iphone phriday

hi friends.

it's been awhile.

here's a couple pics from the phone.

hope you likey.

*some of these are processed through instagram

it's a little fuzzy because i was zoomed all the way in.  on a phone.  i love this one.

i can't believe a phone can take this kind of shot.

"have you heard the one about the snail?"

i love.

i took this one because it snowed the day after it hit 90 degrees.  idaho.

some pics of the kids another time.  mmkay??

bob

i'm one of those lucky people that married into an awesome family.  

trust me, you should probably be jealous.  

bob is my father-in-law.

photo by kevin schley schleyphoto.com


he has been known to be a little grumpy sometimes.
it's no surprise when you hear him cussing about one thing or another.

but, when i married jake he hugged me and said "welcome to the family".

i've always felt like he cares about me.

i love bob as much as i love my own dad.

on july 26, 2011 bob's heart stopped beating.

on july 31, despite the miracles of medicine, bob passed away.

i miss him.  so, so much.

i'm sad that our time with him in this life is over.  

i'm sad that cutter might not remember him as time passes.

cutter was born at 2:30 a.m.  bob was there






i'm glad gracie got to golf with him one last time

july 25th


i'm glad i have this picture


i have lots of good memories.
i'll see him again.
in Hog City, USA.

that's heaven.

photo by kevin schley schleyphoto.com

ladybugs

he started telling me about the ladybugs in the backyard.

it was quite the story so i grabbed the camera.

once the camera was on him he started to get a little sidetracked.
he also started to embellish the story.

maybe just a tad.

bee back soon

oh, man.
i'm funny.

has anyone missed me?

"everyone needs help sometimes. god bless"

as we pulled up to the stop light gracie asked about the man standing there with a sign.

"mom, do we have to give that man money?"

"we don't have to, but we can if we want to" i told her.

"is he homeless?" she asked

"i'm not sure.  he could be."

she asked me if i was going to give him any money.

i told her all the cash i had with me was a twenty and i needed it for gas.

she was quiet for a few seconds and said, 

"i have something smaller than a twenty. i could give him a one dollar."

 "do you want to give him a dollar?"  i was surprised. 

"i want you to give it to him for me" she said.

just then the light turned green and it was too late.

we drove on and i cried.

just a few days before she had asked to stop at the gas station to get a treat before a long trip.

i told her she would have to spend her own money to buy it.

she chose not to get anything because she wanted to save her money until she lost all her teeth.

she gave up getting a treat to save a dollar.. 

and decided to give it to a man she didn't know.

that's a moment i hope i never forget.

summer stuff

ugh.  

why do i wait until i have a million things to post before i get around to doing it?

be prepared for post overload.

 animals seen on a sunday drive

are you kidding me?  so cute

~trip to st george~

it was over 100 degrees for the majority of our visit

we went to the splash parks A LOT

he is such a stud.  babes were all over him.

some sunset-y type pics

i love this one.  straight out of camera.  driving on the interstate going 80.  

and some 4th of july lovelies

we call her wub

jake's niece brooklyn.

we call her wub.

or wubby.

and a little of wooby, too.

i had to limit myself to just three pics from each location.  

i was getting a little too carried away.

first location we were going for an old fashioned look. 

i can't promise i didn't lay in the street for a few shots here.

and lastly....

spank you very much...isn't she hot?


p.s. she's not married or even getting married...yet.

down by the banks

all of these were taken from the comfort of my car.  

it may look delightful but the weather SUCKED.

funny goose




family outing


get away from my kids, perv!


i want one of these at home to eat my leftover french fries from mcdonalds