brown thumbs! I've never been able to keep plants alive for very long, but this year I decided to take the plunge and plant flowers. These are a couple of them. I had my local "Flower Goddess" give me a tutorial and help me plant, and they seem to be alive so far. Hopefully they will survive my abuse. Poor things.

Ever have one of those days when you just want to run around naked bouncing a 2-liter bottle on your head? Miriam has.