21 Months Old Tomorrow

Well, not too much to report this month.  More words, "mess" being one that makes sense!  The weather has changed quite a bit and we are enjoying some cool out door play time.  Put in some seeds for our fall garden, lots of bdays and celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary under our new and improved carport!  Hope September is going well for you and yours!

Being a dork with Daddy on the stairs

Helping with my studio clean up!!

I can't believe how BIG she looks in this picture!! Where did the baby go???

Triptych of our matching tattoos!!

Being a big girl in mommy's studio

A bit of a boot lip with Grandmar at our anniversary party

Team Dean!

20 Months snuck up on us!

I realized I haven't taken very many pictures this month! We've been busy doing more projects and Matthew is already back to school!
New carport gives lots more shade!

Edythe modeling some children's jewelry for me.

Helping daddy clean out the car.

I had a "it's too quiet" moment the other day and went in her room expecting diapers everywhere and everything destroyed..but no, just being quiet and reading a book.

She is finally answering questions with yes as well as no these days, which is super exciting to me! We have had a few more summer visitors and are looking forward to planting a fall garden and the days cooling off a bit. Hope all is well!! xoxxox Team Dean

19 Months for Miss E

Well this past month has been filled to the brim with amazing festivities, flowers, and LOTS of friends! We are always so happy to have guests!

Edythe and I at our very first Tsunami on the square. Hopefully next year we can stay longer.

Kate (not pictured!), Zora and Eris came for the whole week before Tsunami to attend Circus Camp.

Then the Texans (Billy, Marisa and Holden Hayes) drove ALL the way from Fort Worth to come see us! Holden and Edythe are only a month apart and they remembered each other from last summer and were fast friends! Hugs and kisses abounded! Also baths and lots of play time.

Happy Fourth of July!

Surprise attack visit from Gretchen, Campbell and Fionn this week and boy,
has everyone grown up!!

We are enjoying Matthew's two week vacay between summer school and the regular semester starting by doing more outdoor projects and a quick overnite trip to Flagstaff w/out Cakes next week. We are loving the rains and just installed two more massive water catchment tanks. Beautiful cool evenings and a full moon tonite! Enjoy, lots of love to all our friends we haven't gotten to see this summer, we miss you!

18 Months..that's a Year and a Half, folks!!

Here's a picture of the big girl, taken moments ago with Gramps on the stairs.
All is well in the land of Team Dean..hot! And still the wind will not give it up.

Here's that ol' garden I've been yammering about..wait, what's that? Where are all the plants you say? Well, it's kindof a long story...

But look at all this beauty! Go sunflowers, go poppies..it's yer birthday!
Sorry got a little carried away there...

First blooming sunflower of the season.

Have we told you what big yarrow fans we are?
(it's true)

Just being cute...

Just arrived.. another potty chair..this one with a tray to TRAP HER IN!!! Already worked today!

Left to her own devices...!

FRIENDS!!!!!

Hope everyone is having a great summer so far!!

Seventeen Months

Well, another month has flown by and what have we got to show for it? Lots of fun and smiles, foot stomping, some fit throwing, lots of outdoor gardening work and a big surprise!

At the park with Gramps.

Finally able to wear this cutest dress of all time and the awesome red shoes from Aunt Kate!
I told her this was the only outfit she was ever gonna wear!!

At Granite Basin Lake with Gramps.

A high five for Grandmar to celebrate the officially re-opening of the Alfresco Lounge
(a.k.a. The Cakes Bar and Grill...)

E's first Dinner Bell experience..buckwheat waffle? Don't mind if I do..

A Mother's Day montage of squirmy child!!

And what's the surprise?? A new puppy!!
He's been doing great so far, although I think Edythe is viewing him a bit as competition!!

I will post some pics of the almost completed garden next time. Love to all!!!

16 Months and Four Days

As I write this someone is talking instead of napping, can you guess who it is? This same someone climbed out of the bathtub by herself this morning! Team Dean has been rocking Springtime new garden/wind/cleaning/allergies/project style and the pace does not appear to be slowing..

Edythe had her check up on Friday and all is well, the doc is impressed and we can relax until July and the next appointment.

Downtown with Gramps before going to the library, we met a very nice dog and managed to take over a t ball game all in about two minutes!



We spent a week out in Chino while Connie and Perry were out of town and Miss E. is quite the farm girl! Telling the dogs what to do, feeding the chickens and generally running wild. I showed her how to run through the sprinkler, and it was seriously some of the funniest s*** I have ever witnessed, she got the hang of it overall.

This is in Grandma and Grandpa's bedroom and we found her all tucked in like this all by herself with her new besty Bear Bear!

Dancing with Daddy and Aunt Sadie! Homegirl has got the beat!

An outing last week to Sharlot Hall and the Library.

And on her actual 16 month bday with Daddy waiting for the doctor. She is twenty pounds now, but seems to weigh more than that to Mama!!!! I have a few of these doc pics over the months, I'll have to make a waiting room montage!!

Hope all of our dear friends and readers are doing well, we love and miss you!! xoxoxo