Magic Beans

Believe it or not, you can grow vegetables in Las Vegas. You buy some seeds and put them into some dirt. And then you have to add this secret stuff. It's liquid, starts with a 'W' and is very hard to find in the desert. Yep, lots of water. Makes me wonder if Jack was as crazy about watering his magic beans that his mom threw out the window as I am about my tomatoes. I bet he was if he had any idea he could make some yummy, spicy salsa like we did last night. I think my tongue is still on fire. Definitely worth the cow I traded for those plants at The Home Depot.

Father's Day Gift

Mackenzie loves to win. And when I say loves, I mean LOVES. She is the offspring of two insanely competitive people. So, when I heard this I almost died. Here's the situation: we were playing Littlest Petshop Go Fish this morning and Abram kept nodding to Mack to get her to only ask for cards from me. So here's our conversation:

Me: Mack, you should ask for cards from your dad. Look how many he has.

Mack: Mom, do you have a mouse? (Dad had been asking for a mouse the whole time)

Me: Go fish. Mack, you have to ask for cards from your dad. He's going to win if you don't ask him for cards.

Mack: But, I want him to win.

So, to the man who we could never live without, please enjoy your Go Fish championship. You're the best father in the world and I could never do this without you.

Say Cheese!

My friend Joani, (http://capturingalleternity.blogspot.com) recently took some shots of our family. I just love the pictures! Here are some of my favorites:

Birthday spankings

Did any of you ever get Birthday Spankings? We did. Whoever came up with that idea? It just doesn't even make since. Where was child services when I was a kid? Just a thought--I didn't spank my one year old so don't worry.

Hooray!!! Ava survived one year! Well, it's more like I survived one year! She is getting to be such a big girl. Still very clingy to her mom but at least she is sleeping through the nights. She was bothered with ear infections and a sore throat for a while and would wake up every night. Hallelujah that is over!