mad-sushi making

looked so pretty
dessert sushi

gma and gpa with big girl piper in the bumbo-lina

my sweeeeet little niecee

so me little brother challenged me to a sushi competition. we definately created some sushi.....TOO much, though.....we DEVOURED the salad rolls, then reluctantly ate more nori.....kerri tells me if her dad was there he would have ate it all.....i'm so sick of it!!! have to perfect the rice on the outer to mask the strong flavour......or maybe i didn't need any more vitamins that day?? it was FUN, and we had good laughs.....so we'll enjoy sushi again.....maybe not real soon....

family photo update

grandma took this great foto of us:)

bowling super stars *

haden consistantly good at most things he does
mini-bowler

i cannot be thankful enough for a good husband (mostly sweet as well) that allows our endless adventures. inspires new ones.....bowling the other night was GLORIOUS. we were caught up in our game, turned to see lanni pick up a ball likely 1/2 his weight and "loft" it down the alley...and knock a pin over....HE"S all of 15 months old!! so cute, a tad nerve racking worrying about toes, though:)

saskatoon

his first "YUMMY EARTH" lollipop....so cute and remarkably enough not overly sticky
our ladies day with the addition of 3 boys

us beautiful trim women guilt free enjoying ourselves a delicious goo. and look at those sweet little boys enjoying their first oatmeal cookie

wow what a busy little few days, came into toon town, we don't come for a year and then are there all the time?!?!? for keith urban (will post a little of that i guess), following day chill'n, shopp'n, good times with auntie & uncle...(where was my camera here?...i think i was just poopy sheldon had to go home & work and i forgot my brains), then ssta mtg on sat am. thx bengela for watching our childens.

a quick visit

proof for those in disbelief.....grandma karen befriended haden's kitty. he loved sleeping on her purse. thankfully it was full enough he didn't fall off...ha haa.
mr. lanni D with papa lindsay

berry picking a harrison tradition

lanni enjoying his first sorbet...hard to talk him into this one

intense berry picking....or mostly eating?? i kept getting in trouble with my husband....your pail is never going to get full if you keep eating them...rargghh, rarggh!!!

lanni's funky yoga pose

see, it's all good, a full bucket

my bucket....just jok'm haden's to start of, then he focused and gave us all a run for our money with the picking

we set out on a mission to venture down south to treasure valley markets for some berry picking. a darling little spot. paddle boating, a petting zoo, icecream, trampolines, play ground....a GREAT place to go hang out!!

july and lots of it, yes.

a poppy haden & elisabeth picked from the garden
colten has never lost his ostrich face:)

the great entertainer

can you believe this fine woman just gave birth hardly 1 week before this???

cuzins

the other proud grandma and grandpa leversage

i think this looks like Gord celebrity photo

i couldn't find jed, grandma had him hid in the back of the stroller

bunch of ds bums

i straightened renee's hair and wow did it ever change her looks!! uncle bob hardly recognized her

these foils kites are a real hoot. we bought one at the kite festival this year

the kite must be cool for them to park their airplanes and helicopters to come hang with us kite flyers:) yippeee

dad's colorful fire

does this woman look old enough to have 5 grandchildren??

piper toes

this is the picture where she reminds me so much of her daddy when he was a baby.

haden picking flowers for his mommy (out of grandma's garden..oooops) and renee very melancholy with her injured finger

ben and his boy

jed's bright blue eyes

does this spell trouble?

pudge staring you down

my adopted mother'n'law

my pretty flowers she bought me.

my day lilly's bloominmy salmon gernanium

7 years as a mrs. & mr.

the baby carriage mom made for piper welcome party