So the other day I left my daughter alone in the kitchen to finish her food, this is always a not so awesome idea yet day after day I continue to have hope that she can handle it. Why? you ask is this a not so awesome idea, well she thinks she can cook, and grabs anything that could constitute this crazy thought. This time she found cinnamon, steak seasoning and peppers which all went onto her lunch that was once a family favorite of beef stroganoff, now a horrible experiment gone wrong. I asked her to eat it, and she tried after all she was really proud of herself. So with a big grin she took a bite, chewed (which surprised me), and spit it out. I couldn't stop laughing! She cracks me up, always doing something that is totally cool in a little kids mind, but in my mommy head I just think, "hmmm, that was $1.25 that you just waisted. But what the hey, this is cute, and this is what I signed up for when I became a mother.""
Jake's mom is just one of those amazing women that you wonder how they do all they do. She is unconditionally loving, supportive and always lets us know we aren't alone. She does little things as well as big things for us that makes us feel her deep love. Anyone that knows me knows that I don't let my kids drink soda, nor do I myself drink it. She bought us natural soda, only natural flavors and sparkling water when we were down for the 4th of July. It wasn't that big of a deal, but she bought it so we wouldn't be left out in the treat department. She is a help, and I only can hope and wish that my son will turn out as good as hers did. Thanks Linda for raising such an awesome man in the gospel!
My mother in law received some flowers from her mother in law for her birthday. I couldn't resist, so I packed them up out on the porch and took a few shots.
