Ding Dong! Oh hi there! Long time, no see. Why don't cha come in and stay awhile!......ok so there's been a bit of laziness when it comes to blogging lately...or shall I say since May!! The problem is whenever I get a chance to sit and post, I end up blogging everywhere else or spending WAY to much time with my new obsession PINTEREST!! If you haven't heard of it you're missing out! it's a marketing genius!

It seems with email, facebook, and texting who needs to blog? it's so much quicker and easier, but after having a few people (i won't name names:) haze me on my lack of blogging here it goes. I can't promise consistency, but I will be making more frequent trips.
In a nutshell summer came and went as usually with many adventures along the way. Here's a recap

Memorial Weekend at the Beach

Sawyer LOVES surfing

 bobby and I were able to sneak out one night and have dinner at our favorite beach side bistro. (no the kids were not left alone:) yes we had a sitter)

First Soccer Season and Last Soccer Season

Without sugar coating it, Saylor hated soccer.  The first game or two was exciting because it was something new, but by the third she was over it.  The only way I could convince her to get on the field was telling her she could get a slurpee after.  So all I would hear from across the field after she kicked the ball was "can I get a slurpee now?"  Sawyer wanted to play so bad but was a good cheerleader.

 We'll just stick to ballet :)


Summer randoms

lucky he belongs to me

saylor's scribbles are turning into artwork. wish my legs were that skinny:)

 little Hugh Hefner

still here

yes i've been MIA but still here on planet earth and I promise I'll be up and posting again soon..until then happy mothers day! Love, The Parker Clan

Some Days

As a mom I can't help but think whatever I do isn't enough, my list never ends, it just repeats itself, and at times (or all the time) you feel pressure to be the best cook, baker, seamstress, organizer, neighbor, business woman, photographer, wife, maid, friend, decorator, sister, artist, crafter, blogger, and so on and so on. Some days I have to remind myself that I'm doing the best job I know how and from the look of it, I'm doing ok.

Rare

pictures of me and my kids together seem rare because i'm always the one looking through the lense. while waiting for sacrament to get over, yes we were late...again....saylor said "take a picture with me mommy". I just love that little smile

Bowling

Now that the kids are getting older and it's much easier to hop in the car and just go... we have dedicated Friday as "Family" Date night, and Saturday is mommy and daddy night. The kids had never been bowling so we thought it would be fun to watch them roll (i.e. throw) balls twice the size of there noggins down some lanes. Even though we had to have the employee come rescue our bowling ball(s) a few times and it was hard for them to understand you can only put one ball down the lane at a time, the kids had a blast and mommy beat daddy again!! Even the kids whooped there dad. It's a on going joke in this house that Bobby has never beat me in bowling. If it ain't broke don't fix it!:))

Makeover

When we bought our current home in 2006 there were quite a few home improvements we had to do before moving in, and many more STILL on the list!! It's never ending! I absolutely love my kitchen and it's layout to the family room, but I had wanted to re-paint the cabinets from its original natural wood to white when we moved in but at the time there was only so much that we could do to fit in the budget and had to stick with the priorities.

A white kitchen makes feel happy and refreshed. It seems that it's the new popular and trendy thing to do to kitchens but I think the time has come to jump on the bandwagon. After years and months of convincing the hubby, he's finally ready to take the plunge with me. Now we just need to decide, do we try and save money and get our hands messy with paint or hire the handyman?

My current domain :) the kitchen really is the heart of the home. it's amazing how much time I spend in here. and yes that is 3 boxes of girl scout cookies! originally a total of 5! I couldn't just buy one after those little puppy dogs eyes are asking you if you want to buy to support the cause

a few of the beautiful inspirations

Love the stainless steel, but unfortunately my black beauties will stay!

if we can fit it in the budget, would love to add a subway tile backsplash.

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Neti Pot

Feeling under the weather with a sinus cold. Has anybody ever tried one of these for relief?

Dr. Oz swears it works. Do I dare? ugg, gotta go blow my nose...again.